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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. The factors that you are missing is that normally , stealth aircraft fly with reflectors to protect their stealth during non combat operations In combat, radars don't simply operate freely , They are normally targeted for destruction Their ability to operate depends on various factors. Their range and the range of the weapons used against it
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  4. And yet people are confused why Israel is showing no mercy
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  5. shows how dangerous urban combat is
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  6. Term limits on Congress now because this nonsense needs to stop
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  7. They dont trust the rebels with those weapons is the point
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  8. there is nothing odd about it Airport often have communities , roads and cities around them The wall is in case of a overshoot kepts the plane from departing the airport and plowing into whats on the other side
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  9. Ironically an evolved YF-23 design is what needed now
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  10. God forbid , we actually hold someone accountable by law
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  11. Bradley said I aint going out like a punk
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  12. Ukraine picking apart the S-400 is hilarious
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  13. 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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  14. So much for Russia's claim as superpower
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  15. Why object when nations clearly need protection.
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  16. Smart move Putin blame your generals for your mistakes
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  17. Hey Hamas started it Dont complain now about the Israeli response you provoked
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  18. 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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  19. The political fall out for Ecuador is going to massive
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  20. On a scale of 1 of 10 its about 2 First its projected payload is extremely low compared to other bombers Second, China still lacks aerial tankers and bases to deploy it globally Even without bases, they dont have the tankers to send it long ranges The problem with it operating in such a limited area is that its much easier to find
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  21. Skynet and Legion approve this message
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  22. And so it begins
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  23. Can't imagine why Ukranian forces would ever blow up a bridge Almost like they are pissed off about something
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  24. Striking back is too little too late, Ukraine has reaped massive dividends from the Moskva loss both operationally and publically
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  25. 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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  26. How hilarous that Nancy Pelosi had more balls than the last two Speakers of the house
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  27. its not about power, its about delivery and flexibility and the US has better options than Russia
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  28. 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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  29. Easy Hamas attack Funny how Hamas is trying to make morale claims after what they just did
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  30. That ship has long since sailed Erdogan
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  31. Its pretty simple to understand. One F-15E can carry up 16 GBU-38s while a B-2 can carry to 80 Effectively 5 F-15Es or 1 B-2 More the point, bombers can mix and match their payloads. The B-1B for example can carry a mix of GBU-31s/39 plus AGM-154 and AGM-158s But most important is that bombers combat radius is far greater than strike fighters They can fly thousands of miles or orbit for hours without the need to hit the tanker F-15E, F-16s and F-18 have to top off hourly Adding conventional strike capabilities to their bombers was the smartest thing the USAF ever did
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  32. The republicans dont care now what happens to him Once they got the speaker of the house done, Santos became expendable
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  33. Israel is popping the champagne
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  34. Ukraine giving Russia a taste of its own medicine
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  35. 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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  36. When you realize what type of sub the Foxtrot was I would say the Cartel got a blessing by not getting it
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  37. 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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  38. Now if the DOJ can follow through with the orange jumpsuit for Trump, that would be great
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  39. 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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  40. 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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  41. Ukraine thanks Russian forces for their effort
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  42. Losing naval supremacy to country with no navy How embarrassing is that
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  43. If I was him, I would be going to straight to the local gun store and asking for recommendations for home defense
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  44. A true MAGA day when legal system finally does what its supposed to do long over due
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  45. Oh now they are classified LOL 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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  46. The simple answer is yes The key to the F-16 survival is it not trying to engage Russian aircraft in the air and staying well clear of S-300 and S-400 sites SHORADs and jammers are vital targets that F-16s must engage with AGM-88s and unlike the MIG-29 and Su-27, the F-16 can fully use it in all modes As long as Ukraine doesnt overstretch, they will be good
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  47. if the US and west would drop restricts, Ukraine could take the fight to Moscow
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  48. Hamas is going to regret messing with Israel
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  49. 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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  50. Ukraine starts using JDAMs and Russian losses sky rocket Coincidence? Nope
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  51. 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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  52. Its not about better its what you can with each plane The F-35 gives more options than F-15EX while the F-15EX gives more payload and range Both have their pros and cons depending on situation
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  53. 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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  54. 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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  55. 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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  56. They should have darwin awards for these people
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  57. 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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  58. Considering that 3 ATACMS shredded 2 Russian bases ,its not late
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  59. 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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  60. 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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  61. More over R kelly you are getting company
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  62. At some point, officers need to realize that when lives are stake, they need to act faster
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  63. ATACMS making its presence known
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  64. Fog and mountain-1, Chopper -0
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  65. If she cant handle it, then give it someone else who is willing work the through issues not ,cop out
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  66. The republican party's dysfunction is so hilarious Can't till if its insanity or desperation
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  67. The Houthis were attacking ships in international waters Nuff said
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  68. Nothing like 50,000 volts to make your reconsider your life choices
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  69. 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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  70. Crimea is turning into Ukraine's personal punching bag
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  71. 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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  72. The fact that Ukrainian forces are attacking on such a wide scale shows that Ukraine is still very much in this fight
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  73. Ukraine preparing to make moves with the F-16
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  74. Yes , they are heavy on the propaganda
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  75. Hence why Assad left, no support from his allies so he ran for the hills
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  76. 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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  77. At what point are you going realize that Israel simply doesnt care any more
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  78. Its just another reflection on how poorly training is done in Russia When helicopters are armed ,they generally avoid doing what the KA-52s did in case of a accidental discharge The helo and weapons are oriented away from personnel Secondly the range control area is this is not clearly marked This looks they set this up hastily When buildings are clearly marked, the pilots their position on the range Just looking at the video, there are so many things wrong its amazing that no one died
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  79. 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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  80. A Senator afraid of testify in court when it doesn't serve his political interests, shocker
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  81. 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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  82. They are laying the framework down for something big
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  83. They need at least 100 units
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  84. Russia calls its regroup, the rest of the world calls its a retreat
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  85. That would be false Combat engineers can assist armor with dealing with difficult terrain. The key difference is that Russia relies on quantity over quality. Large numbers of so-so tanks vs high performance western tanks What Western tanks needs to counter Russia numbers is precision guided rounds like the LAHAT and KSTAM so they can hit precise locations
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  86. Israel is popping the champagne
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  87. Exactly, the F-16 can carry air launched Harpoon and as the Moskva is now a submarine, they can easily close to 50 miles against the remaining Russian frigates While the JDAMs and HARM had to be jury rigged, the F-16 is able to use both to max potential. More the point, the US can equip the F-16 with the older LANTRIN or LITENING pods which allows them to use laser guided munitions Russian fan boys are quickly to say Su-35 and MiG-31 but fail to realize that unlike the MiG-29s and Su-27, the F-16 has far more modern MAWS, RWR and EW More the point, the F-16 can be intergrated with Storm Shadow and KEPD-350 with ease allowing the F-16 to leave and launch
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  88. If a Howitzers has to direct fire, then shit has truly hit the fan
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  89. There was never any doubt Canada would go F-35
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  90. Russia looking sadder and sadder every day
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  91. 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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  92. Massive failure by Secret service and the law enforcement
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  93. While Ukraine forces are destroying Russian strategic targets wholesale
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  94.  @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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  95. So much for the S-300 hype
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  96. This was definitely an Excalibur round
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  97. Well they hyped it up and the US countered it with an old Patriot missile
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  98. 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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  99. The simple answer is no From the time, the USAF started dropping 500lbs GBU-12s on Iraqi tanks in 91 and development of precision missiles like AGM-65 Mavericks, tanks days have been numbered The T-14 despite all its advanced protection would still be shredded by both weapons Israel's SPIKE NLOS mounted on a tomcar can carry 8 missiles and strike from up 16 miles away. The NLOS has the capability of dropping down on target at a near 90 degree angle which allows to bypass most tanks defenses Helicopter launched missiles have steadily improved as well Lastly ,man portable weapons have advanced to where armor cant function without extensive support JAVELIN and loitering munitions have made it hard to validate heavy armor usefulness in modern warfare The Stryker Leonidas combined with laser weapons in theory can stop drones and missiles but anti-materiel rifle (AMR) can disable both Simple combined arms tactics Snipers with AMRs disable the Leonidas and laser weapons ,allowing anti-armor targets to cut loose That counter is that you have rely on UAVs spot the snipers before they can disable your defenses Things are getting more and more complicated on the ground
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  100. It would be amazing If Russia still had pride at this point
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  101.  @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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  102. 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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  103. 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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  104. No the F-22 needs to be the retired The F-35 continue and the USAF field the NGAD instead There is no going back with the F-22. Its no longer in production and restarting production is impossible There are no problems with the F-35 nor is it plagued People are overhyping information they don't understand The F-35 has 11 incidents in 16 years as well grounded for safety If you want numbers The F-14 in 16 years lost over 70 planes The F-15 close to 90 The F-16 put over 200 planes in the ground in just 10 year period The F-14 didnt roll of the production line, F-14D, nor the F-15, F-15EX and the F-16 , F-16 block 72 or the F-18 Block 3 It took decades of improvement for them to reach The F-35 thus far is massive improvement over the previous generation in every way
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  105. @Excelerator Basically The PLAAF basically cut every corner they could to get the J-20 operational and Russia is struggling to build the Su-57 As the 6th gen the EU has both FCAS and Tempest program going but we all know how well joint programs work in the EU They are not even par for course
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  106. France may have given the west the answer for combat these drones more effectively The US made Apache and Cobra as well EU Tigre may the cheaper cost effective option they have been looking for to combat these drones
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  107. He lasted longer than expected after the coup but we all knew this was coming
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  108. The fact they have managed to gain this much momentum is impressive
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  109. 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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  110. The F-117 proved the concept of stealth can work and also proved the limitations of stealth
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  111. Russia has operated units in Syria in plain view of western intel gathering aircraft since 2015 or the units operating in Ukraine, again ,in plain view of the western intel gathering assets. The US has long range cruise missiles able to attack the S-400 from over 300 miles and now the development of hypersonic weapons makes the S-400 moot
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  112. While only symbolic, the DOJ nevertheless should find a way to prosecute Trump for his actions that day
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  113. And the hits just keep coming
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  114. Going to Iran and North Korea for weapons How the mighty Russia has fallen
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  115. Funny How Russian forces downed a fighter from an air force they claimed that they neutralized
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  116. 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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  117. 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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  118. Of course they are surrendering They don't wanna die for one man's ego
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  119. This is why we need term limits on Congress ASAP
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  120. privileged life and why people hate the legal system Anyone else would have been in jail long ago
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  121. 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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  122. What did the expect would happen
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  123. Simple The ATACMS isnt something that S-400 was designed for
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  124. 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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  125. Lay off the propaganda buddy
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  126. The world is waiting to see the so called consequences
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  127. 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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  128. The integrity of the case must be protected. The doc can be released only after the FBI and DOJ have completed their investigation. Not before Releasing parts puts the case at risk for no legitimate reason.
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  129. 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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  130. Waste of tax payer money
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  131.  @lgnfve  Its like they never have heard of SEAD and EW
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  132. Looks pretty damn good Can't wait to see rest of the angles as well as that test flight
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  133. Russia claimed that they knocked out all of the Ukraine air defense capabilites but MIG-29s are designed to be rugged and able to operate from austere runways So its possible that the Ukraine airforce relocated some aircraft and Russia sent its aircraft unescorted and bomb laded under the impression that Ukraine had no aircraft left would have caught off guard
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  134. Maybe if Russia took its behind home, they wouldnt have to worry about such attacks
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  135. If the UK still has stocks os MILAN missiles that would be a great start
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  136.  @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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  137. 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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  138. 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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  139. Finally closure for the family Now the work will speed up now that all the bodies have been recovered
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  140. 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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  141. thanks to the orange buffon
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  142. ATACMS approves this message
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  143. First modern missiles are substantially faster , far more agile and significantly more accurate than missiles designed in the 1960s Supercruise does allow aircraft to move at high speeds without using afterburner which is usefully in some situations Stealth and Electronic warfare are better
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  144. Trump actually shutting up for a change How long did that take
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  145. Ukraine was running drying on western ammo ,now that they have been resuppled its game on
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  146. Its not smuggling when its for a good cause
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  147. Considering the havoc that HIMARS has wrecked on the logistic, it no surprise that Russian forces are low or have expended their ammo stores
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  148. And achieved absolutely nothing but embrassment
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  149. Yeah its called Russian equipment doesnt live up to the hype
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  150. 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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  151. Apparently they never heard of laws of war and the Geneva convention
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  152. ,Ukraine's use of HIMARS which has been laying waste to Russian logistics kinda makes this moot But the fact that after 4 months, Russia is still very much contained in Eastern Ukraine is overall good news
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  153. Why is Ukraine suddenly making all these silly mistakes for
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  154. Its not called the Reaper for nothing
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  155. 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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  156. You started war with another country and they struck back end of story
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  157.  @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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  158. It doesnt matter Biden is fully cooperating while Trump fought tooth and nail there is no comparison
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  159. The a heck of flex for the F-22
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  160. 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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  161.  @kevinshort3943  Yeah no Without the VTOL technology, there would still be the F-35A and F-35C Secondly without international effort , the US could still fund the F-35 by itself BAE systems provided the EW system and thats about it 85 percent of the F-35 is all US made technology Most everything is contracted with a US company.
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  162. At what point are people going to realize Israel isnt caring anymore
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  163. Fan boys with with copium in 3.2..1
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  164. When is Russia going to realize this will only end badly for them.
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  165. So much for the red wave or rather red flop
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  166. Lay off the potato juice there vlad
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  167. 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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  168. 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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  169. Ok now, when B-52s and B-1s pull up, the Houthi cant say they were no warned
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  170. Israel couldnt have asked for a better outcome
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  171. Sending 90 ships is publicity stunt not a show of force and only asking for for trouble
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  172. After 5 months of trying , Russian forces still can't counter the HIMARS pitiful
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  173. 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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  174.  @MrVioletpandora  YAWN
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  175. 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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  176. By Dec 2020.,the V-280 has logged over 200 hours while the SB-1 barely logged 26 hours The V-280 demonstrated that it was considerably more mature and ready
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  177.  @grafunknown4572  The development of hypersonic weapons and advanced electronic warfare says otherwise What happens when EA-18G with NGJ pods jams both S-400 and S-500 radars while F-15E carrying ARRW or HAWC launch from 350 miles away The ARRW claims Mach 20 which covers 350 miles in 1 min 23 The HAWC claims at least mach 10 which 350s miles in 2 min 44 secs The current generation of the subsonic cruise missiles covers that distance in 40 min plus With ARRW or HAWC, the EA-18G only has to keep jamming for 3 min at the most Even a MIG-31 traveling at Mach 3 plus still needs 5 mins to cover 250 miles Defending aircraft can't intercept electronic warfare aircraft and the jamming prevents S-400/500 from gaining lock on the incoming missiles With subsonic cruise missiles, there is ample for MIGs or SUs to intercept and despite the advance nature of the NGJ pods can't keep S-400/500 suppressed for that long However with hypersonic, time is not on Russia side
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  178. The Harrier design went as far as it could go.
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  179. Yemen started this mess by attacking ships regarding a conflict thats none of their business
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  180. 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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  181. Cowards on the run
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  182. The irony of using their own weapons against them
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  183. And just imagine how much worst it would be if Ukraine had full tier capabilities
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  184. Its called being used as cannon fodder
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  185. So much for Putin's annex
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  186. All that money but no one though to equip the sub with a emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB)
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  187. Aircraft going over the side has been happening since WW2
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  188. Flexible no larger and far more realistic budget yes
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  189. The NGAD does need to reuse some F-35 tech but we do need a true successor to the F-22
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  190. Houtis only digging themselves digger into a hole
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  191. Ah yes, the beginning of the end for Russina
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  192. This isnt the first time that Russian defenses accidentally shot down a plane
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  193. 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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  194. Its actually touching to see all the FLOTUS show up in support
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  195. Interesting offer but that can be a doubled sword if they are not careful
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  196. The political fall out for Ecuador is going to massive
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  197. 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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  198. The F-16 can use the AGM-88 far more efficiently than the MiG-29
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  199. Someone is not getting their potato and vodka ration for that slip up
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  200. Its not unusual the president asked them they refused so he did what he can within the scope of his authority
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  201. 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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  202. 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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  203. The F-16 is a decent fighter Its record is not as impressive as the F-15Cs
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  204. 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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  205. 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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  206. 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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  207. 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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  208. 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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  209. The simple fact is that media does not understand the complexities of fighter development and the F-35 is not a rare case Sukhoi was given the contract for the PAK FA in 2002 which become the Su-57 yet its 2024 and there barely 32 Su-57 due the massive delays with the project Chengdu built the J-20 as outgrowth of the JXX program. There are 300 built however in the 13 years its flown, its gone through over 5 engine changes as China continues to struggle with developing reliable engines for it aircraft. Also realize that China deleted the gun from the J-20 which cut development and design time Now note that with the Russian and Chinese programs, the sole users were just RuAF and PLAAF while the F-35 is built to meet the requirements of the export market Simple facts like this , the media glosses over
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  210. Just remember Hamas picked this fight
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  211.  @gimmethepinkelephant3685  Wrong Till Trump is sworn in , neither of them have any say so and fact they are allowing people outside the official office to influence them is a sad state of affairs
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  212. Ukraine still getting some use out of its old soviet crap
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  213. 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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  214. Its not the end, they are being shipped back to Boeing and remanufactured in AH-64E models
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  215. 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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  216. 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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  217. Thats one way to handle things
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  218. 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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  219. Its T-72 , so even with all of Russia's upgrades, it does not take much to destroy.
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  220. 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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  221. The key here is that Ukraine current systems of Russian S-300 and Buk have very limited supply of missiles By getting western missiles , Ukraine defenses can operate more effectively
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  222. More petty behavior from Trump
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  223. Considered the upgrades that Grumman had, it would have been a monster for the RAF
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  224.  @Just_A_Random_Desk  Exactly the point The F-15 has handed MIG-29 and MIG-25 their asses more than once
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  225. He might want say away fro windows for a while
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  226. 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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  227. Typical Russian incompetence
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  228. Countries know a lemon when they see it
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  229. 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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  230. Russia's good times are official over
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  231. Even if the war ended today, the embrassment that Russia suffered over the last 7 months wouldnt go away
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  232. Complements of ATACMS
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  233. Shocker Swiss is neutral however that still works out for other countries
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  234.  adam  The way Russia uses them is not practical The way the US would is very practical Example by attacking S-400 , S-500 and bases with A-50 AWACS , USAF aircraft could attack with impunity using air launch cruise missiles as Russian forces would have no way to stop the USAF. S-300 on down are no match for newer US weapons China's defense strategy relies heavily on its DF-21/26 keep the USN carrier at bay If the USN can neutralizes the DFs, blow for blow, the PLAN, PLA and PLAAF has zero chance against the USN
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  235. @@phillipbanes5484 The record of the F-15 is 100 plus kills to zero losses the F-16 has both numerous kills and losses in air combat Turkey has lost a few F-16s in ACM
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  236. 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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  237. Its by no means an answer to the Barret
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  238. Thats faster then expected but they need ATACMS
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  239. 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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  240. How are cluster bombs banned when neither Russia nor Ukraine signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) ?
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  241. Israel is literally done talking
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  242. 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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  243. The F-15EX is frankly better for the homeland defense role than the F-35
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  244. And what exactly is NK going to do about it Nada
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  245.  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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  246.  @KNByam  They just lost a massive amount of international trust
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  247. 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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  248. The problem with the LCS problem was that they should used better judgement and foresight a long time The Freedom class should have been retained for the LCS original mission and the Independence class upgraded for the FFG misson that decision should have been made over a decade ago The USN obviously didnt learn its lesson when they were building both Burkes and Zumwalts at the same time
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  249. Ramaswamy is not even a contender in the election
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  250.  @Spearhead45  The way you write is dead give away that English is a second language to you
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  251. 321 ways to bring the pain to Russian forces
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  252. 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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  253. The development hypersonic weapons and advance jamming systems makes the S-400 moot Current cruise missiles need 30 mins to cover 250 miles , EW planes can't suppress S-400 for that long The AGM-88G travels Mach 4 and covers that same distance in 5 mins hypersonic weapons can cover that distance in as little as 1 min
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  254. Russia is not that stupid
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  255. The fact that it happened was gift enough The fact even now, hes still ranting about again gift
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  256. This is the time where the West needs to give Ukraine means to end things quickly
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  257. Simple there is no need for Ukraine to commit its entire force to the frontline Ukraine problem is not numbers but offensive capability Their problem is not being able to inflict substantial damage continuously They have the occasional strike that gets lucky but nothing on consistent basis thats their problem
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  258. 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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  259. 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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  260. Hell thats perfect accuracy for Russia missiles
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  261. The fact of the matter is that Bradely has proven to be a bane to Russian forces
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  262. Given that Ukraine has Storm Shadows now, they are betting heavily on them to knock key targets during this offensive
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  263. It will be interesting to see how she handles the cartels and other crime issues plaguing Mexico
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  264. 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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  265. The landing is clearly pilot error all the way
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  266. Its was bound to happen during this war however odd choice of a weapon
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  267. Yep The USAF was having funding issues with the NGAD but this revelation ensures that NGAD will go through now with money to spare
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  268. At this point, Shoigu may as well leave before Putin sees him as threat
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  269. 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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  270. The simple fact is that he knew Russia wasnt kidding when they said now or never
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  271.  @shanerooney7288  Ukraine would still be the same except with T-14 burning instead T-14 has an impressive defense system but it can still be defeated by tactics and weapons
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  272. All the more reason the US need to step up support
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  273. 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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  274. Mocks what exactly Russia so called unstoppable missiles have been stopped
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  275.  @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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  276. So it begins
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  277. The simple was that it was never going to happen period Here's the rub, adopting an USN aircraft for land use is very easy Now trying to adopt land based aircraft carrier use is virtually impossibe The F-35 differs because the F-35B and F-35C was considered from the start so the airframe had be adaptable for ship use Historically, land based aircraft on carriers never works The F-14 was basically heavily altered version of the F-111B and even with its changes, the weight issues were never resolved The F-22 and F-14 empty weight was over 43,000lbs whereas the F-35C is 34,000lbs and F-18E/F is 32,000lbs So right off the bat, there is that issue Secondly the F-22 sits very low so compared to the F-35 So in addition it would have would have to be addressed Could the USN shaved off 10,000lbs off the F-22 not likely carrier based aircraft only work when they are designed from the start as carrier aircraft adapting the design does not work Look at the Su-33 and J-15 not very capable. The MiG-29K also problem Russia is going to learn the hard way when they try to navalize the Su-57
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  278. 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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  279. So yet another piece of hyped up Russian equipment failing miserably in Ukraine
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  280. Another reason why the Javelin so much better
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  281. The Doolittle raiders had balls of steel for that daring mission Now the strange part it is that the experiments with Rocket assisted takeoff and air to air refueling had taken place before WW2 So its odd that no one picked up on those ideas for raid
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  282. Lil kimmy , dont be dumb , you launch on guam and NK will be glass 30 minutes later
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  283.  @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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  284. True but the archer is simply better
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  285.  Truth Be Told  Its been 7 months and what have they accomplished nothing Ukraine forces are pressing the attack
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  286. if Houthis havent gotten the point by now, they may wanna realize that US is only just warming up
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  287. It called asking for help Any country can ask NATO for assistance even if they are not part of NATO
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  288. This is absolutely absurd that it took this long to carry out sentence
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  289. 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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  290. 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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  291. lets recap 3 key points First the Battle of Antonov Airport The US military would have came in at night, dropping forces at primary ,secondary and tertiary LZ While the first wave would be assaulting the airport, the secondly would be securing LZs for MC-130s to land additional forces MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator carries the same load out as an Apache but still retains the MH-60 ability to aerial refuel The USMC LAV-25 is light enough to transported by C-130 which allows attacking forces to have both light armor and aerial support So instead of mirroring US tactics, Russian forces decide that it would be bright idea to attack Antonov Airport in broad day light not only were they driven back but it give Ukraine forces time to render the airport useless Russia's plan was to land 18 Ilyushin Il-76s full of forces and blitz Kyiv just 7-12 miles away It would have worked except of the asinine decision to attack in broad daylight Second and most important Instead of attacking Western Ukraine and systemically cut Ukraine from the West by deploying screening forces to border of Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova which would prevented the West from supplying Ukraine, Russia attacks Eastern Ukraine and leaves the door wide open for the West to supply Ukraine With the West cut off, no HIMARS, Arty , MANPADs nada but instead once again , they left the door open Lastly, instead of reinforcing the Black Sea Fleet with 1 Oscar , Akula and 1 or 2 Udaloy basically overwhelming firepower from the Black Sea ? Beef up the Black Sea Fleet before Feb 24, they did nothing and ow the few assets they have left are basically useless No they lost this conflict from the start
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  292.  @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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  293. Well if they fitted with the F-22s F119s or F-35 F-135, it would have likely done Mach 3 with ease but consider the amount of equipment the F-15EX carries externally Mach 3 while cool is not advisable
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  294.  @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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  295. 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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  296. 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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  297. 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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  298. Thats only because of its low procurement The GBU-39s only 40K and there are 17,000 made Once procurement goes into full swing, you will see massive drop in price
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  299. Yeah thats not going to fly 43 mil for disaster that will easily hit 3 billion The ship's owner is in for a helluva shock
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  300. He made history 6 times and counting LMAO Cue Ace Ventura LOOOOOOOSEERRRR!!!!!
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  301.  @Brandonthesnifferofall  You are correct that V-280 has larger foot print but it brings more to table than the SB-1 and Blackhawk For the Marines, the CH-46E required 3 days to make the trip from NC to AZ. The MV-22 does it in one day The MV-22 cruises at 300 mph which is fast enough for it to be refueled by KC-10, KC-46 and KC-135s in the air The Blackhawk can only be refueled by KC-130s in the air The V-280 cruises at 320 mph so its not limited to solely KC-130 for air to air refueling Being able to use jet tankers opens up a lot possibilities for deployment The USAF and USMC have both demonstrated the MV-22s ability to self deployed over considerable distances The Blackhawk requires C-5 break downs . With V-280, it can self deploy to a location, the change crew, allow maintenance to do a quick D/T and get to work with an 2 hours or less With C-5 break down, it takes hours for the Blackhawk , it has to be put back together, QAed, refueled, tested up before it can get to work The Blackhawk carry 105mm while the V-280 can carry 105mm or 155mm Now the real question is what will 160th SOAR and SOCOM say They may procure the SB-1 as its more adaptable for the Direct Action Penetrator (DAP) and Stealth modification
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  302. 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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  303. About time they reached this step
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  304. 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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  305. The simple answer is that BMPT is the BMPT stands no chance as the Strkyer SHORAD. The Stryker SHORAD hellfire missiles can kill the BMPT from 5 miles away whereas the BMPT Ataka range is 3.7 miles. Secondly the Ataka is radio-guided SACLOS which requires a clear line of sight to target whereas the Stryker SHORAD uses the MMW hellfire or long bow Hellfire which gives it fire and forget capability as well as the NLOS capability. Another strange fact is that BMPT carries no Ataka reloads. Hell the older Brady carried 12 TOW missiles
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  306. So why are they not asking the military for help ? Military heavy lift helicopters move large equipment considerably faster vs them waiting for trucks ? They can fly part direct and speed this process up substantially
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  307. France better send adequate support with them
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  308. The Army's mistake with the XM25 was not continuing the program to address the issues This time around, due to increasing UAS threat they kinda have no choice no They need a hard kill kinetic weapon for C-UAS
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  309.  @hamidshahriari6474  Ukraine getting the AIM-120D isnt unlikely The AIM-120 comes in various configurations Right now the US military has AIM-120D-3 and F3R which are much newer than baseline AIM-120D AIM-120D baselines are being upgraded to D-3 and F3R it may be easier for the US to give Ukraine the older AIM-120D baseline models and buy factory fresh AIM-120D3/F3R but for now, its likely will be AIM-120-C7s
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  310. Russia can keep coping
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  311. Considering that its vote under gun point
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  312.  @peterwebb8732  They have strangely opted for clean sheet design which again leaves the YF-23 as wasted potential
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  313. The F-18 is designed for multi-role not single mission like the F-14 The USN tried to do what the USAF did with the F-15 by making the F-14 into multi-role asset but even with added air to ground capabilities, the F-14 simply wasn't as flexible as the F-18 was. While the F-14 certainly could carry a decent bomb load, it could not use weapons like the AGM-88, AGM-65, AGM-84E/F which was major problem As development of smaller air launcher cruise missiles that allowed fighter size aircraft to carry them proceed, the case against the F-14 steadily got bigger The USAF didn't opt in with AIM-54. They trialed with F-15 but decided it wasnt worth it While the AIM-120 could not replicate the AIM-54 performance , they could compensate with tactics and newer weapons The AWG-9 while powerful major draw back was it's power. Its RF was so massive that aircraft equiped with modern RWR could easily detect it Iran success with the AWG-9 and AIM-54 was solely due to fact that the majority of Iraqi aircraft lacked RWR The F-18E/F APG-79 is vastly superior to the F-14s radar. as well other enhancements that basically sealed the F-14s fate The problem with F-14 was it required a lot of work to become a modernized asset whereas the F-18E/F was already developed There was little left to keep it in service
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  314. 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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  315. 3 years just to destroy one unit sad
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  316. Ukraine is getting CBUs and DPCIMs Now the party is really going to get started
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  317. lay off the houthi propaganda their buddy
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  318.  @NotWhatYouThink  That depends on the situation and availability of weapons The best solution for Counter-UAS is the Flakpanzer Gepard its 35mm AHEAD is highly effective against drones AHEAD: Anti-missile rounds, that fire "152 heavy tungsten metal sub-projectiles", its basically a giant shotgun round Gepard's only weakness is technology If it was upgraded with the US made M-SHORAD radar , optics , and netowrk centric capabilities 4 to 6 of them would be a virtually wall against UAS systems With Ukraine case They need to truck mount the shit ton of ZSU-23-2 they have and pair them with optical tracking, a simple camera It would be nice they could stabilizer the mounts but ZSU-23s with a few additions would help till purpose built systems arrive
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  319. 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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  320. The war will likely be lost but as far Putin being ousted thats a stretch
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  321. So much for Russia's help
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  322. The ball is Iran's court
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  323. The selection of the SM-6 to become AIM-174B is geared combat enemy missiles than aircraft. The concept is that F-18E/F with AIM-174B backed by E-2D would be able to engage targets long before they become a threat to the fleet Effectively increasing the range of the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) The question now is if the USAF will adopt it for the F-15EX if the AIM-174B retains the 140lbs warhead, its far more lethal to enemy targets than AIM-120 and AIM-260 and USAF may consider to deal with long range Tu-160s attacks
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  324. 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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  325.  @rowanscott915  How about no
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  326. 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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  327. 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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  328. Simple Corrupt judge
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  329. Of course Russian would try something like its desperation
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  330. The Su-57 represents Russia understanding of stealth as you can see with its design they literally have no clue
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  331. The issue here is that China has no heavy lift helicopter like the US and Russia does Their plans on copying the Mi-26 for the AVIC Advanced Heavy Lifter but that looks to be not working out so like the Z-20, they wanna copy US designs
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  332. False The Osprey safety record exceeds the aircraft they replaced
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  333. A NASAMS carries 40-50lbs warhead, no way is punching a hole in building that big
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  334. 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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  335. I dont see why, it seems to be a trend with France mega deals They got the MRCA contract and it turned into 5 year shit show that ended with 36 aircraft instead of 126 AU brought the Tigre however Airbus failed to upgrade it to keep it competitive. The Apache on the other hand was successively upgraded Hence why AU dumped the Tigre for the Apache E They tried to sell the Rafale to RCAF but the RCAF wouldnt accept it unless it was configured to use existing technology and weapons that RCAF had France can make it but upgrading and staying competitive is their problem
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  336. 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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  337. 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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  338. 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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  339. Once they get an advanced air defense system this conflict will change
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  340. One of the more disappointing times when justice is not served
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  341. Most bizarre ruling of the century
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  342. Israel would still level Iran
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  343. Watching how long it takes them load a single torpedo asks how long does it really take in combat
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  344. Glad the judge is telling Trump to zip it
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  345. Well about time, now follow through and put boots on the ground
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  346. If the UK still has Rapier missiles , that would be very nice headache for the Russia air force
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  347.  @josephkugel5099  The F-14 could not use weapons like the AGM-88, AGM-65, AGM-84E/F. Even the planned upgraded F-14 still lacked the ability you these weapons As for the F-18 staying relevant, E/F program dates back 2000 and even now, its still very much relevant The F-18 carry 4X Harpoons or JASSMS or LRASM cruise missile. Up to ten 1000lbs JDAM and 12 AIM-120s which is very ideal. The F-35C clears the way while F-18 acts munition truck The F-14 design simply wasn't flexible like the F-18
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  348. 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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  349. Leaks dont help when info is decades old
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  350. Its very plausible The footage may questionable but action itself is not We know that Su-25s, Su-24 and Su-34s would be easy targets for a MIG-29 as well transports and helicopters Russia claimed that they knocked out all of the Ukraine air defense capabilites but MIG-29s are designed to be rugged and able to operate from austere runways So its possible that the Ukraine airforce relocated some aircraft and Russia sent its aircraft unescorted and bomb laded under the impression that Ukraine had no aircraft left would have caught off guard
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  351. Hes going for a new record
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  352. As trump has shown if you dont agree with him, then you are threat
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  353. All more reason the West needs to expedite Ukraine's resupply as well expedite the F-16s introduction
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  354. What irony that Ukraine is beating Russia so badly that Russia has to break out nukes
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  355. Right , attacking Israel after the US strike cant imagine why
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  356. The US has stealth options, Russia does not
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  357.  @Rabarbarzynca  They dont to engage Russian bombers , they need F-16s dropping steel on target Right now the most damaging weapon Ukraine has is the Storm Shadow with 1000lbs warhead but its limited on what targets it can engage The F-16 on other hand can use laser guided 500lbs, 1000lbs and 2000lbs Simple deal ATACMS targets S-300 and S-400s in the area, The first section MIG-29s launch ADM-160s with ground forces firing decoy BM-21s to get SHORADs to turn on while a second of AGM-88s locks on an launches against the SHORAD while a 3rd section of F-16s loaded with laser guided bombs strike, ideally 2 loaded with 4X 2000bls each One of the fun things about PAVEWAYs is that US long before JDAM had been working on ways to improve its range allow bombs to dropped from over 9 miles away While Russian EW will cause GPS to drift to causes munitions to be off by as much as 150 ft, the PAVEWAY laser seeker allows the bomb to stay on target Hence why Ukraine should use 2000lbs bombs because 150ft of drift does not matter with 2000lbs bomb or 1000lbs for that matter but like I said, it comes down to Ukraine using the right tactics The absolutely worst thing they could do is try going to air to air
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  358. History is what the Gaza is right now
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  359. Yeah no one is crying a river for him
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  360. Javelin is just hot cakes right now
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  361. A few tanks when Ukrainian forces started the new year by wiping out over 400 Russian soliders
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  362. 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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  363. With one bullet, snipers again show how pivotal a role they play in psychologically demoralizing an enemy force
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  364. 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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  365. how about zero restriction
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  366. Its not that simple We dont know if the work crew had a radio secondly it was only 3 mins from loss of power to impact if they had been warned ,they may have been able to get clear but at the end of the day its still the Dali fault for setting sail despite having power issues
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  367. @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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  368. Yep Apparently the free body bag promo is not working out
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  369. Syria is just another shit show
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  370. Interesting development While the F-18 is not ideal but its air to ground capabilities would be invaluable to Ukraine
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  371. 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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  372. 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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  373. 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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  374. Thats why pics in combat zone and social media don't mix
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  375.  @DragonSilverG  There are way more CAESAR simply because there are greater number built than the ARCHER 48 units of Archer whereas CAESAR number over 340
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  376. 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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  377. 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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  378. Stealth against ships was always a real nightmare One aircraft uses an anti ship missile for a crippling blow while a second follows through with Quick Sink to finish the job Modern ASM is accurate enough to target specific points on ships A missile to the engine compartment will take all systems off line While striking the bridge is symbolic , the CIC is buried deep in the hull for that reason hence a strike to in the stern has the best chances
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  379. The guy is clearly trying to play on people's disgust for UHC
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  380. 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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  381. The idea of a bomber acting like a missile truck similar to the F-15EX is not a good idea
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  382. a huge upgrade for Germany
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  383. So Iran didnt learn its lesson the first time apparently
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  384. Its called simply facts They barely tolerate his antics in congress but as the AG never
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  385. So its no surprise that Laser weapons are cropping this fast after seeing whats happening in Ukraine
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  386.  @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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  387. Obstacle breaching is always tricky and costly
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  388. The B-21 is 6th generation bomber not fighter The confusion is over the fact that it will able to use air to air missiles from its self defense bays
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  389. A true cowboy it would have more hilarious if he hogged tied him
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  390. 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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  391. 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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  392.  @jimbo7854  With more a lot more than Russia has and far more accurate
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  393. The problem there is that the short sighted people fail to grasp that concept By the time they did with the F-22, it was 4 years too late
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  394. More over R kelly you are getting company
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  395. They line their pockets and thats about it
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  396. Cost does not matter The fact that Russia's latest tech is failing in Ukraine is priceless
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  397. The simple answer is that the B-21 can be missile truck for air to ground but as airborne missile truck for air to air is not necessary The US military long ago decided it was more efficient to knock out the enemy's air power on the ground than fighting them in the air A few missiles to runway , fuel depot and munition storage and the enemy's air power in the area is neutralized vs risk a dogfight
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  398. I wouldnt say they are playing catch up up China's DFs , ASBM ship and air launched are still very much massive which limits their effectiveness Russia's Kinzhal has proven to be very toothless and the Zircon is hasnt been used enough to gauge its effectiveness Both missiles are limited on what assets can use them The Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) and AGM-183 ARRW unlike Russian and China designs, they are designed to flexible across the US military So its taking longer to develop Both China and Russia took short cuts to their designs and it shows
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  399. Fog and Mountain-1, Chopper-0
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  400. Its called ATACMS
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  401. Facts
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  402.  @korana6308  It does not matter The fact is that Ukraine was able to get close enough to engage Russia's best fighter and nearly destroyed it
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  403. Closure for that family now the work will speed out since all bodies have been recovered
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  404. Exactly, stop holding things back
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  405. Iran's so called capabilites would last one day at best in a open conflict
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  406.  @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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  407. Instead of talk Follow through or give Ukraine the Taurus
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  408. Well they are in a active war zone so its fair game
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  409. Yeah, the copy and paste plane from Temu can never match the F-35
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  410. Yeah the current events in Ukraine does not aspire any confidence with Russia's capabilites
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  411. Just imagine what happens when Ukraine gets resupplied
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  412. By all means, Russia keep showing the West how your EW works
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  413. Well interesting to see how this plays out
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  414. Easier to admit a malfunction than admit Ukraine outsmarted Russia again
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  415. @F. M. The F-16 basically backdoored the F-20. Minus the politics , The F-20 wasnt the quantum leap like F-16 was plus the decision to use the F-15s F-100 really aided the F-16. The USAF already F-100 , maint and supply already built whereas the F-20 would require new maint and supply for the F404 engine The cockpit was improved greatly but visibilty was still an issue whereas the F-16 has great visiblity In the end , F-20 was just too mere
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  416. 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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  417. Terrorist working with Terrorist hilarious
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  418. Oh the embarrassment continues Stuck in Syria with no where to go
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  419.  @Timberwolf-nl6fr  That would false The Israeli airforce has been making extensive use of its F-35I
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  420. 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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  421. Sweden does
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  422.  @josiptumapa  6 generals in 25 days of combat The US lost 3 generals in combat across 50 years
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  423. 3 years and only 1 destroyed thats a heck of a flex for the HIMARS
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  424. LMAO its hilarous how they found all these nobodys that no one has ever heard off
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  425. Clusters munitions do far more shoot than regular rounds
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  426. More hot air from Iran
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  427. 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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  428. Piss poor leadership
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  429. so whose colonial ?
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  430. 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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  431. Interesting development
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  432. its not really much of a fight To test out anti-stealth radars, the US has F-22s, F-35s, B-2s F-117s and number of MQ/RQs drones as well as the B-21 at their disposal China has the J-20, FC-31 and a few drones as well as the few times they able to watch US exercises So realistically, the F-15EX would able to track and engage the J-20 at long range Additionally, newer variants of the AIM-120 have increased sensitivity to the point where they able to target air to air missiles The J-20 in stealth carries just 4 BVR missiles while the F-15EX carries 12 nominally with max of 22 The F-15EX can literally out shoot the J-20 But worst for the J-20 is the existence of the AIM-174 The J-20 relies heavily on AWACS and tankers for support While the USAF has it spades, China has very few of each
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  433. The irony of this statement is the 3 F-15EXs that USAF has would easily take out Yemeni air force entire inventory of combat aircraft Send F-22s would the be USAF just being nice
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  434. Everyone is curious to see how this will play out. Most notably how judges will handle trump if he is fact charged
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  435. The simply fact is it wont end well for China
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  436. Better question what Iran thinks will happen after this
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  437. 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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  438. The irony of the Tigr is that it never keep pace with the Apache The Apache has been constantly upgraded while the Tigr has not and that has doomed it on the market
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  439. I am confused why the Republican party thinks they need promise from someone whose not even in office yet
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  440.  @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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  441. While subs would have to deal with bad weather on the surface, shear volume is their problem The Russian Typhoon class was theorized up 10,000 tonnes of cargo which isnt very much or even economical Container ships pretty much end that idea all together
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  442. Fortunately for the Army, the Marine Corps will be there to do all the heavy lifting
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  443. No, you wouldnt hear peep if the F-22 was built to the original spec with side-looking radars the dedicated infra-red search and track (IRST) system full color and had mutli mission weapons similar to F-35 with the original 749
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  444.  @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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  445.  @apuuvah  How about no You are missing keep points. F-47 tech is already developed whereas the FCAS and GCAP are still working on their tech
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  446. Hate to be break it to you but 200M in munitions for the US is a Tuesday The US has been stock piling munitions since the Cold war and during conflicts, they normally go old to new That 200m spent allows them to get rid of much older munitions and buy 200m in newer munitions As for bunker busting, USN F-18s are limited in that regard but as proven by previous strikes, USAF strategic bombers have no problem busting Houthi bunker
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  447. they left with Assad
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  448. The LMUR missile gives Russian forces capabilities that the US has had with the Apache and Cobra for decades
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  449. 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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  450. 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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  451. 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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  452. Fun fact they hit empty building
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  453. He can take comfort that he made it in the history books
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  454.  @LaikaTheG  The F-18 was evolved into the EA-18G. I dont see the F-14 evolving like that as well the mission tanker capability The advanced hornet and Block III are more examples how versatile the F-18 design is
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  455. Iran apparently didnt get the hint first time
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  456. They have no choice but to build it Musk Rat is trying to gun for the F-35 program but the USAF smartly pushed the YFQ-44 and YFQ-42 forward which undermines his chances That wont last long so the USAF and the USN need to make choice and fast
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  457.  @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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  458. At this point, no one is the least bit surprised
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  459. Not such a good idea but yes the West does need to ramp up air defense equipment for Ukraine
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  460. 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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  461. 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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  462. Keep kidding yourself
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  463. The Tiger was meant to compete with the AH-64 but the problem for the Tiger is the fact that AH-64 main user is the US Army The US army consistently pushed for more and more upgrades to it as well has been in combat through several conflicts By the time the Tiger starting going to combat, it was 2009 and the AH-64 was established by then Case in point, the Tiger MKIII is the same Longbow capability that the AH-64 has had since the late 90s The same growing pains that the Tiger operators have, the AH-64 and US army already resolved during the 90s and early 2000s Combined with the fact that there over 5000 AH-64 built while their is just 180 Tigers the writing is the wall
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  464. Iran has never tracked F-35s
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  465. And that is hilarious that with only 30 percent of weapons, Ukraine forces kicking Russian forces asses just if you accept that nonsense, its still humiliating
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  466. At this point , it doesnt matter. Israel is going to end Hamas once and for all
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  467. Carriers will never be obsolete. Battleships became obsolete because their weapons limited their scope of operations. They can only attack targets with ranges of its guns. The power of their guns was too much for sensitive electronics. Carriers can perform a wide range of operations compared to BBs. Hypersonic weapons and ultra quiet subs are threats but they are threats that can be countered. https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/naval-exhibitions/2014-archive-naval-exhibitons/sea-air-space-2014/1737-huntington-ingalls-industries-showcases-its-ballistic-missile-defense-ship-based-on-lpd-17-class.html HII proposed a BMD ship based on the LPD-17 288 missile capacity, plus provisions for LAWS and EMRG One the problems with the MK-41 vls is the size of VLS tube limits the size of the missile. An LPD-17 could carry normally MK-41 vls tube but plus larger ones to accommodate larger missiles. In theory, you could double the range of the SM-3 and SM-6 or even quad pack SM-6s. With space once used for cargo, generators for LAWS and EMRG so they can maintain high rates of fire even when used at max power. Hell, you could even upgrade CIWS from 20mm to 30mm. Newer programmable rounds like the XM813 or even an upgrade to 57mm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxVOclDHI9Y watch at 350 The size of the LPD-17 gives plenty of growth options. 20 ships total Hard kill anti torpedo defenses are starting to be fielded but false positives are still a problem. Once that wrinkle is fixed, Ships will have true defenses against Subs. As weapons evolves , defenses will too
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  468. Thats right This is way
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  469. Decided against it You mean decided they wanted to live Sure keep giving Israel reasons to not hold back
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  470. Hamas wanted a fight and they are getting it
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  471. They can dig in, makes it easier for Ukrainian forces
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  472. 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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  473. 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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  474. 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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  475.  @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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  476. 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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  477. The ‘Gepard went from scrap to rockstar in Ukarine
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  478.  @ajay9429  Cheap drones are good when the country lacks advanced capabilities However when country has EW to jam them, air burst rounds to shoot them down and advanced AWACS to track them back to their launch site Cheap drones becomes very useless very quickly Ukraine only has 30 Flakpanzer Gepard units which limits their deployment If they had over 150 units,and EW jamming, these drones would become useless over night
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  479. What do you expect if they get downed , there is little chance of rescue so yes they are scared
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  480.  @TheGrindcorps  No ,its just another example of Russian hype failing miserably The Slava class cruiser Moskava was hyped as heavy hitting 11K ton capital warship yet its S-300 didnt stop Ukraine Neptune missiles from sinking her The T-90 was hyped up as the best protected tank in the world yet uncle Javelin made it tap out The Su-34 was hyped as flying tank and 20 shot downs later ,not so much The KA-52 also hyped up and 34 losses later Lastly , the S-400 and Pantsir S1 Not accounting for much There is no doubt that Patriot did bag the Kinzhal The biggest irony is that is that Russia was trying to give the US a black eye and ended up with giving themselves one The Kinzhal was actually targeting that Patriot site
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  481. Its not a waste its as bound to happen
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  482. The only question now is how messy will get
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  483. The short answer is no The USN defenses are fully capable dealing with any missile that Yasen fires including the Zircon The only difference with the Zircon is that USN reaction time limited to seconds so they will likely only get off 1 missile shot per ship Torpedos are still very much a threat but the Yasen wont use them against carrier its called shear tonnage. CVNs are over 100,000 tons hence why the Russia Type-65 has abnormally large warhead of 1200lbs Carriers can shrug off 4 hits from weapons like the Type-53 and the newer Futlyar however 4 hits from Type-65s would likely cripple or sunk it The Yasen isnt carrying the Type-65. Even if it salvos 10 Futlyar , the amount of noise that it generates will make easy for ASW or other subs to destroy it
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  484. True but then we would have WW3
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  485.  @mikemckinnis3877  Indiscriminately bombing is what Russia does the US uses precision
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  486. Uncle HIMARS starting the year off with bang Funny, I thought Russian claimed to destroy like 100 HIMARs before? LOL
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  487. 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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  488. 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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  489.  @BERSERCŒUR  Nothing was stolen France acted like it was their only option instead trying to find away to smooth things over so that it could go forward Secondly they dont have any of the subs that they were offering operational
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  490. defense industries most def
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  491. The F-15EX First the F-15EX Advanced Display Core Processor (ADCP) II give its incredible processing power Second, the F-15EX with AMBER can hold up 22 AIM-120, additional the F-15EX design allows for larger missiles to be accommodated with ease Third the F-15EX can carry various pods such the Legion IRST, Sniper XR, Litening,, ASQ-236 Dragon pod and other advanced pods without loss on payload Lastly while the F-22 has advanced capabilites, the F-15EX still has room for further growth
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  492. How did the guy get to location? are you serious ? Shes a public figure and all her info is public record including her home address The question why the Capital police had cameras but no one was watching
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  493. The UK banning Argentina is pushing them right to China and Russia hands The Gripen and FA-50 are decent aircraft but no real threat to the UK. They could at least control what weapons they got Argentina is likely going buy an aircraft with aerial refueling capability and buddy stores which is MIG-29 series or worst Su-30s The Chinese J-10 can also be real problem. Either why, the UK pressure is has backed Argentina into Russia and Chinese So whatever they end up with is going force the UK to deploy more Typhoons They have 4 as the FAF has no significant capabilities but Russia is offering 30 plus aircraft which is max of MIG-29s, Su-30s and Yak-130 combined The RAF would have place a full squadron of Typhoon so the UK better revisit policy or face real problems if Russia or China's deal go through
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  494. Actually it was 1 mil off
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  495. I wont say same conditions Russia is just not stupid in this case Ukraine currently has Patriot, IRIS-T ,NASAMS, SAMPT All those radars are designed to be Network Centric so they transmit data in real time Even if the radar is hit, the command truck can still transmit the data from the attack back to HQ With integrated air defence system (IADS) , they get the data in real time That real time ability is how Ukraine gunners were able to gain a profile on Kinzhal so quickly as well down other aircraft The Su-34 and Su-35 are supposed to be protected by the Khibiny against missile attack yet 7 Su-35 and nearly 30 Su-34s blown out of the sky and counting as well as the lost of A-50s and Il-22, basically everything going horrible wrong with Russian air power over Ukraine they kinda have no choice The US military ironically thanks to heavy losses from Russian SAMS takes SEAD very very seriously They have EA-18G. EC-130. E/A-37 , F-16CJ ,RC-135, Rivet Joint/Combat Sent and virtually all strike aircraft except the F-15 can use the AGM-88 Even B-1 and B-52 can carry ADM-141 and ADM-160s decoys to support SEAD Russia on the other , doesnt think SEAD seriously and they have paid dearly
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  496. 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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  497.  @reway8750  How about wrong on all counts First the China's J-20 do not have reliable engines as they installed yet again 5 engines series in just 10 years. Secondly the J-35 is not production As far facing off China, haha lets recap The USAF can fly bombers direct from the US, or the 5 locations on China's doorstep. Japan, South Korea, Diego Garica, Australia or Guam where China's bombers cant leave the SCS The USN like the USAF can subs direct China's doorstep whereas China subs cant leave the SCS plus continue with your nonsense its hilarous
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  498. MANPADS were developed for situations where airspace would highly contested For the US, even in peer level conflict, contested airspace would be difficult for adversary to achieve over the US Hence why they fell out of favor with the US military While drones are a problem , 200K MANPADS missile is a not cost effective solution Ukraine is highlighting MANPADs limited range as well limited destructive capability The US is looking to rebuilding but ultimately for SHORAD , they are dusting off AIM-9s and AIM-120C5 Ultimately directed energy weapons such as laser and high power microwave weapons as well 30mm airburst rounds will be the solutions for Counter UAS Also remember , the US is a huge fan of dealing with the problem at the source Why destroy aircraft in the air plane vs plane when 4-6 cruise missiles can blow up an entire squadron of planes on the ground Why destroy the drone when its easier to back track the signal back to the operator and eliminate them or back to the base of operations and smoke the entire base
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  499. @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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  500. 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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  501.  @DragonSilverG  Again there are only 48 of Archer whereas there are over 340 Caesar Its easier to get more caesar than archer Bofors is not manufacturing juggernaut like KNDS Besides the Archer, they dont make many vehicles KNDS besides the Caesar also makes, tanks, MRAPS, IFV, AFV and other various combat and artillery vehicles so they can make caesars faster than Bofors makes Archers its simple math
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  502. Ukraine needs both as Sabos are ineffective against BMPs and IFV
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  503. 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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  504. 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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  505. Well no one is believing their heavily edited propaganda videos thats for sure
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  506. 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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  507. That would false Indian went for the Apache as its vastly superior to Ka-52 First the Apache longbow system allows it target and fire from a concealed position. Th Ka-52 has to fully unmask to fire on targets The Apache TADS/PNVS/Arrowhead gives the both the gunner and pilot their own individual sensors for use The KA-52 only has one sensor unit Most importantly, the AH-64E network centric warfare system allows it view imagery from UAVs in real time Additionally, the pilots can share what they see in real time with other Apaches as command units at base Thats not a hair thats miles and thats not counting fact that Apache Longbow radar can be used to guide the Indian made NAG missile
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  508. Those missiles are AGM-86s not AGM-158
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  509.  @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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  510. 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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  511. Its amazing that Trump thinks that law doesnt apply to him so its interesting to see how this plays out
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  512. still no a problem , combat planes top off before entering the combat zone. The US has a large tanker whereas the problem with the Su-35 is that Russia has an extremely small tanker force compared to the US. Next , the spec you used for the AIM-120 is the A/B model , The AIM-120 is currently D model which maxes out at 180km so your math is wrong. the Su-35 can pull 9G turns which again does not help them with a missiles. Missiles like the R-77, AIM-120, Meteor and MICA are designed to pull 20 plus Gs. Remember we are sticking to the video, so no MiGs help for the Sus Actually No. first Su-35s will be cruising at 500-600 per hour , going any faster will burn up too much fuel. the F-35s dont have to worry about fuel in either case and easily dash behind the Su-35 and fire and forget, Since the F-35s are firing from behind, the Su-35s MAWS wont detect the shot right away. planes are generally blind in the rear and strong in the front. the problem with the video is that is assuming that both F-35 and Su-35 are using bombs. When planes use bombs in contested air space, they will have a larger escort force most planes today prefer to use long range cruise missiles which allow them to attack without having to deal with the enemies defense force. For example the F-35 can use to JSM in stealth and strike from 345 miles away. In non stealth, they can use the AGM-158 and strike from 600 miles. the Su-35 can use the KH-59 and strike from 150 miles so basically the style of combat that video is implying is vintage 80s
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  513. 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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  514.  @LaikaTheG  Exactly the problem The AST-21 was paper while the F-18E/F was already developed
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  515.  @LaikaTheG  True but the F-18 still was the better option
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  516. 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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  517. Ukrainian forces are loving the precision and mobility of the HIMARS
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  518. its not that hard to believe Iran overestimates its defense capabilities
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  519. 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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  520. Technically not true The US can bring a substantial amount of forces to bear on China very quickly while China is very limited on what it can do China has 9 SSN which could bring a small amount of special forces as well perform limited attacks but ultimately , the US still has overwhelming firepower 1 SSGN carries up 154 TLAMs which SSGNs can easily salvo 500 miles of China's coast where Chinese subs ?
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  521. Lets recap how long did take for Russia to admit that Moskav was lost how about Saky Airbase in Novofedorivk Russian forces claimed an ammunition explosion yet open source images show very precise damage and craters indicative of missile strikes
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  522.  @fk4410  The F-16 block 40 and 50 still far more modern than what Ukraine has Second those older models have been upgraded and now the US confirmed that Ukraine is getting CBUs and DPCIMs Now the party is really going to get started
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  523. Its a cost issue for Germany The H145M can function beyond a gunship but yes, it can never take or replace a true gunship
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  524.  @JamesBond-bj7wc  Funny how Russia claims to shot down the missiles but the bases still get shredded
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  525. Russia doesnt want to try its luck
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  526. The Russian retreat
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  527.  @Bialy_1  How about no Its very simple, Ist called digging up the garden One B-2 loaded with 16 GBU-31s which 2000lbs strikes the aim point, effectively digging a hole for a second B-2 with GBU-72s follow through paving the way for the MOP to penetrate easier lastly its, its basic physics, the explosion in a confined space will be amplified by the bunker itself
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  528. 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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  529.  @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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  530.  @That_dawg420  The Israel Hamas conflict is literally none of their business
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  531. Thats a very bad day
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  532. Here's a news flash They said official acts inciting insurrection is not an official act
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  533. No Israel showed that they can easily penetrate Iran airspace with ease
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  534. Pretty much After Wagner's chief death Shoigu is on notice win or else
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  535. 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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  536. 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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  537. 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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  538. 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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  539. All the more reason why Ukraine needs an integrated air defence system (IADS)
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  540. 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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  541. The US spent money and Russia didn't that simple
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  542.  @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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  543. I mean if Yemen wants to see what rolling thunder looks like sure
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  544. 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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  545. They tried and Patriot counter like boss
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  546. 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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  547. Its very possible Russia claimed that they knocked out all of the Ukraine air defense capabilites but MIG-29s are designed to be rugged and able to operate from austere runways So its possible that the Ukraine airforce relocated some aircraft. Russia sent its aircraft unescorted and bomb laded under the impression that Ukraine had no aircraft left would have caught off guard Su-25s, Su-24 and Su-34s would be easy targets as well transports and helicopters
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  548. Doesnt matter The US which is Israel's supporter already labeled Hamas as terror group
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  549. Lets get something straight, the US is by no means worried about Iran giving Russia is RC planes
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  550. Ok, then, when the US takes of the gloves off, remember they were warned
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  551. 1000 percent to play on his ego
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  552. 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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  553. 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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  554. Yes they do but unlike the crap Shahed 136, the US system operator has positive control allow them accurately control and target Shahed 136 is fire and forget and how it reaches the target
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  555.  @ajay9429  You can't overwhelm state of the art defense with cheap drones The Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) is 30mm cannon with 4 tube stinger mounted on JTLV The principle benefit of mounting it on the JTLV means that they mount the MADIS on several vehicles with ease Additional it design allows for rapid reloading of weapons Secondly as I stated before Advanced AWACS to track them back to their launch site It doesnt matter how determined they are if they are dead AWACS and EW assets can back track the drones to launch sites A quote determined enemy can sending wave after wave is only giving away his position for counter attack
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  556. 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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  557. The fact that the F-16s are not hunting EW sites is the real tragedy here Remember, Russian EW is shielding them from GPS munitions No shield , and GPS munitions drop like rain with lethal accuracy and Russian forces are forced to run so why are they wasting them going after missiles for
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  558. Must be nice to decide what does and does not apply to u I am sovcit, I only follow laws when I feel like it, ha The problem with this nonsense is law enforcement and judges cutting these clowns slack Zero tolerance should be adopted for this nonsense
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  559. At this point Trump should be barred from running and holding any office
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  560. 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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  561. 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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  562. 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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  563. No, a real win would be the USN not wasting its design and procuring 20 more the replace the Flight I Burke A Flight II DDG-1000 would retain a single 155mm naval gun but smartly improved so it has commonality with existing 155mm rounds like M982 Excalibur and others but most important, it can use the 155mm variant of the hyper velocity rounds from the EMRG program. While the 5 inch variant have promise The 155mm variant has several advantages. First, there are precision guided 155mm rounds so adapting their seeker to the 155m HVP is simple task but more importantly the 155mm HVP delivers substantially more kinetic energy on impact The advanced payload module would be able to carry either 12 TLAMs or 3 LRHW. The MK-57 able to use SM-3, SM-6, Patriot MSE and THAADs and lastly fully AEGIS capability
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  564. You knew Putin was never going to let him live
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  565. They rejected the MIG-35 as well
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  566. 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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  567. If they are modding HARMs, then the doors opens for a lot more capabilites
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  568. 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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  569. 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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  570. 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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  571. They certainly try and the US will respond 1000 times in kind
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  572.  @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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  573.  @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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  574. The data recorder showed the ship had problems before leaving port so the ship was not sea worthy and therefore negligence
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  575. 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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  576.  @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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  577. Its very likely but the US number system is weird like that
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  578. In 2015, the F-35A price was 102 Its currently 77
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  579. There is no comparison The Iskander like the ATACMS can only strike static targets The PrSM is designed to strike moving targets on land or at sea
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  580. 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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  581. 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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  582.  @Spearhead45  yeah no, you have been exposed, Case in point, the PLAN only has 3 carriers and barely enough planes to fill them while the USN has 10 CVNs plus 9 LHA/D with ample aircraft F-18s and F-35 The USMC has enough F-35B to put 10 planes each on the 9 LHA/Ds while the USN has 30 fully equipped F-18E/F squadrons for its 11 carriers and thats not counting F-35Cs units, its called numbers and China doesnt have any.
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  583. Of course , Israel is happy The US just made their job so much eaisier
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  584. 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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  585. 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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  586. its not shocking its simple balance Boeing gets the NGAD while Lockheed is cranking out the F-35 and Northrop the B-21
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  587. Interesting Likely means max range ATACMS
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  588. Copying doesnt end well
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  589. 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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  590. While the M61 has a high rate of rate, its take time to reload They should really look at improving reload times The Goalkeeper has the magazine separate from the gun and reload time is only 9 minutes for 1000 rounds The US should really consider adopting the Germany 35mm cannon and AHEAD rounds for C-RAM as well C-UAS There is variety of programmable rounds 30mm on up A 35mm round is large enough to carry a data link which allows the round fuze exactly where the target is vs guessing game
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  591. Thatrs just high dollar items Ukraine has already received immediate aid
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  592. 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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  593. Russia's gains are going to be naught once Ukraine gets up speed with its Western tech
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  594.  @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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  595. The F-18 was the better option than F-18, look at how much its has grown compared to F-14 The F-14 needed massive redesign to solve its issues
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  596. 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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  597. 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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  598. He's laughing now but when TLAMs start dropping, he will get quiet real quick
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  599.  @KondorDCS  No the F-22 was shut down because shear stupidity The F-22 came at the end of the cold war, despite the fact that F-15 fleet was over 20 years old at time, they still called it a cold war relic Then you had a SecDef and President with no military experience making that decision to terminate The USAF generals that supported the F-22 were forced to retire because of the Bent Spear incident in 2007
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  600. Playing with nukes only ends badly for both sides
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  601.  @oskar6661  Not only fly but fly lundetected and only needs jamming support once its crossed into enemy airspace
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  602.  @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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  603. 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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  604. Considering the amount of equipment the F-15EX carries externally, SNIPER, DRAGON EYE and LEGION Mach 3 while cool is not advisable The key feature of the F-15E and F-15EX is the ability to carry all 3 with minimal effect on range and payload
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  605.  @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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  606.  @0IIIIII  No pretty sure its about the 2nd AD. Any country trying to invade the US will literally be up to its neck in blood, its own.
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  607. Anyone else would have been in jail by now
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  608. Its very simple The A-10 excels at air to ground but Ukraine needs more than that . more to point, they need flexibility The plane for Ukraine is the F-16 The F-16 can carry AIM-9s and AIM-120s for counter air operations. The US can provide older model AIM-9M and AIM-120C-5 so even if the missiles ended up in Russian hands both are late 90s but still very effective It also can carry the AGM-84 Harpoon which opens to the door for Ukraine to knock out the Black Sea fleet completely as well AGM-65s and GBU-10/12/24s for general purpose The AGM-84 also has land attack capability which opens to the door for Ukraine strike Russia at targets previously out of reach Some would agree a combination of the F-16 and A-10 but for quick, easy and simply, just one plane and the F-16 is the plane
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  609. who said they cant
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  610. 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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  611. Funny how Putin can't find anyone to be his cannon fodder
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  612.  @Beliserius1  Red flag is about training at your best and at your worst. The exercise puts aircraft in both favorable to extremely situations to help pilots better hone their skills with coordination,planning, and execution. Recognize what situations they need to fight and those they need to run from. There is no point in training if the conditions are always going to be favorable DACT (Dissimilar air combat training) plays a huge role in red flag as pilots learn the capabilities of other planes. Kill ratios are good but the point of training is coordination, DACT, planning, and execution
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  613.  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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  614. Keep with Trump's theme of appointing unqualified people
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  615. the moral of the story is that the video is garbage. combat tactics 101 , why the F-35 fire on the Su-35 head on ? when it can easily vector around and gain position. The Su-35's Radar can only see stealth at 50 km ,an F-35 firing head on would compromise its stealth ,thus negating its advantage. In real combat, the F-35 would go behind the Su-35s and fire, then change position. When the remaining Su-35s change position to track their attackers, the second set of F-35s would fire on the remaining Su-35s from behind. the video just says complete garbage for tactics
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  616.  @LaikaTheG  The EA-18G carries up 5 pods. its highly unlikely that F-14 could have carried the same number. Secondly the F-14 jammer was for self defense not for electronic attack. Secondly the AST21 wouldnt have been a 4.5 gen aircraft. It would still very much be 4 gen similar to F-15 and F-16 block upgrades The tanker capability ran the hours down because the USN underestimated how much stress and hour tanking puts on airframe Their screw up was retiring the S-3. Buddy storing the F-14 is simple not happen due to its excessive weight However as the USMC is working roll-on/roll-off aerial refueling kit to make the MV-22 a tanker The USN can also use it for the CMV-22B The Block III is more than avionics upgrade and nothing like A/B upgrade on the F-14. It add several capabilites not found on the F-14 The F-14 dropping bombs is not versatile.Secondly laser guided bombs rely on the LANTRIN pod not the F-14 Now the -F-14 T3 (Tomcat Tactical Targeting) did increase accuracy but at 3 mil per plane was not cost effective versatility is being able to perform any mission which the F-18 can do while the F-14 could not unless they had committed the developement
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  617. So much for Russia's vaunted EW and air defense capabilities
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  618. Its a tragic loss and was preventable The latest video shows the UH-60 approaching the jet but not decreasing altitude which shows that UH-60 misjudged the jet rate of descent
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  619. God forbid Hollywood actually tries originality for change
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  620. How sad Russia cant evacuate its forces
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  621. Right, After Ukraine put 1000 Russian turrets in orbit
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  622.  @mikeluy  Yes look at the Ukraine and whereas is Russia at Going nowhere fast
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  623. So much for integrity of the case
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  624. 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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  625. Nope, Ukraine just shows how bad tactics can ruin equipment
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  626. Yes the superpower getting man handled by Ukraine
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  627. Russia desperately trying to show that they are not completely inept
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  628. Its insane is what it is Judge needs to stay in his lane
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  629. Ukraine is continuing to push forward and thats all the matters
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  630. 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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  631.  @Atreid3s  The difference is those were actually accidents not stupidity
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  632. Going to rock Russian forces world
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  633. Russia's humiliation is hilarious
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  634. 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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  635.  @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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  636. Russia couldnt stand against NATO on its best day Cope harder
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  637.  @berndbrakemeier1418  The M109 wasnt not crap it was simply outdated and neglected For the US military , the last time howitzers were a thing was the Gulf war in 1991 Air power became the back bone of the US military and shell based artillery was no longer a priority Ballistically the same metric that saw battleships disappear While they had big guns, their range and use fullness was limited Even now, the Army is struggling to keep its shell based artillery relevant
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  638. Knocking out those depots is paying dividends
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  639. facts
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  640. Kinda hard when Ukraine is dropping steel
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  641. 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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  642.  @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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  643. 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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  644.  @Красиваясоветскаядевушка  Wrong The AIM-9X had zero technology from the R-73 The USAF had AIM-82 and the USN AIM-95 as well as Helmet Mounted Sight (HMS) technology Both of which pre-date R-73 Neither saw service as both agreed on the AIM-9L which addressed the shortcomings of previous AIM-9s and was cheaper and HMS was seen as unnecessary When the West saw the R-73 The only missiles that US military used for the AIM-9X was the Israeli made Python 3 and 4 For one, the Python was already integrated to the F-15 and F-16. and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems had already existing technology transfer agreements with Raytheon which is why the US was able to field the AIM-9X in such a short time. Notice that lead platform for the AIM-9X testing was none other than F-15
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  645. 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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  646. There are a lot of improvements to be made but biggest should be an aerial refueling probe to greatly extend its range
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  647. its not puzzling its what happens when the enemy has a shit ton of manpads to shoot at you
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  648. Its hard joke
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  649. The best solution is the Flakpanzer Gepard modernzied with newer radar , programmable ammunition optics and networking its 35mm AHEAD rounds is highly effective against drones but enhancements can be better
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  650. Putin is living in his fantasy world .
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  651. 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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  652. Well thats why the US has the SM-3 for
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  653.  Infrared  Regardless of the clip its lost has been confirmed
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  654. Russian fan boys triggered 3 21
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  655. And Israel has a right to level Iran
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  656. They are watching here and at the crossing The easiest combat this problem is better scanning technology
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  657. Thats why explosive breaching is the most effective Its quick , to the point , and rarely fails
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  658. They are trying to make something up
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  659. In short , the F-16 with the right weapons would put Russian forces in the ringer
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  660. No because its range, speed and payload is inferior Western helicopters have the able to conduct aerial refueling to extend their range, No Russian helicopter can do that, instead ,they have lob around additional tanks which greatly affects its payload Even its replacement, the MI-38 lacks
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  661. The simple answer is yes one F-15E with B-61 dialed to up to max yield could wipe out the Japan's strike force in one strike Since Japan sent 6 carriers, again 1 F-15 with 6 GBU-10 2000lbs PAVEWAY LGBs Since GBUs can be precisely targeted, one hit to water line and thats a wrap for Japan carriers F-15E can carry 8 JDAM or PAVEAWAY in 2000lbs range so in addition to carriers, the two remaining bombs could be used on the two battleships that Japan So yes, an F-15 would most definitely change the outcome
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  662. At the least ,it proves Ukraine is very much still in this fight
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  663. Russian ground forces are most definitely NOT handling the situation
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  664. Right because they are doing so well after 21 have been blown out of the sky
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  665. The losses are acceptable given the scale of the engagment
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  666. The unqualified person is calling the president plan illegal Hell her serving as Education Secretary was illegal
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  667. 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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  668. China is not ahead and it actually has nothing to do with B-2 or B-21 The back bone of the USAF and USN is their support structure aka their ability to power project China has been using its Xi'an Y-20 as base to trying to get power projection capability The Xi'an Y-20 is transport similar to the C-17s and has been developed into tanker and AWACS but China still falls short in power projection regardless of many planes they built because they have no real way to send long range because the lack overseas bases like the US has in Europe, Asia and the middle east for both air and naval forces Building all this equipment doesnt matter if you cant power project it
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  669. I am honestly surprise why the US hasn't placed a SOSUS network in the Gulf of Mexico and the other areas A SOSUS network would literally end narco subs permanently
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  670. @fivestringslinger People dont understand that Teen series success is over decades of upgrades and changes The F-16 don't come off the production line block 72, Block 20 is very different aircraft from block 72 Same with the F-15 and F-18, successive upgrades got them to where they are today Most of the bad press about the F-35 is people not understanding how things work When F-15 and F-16 within their first 10 years, they both put close 30 aircraft in ground from accidents/incidents with considerable loss of life The F-35 has several incidents with 6 accidents with only one life lost over its 14 year period Try to mention that and it gets buried The F-35 came from the F-18 success The F-18 had a massive amount of negative press because no one believed that it could replace the F-14 In the gulf war, two F-18s carrying four 2000lbs engaged two MIGs, downed them, returned to mission and hit their targets and returned to their carrier That proven that multi role aircraft worked and that aircraft didnt need to be high on the air to air combat side
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  671.  @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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  672.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  Yes kiddo the Russian air force has loss 300 plus aircraft so far
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  673. Ok morons ,between now and Dec 14 what exactly is going to change ? Nothing
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  674. LOL The irony of Wagner trying a coup
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  675. So much for Trumps skills
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  676. 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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  677. You are confusing availability. The USAF has a limited number of C-5s. Sometimes it easier to rent than trying to schedule
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  678. Wow Just giving China the finger
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  679. 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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  680. 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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  681.  @Spearhead45  No you are not , the fact that you give out that info so quickly again dead give away
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  682. 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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  683. Makes sense Assad fled to Moscow but they are not letting live like a king since the rebels wont allow Russia to keep their bases in Syria
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  684. Its simple You are sending inexperience troops against combat hardened Ukraine forces It only ends badly for Russia
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  685. With the current ATACMS, 190 miles with ease Once the US and Ukraine iron out of details Ukraine can start dropping steel
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  686. Pretty sure Israel is done talking
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  687. 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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  688. So what happens when they decide to charge Abbott ?
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  689. The video shows nothing
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  690. Right and after 6 months where exactly is Russia ?
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  691. 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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  692.  @fredslipknot9  Not likely thermal scans across varies wavelenghts so a clock would have protect against that
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  693. Massive under performance in Ukraine
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  694. 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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  695. 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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  696.  @jeffreywoodhead2682  The F-35A/C can carry 2x2000lbs internally 1 in each bay The F-35B can only carry it externally
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  697. 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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  698. No it monumentally backfired The US traveled 7000 miles to Iraq yet Russia can't travel 286 miles to Kyiv
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  699. They dont need F-16s SEAD capability right now, what they need it is precision strike capability The F-16 can carry 2 Harpoon anti-ship missiles and even with baseline Harpoon ,they can launch them from over 100 miles away That puts the Black Sea Fleet out of commission The F-16 can be easily intergrated with Storm Shadow but US can do Ukraine a solid and give them JASSM-As JASSM-As would allow Ukraine to wipe out Russian bases in Crimea , Kerch bridge, Russian forward operating bases with aircraft and Black Sea Fleet HQ at Novorossiysk SEAD is important but with F-16 with PAVEWAYs taking the load of ground forces Ground forces can be sent GPS and communication jammers The Tunguska, Panstir S1, Tor ,Buk, S-300 and S-400 very good for countering aircraft but what happens HIMARS or Pzh-2000 drop steel on them They instantly become useless Why risk the F-16s on SEAD when you dont have to
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  700. 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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  701. 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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  702. Be careful at this point Ukraine and not get careless
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  703. Training to be cannon fodder
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  704.  @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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  705.  @trumanhw  Its called an S-Ducting The intake shaped in S so the turbine blades are masked from radar detection decades old tecj
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  706. 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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  707. When the President leaves office, what is supposed to happen is that records are set to the National Archives who sorts them out Trump never sent anything to the National Archives and when they audited the records, they noticed their were gaps Since he never sent anything to National Archives but did keep records, its putting two and two together
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  708. By all means give Israel an excuse
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  709. 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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  710. They want the F-22 as test bed for NGAD tech
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  711. 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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  712. Never, carrier's ability to power project is essential for warfare
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  713.  @JohnFrumFromAmerica  Which is strange The NGAD shouldnt really need anything new besides new built radar and weapons bay able to hand a larger variety of weapons From the F22, they should adopt same bubble canopy , a well as modernized variant of the ALR-94 From the F-35, DAS, MADL, EOTS HMDS, Comm system and Wide area display as well as GAU-22 From the F-15EX, Its advanced processors Even though, it will use the ADVENT engine, it should be wired to accept the F-135 as well Like the F-35, there should be optional but capable non stealth mode
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  714. Simple The F-15EX gives the ANG capable platform and frees up the F-35s for combat units
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  715.  @Abdullah-mn6sw  Simple First and second generation were in WW1 3rd - WW-2 era emphasized heavier designs,substantially larger bomb loads as well newer bombsights for increased accuracy 4th gen emphasized nuclear strike with bombs and aerial refueling 4.5 added cruise missiles as well conventional strike capabilities 5th added stealth 6th Designed to use commercial off-the-shelf propulsion, C4ISTAR, and radar technologies. networked sensor-shoot capability, Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and aerial reconnaissance along with command and control gear to enable the crew to direct other aircraft and forces. Conventionally and nuclear capable with the possibly of being optionally manned Lastly vastly improved range
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  716.  @ozeight4278  Yet they attacked on oct 7
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  717. The best option for the UK is either the Pzh-2000 or Archer
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  718. The most powerful man in the world does not ride a bus
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  719. Putin wont end it so Ukraine will have to do it for him
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  720.  @woodrowcall3158  And how long have we have been in this conflict oh thats right 18 months and counting funny how claims state those weapons dont matter but cant explain why its 18 months later
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  721. The US was never behind, they simply had no for supersonic or hypersonic weapons As newer generation of SAMS sites, missile launchers and other asset are more and more mobile The need for weapons able to target time sensitive relocatable targets became apparent The only things that Lockheed needs to ensure with the MAKO is hard-target penetration , 300 plus mile range and highly advanced seeker for tracking moving or hiding targets The JAGM tri-mode seeker would be good idea as well using the BROACH warhead for hard-target penetration That just leaves getting the range over 300 miles 300 mile range is needed to attack sites like the S-400, and S-500
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  722.  @JamesAgans  Ukraine has Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T All highly advanced systems that can easily track a Su-57 Hence why they have to fly with Su-35s for protection As for the T-14 As soon as Russia knew where Abrams were operating, they sparred no expense in destroying Even with low ammo, Ukraine would do the same to T-14 and possibly even capture one given Russian forces habit of abandoning vehicles
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  723.  @JamesAgans  Considering how many T-90s have been captured that will change Sebria had no Su , only MIGs The reason why MIGs is no longer Russia's main jet is because of its poor performance overseas MIG-21s , MIG-23 and MiG-29s got their asses handed to multiple times hence why Sukhoi is now Russia's main jet Ironically if the Su-57 hadnt flopped , the MIG-35 would have been just a foot note But its got an order of 24 planes from the RuAF which may change as Sus are getting the shit kicked of them in Ukraine
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  724. Yet Ukraine with handful of expensive US weapons has been giving Russia the business for 3 years
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  725.  @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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  726. 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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  727. Why they did evolve the Zummwalt design instead ??
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  728.  @DrGreenThumbNZL  The whole reason this happens is because the range is not clearly marked . In the US, range control builds are clear so the pilots always know their position on the range They are tall towers with flags that pilots can clearly see
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  729.  @Mojo0008  No There are was an S-400 in Crimea till Ukraine destroyed The is also one in Syria
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  730.  @cstgraphpads2091  Sure it was
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  731.  @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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  732. 10 Switchblade 600s They need at least 100
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  733.  @john_in_phoenix  thunderbolt was already used by the A-10
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  734. 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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  735. Reacting to someone actually doing the job hilarious
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  736. The F-14 was dead weight point blank The USN tried to do what the USAF did with the F-15 by making the F-14 into multi-role asset but even with added air to ground capabilities, the F-14 simply wasn't as flexible as the F-18 was. While the F-14 certainly could carry a decent bomb load, it could not use weapons like the AGM-88, AGM-65, AGM-84E/F which was major problem As development of smaller air launched cruise missiles that allowed fighter size aircraft to carry them proceeded, the case against the F-14 grew The USAF didn't opt in with AIM-54. They trialed with F-15 but decided it wasnt worth it While the AIM-120 could not replicate the AIM-54 performance , it lightly weight was more appealing as F-18 could carry them in large number easier than F-14 with the AIM-54 The AWG-9 while powerful major draw back was it's power. Its RF was so massive that aircraft equiped with modern RWR could easily detect it Iran success with the AWG-9 and AIM-54 was solely due to fact that the majority of Iraqi aircraft lacked RWR The F-18E/F APG-79 is vastly superior to the F-14s radar. as well other enhancements that basically sealed the F-14s fate The problem with F-14 was it required a lot of work to become a modernized asset whereas the F-18E/F was already developed There was little left to keep it in service Secondly Rumsfelt conflict with Grumman weakened the capability of the Navy.-FALSE While he was present during the F-14 initial development, the person who had conflict with Grumman was Cheney The F-14 enemy was the the USN itself The F-15 entered service in 1972 and by Gulf war , had enjoyed several major upgrades The F-14 entered service in 1974 but the USN did not commit to upgrading its performance like the USAF did by the time , they did, it was too little too late. Lack of upgraded hindered its use in the Gulf
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  737. At this point, Russian needs to leave. The Patriot has already gone 2 for 2 against the Kinzhal. So even if they managed to destroy a Patriot, the amount of effort it took is still major black eye The Ka-52, MI-28, Su-34, Su-30 and T-90s which is supposed to be their latest equipment all getting shredded whole sale and now Ukraine has the frame work for integrated air defence system (IADS) with western equipment Ukraine with functioning IADS would a massive nightmare for Russian forces but its Soviet Russia so they are going to keep throwing bodies at the problem
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  738. Yeah, thats the least of Russia's problems Trump is considering letting Ukraine have JASSM and JASSM-ERs JASSM-ERs range is 600 miles, that would allow Ukraine to hold so many Russian targets at risk ,
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  739.  @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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  740. 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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  741.  @JD-yw7to  They can't even agree on a speaker
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  742. 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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  743. Cant imagine why oh right, all their weapons in ukraine are falling miserably
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  744. 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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  745. That military group got smoked by AC-130 once before
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  746.  @Stephen-4722  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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  747.  @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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  748. 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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  749. So queue the disproportionate response from Trump
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  750. 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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  751. 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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  752. @Speedbird61 The Typhoon is better than the Rafale however lack of upgrades gives the Rafale the advantage. "Rafale has a higher combat range than the Typhoon (by NOT a negligible number). The Rafale can carry more armement and a heavier weight of weapons or accessories than the Typhoon." False France made the Rafale use to mainly French made weapons whereas the Typhoon can use any weapon. The Typhoon can use the AIM-9 , IRIS- T, ASRAAM for WVR whereas the Rafale is limited to the MICA. The AIM-9X block II has full 360 off boresight capability whereas the MICA is limited to 90. For BVR, the Typhoon again has the option of the AIM-120 or Meteor whereas the Rafale is limited to Meteor. The Meteor is more advanced then AIM-120C-5 but still inferior to the AIM-120C-7 and AIM-120D. Now the Rafale has AESA standard whereas AESA is non-standard for Typhoons as only 2 of 9 operators have ordered it Both the Optronique secteur frontal and EuroFIRST PIRATE are very advanced IRST systems same goes for the Praetorian DASS and Spectra very advanced defensive suites. Now the Typhoon ability to use any ones technology comes into play with targeting pods The Thales has admitted that the Damocles pod cant compete with the SNIPER or LITENING pods The reason for that is the US military. The US heavily invested in targeting pods and constantly provides millions for upgrades for SNIPER and LITENING whereas Thales struggles to get funding. Even Thales new TALIOS was passed over for the SNIPER for French made Mirage-2000 Both planes struggle with upgrades but Rafale using mainly french weapons has hurt it greatly on the market whereas the Typhoons lack of upgrades has hurt it The Rafale claims 1150 combat radius to the Typhoon 750 mile range but once again the Typhoon superior weapon capability comes into play The Typhoon can carry weapons like SDB, SPEAR 3 and Brimstone. Lightweight weapons that can do the same job as 500lbs but with little collateral damage The Rafale relies on the AASM which it can carry 6 at time wherea Typhoon can carry 12 plus SDB, SPEAR 3 and Brimstone That and many other reasons is why the Typhoon is better
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  753.  @riparianlife97701  That myth was busted for sure
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  754. 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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  755. I actually have to disagree with this While Ukraine is putting out a lot of lessons, this was not one of them Over reliance on drones will bite them in the ass
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  756.  @Qwiv  That would be incorrect The KA-52 and Mi-28 are vastly inferior to the Apache and Cobra Thanks to lessons from Iraq and Afghan , The US upgraded both to compensate for the very situation in Ukraine where Russian forces are getting their ass handed to them Not mention , Russia has no MQ-9 style UCAV for Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS)
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  757.  @Qwiv  Your gander would be incorrect Its not matter of jamming drones its over reliance You are so reliant on this one asset , that it becomes a single point of failure Jamming is one problem ,Hacking is another problem ,limited payload , range and sensor payloads , again more problems The some of those apply the helos but the design of the FARA would have addressed a lot of short comings with current helo design They had much more stream line and efficient design
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  758. 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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  759. Sure you can NOT!!!
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  760. 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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  761. The Namer is an excellent transport but at 60 plus tonnes, thats hard to move around the battlefield
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  762. 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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  763. Oh thats hilarous coming from Russia
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  764. Tell you one thing, Scrap metal business in Ukraine is A- boomin
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  765. He wasnt lied to, the simple fact is that he should followed up on his citizenship I have seen people get citizenship while they were in so asks question why did follow up
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  766. The legal drama that he is facing alone is enough reason why he will never set foot in the White House again as president
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  767. Spoiler alert there is no truce
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  768.  @fkisr  HIMARS has made its presence known and Russian propaganda is desperate to down play its effectiveness
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  769.  @JB-xj4rn  And how long did take Russia to admit the loss of the Moskva
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  770. 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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  771. The TOW needs to be retired in favor of the Javelin or a newer missile. Its fine for vehicle mounted but the stationary mount is obsolete Hell its worst than the Kornet. Its modern warfare, manpad missiles need to be lighter like the Javelin which is easy to carry
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  772. The IDF can beat HAMAS as soon as the US opens up the keys to armory for Israel
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  773. They should work an arrangement where training is done much closer to Ukraine so they can return faster
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  774.  @cyeszin2818  Its not about being shaky, its about case integrity Example, as soon as the judge's name was known, how much fake information popped or people trying to false claims So the doc names a sources and that source becomes a target
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  775. Except you are from the US
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  776. Thats funny The F-35 has no problem getting customer yet Russia's Su-57 has been a nothing burger on the export market
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  777. Well now one crisis down , On to the next one of establishing a functionally government
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  778. 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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  779. The problem is they are still giving him the Former president pass
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  780.  @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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  781. So much for the mighty Russian bear
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  782. 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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  783. Love the way Trump's house of cards is coming down.
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  784. Skip the spinning rims , Ukraine is on the clock here
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  785. 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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  786. Actually no it wouldnt The best aircraft for supporting EA-18G, EC-130s and EC-37s during SEAD/DEAD is F-15E, F-16s, F-18s, F-22s and F-35s An A-10 is useless for SEAD/DEAD SEAD/DEAD need speed and agility in case enemy fighters show up , If J-20 or Su-57 got range, an A-10 would be screwed in WVR or BVR Where those planes can easy fight back , Specifically they can use AIM-120 or the newer AIM-260 Secondly those planes are packed with advanced tech , specifically the ability communicate via Link 16 , tactical targeting network technology (TTNT) or in a pinch They can use utilize their AESA radars for ultra high bandwidth communications where the A-10 has none of the above Lastly they can carry weapons for follow on strikes from stand off range or perform time sensitive strikes SEAD/DEAD is not for the A-10
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  787. 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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  788. The AIM-174 job is extending the range of the fleets defenses against missile threats
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  789. @westIsgay The KA-52 has lost more that Apache has in its entire life The worst part is the video where KA-52s are hovering in place and getting smoked by ATGMS
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  790. Considering the flexibility and design of the ARRW Its not inching, its massively overtaking China nor Russia
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  791. exactly they have to pony up 800 due to his and others misinformation
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  792. Tank turrets flying aircraft dropping At what point does Russia realize this won't end well for them
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  793.  @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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  794. While it would be a headache, its nothing that Israel can't handle
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  795. That makes no sense for a ship this new to have that kinda of failure unless its was poorly maintained
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  796.  @Hicham_bgd2001  Hamas bright idea was picking a fight with a country with top tier military and virtually no restraint
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  797. HIMARS has made its presence known and Russian propaganda is desperate to down play its effectiveness
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  798. 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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  799. He does have a point, NATO needs to makes things clear
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  800. No shock NATO is giving Ukraine accurate info to use
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  801. 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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  802. Flip that switch Putin and see how badly it ends for Russia
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  803. So much for Russia's so called intel capabilties
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  804. They used their pull as foot hold but ultimately were proven wrong
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  805.  @EcchiRevenge  The hellfire range is 5 miles, the end It called fuel dindong and the missile fuel only carries it so far, at 3.7, it burns out and likely goes maybe 3.8 still out shorter range than the hellfire Ataka missile is radio command SACLOS, unless its has clear line of sight, its useless , The same can be said with the BMPT. Its RA only on the side Its weapons are a target as well little thing called firepower kill The hellfire will be the multi purpose AGM-114R II which is rated for all targets
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  806. 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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  807. its actually 5 The F-15EX with AMBER can carry up 20 missiles, 16 AIM-120s and 4 AIM-9s So its one actually as AWACS, 3 attacking anything airborne and 1 making rounds at their bases withs JDAMs
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  808. Israel has shown once again they can penetrate Iran's airspace with ease That message is clear
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  809. You can see its clearly edited propaganda At 2.21, you can see that this Ka-52 has bright shade of blue underneath with dark green scheme The KA-52 in the end brown and gray If you put Photo ID 629161 the aircraft attacking is IDed as Russia - Air Force Kamov Ka-52 Alligator 063 The damage was likely caused by multiple hits One missile destroyed the flare pod and the other clipped the engine
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  810. 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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  811.  @jamesmaddison4546  The F-15 has literally proven to be itself better than F-16 in every way possible As fighter and the F-15E as strike asset still better than F-16 overall The F-15 has turned with MIG-29s more times than F-16 The Israel who have done majority of combat with F-15 and F-16 still opted for the F-15 over the F-16
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  812. The H145M is low cost and budget gunship. Germany is saying they simply cant afford the Tiger anymore
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  813. 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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  814. F-18 with SM-6 will use the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) as their radars are not optimized for ABW
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  815. Uncle HIMAR delivering new year's gifts
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  816. 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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  817.  @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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  818. Shame on you that poor man doesnt even have a shred of dignity left
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  819.  @kevinswinyer3176  So lets get this straight you would rather the USAF repeat the same mistakes made with the Teens series
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  820.  @Swaggaccino  What real world scenarios has Russian tanks faced
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  821. its underway and not going well for Russian forces
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  822. Laughs in NLAW
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  823. Past tense The F-15EX is modern power house not relic The 4th gen has been successively upgraded and is the most successful of all generation These will be last variants of the 4th gen
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  824. This whole situation is bizarre 16 mil for the AH-64E that makes perfect sense 16 mil for old ass CH-47 ?? its not even a high model like the MH-47 or CH-47F
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  825. By all means, Russia flip that switch and see what happens
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  826. And the point is what?
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  827. 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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  828.  @bilbosacquet1798  Its lobbing, it dates back to the 60s when pilots needed a way to attack the enemy but still out of sight The US doesnt do because both Cobra's and Apache have been upgraded with Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) which allows them to use their 70mm hydra with the same precision as Hellfire missile. Unlike the Mi-28 and KA-52, the Cobra and Apache can use the long bow hellfire to engage targets at long range precisely US forces are not shy about dropping hellfires on target. The Mi-28 and Ka-52 both use outdated weapons and tactics and it shows
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  829. The F-16 can carry nukes but why would the West provide Putin an excuse to use nukes
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  830. No As part of the US military Prepositioning Program , there are ships already there with munitions to reload US military aircraft as needed They just unload them and move them to bomb farm to be built up and then to the aircraft I agree that the USAF may be getting ready to combat test the C-17 rapid dragon
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  831. The US emphasis is high tech as well addressing the short comings of the F-22 and F-35
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  832.  @danielsnook7362  The F-35 is 3 models, not one The F-35B that failed to take off not an F-35 problem. that fault was the engine ingesting something before take off Secondly unlike land based F-35, there as no room for error on carriers. Anything goes wrong and can be disastrous It only happen once, not quote a lot
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  833. The Su-35s are faster, true but does not help them. The F-35 can see the Su-35 at 200km plus and fire on them at 175km whereas the Su-35s can't see F-35s till 50km or if the F-35 does something to compromise itself. Getting behind the Su-35s puts the Su-35 in between two hostile forces ,not a place to be. Secondly by forcing the battle to long range , you force the attacking force to use up fuel. Lessons learned from past conflicts dictate that radars are the first to be taken out. Attacking targets but leaving the enemies radar sites functional is asking for trouble
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  834. About time NASA got back into the game
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  835. And where was the police when this was going down
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  836. The RAAF and RAF doesnt have the budget for it its simpler to procure the JASSM-ER/XR and the Rapid Dragon system for their C-130s and C-17s , maybe even for the A-400M Rapid Dragon is what US allies are going to be lining up So far ,its been trailed with various weapons showing that various weapons can be used in it RAAF can use its F-35 and EA-18G to cover the C-130 or C-17 The RAF has F-35 but not dedicated airborne jammer. they may want to consider upgrading their typhoon to be airborne jammer As long as have F-35s, an airborne jammer and the Rapid Dragon, you have non-traditional bomber capability More than likely, it would be C-130s and A400M as they are still in production while the C-17 is not
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  837.  @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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  838. Abrams isnt as effective as ATACMS
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  839. 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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  840.  @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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  841. I'm curious why they didnt fly them to AZ for scrapping
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  842. At the end of the day, what exactly is Putin going to do about it
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  843. 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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  844. 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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  845.  @longshot7601  The YF-23 was stealthier but the F-22 design had better potential an evolved F-22 design would upgraded the self defense bays from 2 missiles to 4 as well as able to carry the AIM-120 in those bays Potentially increasing the F-22 payload The problem with the YF-23 was its limited weapons bay
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  846. @Christian Patton The F-22s retirement is a done deal because its too hard upgrade its systems and does not have the F-35s flexibility. The only hope is that USAF one learned from the mistakes made with the F-22 and F-35 programs two and most important carried over the best features from F-22 and F-35 to the NGAD Right now they are testing the design of the aircraft before moving on to the next step but like the F-22 , the NGAD is done deal The USAF has had companies working on advance tech for its 6th gen aircraft since 2010 Most of its is complete ,they just need a working design to cram it all into RR, GE and PW were all contracted to build ADVENT engines which they have done The F-22 pioneered sensor fusion, the F-35 is advanced application so the NGAD is likely even more advanced The F-22 ALR-94 was 30 plus antenna blended into aircraft, the F-35 ASQ-39 is just 10. The reason why these system will carry over is because allows the F-22 and F-35 to passive id and track targets. The F-35 can visual ID targets with DAS which another system that will likely carry over Carrying over the best features from the F-22 and F-35 as well not repeating the pass mistakes will aid the NGAD and FAXX
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  847. @ There are 2 carriers and 5 B-2s nearby they know whats coming
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  848. You realize that Ukraine already captured two of these aleady
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  849. Amazing how Russian forces are crying now that shoe is other foot
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  850. which company makes trucks
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  851.  @yarbobyarbob8990  His my way attitude has finally caught up to him
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  852. Would be funner if they replace the sign with one that said vacant
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  853. In uncontested air space yes In highly contested air space no
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  854. 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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  855. Its called on going investigation,
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  856. If Belarus did join, it would open to door for the West to aid Ukraine further
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  857.  @leihtory7423  The JAS-39 uses quality while JF-17 used crap
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  858.  @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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  859. Incorrect The CMV-22 retains the V-22s ability for aerial refueling but most importantly, the CMV-22 can land on smaller ship eliminating the need break down supplies prior to transfer
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  860. leave his ass there
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  861. Why leave his ass there
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  862. The crazy thing is Ukraine with limited resources and weapons is punching Russia supposed superpower lights out
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  863. 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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  864. 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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  865. Yeah and they are losing badly The Khorramshahr was supposed to be last ace in the hole against the US and they are being forced to use That means Iran's so missiles are not working as well as they hoped and Israel's defenses are better than they expected
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  866. 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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  867. Pending FDA approval
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  868.  @vp6087  Thats why you dont left IFVs with high rate of fire autocannons get this close
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  869. Well At this point the US should take the gloves off
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  870.  @dmtribaltyphoon5001  Despite the disagreements, the Super Hornet is best buy for Canada. The F-35 is best if Canada wants to maintain parity with the rest of the world. The Super Hornet Block III gives Canada advanced capabilities at low operational cost. The Gripen is the dark horse because Canada would have to start from scratch with maintenance, training and supply whereas F-35 and F-18 already have it The Gripen is a lightweight powerhouse but Saab lacks Boeing and Lockheed industrially might. Saab can't deliver planes as fast as they can
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  871. Well if Iran want to see a disproportional response They can try the US and find out the hard way
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  872. Kiddo you wont be in office
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  873. The US military actual can. During the cold war, the US military had several survivable communication systems that allow the military to communicate seamlessly without the use of satellites. Looking Glass, Silk Purse, Scope Light, Blue Eagle , Night Watch and TACAMO. There were a bunch of aircraft make to handle the functions that satellites do. These aircraft programs can brought back The problem is that mil- star communication and GPS are positioned in high orbits that make interception and jamming pointless. Secondly there are so many in orbit that , even the destruction of 10 wouldnt affect the military. The aircraft systems can only stay aloft for so long even if you used a drone. An RQ-4 modified could do it as its endurance is 32 hours but you would need at least 20
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  874. Of course its realistic As they are cutting the beams, its lighten the weigh which in turn will make it easier to remove Once they get the target weight, things will move considerably faster
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  875.  @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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  876. So much for Putin's annex
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  877.  @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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  878. Nope
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  879. 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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  880. It was going to happen sooner or later the only question is how messy things will get
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  881. 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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  882. Yup, they probably went through other places were security was relatively lack
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  883. 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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  884. thank you I am glad someone else noticed that those gloves and her obviously dont mix
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  885. 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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  886.  @davidlambert1102  Tankers are not service limited ,they are shared. The principle advantage of tanking is that the V-280 would be able to travel anywhere The USMC old CH-46E needed 3 days to travel coast to coast, the MV-22 supported by tankers can do it one day The V-280 with aerial refueling capability would be able to do the same
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  887. 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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  888. Its not expensive when you are using the right weapon and saving assets and personnel from destruction
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  889. 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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  890. If the West would simply give Ukraine long range precision cruise missiles, this conflict would be over very quickly
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  891. Thats helluva brazen They may wanna take some tips from the US Marshal service for prisoner transport Unmarked Black Suburbans. 1 carrying the prisoner , 3 loaded with counter assault teams
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  892.  @brianedward6417  Yeah it called fragmentation for a reason
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  893.  @brianmatthews4323  How about no Russia would never use nukes on its own soil their genius
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  894. And suddenly the shit hit fan The additional of storm shadows gives Ukraine true long range precision capabilities which allows them to strike Russian forces on the strategic scale
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  895. The UK won't get involved but Iran at the same time will target the US and her allies.
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  896. No Shes still his best bet at disrupting congress
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  897.  @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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  898. 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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  899. Yeah there is word for that its called desperation Russia is running out of options
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  900.  @mikaels6009  The lost of 50 supply depots in two weeks says otherwise
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  901. Long range precision missiles is what Ukrainian forces need
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  902. Its soviet russia tactics
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  903. The president has already made the disaster declaration so they are getting federal help
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  904.  @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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  905. ​ @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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  906.  @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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  907. 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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  908.  @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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  909. 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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  910. 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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  911.  @chrisrobert5252  Ukraine is the perfect place for it to be proven
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  912. Shes enjoying every moment of it
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  913. Exactly that clown has only gotten worst
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  914. 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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  915.  @lavictoireestanous  Not hear say multiple channels are reporting the same
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  916.  @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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  917. 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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  918.  @glorioustrap  You dont need to be flying at high speed to use AIMs
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  919. 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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  920. Nice propaganda if anything, Ukraine has shown that Russia has been heavily over estimated
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  921. The F-16 is capable of using AASMs
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  922. After going 0 and 7 again the Patriot, its no surprise
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  923. Its called modern medicine
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  924. Cope harder
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  925. The KF-21 isnt a 5 gen aircraft. It very stealthed up 4.5 and like all 4.5 gen ,it finally with external stories
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  926. Funny last month the calm was half now its 20 percent The math is not adding up
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  927. Javelin is vastly superior system Stugna-P full weight is 229lbs while the Javelin weight just 50lbs missile and CLU The Javelin fire and forget (FOF) IR doesnt trigger the enemy defenses while the Stugna-P requires laser guidance for FOF which will trigger defense The Javelin team can immediately move while the Stugna-P can not The reason why I am so critical of the system is because it reversed from Russian designs which it also inherits the same limitations Ukraine should learn from this and purchase more Javelin as well Israeli made Spike and use them as a basis for newer Ukraine system which inherits the superior qualities of the Spike and Javelin
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  928. 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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  929. They didnt' entertain him in 2020, they are not going to now
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  930. What is this .military coups in no name countries thats dont matter ?
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  931. Considering that it would compromise on going investigation, No
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  932. Lets says 9 times a charm LOL
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  933. Sad state of affairs when the homeowners get arrested for trying to get someone off their property
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  934. 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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  935. Now that the US has struck, those choices just got that much harder
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  936.  @markconway3481  The US is not Israel The US sent 6 bombers and 30 missile totaling near half mil metric tons of bombs into Iran in one strike Do you really think Iran wants a round two
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  937. Thats not true What people dont understand is that training and combat are too very different things Training is very controlled whereas combat is not
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  938. You mean only gets better for Ukraine and worst for Russia
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  939. 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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  940. 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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  941. They elect a potato
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  942. Thats gotta sting
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  943. The USAF considered that concept for the B-1 as missile truck but its not feasible but B-21 able to carry AIMs means defensively it can protect itself which is deal because it means the SAMS and defending fighters wont be as effective Ideally the B-21 would be able to use AIM-120 or 260s to engage both enemy fighters and incoming missile and use the SiAW to counter attack enemy defenses That would place in a whole new type of bomber
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  944. Considering that Russia borders Ukraine yet after 18 months they have gotten nowhere in Ukraine
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  945. 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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  946. There was never any doubt that the DOJ would win this appeal. Even the special master said the same thing where's the proof that the doc were declassified
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  947.  @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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  948. Yeah, at this point no one is taking he seriously any more
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  949. If Russia wants to give Iran tech, the US should drop its restrictions on Israel in response
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  950.  @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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  951. The F-35 will handle air to ground and the FA/XX will also but in a limited in fashion As far as fleet defense goes, there is no need for the FA/XX to have that emphasis. The F-14 was relied solely as fleet defenses with AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 which made it the simple point of failure. The USN has long since evolved to the Cooperative Engagement Capability which fleet defense is completely networked Cruisers and Destroyers have better radars and missiles. Current SM-6 range is 150 miles and the planned SM-6 block II range will be double that. Additional the USN has been testing an air launched variant of the SM-6. An air launched SM-6 would be crucial for fleet defense as it would allow aircraft to engage various threat including hypersonic weapons well outside of the fleet. More to point, they could stop threats long before they got within weapons range. The JASSM-XR does not make senses for the FA/XX The XR weights 5000lbs while JASSM-ER weights 2251lbs. While the XR has double the range of the ER, the ER is more practical for carrier operations The FA/XX only needs hypersonic weapon able to be carried internally with the BROACH warhead and 300 mile plus range nominally weight between 1000-2000lbs In potential conflict with China , hypersonic weapons and EW will be key knocking out Chinese sensors and DF launchers With Russia , its simply out knocking S-400/500.
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  952. 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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  953.  @Josh-hr5mc  A modernized SOSUS network would easily end this problem. They would only need 10 sites
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  954.  @stephengross4704  The clowns who mention Vietnam are simply desperate They only argument is conflict decades ago
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  955. ​ @CARBONHAWK1  A little thing called tactics Russian forces in Kherson get air support from bases in Crimea Now pay attention, if those bases are supporting Kherson forces, then the thing would be ? Exactly why Ukraine is doing By attacking targets in Crimea, its supports the Kherson offensive as Russian forces can no long count air support or even supplies So yes we are celebrating as Ukraine is finally using Western tactics correctly They are still using too much munitions but they are improving
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  956. Building new tanks is beyond asinine The US has 3000 M1A1 and M1A2 combined storage Those tanks tech is circa 1999 which presents no security risk. Its literally simpler and economical to put tanks out of storage than making new ones Its benefits the US Army because they can replace those older tanks with newer ones. Pull 31 M1A2 from storage Send the oldest US tanks that are active to storage to replace the 31 then by smartly buy 31 M1A2 SEPv3 or M1A2 SEPv4 to replace the 31 sent to storage The US Army gets newer more capable tanks while Ukraine gets old but still capable assets I wonder what form of idiots makes these decisions up there
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  957. I would hope that loading torpedoes is much faster than they show
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  958. 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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  959. Thats why pics in combat zone and social media don't mix
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  960. 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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  961. ?? kiddo there are very few bases in the world that not near densely populated areas
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  962. 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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  963. 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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  964.  @Sumaya_iran  Iran wouldnt last a week against Israel in all out war
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  965.  @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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  966.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  What do you call nearly 300 losses to against country with limited capabilities in 3 years
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  967. Gearing up for yet another embarrassment
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  968. These purported videos from the Russian MoD are so hilarious They make all these outlandish claims with no proof
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  969. The F-16 has decades of experience that prove its an effective weapon
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  970. Russian tank turrets spending more time in the air than the Russian air force
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  971. What the Marines need to do is buy the MQ-20. The MQ-9 is highly versatile but its design is cant be stealthed up for various reasons The MQ-20 is already stealthy but it lacks the MQ-9 ability for STOL as well ability to carry various external pods Pretty sure General Atomics can adopt the MQ-20 easier to the Marines needs than a redesigned MQ-9
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  972. The GAO reports tend to be more fiction than reality 55% of F-35s are mission ready And the point is ? The F-35 is still being phased in F-15, F-16 , F-18 , F-22s s well B-1,B-2 and B-52s are still very much able to take both Chinese and Russian assets with ease But importantly, the F-15, F-16 ,F-18 and B-52 didnt become the premier combat assets for the US over night It took a long time but they top the scales in all areas for combat effectiveness
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  973.  @HansCoche  Going to 3rd world countries for weapons is hilarous
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  974.  @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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  975. The KA-52 has proven its superiority of ending up in fields in pieces
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  976. 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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  977. The fact is that Ukraine lost armor because the mine clearing vehicles they had couldnt clear minefields fast enough
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  978. 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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  979. Most will not come back
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  980. Cope harder buddy
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  981.  @Spearhead45  Second the head of the US MDA has long stated the SM-6 is the US answer all Russian ad Chinese threats both aircraft and missiles
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  982.  @Spearhead45  ’s missiles? The PL 15 is far better than the Amramn Again dead give away you are chinese The PL-15 has zero combat while the AIM-120 has 16 confirmed kills so how the quote PL-15 magically better when it has zero combat experience
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  983.  @aaronsung1989  They were situational allies with the West
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  984. With what hot air
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  985. No The Su-57 is a waste of time When the F-22 was built, targeting pods were still new yet the Su-57 which came much latter has to still externally carry its targeting pod The Su-57 program was so far behind that they to retrofit Su-35 engine and avionics just to get it to testing and avoid all out cancellation The program is finally off the rails but the design is still heavily flawed Ukraine has the defenses that it was designed to evade yet its still on the sideline of the time
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  986. Remorse ha That would require actually feeling sorry for what they did
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  987.  @mark4371  Cry harder Russia's losses have been confirmed by both Ukraine and Russia
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  988. @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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  989. Emphasis on some documents, not all of them There are still documents that are property of the government or others that are supposed to be public record Either way, the wall steadily closing in on him
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  990. More Russian propaganda
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  991. Yet get losing in Ukraine
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  992. And wouldnt have happened if Russia had invaded
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  993. At this point, it doesnt matter The commander survived but the damage is done to his base
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  994. about time
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  995. 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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  996. Exactly, it was wearing the T-90s ass out with 25mm
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  997.  @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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  998. Its amazing how Russia downplayed western weapons yet now they are frantically haunting them
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  999. As long as they give Ukraine enough launchers and missiles it will be very effectiive
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  1000. If Trump gives Ukraine 17 complete patriot systems , that will be enough for Ukraine to create a integrated air defence system (IADS) Ukraine with an IADS based on western tech is effectively a coffin nail for Russia forces
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  1001. The Erieye will be a massive benefit but Ukraine needs to be very careful with its use
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  1002.  @TheArklyte  Lack of reloads makes Its basically useless in armor warfare or protracted battle 3.7 miles is range for the model equipped to the BMPT, You are confusing the GWS-T models with the Air to surface models https://www.kbm.ru/en/production/ptrk/478.html The Ataka GWS-T designed for use on vehicles while the newer longer range 9M127-1 Ataka-VM is designed for aircraft use. The GWS-T range is only 3.7 miles . it does not matter about the Kornet as its not equipped what matter is what it carrying which is the shorter range Ataka The vehicle uses both passive(Relict) and active protection systems which can't stop a hellfire The Hellfire has gone through various upgrades to help it better deal with RA APS can't hellfire fires, its called physics Man portable missiles top out at 50lbs while hellfire weight over 100lbs, its called shear mass But most importantly, whats stopping the Stryker from double tapping the BMPT See as the Stryker can reload whereas the BMPT can't How you do actually research instead of talking out your ass
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  1003.  @ReySchultz121  Even if they managed to capture the country, they still have years of insurgency to look forward to
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  1004. 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 before that and before that 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. The amount of tech that Ukraine forces also destroyed again , a massive blow to Russian forces So with all that its no wonder , Putin is desperate
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  1005. @Mike Bridges Yes and no The F-22s APG-77 is optimized for aerial warfare while the F-35 AGP-81 is designed for multi role The APG-77v1 adds multi but not to the extent of the F-35s The F-22s problem is that unlike the F-35, it lacks secure datalinks for communication with other assets The F-35 has 6 which allows to easily work in tandem with EA-18Gs and RC-135s for SEAD or SIGINT The F-22 is just so much wasted potential because of dumbass politics
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  1006. And it will only get worse for the Russian navy
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  1007. Better question what happens to Yemen when B-52s and B-1s carrying 70,000lbs of bombs pulls up
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  1008. 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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  1009.  @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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  1010. ​ @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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  1011.  @cruisinguy6024  700 mile is the true figure you are forgetting key factors The F-135 engine is highly advanced and far more efficient than previous engines and yes clean configuration has massive fuel savings as the aircraft is not fighting drag
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  1012. Oh how the Russian bear is failing miserably
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  1013. 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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  1014.  @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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  1015. Lets see its been over 18 months and he failed to return property that belongs to the government
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  1016. I believe it was a cost issue. The CFT add 2000lbs empty weight which adversely affects the F-18's bring back capability mitigating that would have required the USN to buy GEs enhanced performance engine (EPE), increasing the F414-GE-400's power output from 22,000 to 26,400 lbf The cost of add the EPE to just off set the CFT was not worth it
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  1017. The simple fact is the F-16 can fully use the AGM-88 to max potential More the point, the F-16 allows Ukraine greater access more weapons
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  1018. Striking a few positions does not change the fact that Ukraine is holding its own against Russian forces
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  1019. 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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  1020. St patty day's Always a fun time
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  1021. 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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  1022. Not likely The Quick Sink range is 50 miles which uncomfortably close when dealing with naval targets The better option is stealthy F-35s with JSMs strike first followed by second pair of F-35s carrying 2 QUICKSINK internally
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  1023. @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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  1024. The problem there is if I was Russia, I would employ the Su-57 against it The F-16 can at least dodge and bug out if engaged by a Su-57 but Saab 340 maxes out at a pedestrian 326 mph With the Erieye mounted, probadly less than 300 mph AWACS doesnt matter if you can protect it
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  1025. Yet they can't explain what happened in Cirmea
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  1026. 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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  1027.  @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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  1028. @Bryan de Paepe ICBMs and SLBMs are weapons of last resort. Once they are fired, there is no going back, Hypersonic weapons offer greater flexibility than ICBM and SLBM as they can be both nuclear and conventional. Conventional hypersonic weapons can destroy key targets like the S-400,S-500, CVNs and other harden targets. Example, US military has to commit 8 planes to knock out a single S-400 or S-500. 2 EA-18Gs jamming with 2 F-18 each carrying 12 ADM-160 aerial decoys to further confuse their radar with 4 F-35s in stealth mode with AGM-88s to target the radar and JSOW with submunitions to destroy everything else. Now the issue is can EA-18Gs keep the S-400,S-500 jammed long enough for the F-35 to get in range. The S-500 max missile range 370 miles , AGM-88G range is 210.At 210 miles ,it takes the AGM-88 9 minutes to reach its target. The F-35 needs 8 minutes to get range. Thats 17 minutes, too much time. JSOW will take even longer. Now an X-51 travels at Mach 5 plus and has a range of 460 miles. An F-35 launching it at 380 miles, the X-51 just needs 5 min 50 secs. Against the S-400 250 missile range, 3 mins 50 seconds. Thats way less time. Hypersonic weapons gives targets less time to defend themselves. CVNs defense against hypersonic is stopping the launch platform as existing weapons chances 30/70 chances. The only downside to hypersonic is that they cant carry submunitions, they are one missile per target.
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  1029. 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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  1030. As Ukraine has smoked their logistics, its hard for them to fight without supplies so naturally , they are coming apart
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  1031. Finally Some one with some sense
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  1032. Go right ahead and see what happens
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  1033. Russia forces are stuck
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  1034. 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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  1035. 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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  1036. 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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  1037. Its called measured response. Attacking Iran even though its warranted would be too much
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  1038.  @Pigeon_Birb  Its called quantity not quality with China The J-20 has been through over 6 different types of engine series as China struggles to deliver viable engine tech Russia resist selling the Su-35 to China for that reason but give in as they were desperate for sales Notice that China hasnt asked for more Su-35 or a license to make them They got 24 and that was it
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  1039. 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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  1040. And Iran is crying about it
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  1041. its called production numbers however due to the Trumpard, the Rafale numbers will likely increase
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  1042. Don't feed the troll
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  1043. 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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  1044. ***** 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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  1045.  @1940limited  Lay off the grass buddy Courts issue gag orders all the time but somehow its unfair when a judge does to orange SMH
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  1046. Ukraine has shown the stagnation of the Russian military and why militaries need to constant advance and not get comfortable with their level of equipment Case in point, The USAF landed MC-130s and AC-130s on roads as well F-35s to demonstrate their ability to operate anywhere Imagine how much differently the Battle of Antonov Airport would have played out if the Russian air force had the same capabilities as the USAF The losses of the MQ-9s over the red sea shows that MQ-9 has reached its obsolence and that stealthier assets like the MQ-20 are needed USAF demonstrated the QuickSink which was powerful enough to sink 40,000 ton LHA. Instead of having to use several missiles One LRASM to cripple the target followed by a few cheaper QuickSink Lastly, Russian EW has proved to be very effective , their one saving grace and has shown that destroying the jammer is far easier than trying to counter it
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  1047.  @JohnFrumFromAmerica  Modernizing the design with today's tech would easy get the other two
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  1048.  @LaikaTheG  F-14 at most could have carried only a single pod on the same station used for the TARPS as the TARPS and ALQ-99 are roughly the same size F-18 can carry ALQ-99s and still have room for AIM-120s with east. Its stretch as electronic attack requires a lot power The F-14 AST-21 , hypothetical 2010 upgrade would be brought it up to 4.5 gen specs it was exactly the stress. They were flying the airframes consistently with near max weight every tanking mission which stressed out the air frame a great deal What does weight have to do with anything??? Seriously The F-14 empty weight 43,735 lbs while the F-18E/F is 32,081 lbs and 34,581 lbs for F-35C The F-18E/F critical advantage was its bring back The Super Hornet can return to an aircraft carrier with a larger load of unspent fuel and munitions than the original Hornet; this ability is known as "bringback", which for the Super Hornet is in excess of 9,000 lb The F-14 bring back was half that. F-14 could not recover with 6 AIM-54s As for tanking Again no The F-18 carries up 29,000 lbs with 4 tanks. The F-14 carries 19,000lbs with 2 tanks,Not the same My point was you act like the Block III is this huge step when in reality it’s basic procedure. That would be false The Block III is very much like the F-16 block 70 and F-15EX, a massive difference between models Upgrading is by no means hard. The reason why the F-15EX is such a beast is because the newer technology takes up considerable less space than the older tech Its basic same as solid state drives and traditional HDD. SSD are smaller but do same job as larger HDD. Fly by wire takes up less space than analog controls Its easier to build F-15EX completely new than trying upgrade existing F-15E.Both can be do but the later takes more time to do You were portraying the f18 as versatile because you can upgrade it to do things it wasn’t originally planned to do like buddy tanking or electronic attack Lets look at that The F-18A was designed to carry the AIM-7, AIM-9, AGM-84 Harpoon , AGM-62 Walleye, AGM-88 HARM and the TV guided versions AGM-65 Maverick as well ADM-141A/B TALD .Thats air to air, anti-ship, land attack and SEAD without any upgrades. By 1987, the F-18C/D added AIM-120 AMRAAM, AGM-84E SLAM and the IR guided versions AGM-65 Maverick. Long range precision strike and enhance targeting at night with IR maverick By 1993, the addition of the AN/AAS-38 give the F-18 the ability to use the PAVEWAY LGB The F-14 during that time was still just air defense and ISR with the TARPS The F-14 didnt jump the club till 1995 and the addition was solely bombs The F-18 has combat proven versatile not hypothetical like the F-14. The aircraft you are comparing was not built or proven, just ink on paper and Yes adapting the F-18 to tanking and EW/A is versatile Everything you say about the F-14 is literally hypothetical with a lot of ifs and if even more ifs
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  1049. @jameshunter5485 F-35 support was not deciding factor The V-22 flies fast enough to where it can be refueled by KC-135, KC-10 and KC-46s which major gain With UH-60s, they can only be refueled C-130s whereas V-22 doesnt have that limitation Secondly is equipment. Helicopters have to carfefully balance the amount of equipment they can be fitted with The V-22 comes with FLIR , Radar and many other bells and whistles not found on helos But most important is that USMC already the pipeline for the MV-22 USN pilots and maintainers can receive base intro with the MV-22 and then specialized training with the CMV-22 The C-2 is not production nor was S-3 proposal which were no go
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  1050. @jameshunter5485 Two other key points I forgot to mention Traditional, COD could only deploy on CVNs With the CMV-22, it can deploy aboard LHA and LHD giving them COD when they configured as lighting carriers with only F-35Bs The USN also tested MV-22 resupplying SSNs ,SSGNs and SSBNs. While subs cant stay on the surface long, the MV-22 can easily carry 2 to 3 pallets as well personnel to subs which open the door for new capabilities Faster special delivery to and from Additional time on station and so forth If Bell had any sense, they would be working on making the V-280 compact enough to find on FFGs and DDGs as potential replacement for the SH-60
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  1051. The movie is for theater but bad on facts an actual strike package would have been 4 Hornets but additionally 2 EA-18G providing electronic jamming 2 F-18 launching a combined 24 ADM-141 aerial decoys to make the SAM sites expended their missiles Reloading takes time depending on missile size, position of the site and skill of the crew, at least 10 minutes minimal 4 more Hornets would be attacking the launchers and radar for SEAD/DEAD The TLAM is accurate enough to target hangers, taxi ways, runways and parked aircraft, so the missile strike priority would have been parked aircraft use TLAM-D submunitions with remaining missiles targeting everything else As for bandits Again, they would have intel and planned the attack when they know for sure all the aircraft would be on the ground Secondly if they knew that enemy had advanced aircraft, they would have again planned with the USAF for F-22s It would have been more realistic, that while they were carrying out the attack, the Su-57s launched from a hidden location During the fight , few Su-57 managed to slip past the F-22s and created situation where Maverick has to protect the strike package and him and students use team work to defeat the Su-57s
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  1052. The missile use what's called inertial navigation system (INS) INS uses a combination of various factor to get the missile to target GPS refines the targeting data so the missile is much more accurate Thanks to advances in technology, INS is far far more accurate Again also thanks to GPS-jammers, the US developed newer sensors to counter jamming Example Circular error probable (CEP) , basically how weapons accuracy is measured with out GPS is 200-300 meters GPS can reduces CEP to about 10 meters or less In case GPS is jammed, the newer sensors developed can achieve a CEP of 30-50 meters Lastly, to use HIMARS missiles against a moving target, it would have to be a very high value target or asset Its called predicted none line of sight Basically , a forward observer provides the target course and speed They take the target speed and combine with the missile speed which depends on how far the missile has to travel and come up with point of impact Based on target speed of 40 mph , it will reach this point in 1 min 12 second They designed that point and fire The M30/31 have 200lbs warhead so it does not have to be direct hit They don't use this method unless its absolutely necessary
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  1053. Yeah no Ukraine love their western equipment because unlike Russian equipment, Western equipment emphasizes crew survival
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  1054. 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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  1055.  @phillychris9649  Wrong kiddo When cops arrest you, its now up to courts to decide whether or not the arrest was justified The sovereign citizens excuse has never worked in courts till this day
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  1056. 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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  1057. Pretty sums up the conflict
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  1058.  @germanher7528  and your point ?
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  1059.  @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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  1060. Yet another reason why he dismantled all the watch dog agencies as well as ethics committees No way they would have let this pass
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  1061. 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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  1062.  @Rhymezny  Israel can neutralize both while Iran cant
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  1063. Its just desperation
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  1064. Turkey has built a jet, they get credit for that but everything else is complete nonsense
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  1065. Naval targets are never cheap Even the loss of a supply ship is critical blow to the enemy Remember, the USN starved the IJN by cutting off their supply lines Japan got their oil from the US till the war started then they stole it from places they captured The USN cut those lines off and IJN gradually lost the ability to operate effectively Quicksink in parallel with a ASM does the job much cheaper The key with the first strike is hitting a vital area so the enemy's defenses cant react to the Quicksink, thats either a strike in stern or a strike by the sensors to blind the target long enough The US should be trying to improve sensors so missile can target precise areas
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  1066.  @namanmakkar7106  Russia's original plan for all Su-57 fleet and MIG-29/Su-27 but that plan has shit the bed Neither Sus or MIG are ahead they both are about the same The Sus may have enjoyed more upgrades and export but capabilities wise Both still crap Its 2024 Neither have advanced targeting pods like western aircraft AESA radars , advanced networking and weapons nada The only reason Russia is gaining ground is due Ukraine being low on ammo
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  1067. its not a matter can ,its a must The simple fact is that US ICBMs as well SLBMs missiles despite upgrades are reaching their obsolescence While Russia and China are fielding newer missiles if the US wants to maintain a credible strategic deterrent as well mutual assured destruction posture They have to fix this program
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  1068. 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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  1069. Its just the Russian bot whining
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  1070. @ @KrishnaKk-9  That depends on the size of target. Cruisers and Destroyers probably but 100,000 ton carrier would shrug it off
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  1071. @ @KrishnaKk-9  "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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  1072. @ @KrishnaKk-9  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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  1073.  @KrishnaKk-9  ".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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  1074. The moral of this story is dont try to do the court's job
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  1075.  @christineshotton824  Lets look at that 1 JF-17s payload is 8200lbs vs 15,000lbs on JAS-39E/F 4 JF-17s gives you 32,800lbs of weapons per sortie while 4 JAS-39 is 60,000lbs 4 JAS-39 nearly double the payload The JF-17 can only carry up 6 PL-15EII short range missiles or 4 PL-12 BVR while the JAS-39 carries up 9 Short range missiles or 7 BVR missiles In both BVR and WVR, the JAS-39 outshoots the JF-17s For anti ship, again the JAS-39 carries up 6 ASM while the JF-17 carries 3 You can get more JF-17s but you can do helluva lot more with the JAS-39, than JF-17s
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  1076. Makes sense. Train em now so when the tanks arrive, its they hop in and let the good time roll
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  1077. Like due to a limited supply but they can refuel their stocks easily by buying JASSMs from the US
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  1078. 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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  1079.  @Cody38Super  The point of B-21 is better capabilities than the B-2 which includes longer range China's whole stick going after tankers but kinda to if the tankers are operating from longer ranges than they can reach
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  1080.  @PubliusUSA  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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  1081.  @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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  1082. Trump and mediation should never been in the same sentence As for India and Pakistan both sides to cool off before this accidentally escalates into total nuclear commitment
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  1083. What it can do Put Russian forces in a world of pain
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  1084. 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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  1085.  @niyablake  And its going down hill from this mess
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  1086. 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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  1087. Simple math The last thing Hamas wants is the US's wrath
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  1088. its paper tiger for a reason
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  1089. The F-14 being retired was still the right decision. The only areas where the USN screwed up was the retirement of the S-3 and in aerial tanking
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  1090. And yet people wonder why Israel is done playing games
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  1091.  @Markus117d  Thats why you still need shell based weapons. Germany's Flakpanzer Gepard 35mm gun use a round called AHEAD which has 152 tungsten sub-projectiles They also have 30mm variant. Those sub-projectiles can shred even an hypersonic weapon
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  1092. 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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  1093. There a trade off The TLAM 3,000lbs carries 1000lbs warhead and can travel over 1000 miles The Brahmos weights 6,600 lbs , carries 660lbs and travels 300 miles The P-800 weights 6,600 also carries 600lbs and maxes out at 500 miles Faster speed translates into heavier weight and shorter range The Zircon claims mach 9 with 600 mile range with 880lbs warhead Because of its heavy weight the Indian, Visakhapatnam class and Kolkata can only carry 16 Brahmos max Sames goes for the P-800, its heavy weight limits how many can be carried The most of the missiles in the MK41 weight 3000lbs so in theory , up to 90 can be carried by a DDG its not that the US can't make them, its the limits of the MK41 and the few advantages that speed offers
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  1094. 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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  1095. @The Sandwiches Beyond a Nuclear Shoot out, there is little Russia or China can against the US in conventional war.
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  1096. @Max Horsford The whole idea is asinine. You want to hang the department out to dry because of the actions of a few. People want safer streets but also want to tie law enforcement hands in the process, it does not work like that. Abolition would only create even more problems. Whose going to uphold law and order. How long before whatever replaces the police becomes politically inconvenient.
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  1097.  @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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  1098.  @chriseasterbrook9228  Thats not much on the scale of things
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  1099. 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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  1100. 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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  1101.  @rajibullah9072  Still doesnt change the fact that the US supply ukraine with fresh arms
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  1102. MRAPs have certainly become the mainstay of military protected vehicles
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  1103. Thats not how it works D, E and F designations are reserved for major changes This isnt it
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  1104. 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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  1105. 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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  1106.  @keianpena9635  Well the US did , back in 1920s LOL So Iran is only 105 years behind the rest of the world
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  1107. If Putin does use nukes out of desperation The world still has to respond with force
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  1108. For starers, Iran has few missiles able to reach Diego Garcia Second the retaliation from the US would be massive Iran can strike US bases in the region but the US can strike every part of Iran
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  1109.  @Whiskey11Gaming  No the Super Hornet is proving why it was the better choice The F-14 had little growth while F-18 still has plenty
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  1110. its likely going to max range test
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  1111. 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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  1112.  @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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  1113. You do realize Russia has lost over 2800 tanks 100 T-90s to date
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  1114. A whooping 8 tanks lost while Russia lost close 400 of their newest tanks cope harder there clown
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  1115. 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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  1116.  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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  1117. Ah yes, the desperate Russian propaganda that shows absolutely nothing
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  1118. They need to give Ukraine what need the end this not what they need to survive
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  1119. Yeah wait to see how Ukraine responds in kind
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  1120. Capturing hundreds doesnt mean a time the R and D alone will take months developing a countermeasure even longer but the fact that US has FGM-148G which is a completely new missile Russia capturing missiles is literally irrelvant
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  1121. I am confused here, the rental place wants their car back why waste the time letting him rant
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  1122.  @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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  1123. So much for Russia's support
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  1124. 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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  1125.  @josephbingham1255  Yet Ukraine still struck today
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  1126. You dont need to be an expert to ask why the pilot didnt cut the power completely Once the F-35 touched down, the pilot needed to throttled down to completely and shut everything down but didnt so and now the plane is a complete loss
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  1127.  @filonin2  They dont because its too costly right now The LRASM and JASSM are too expensive for the Australia to use, its just the JDAM-ER The smart play would be expand the Rapid Dragon to cheaper weapons to make more affordable to other countries
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  1128. Yes you are The F-18 was still the right decision Just as the F-14 went as far as it could, the F-18 has reached its peak and its time for it to be replaced
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  1129. The simple reality of that situation is that it should have never existed in the first place The last KC-135 was delivered to the USAF in 1965 and the last B-707 rolled off the production line in 1978 The USAF buy of KC-10s should have been at least 200 plus not a mere 60s Why the USAF came up with the idiotic of idea of trying to lease KC-767 instead of flat out buying them no one knows Buying the KC-767 would allow for cheaper buy of the E-10MC2A which was supposed to replace AWACS, JSTARS, Nighwatch and the entire RC-135 family with common frame similar to the B-707 That would have saved billions and modernized the USAF tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR fleet However when that tanker program fell apart, it had a domino effect
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  1130.  @Stephen-4722  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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  1131. GBU-57 has entered the chat
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  1132. The problem there is shear tonnage of the CVN. it takes a lot of firepower to do so Secondly you have remember the skill of the crew The HMS Sheffield was hit by single Exocet and sank days later The USS Stark by 2 Exocet but remained afloat. The difference was poor damage control by the Sheffield crew doomed the ship whereas excellent damage control by Stark crew saved the ship.
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  1133. What did that tractor ever do to you Russia
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  1134. 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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  1135. 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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  1136. 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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  1137. 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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  1138. 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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  1139. Lets see The bulk of western aircraft as well Chinese aircraft are equipped with AESA radar. Even smaller players like India and Pakistan are equipping their aircraft with AESA Besides the Su-57, no other Russia aircraft has AESA. Even plans for upgrades dont include AESA tech for MiGs and Sus The bulk of western aircraft as well Chinese aircraft having advanced targeting pods Besides the Su-57 and MIG-35, no other Russia aircraft has targeting pods. The MIG-35 has water down targeting system but no where near as advanced as western systems The fact that Su-57 has to use targeting pod shows how far behind the aircraft is The US has advanced its GBU technology to quad mode systems able to function in any environment, GPS denied, Heavy EW or bad weather Russian GBU still are single mode. The Russia airforce is touting that the SVP-24 system gives Russia aircraft "highly" advance capabilities but fails to mention that JDAMs and PAVEWAY can be launched en masse while SVP-24 can only engage one target a time. As well as the fact that JDAMs and PAVEWAY can engage moving targets while the SVP-24 can not The West and China have been developing and fielding lighter but lethal munitions while Russia is still fielding heavy weight weapons Thats just for openers The problem is that Russia had bet the farm on the Su-57 replacing all MiGs and Sus ,however that never came to past Now they are scrambling trying to update their airforce so it remains credible
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  1140. Go collect your rubles their ivan
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  1141. About damn time
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  1142. 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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  1143. 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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  1144.  @douginorlando6260  How about no
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  1145.  @orestes1984  The AIM-174 was first seen 3 years ago carried by VX Super Hornet for initial testing and trials It was seen again by carried last year by another VX Super Hornet The USN confirmed the VFA-2 and VFA-192 carrying Initial Operating Capability (IOC) with AIM-174B during RIMPAC As I stated before The goal of the AIM-174 is countering Russian Zircon and Kinzhal as well as Chinese DF-21 and DF-26 the SM-6 range is 250 miles A Mach 10 weapon like Kinzhal and DF-21 covers that distance in 2 mins With F-18 carrying the AIM-120D is only effective against the launching aircraft not the missile With the AIM-174, its effective against both but most importantly, you can push the enemy back as far as 600 miles Giving yourself nearly 5 mins of reaction time So yes its very real
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  1146. Just remember they attacked Israel
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  1147.  @Qwiv  The limitation of the Apache are range, sensor ,speed ,time on stations and weapons A prospective AH-64F would need the same retrackable gear as the 360 to improve speed Retain the longbow radar but upgraded with AESA but also a new mount similar to the Osiris system and Mast Mounted Sight on OH-58 An Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) allow for long range passive tracking of targets And yes upgrade comms over reliance on drones and letting manned capability degrade only ends badly
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  1148. Anyone getting Man in the high castle vibes
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  1149. Just another bogus story Ukraine doesnt need the F-16 or any jet for that matter to compete with the Su-35 Ukraine needs aircraft that can use advanced precision weapons against targets on air, land and sea The Su-35s or Su-30SM cant be every where F-16s over Kyiv were able to down cruise missiles. More the point, the F-16 has proven highly capable in that regard Case in point, the F-16 can use the Harpoon ASM and render the remaining Black Sea ships useless. The F-16 is also capable of using the AGM-88 fully vs the adhoc method Ukraine has to use with the Sus and Mis If Ukraine had fully weaponized F-16s with Mavericks, JASSMs, Harpoons CBU , the Su-35 wouldnt matter
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  1150. This wont end well for Wagner or Prigozhin
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  1151. LMAO , the comedy from this channel is hilarious
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  1152. Fool around and Find out
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  1153. 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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  1154. 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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  1155. 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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  1156. The JAGM procurement right now its 1000 missiles The Hellfire in 2012 had an order for 24,000 missiles The US generally orders hellfires by thousands as its used by the USAF, USMC, USN, US Army and CIA What will happen is that initial procurement will be still high but as batches increase , the unit cost will decrease They can't order 10,000 missiles just yet They have been ordering Hellfires since 1974, so the Hellfire stocks needs to be depleted a bit first
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  1157. 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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  1158. The problem with LCS was simply lack of foresight What they should have done is make the Freedom the sole ship for LCS role and evolve the Independence class for the FFG-7 role The Independence class had the room for the most growth for the FFG-7
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  1159. Abrams and ATACMS the words every Russian fears
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  1160. In addition to depots going up like roman candles
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  1161. The Hyunmoo-3 series not Hyunmoo-5 is likely what South Korea would give Ukraine
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  1162. More North Korea junk
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  1163. The Brahmos doesnt have range or flexibility of the Typhon
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  1164. 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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  1165. 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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  1166. 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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  1167.  @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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  1168. And thats why the USAF and USN are confident in beating both Russian and Chinese air force They have more stealth aircraft for Dissimilar air combat training (DACT) than Russia and China The F-22 can practice against the F-35 for WVR and BVR combat It use the B-2 and F-117 for BVR All 4 can be used by the E-3 and E-2D to practice on spotting threats at long range as well as the EA-18G, EC-130 and EA-37 to simulate jamming
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  1169.  @PikkuKani  Its not about the F-22 or F-35 Its about support structure if you asked how would the USAF to China or Russia's doorstep The answer would simply what asset you wanna use and we can be there in x amount of hours or days If you ask China or Russia to do the same, and answer is ,they cant The USAF has hundreds of tankers as well strategic bases outside the US allowing to get aircraft to any ones doorstep in a matter of hours China is still building its tanker fleet but its not enough for global projection Case in point, out of the blue, the USAF sent 5 B-2s to strike Yemen and for a few days afterward complete silent and fear from Yemen
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  1170. Thats likely the reason why but the Western defenses that Ukraine has can easily down it
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  1171. That kinda makes no sense given that its open fact that North Korean forces in Ukraine
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  1172.  @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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  1173. Missiles and drones can malfunction what's Iran's going to say if one goes down in Jordan populated area
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  1174. Funny how Iran with all its supposed advanced tech cant find it
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  1175. Funny how quiet they were when B-2s were overhead
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  1176. Instead of intercepting drones, how about they deal with the problem at the source in Yemen
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  1177. It will end when Russia goes home or is forced to go Its going to be the latter
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  1178.  @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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  1179.  @Valkron11  Lay of the propaganda and potato juice HIMARS and Javelin alone has been giving Russian forces nightmares
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  1180. Not quite The Zumwalt should have been the Burke replacement but they came too early. The design and concept like many projects was before its time The argument at the time was naval gunfire. The USN was moving away from naval gunfire to missiles as missile have longer range and accuracy Congress demanded that USN retain naval gunfire. The 5 inch gun on the cruisers and destroyers was deemed inadequate for naval gunfire. Their problem was that there was no way to upgun the burke with bigger gun without a massive redesign The redesign was so extensive that they decided to build another class of ships and thats where they screwed the pooch They should have redesigned a subclass of the Burke for naval gunfire. They have a subclass designed for carry the Remote Minehunting System as well other flights with design difference why they opted for new ship when they were still building Burkes No one knows
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  1181.  @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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  1182. Yeah no The military attacking would end the cartel once and all As for the border issue if the military is deployed, its a non issue Home security only has 11 MQ-9s. The USAF could bolster their MQ-9s from 11 to 50 With 50 MQ-9s , there border would have complete coverage leaving zero gaps for the cartel to exploit The USN would need to provide at least 10 EA-18Gs. Thanks to operations in Afghan and Iraq, the USN developed a method where Growlers can track radio-frequency sources in real time. They can trilaterate the signals to "a very, very small area. Signals as weak as cellphone or GPS receivers like Garmin can be located with Growlers Additionally if they decide they wanna fight, drop a Hellfire on them and the survivors will rethink their life choices very quickly As for assassinating public officials in the United States They are not that brave or stupid The MQ-9 with Hellfire and JDAM/PAVEWAYs is more than enough to take the fight out the cartel Nothing is more demoralizing than watch the truck in front of you get turned into a smoking hole in the ground with nothing but pieces left or coming back to your base of operations and finding nothing crater or you trying hide in civilians but they still drop the Salami slicer Aka AGM-114 RDX and turn your buddy in ground beef in front u Instead of trying to capture nacro subs, they start blowing them out the water. Instead of retiring them, the USN can old attack subs sonar to locate nacro subs
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  1183. Shock no Laughing at Putin
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  1184. 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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  1185.  @trunglequoc542  Lets see A Su-57 at best can pull 12G while modern AAMs can pull over 20G but most importantly Short range AAM equip TVC control kinetic performance
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  1186. Why would the SecDef answer questions from someone he doesnt answer to He wouldnt as Cruz sets on no military related committee
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  1187.  @speedyv6247  Russia lost this war from day one When Russia started this mess, their plan was to seize the strategically important Antonov Airport which was just 12 miles away from Kyiv The plan was simple, seize the airport, land 18 Ilyushin Il-76s with additional forces and blitzkrieg Kyiv They would have likely seized Kyiv in a matter of days and this conflict would have been DOA in possible 3 days Instead of coming under the cover of night like the US would Instead of setting up primary ,secondary and tertiary LZ like the US would Instead of air delivering light armor like the US would Instead of having combat engineers at the ready like the US would What did Russia do Turn a simple plan into a giant cluster fuck We are going to come in broad daylight and get our asses handed us. We are going to give Ukranian forces time to demo the airfield so its no longer usable The fact that Russia fucked up such a simple plan says it all The fact Russia continues to fuck up again says it all
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  1188.  @speedyv6247  There information freely available , I am simply not doing the work for you major difference
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  1189. Its called war ding dong
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  1190.  @nabilbudiman  Its strange how people still called Pierre Sprey a credible sources when him and Fighter mafia were booted out of the defense industry
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  1191. 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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  1192. Quick, JSM and LRASM The F-35s combo for dealing with ships
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  1193. 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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  1194. 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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  1195.  @MRrealpolitik  4 months is not decisively
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  1196.  @schrodingersgat4344  We are not taking about smaller air forces None of the models for Russian air forces can aerial refuel If they could have, it would have likely saved them from the massive failure at Battle of Antonov Airport
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  1197. Those are rookie numbers Ukraine can do better
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  1198. He's smiling because reality hasnt set in yet
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  1199. 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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  1200. The UK investment is the RCH 155 because it shares a common frame with the Boxer Secondly, Sweden is process of upgrading its Archer from 6x6 to 8x8 The 8X8 has more commonality than the 6x6 Sweden's smart play would be trying to market its 6x6 to the US Army and USMC Ideally simple replace the guns with complete new and other refurbishments and that would cut down delivery time
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  1201. Good , now Germany stop with feet dragging and do the same supply Ukraine with tanks
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  1202. 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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  1203. Add carrier and its perfect time to test out the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC)
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  1204. And hits just keep rolling
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  1205.  @bryanstackpole1951  Sounds is unreliable Sound travels at 340 meters/sec in the air but over 1500 meters/sec in water its easy to cut the engine and go cold
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  1206.  @downix  ? What crack are you smoking 40lbs is ample for destroying any aircraft
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  1207.  @downix  Direct hit or proximity, its still going down The current AIM-120s use the WDU-41/B. The WDU-33 is used on the A/B which have been long since retired The AIM-54 was designed in the late 60s ,earlier 70s. Due to limits of technology at the time, the AIM-54 require a large warhead to do it job same as the AIM-7 Note both the AIM-7 and AIM-54 have abnormally large warheads Modern missiles like the AIM-120, Meteor, R-77 have much lighter warheads because of advances in technology and better understanding of explosives If you compare testing procedures from the 60s/70s to current, you see that they are much better
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  1208. 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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  1209. Most definitely, that and piss poor design ship
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  1210. A carrier with no air wing
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  1211. 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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  1212. 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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  1213. By that means, he's fully intending to look for an excuse to use tactical nuclear weapons
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  1214. The big red flop
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  1215. 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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  1216. Adding insult to injury
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  1217.  @swann67000  And the reason France cant send one of its Mistral class amphibious assault ships with a contingent of Tigre similar to how the US deploys Cobras aboard LHA and LHDs is ???
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  1218. No this is entertainment Let the country see their true colors
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  1219. Trump's problem is he literally can't shut up
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  1220. 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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  1221. 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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  1222.  @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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  1223.  @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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  1224. Resupply at sea is dangerous enough in optimal conditions A resupply VLS ship would require the ships to be dangerously close In optimal conditions, the USS Proteus AS-19 was able to transfer an 18 ton Polaris missile to SSBN however the SSBN was moored only a few feet away and this was done in harbor The only way this is feasible is not with the current DDG-51s but with the DDG-X The DDG-X has swappable VLS which means the entire module can be pulled out and replaced with a fresh one Resupply at see would work With the current DDG-51s and CG-47s A crane like how the Proteus had would work but it would designed so it can simultaneously crane over 8 missiles per trip SM-3, SM-6 and TLAM weight under 3 tons, its easy but for the future Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) which weights 9 tons, only 2 missiles per trip Its doable basically
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  1225.  @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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  1226. The US kept the F-117 program under wraps for a long time. They have Area 51 and Tonnpah
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  1227.  @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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  1228.  @williamzk9083  " F-35 operating with in flight refueling can only carry a restricted weapons load" by far , the most idiotic comment. For starters, missions are flown by however many aircraft are required for the target in question That means the strike package can range to however many is needed ating with in flight refueling can only carry a restricted weapons load. Here is the reality: Aircraft like the Su 35, Su 34 and Chendu J-20 have exceptional range and can threaten even USN/USAAF refueling operations. No, here is more idiotic comments from you The Su-34 is not designed for air to air combat and it currently getting its ass handed to it Ukranie Egypt cancelled its Su-35 order after they conducted a mock engagement with a France Rafale The Rafale able to completely suppress the Su-35 radar and its Khibiny has zero effect on Rafale The Chinese J-20 is currently working in 5th engine in 10 years so the stories about its so called range are literally a myth The rest of your post is literally non sense
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  1229. 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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  1230. 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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  1231. 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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  1232. All Putin has to do is take his behind home remember that
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  1233. How about no
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  1234.  @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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  1235.  @gregcampbell4552  Again false information the USN has only had the F-35C operational for little over 2 years So they are still learning
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  1236. The SU-75 is painted with the same brush the Su-57, lots of empty promises
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  1237. lol
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  1238. Ukraine has already captured 3 T-90 1 T-90A and T-90M so this very much for show
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  1239. 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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  1240. 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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  1241.  @Chuck_Hooks  The MIG-29 and HARM success is like everything is due to Russian incompetence The Russian MoD has repeatedly claimed that they completely neutralized Ukrainian air force yet 6 months later, they are still carrying out strikes Russian forces has all the tech necessary for integrated air defence system yet ? From the border at Kharkiv to Mariupol is 300 miles which means technically 2 S-400 should be covering yet when you work out all the distances and capabilities of the S-300 and S-400, there should be no possible way that Ukraine aircraft are flying yet they are
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  1242. Its good tactic but destroying airfields, air defense equipment and artillery is far better tactics
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  1243. The Bradley shugged off the Russian attack
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  1244.  @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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  1245. Sorry sunshine but not your decision
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  1246. Pretty much Now the question is how messy will it get
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  1247. 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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  1248. Others with squatter problem should be following suit
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  1249. Its not a matter of could he already admitted to it so he should be disqualified If he doesnt want to step down, then remove him via legal means
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  1250. They thought that Israel would negotiate they though wrong
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  1251. From the time, the USAF started dropping 500lbs GBU-12s on Iraqi tanks in 91 and development of precision missiles like AGM-65 Mavericks, tanks days have been numbered The T-14 despite all its advanced protection would still be shredded by both weapons Israel's SPIKE NLOS mounted a tomcar can carry 8 missiles and strike from up 16 miles away. The NLOS has the capability of dropping down on target at a near 90 degree angle which allows to bypass most tanks defenses Helicopter launched missiles have steadily improved as well Lastly ,man portable weapons have advanced to where armor cant function without extensive support its hard to validate heavy armor usefullness in modern warfare
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  1252.  @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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  1253. No, the KA-52 is suffering heavily losses is because its a garbage helicopter One of the things that US learned very quickly was that Apache were equipped with Hellfire with anti-tank warhead which were inadequate for dealing with personnel They developed a variant of the Hellfire optimized for anti personnel and light armor allowing the Apache to carry a mix of missiles able to handle various targets The KA-52s weapon are still very much anti-tank and as a result, they have been forced to run and gun personnel which in turn is putting them in rage of MANPADS The Apache can launch Hellfire from 5 miles away and strike precisely without having to use run and gun tactics Secondly the Apache-E has built in comms for various datalinks. The KA-52M has to mount its AS-BPLA pod for communication with the LMUR on the stub wing ? There is a very long list of fails with the KA-52
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  1254.  @meirintheguard  Funny how that works Sources claim that 100-200 Apache were lost yet the Apache continues be the best selling gunship on the market Right , because of the so called losses were aircraft that were repaired and return to combat
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  1255.  @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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  1256. The fact that Israel penetrated Iran airspace again and Iran didnt know was message enough
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  1257. It called modern warfare and air superiority can be achieved without air to air combat. Example EA-18G and EC-37B lay down electronic jamming from long range while strike aircraft like the F-15E launches ARRWs at the enemy defenses while naval ships simultaneously launch TLAMs. F-35s in stealth proceed to airfield and attack with GBU-39s cratering the runways and taxiways so aircraft can't take off When the TLAMs strike everything is destroyed The S-400 range is 250 miles while the ARRW can be launched from 350 miles if the ARRW functions as listed, it covers 350 miles in 1 min 24sec, EA-18G and EC-37B can easily suppress an S-400 for that long The TLAM needs 40 minutes to cover the same distance and EA-18G and EC-37B can't suppress an S-400 for that long Even if you had interceptors airborne, they wouldnt engage With their airfield destroyed, they have no where to refuel or rearm. They have to evacuate. They try to engage and its likely one way trip The special forces with loitering munitions is another way that defenses to can be neutralized so missiles can strike air battle are not gone but they are not as important neutralizing assets like tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft is the main concern
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  1258.  @wyattroncin941  That would be incorrect The Zumwalt failure is all on Congress not the USN The USN told Congress that Naval gunfire support (NGFS) was becoming moot ,however they insisted that USN retain the Iowa-class battleships as well NGFS in later ships The USN couldnt retro fit a larger gun to the DDG-51s without issues so they had to design totally new ship and weapons for NGFS to meet Congress's demands By the time , Congress realized that NGFS was moot, the DDG-1000 construction was already progressing and there was no way to redesign the ship
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  1259. With this , Russian aircraft and missile will be completely shut down
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  1260. In full scale war, They wouldn't For the US, the F-15E can carry up 28x GBU-53s or 15x 500lbs LJDAM or x 12 CBU-105 The UK Typhoon is Brimstone X 16 and France Rafale is 6 AASM 4 F-15E with 28 GBU-53 each is 112 bombs All 3 of those weapons can be launched from over 40 miles away While the Rafale light payload is problem, the UK and US aircraft heavier payload means that they can do considerable damage in 1 strike All remember Apache and MQ-9s The West would bring its airpower to bare The Irony is that the S-400 actually pushed the develop of long range cruise missiles and as did the Buk and Tor push for longer range weapons able to attack convoys without getting range of the defense The Tor and Panstir S-1 range is longer than LGB and the Buk at 30 miles longer than JDAMs however GBU-39/53 ,Brimstone , and AASM can be used 40 plus away The West wouldnt be relying on ATGM that much
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  1261.  @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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  1262. It wont be for long
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  1263.  @ThSu-d8p  Literally wrong on all counts But lets keep it simple The F-16 was built at the time were it was understood that aircraft would have to fight their way in and out of the combat space However technology changed that notion There is no long a need to fight in and out target when you neutralize the enemy's defense capability from the start The F-35 aided by EA-18G and EC-37 neutralize the enemy's defenses allowing F-15EXs with HACM to strike enemy's airfield runways and taxiway effectively keep them from getting airborne and delaying them long enough for JASSMs launch from B-1Bs to come and finish the job Unless the USAF buys the F-16 configured as tactical jammer similar the USN EA-18G there is no point in keeping it around The A-10 is no survivable in modern warfare The Su-25 which the Russian equal to the A-10 role is getting crap kicked out of it in Ukraine
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  1264. Pretty ATACMS with 500lbs and 190 range are the answer Unlike Storm Shadows Ukraine can drop ATACMS with impunity
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  1265. 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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  1266.  @Spearhead45  The only quote delay with US shipbuilding with the new Constellation class which is moot considering the USN steadily pumping out far more capable and newer Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with ease
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  1267. The fact that they are carrying different equipment pretty much explains the delay with their introduction. Lockheed needed time upgrade the airframes with newer tech so they would be more survivable in Ukraine. I was half expecting to see CFTs
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  1268. lets wait till the test flight
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  1269.  @tom-dznuts  Its same as with an airline or trucker company Even though their employee was at the wheel They are still liable The bridge cost is 3 part Removal cost Replacement cost economic cost The ship owner will have to pay all 3 and if gross negligence pays a factor, then criminal cost as well
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  1270. 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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  1271. I would disagree Just as jobs in the private sector are steadily disappearing due to increases in automation and technology, its a fair guess that its happening with the Army as well
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  1272. Russia desperation is hilarious
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  1273. The ball is in Iran's court
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  1274. ATACMS not likely SCALP , Storm Shadow mostly likely if the US is giving any its a few baseline JASSMs
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  1275. Thats really doesnt help Ukraine Unless the West as a whole is going to stop tip toeing around and take direct action As the Ukrainian president said The West is all talk
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  1276.  @alexs983  Yet Iran threaten the public with prison if they showed the world the true scale of the attack
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  1277. Nice try but no one is buying your BS that you wanted to fight
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  1278.  @Legal_Sweetie333  we will make an exception in his case
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  1279.  @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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  1280.  @zainday7173  At this point no one believes Russia's hype
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  1281.  @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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  1282. One correction The CIWS no longer uses DU round, its all tungsten core.
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  1283. 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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  1284. I never understood with all the money that companies spend to make cruise ships they cant spring for a helipad in the rear of the ship
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  1285.  @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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  1286. Nope its open war at this point
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  1287. Germany is not stupid enough to by the Rafale Lets recap Rafale uses the MICA which the Germany air force does not use. They use the AIM-9 and IRIS-T which is fully capable with the F-35 so why buy the MICA when they dont have to More to the point, the F-35 uses the bulk weapons that Germany Air force uses so why would be stupid enough to buy the Rafale when it uses very few weapons The LJDAM costs fraction of the AASM So again countries with US weapons and EU weapons, buying the F-35 9 of 10 times, the F-35 uses what they already have the same can't be said for the Rafale
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  1288. The key point is that US never signed that covention
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  1289. Destroying a fuel depot that could aid your forces You can definitely see the inexperience of the Russia forces showing
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  1290.  @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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  1291. Why didnt they go with the UH-1Y
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  1292. While there no kill like overkill.The F-22 is overkill, it shouldnt stop the NGAD The fact that cost is coming up means they are not being smart about it its simple Carry over the F-22 speed , agility and cockpit visibility. Carry over the F-35 HMDS/EOTAS/DAS/ Comms , weapons capability as well as the F-22s ALR-94/F-35 ASQ For Wide area display , either F-35 or F-15EXII Lastly the F-15EX ADCP II processors. The only thing the NGAD needs new is the ADVENT engines and its design as well as the ability to carry 2 AIM-174 internally
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  1293.  @onlythewise1  It just goes to show how idiotic some gun laws are Violence doesn't a gun. Violence is Violence regardless of the weapon used
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  1294. 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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  1295. When he said lent his name to M48 that was nuff said Patton died in 1945 and people named after equipment dont lend their name They consider it an honor to have something named after that
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  1296. Yes, the US lost both a number of AH-64s and AH-1Ws in both Iraq and Afghan however those losses were spread out over years not months The key factor being is that US in both cases made sure to seal the borders which effectively limited enemy forces to handful of missiles and IED weapons Russia did not seal Ukraine's border. They tried to with the attack at Battle of Antonov Airport,however that and the siege of Kyiv both ended in massive failure which left Western Ukraine completely open allowing Ukraine to be supplied with more and more advanced tech if Russian forces had seized Antonov Airport, even without Kyiv Having forces operate out that air port would have allowed them to effectively cut Ukraine off from the West Russia's failure to do that is why they are currently getting shit kicked out of them
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  1297. 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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  1298. Yet Trump will still respond
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  1299.  @korana6308  The critical difference is that Russia has boasted about the superiority of its air defense yet Ukraine nearly destroyed their best aircraft The US lost an F-117 but at least it went out in combat not sitting on the ground Repairing Su-57 wont be cheap and now there is word that 2 planes may have been hit insult to injury
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  1300.  @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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  1301.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  They sure Russian tanks dominated, taking the gold, silver and bronze in the turret toss competition
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  1302.  @thephoenix756  Incorrect Its not relatively, safer, its 100 percent safer, As ammo, Again smarter not harder From WW2 to up the 60s, Yes US tanks were similarly armed like Russian tanks carrying a variety of rounds AP, HEAT, WP, HE ,SMOKE. By 70s, it was AP, HEAT, HESH , HE, ANTI-personnel and WP Carrying all those rounds allows you have to rounds for every situation but at a cost of limited amounts of certain rounds Thats why the US developed the AMP round, The Abrams carries APFSDS, HEAT, plus M1028 Anti-personnel and M908 obstacle The AMP replaces HEAT , M1028 Anti-personnel and M908 obstacle rounds HEAT rounds are being replaced as NERA/ERA can stop them cold whereas stopping APFSDS is still very hard to do despite Russia's claim Instead of having so many rounds Just have 3 for the SABO, AMP and precision guided
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  1303. Ukraine is just getting started
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  1304. He's clearly trying to play on people's disgust for UHC to gain sympathy.
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  1305.  @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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  1306.  @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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  1307.  @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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  1308. erm there is wild fire racing towards them vs NC was simply picking up the pieces if they cant contain that fire, its going to get worst
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  1309. 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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  1310. 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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  1311.  @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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  1312. The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) uses 25mm programmable round I would say use the XM25 as base and bring it back as C-UAS with higher velocity and improved round based on the Germany 35mm AHEAD round
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  1313. They were hiding underground and the USAF showed that they were fully capable of hitting them regardless
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  1314.  @ramsses5175  After 6 months pathetic
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  1315. China building a carrier is kinda crazy. They built 2 but problems with the J-15 have limited their effectiveness Even with CATOBAR, the J-15 is still almost as heavy as F-14. So crazy to build more ships when you have unresolved problems with the aircraft Thats not counting testing the of KJ-600 and FC-31
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  1316. The F/A XX replaces the F-18 not the F-35 Now why both USN necked down to just F-18 however the F-18 operating as a tanker burned through F-18s air frames faster than they expected. Combined with sustained operations The F-18 were heavily over worked. The F-35C gives the USN another aircraft to take the load but also gives them several more options The F-35C is stealth so the USN has aircraft that can perform various ISTAR functions by utilizing its stealth. No longer relying on the USAF for ISR or ISTAR The F-35C can use it stealth and strike the enemy's sensors allowing the F-18 to strike unhindered against targets at sea or on land with the FAXX, it will strike the enemy sensors while the F-35C delivers the killing blow Two aircraft allow for the USN to share the burden instead placing it on plane
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  1317. If any Ukraine, has shown Russia to be greatly over estimated
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  1318. After costing Fox, 800 mil not surprising
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  1319. Its very much overrated like all Chinese aircraft
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  1320. You realize if the PLA steps, all bets are off and the West will stop with the measured response
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  1321. Because its freaking hilarous that Russia is showing a few pieces of capture gear while Ukraine has captured and sent the west far more valuable equipment Ukraine sent the West captured Panstir S1, T-90s, electronic warfare systems as well as recovered equipment from downed aircraft but by all means Russian show off equipment that doesnt matter
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  1322. Russian interrogation thats new
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  1323. Oh course not Trump would have simply looked the other way
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  1324. Not a good idea there bro You are asking for a window exit
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  1325. Yeah and that would be the last thing Russia does
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  1326. 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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  1327. He made history 6 times and counting LMAO Cue Ace Ventura LOOOOOOOSEERRRR!!!!!
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  1328. They dont have to be Trump will disproportionately respond
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  1329. Actually 100 plus miles is considered long range and the longest range variant of the ATACMS reaches 192 miles which again is long range Lastly remember that the ATACMS range was capped by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) Since then US withdrew its been making longer range variants of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) with ranges over 600 miles
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  1330. Then break out the riot police as no one is above the law No one
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  1331. @Ren Garcia What dont people understand is that F-15, F-16 and F-18 were successful because of decade upgrades. The F-15A is nothing like the F-15X same with the F-16 Block I vs F-16 block 70 and F-18A and F-18 block III With the exception of the F-14, the rest enjoyed a lot of upgrades to get them to the level they are at today. Fighters are expensive now. Even the JAS-39 cost has risen quite a bit
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  1332.  @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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  1333. Its not a new paradigm of air power Its just simple revelations of modern warfare F-35s backed by EA-18Gs strike the enemy defenses while simultaneously another set of F-35s having using its stealth to approach and strike the enemy's air field runways and taxiways effectively trapping the enemy's air force on the ground. while combat engineers are trying to repair the damage, a volley of 20-30 cruise missiles is minutes away to finish the job A 3rd set of F-35s targets the command and centers as well communication Why try and go toe to toe with the enemy's air force when it well timed and prepared attack can simultaneously defeat the enemy's defenses The last factor is enemy's airborne assets but if you snipe their tankers with AIM-174 on the opening move they have no choice but to pull back With their air fields destroy and no gas airborne to save them, their only realistic option is not to engage but try to run for it The role of the F-22, F-47 and FA/XX will be taking out defending fighters, tankers, AWACS and C4ISTAR aircraft allowing the F-35s to operate freely The F-35s open the door and the bombers lob cruise missiles to finish job The other factor is that ground forces are getting more mobile Special forces are making use of ATVs to carry heavy weapons. The Spike NLOS which can be launched from targets over 30 miles away can be carry via MV-22s to the battlefield They can be used in concert with air attacks as Israel did in Iran for great effect
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  1334. While Ukraine cost Russia a 300 mil A-50
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  1335.  @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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  1336. Like they are doing so well after 21 have been lost so far
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  1337. Israel is popping the champagne
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  1338. Then explain how Ukraine put 3 cruise missiles into Black Sea HQ
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  1339. Not the bomb the technology is most dangerous part because the GBU-53 seeker can be easily be fitted to larger bombs which would allow them to be launched from greater range The war in Ukraine shown that counter measures against jamming wont work and only real effective measure is destroying the jammer a 500lbs bomb fitted with JDAM-ER wing kit and GBU-seeker would a highly effective weapon in that situation
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  1340. Thats still moot to Israel
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  1341. Sounds like the Russian commander needs to work on getting his forces outta there
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  1342. 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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  1343. Courts are be busy these next 4 years
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  1344. Given the amount of wreckage they have to clear above and below the water they are moving as fast they safety can
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  1345.  @ThirdLawPair  While the QuickSink is cheap the US military should revisit the JSOW-ER The JSOW uses the BROACH which is designed for hard-target penetration but most importantly the JSOW-ER has considerably longer range up to 300 miles Improve the BROACH with larger tandem warheads but most important, upgrade the sensors so the missile can target specific areas of the ship A strike to the stern has great chance knocking out the engines completely or a target below the bridge to knock the bridge as well CIC below No more guess work with where the missile hits
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  1346. It will when Russia driven back
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  1347.  @ngwuruchinyerereikechi4389  Who supplies Israels enemies in Gaza
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  1348. Ironically , Ukraine's lack of aircraft is why the S-400 has been idle so far
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  1349. When you look at it, it was nothing short of a miracle. The piss poor performance of the Mk-13 torpedo , matched by piss poor navigation by US forces and shortcomings by the US ,its nothing short of a mircale The irony is that the Japanese order for the Arashi to chase the USS Nautilus was their undoing as the Arashi is what lead the US planes to the Japanese fleet.
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  1350. Skynet and Legion fully endorse the USAFs plan lol
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  1351. What corruptions, the courts are not giving him the time of day
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  1352.  @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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  1353. God forbid Hollywood actually tries originality for change
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  1354. You want to defund the people because of the actions of a few? Sheer stupidity. Yes 10 percent of law enforcement does not do what they are supposed to do but thats no reason to hang the entire department out to dry.
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  1355. 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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  1356.  @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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  1357. Ukraine will simply adapt
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  1358. 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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  1359.  @Stephen-lx9nm  When countries and business start moving out , they will care then
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  1360. @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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  1361. Ukraine has M270s which is double the fun Russia simply needs to do something else incredibly stupid so Western reluctance to provide longer range weapons fades away
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  1362. How about no All CGs and DDGs in the USN have the Mk-41 VLS or MK-57 whereas the PLAN only has it in Type-052D and Type-055 All CGs and DDGs except for the DDG-1000s can use the SM-2s/3s/6s , TLAM, ASROC, ESSM , Sea Sparrow and JSM whereas PLAN ? The PLAN is very much behind the USN The USN DDGs and CG have commonality with weapons, sensors ,and even engines are common whereas PLAN ships are a miss mash various tech The only ships outside are DDG-1000s, Even the planned Constellation-class frigate have weapons, sensor and engine commonality with the DDGs and CGs
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  1363.  @tiagogomes3807  Problems with commonality? Commonality gives the USN massive tactically over China and Russia Here are actual facts With a LM-2500 series, the U.S. Navy has support worldwide whether onshore or at sea, and interoperability benefits with other U.S. and allied naval ships Most importantly, the newest model, LM2500+G4 is designed with advanced power generation as well Integrated electric propulsion support Since it so widely, used, it can be repaired at both US and non-US base with ease whereas Chinese ships ? The SM-3, SM-6, ESSM, and newer SM-2 Active have lock on after launch capability as their seekers have active radar homing They can be fired without the launch ship designating the target More the point, as part of the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) , they can be handled off to other assets The Chinese HQ-9 is semi-active radar homing (SARH) and can't function unless the launch ship designating is the target Additional the ESSM can be quad-packed 4 missiles in 1 VLS which gives the CGs and DDG substantially more missiles than PLAN ship Please name the Chinese ship borne missiles with LOAL , ARH or Quad pack capability Fun fact, since the USN made their own missile instead of copying like the Chinese did with HQ-9 and S-300, the USN has greater flexibility The SM-2 Active reuses SM-6 tech while the SM-6 block II use the SM-3 propulsion giving it a potential range over 500 miles and speed higher than Mach 8 Why that's possible , Commonality as the SM-2, SM-3 and SM-6 all share the same design but slight differences No the SM-2 will not be upgraded further as far as the USN goes . Last time I checked, the Russian navy lost its 11,000 ton Slava-class cruiser to two cheap knock off subsonic missiles Additional, the present of US Harpoon has caused the Russian' navy remaining frigates to retreat to out of range Strange how the Harpoon still strikes fear into the Russian navy despite being subsonic If the USN needs a ASM, they dont have to look far. The TLAM MST, SM-6, LRASM and JSM are available options that they can field on short notice The PLAN having supersonic missiles does not matter Cooperative Engagement Capability counters supersonic missiles The PLAN is no where near the level of the USN The Type-055 is still very much out gunned by the US Ticos in raw power
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  1364. 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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  1365. HIMARS has made its presence known and Russian propaganda is desperate to down play its effectiveness
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  1366.  @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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  1367.  @pigswhen102  Radar's ability to operate depends on several factors The biggest is the capabilities of the country its uses against Israel for example is small but has developed small 3,000lbs air deployable Spike NLOS launchers with 8 missiles The NLOS can strike target up to 16 miles away. The NLOS Tomcar is very easy to knock out enemy sites on the ground US has utilized several methods ranging from special forces, Apaches, TLAM and aircraft The newest is the ADM-160 advanced aerial decoy which can act as a decoy but also act as EW jammer F-18s and F-16s can launch them from over 300 miles and use them to provide cover while missile target the site The US from past experience in the Gulf and Balkans has also upgraded the AGM-88 into very precise weapon that can be used regardless of if the target is transmitting or even if its moving So radars operating on ground depending the country has a lot of threats AWACS problem is that low flying aircraft can close distance in the right terrain So nominally you need to be normal operation, with one sensor looking for low flight targets and other for stealth AESA radar can manage but the enemy can also jam as well Both China and Russia have long range AAM for counter awacs operation however the US relies on their aircraft intercepting them first
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  1368.  @charlesrichardson8635  The irony of the F-117 lost was that most of the US military advances came from its loss so in essence, they did the US a huge favor First , the problem with Wild weasel and HARM was their ability to engage the target. Unless the target was actively transmitting, HARM and Wild Weasel were useless The newer AGM-88G has been upgraded into highly precise mini cruise able to engage targets both fixed and moving but most importantly regardless of transmission status. So even if the target is cold, the AGM-88G can still lock on to it. Secondly, targeting pods have been heavily upgraded and no longer restricted to certain aircraft, everyone has pods now Pods with advanced FLIR able to ID targets even hidden by camo from long range Third is networking tech Now EA-18Gs' radar and radar detectors located possible targets, they passed the information through datalinks to strike fighters As all Strike fighters have pods,they can visually confirm targets The F-117 lacked EW suite which would easily dealt with the missile whereas the F-22 and F-35 have state of the art EW Lastly, long range cruise missiles able to engage moving targets So the US gained quite a bit
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  1369.  @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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  1370. 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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  1371. @shadowdancerRFW There is coating and others means for reducing the effectiveness of lasers which means KE rounds will be around for long time
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  1372. 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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  1373. Keeping with the Birds of prey theme it would be Kestrel either Talon
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  1374.  @brianwesley28  Has noting to do with France in Africa
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  1375.  @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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  1376.  @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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  1377. Yet another ship promoted to submarine
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  1378. Iran would still get humiliated
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  1379.  @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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  1380. Its only going to get worst for Russia
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  1381.  @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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  1382. The man is clearly insane cards,seriously
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  1383. So called experts that no one has ever heard and so called witnesses are not going to cut it
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  1384.  @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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  1385. 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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  1386. 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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  1387. The Sovremenny class doesnt have any modern weapons that pose a threat to USN at all
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  1388. Russia not prepared for the F-16 and damn sure not for the F-35
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  1389.  @danielsnook7362  There are not enough F-22s which is the problem
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  1390. They already FAFO
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  1391. 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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  1392. 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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  1393. Thats why defensively is better to engage the Su-35 at long range to make them use up precious fuel.
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  1394. 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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  1395. About bloody time
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  1396. Simple, it wont happen EU and US are already ramped up to war time porduction
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  1397. Simple If Trump wins, another 4 year shit show If Harris wins, things continue as is
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  1398.  @marswillrule2431  I would but then deploying weapon of mass destruction like myself would be considered inhumane
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  1399. The idea is a lighter option that easier to support logistically
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  1400. @SavageJunky No, the F-16 will have major impact The F-16 gives Ukraine a tremendous boost in capabilities that they didnt have before The key factors are The F-16s with AGM-84F can attack both the Black Sea ships at sea and bases which Ukraine currently cant do Ukraine can only use the AGM-88 and JDAMs at fraction of it capability while the F-16 can fully use the both Additionally, the F-16 can use targeting pods which allow Ukraine access laser guided bombs like the PAVEWAY Russia's big claims is that their GPS jammers are disrupting JDAM accuracy however laser guided bombs are not effected by jamming Lastly, Russian air assets are now targetable by the F-16 The Ukrainian MiG-29 and Su-27s radar in service are outdated and basically obsolete The F-16s AN/APG-68 would massive improvement and allow Ukrainian pilots to engage in true BVR engagements Wouldnt be surprised if MIG-31 sat out the rest of conflict
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  1401.  @LaikaTheG  The only pictures of the F-14 is with a single pod, its not designed to carry multiple pods if the F-14 had bring back of 9k lbs, as you state, explain the USN statement that 6 AIM-54 caused too much stress on landing There was no power gap. The only issue that need to be resolved was the AIM-120 range and capabilities The argument for space doesn't apply to the F-14 as it was never proven. The F-15EX, F-16 block 72 and F-18 Block III proved it worked with their air frame however the F-14 has the additional of its variable wing system It’s not easier to build completely new. Again wrong Retrofitting is extremely time consuming vs building from the ground up is significantly faster and more cost effective Instead having to remove and replace equipment, every is all new Considering be less flight testing and recertification Who needed the f14 to be a anti ship weapon Exactly the issue The F-18 had everything already standard whereas the F-14 did not F-14D did not have the ability to use AGM-88, AGM-65, AGM-84/E/K. The only thing that F-14D had over the F-18E/F was the LANTRIN Tomcat Tactical Targeting (T3) ,Fast Tactical Imagery (FTI), and Targeting System (LTS) which allowed the F-14 to self generate its own targeting coordinates which was better than AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR system. Thats only useful for bombs and thats it The F-18E/F can carry either SNIPER and Litening pods. The only point that we can agree is that Advanced Tactical Aircraft (ATA) for A-12 is wasted a lot of money that could have been used on other aircraft
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  1402. The TOW was upgraded to wireless in 2012 As far as useless, that would be incorrect The BGM-71F of the TOW is top attack like the Javelin and NLAW while the BGM-71E is tandem warhead It doesnt have the fire and forget but used with right vehicles and tactics, it can and will be highly effective Secondly, the Ukraine has been using Javelin and NLAW heavily, the addition of the TOW gives them a weapon that they can use for everything and reserve the Javelin and NLAW for priority targets The way they use it is similar to tank tactics Just find a position where the launcher and sighting are high to maintain visual but still enough dirt to cover the launching vehicle from counter attacks
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  1403. @KondorDCS Laughs in 720 F-35s built The fail would be the Su-75 First its not operational, hell its not even built yet Second lets recap the Su-57 program Sukhoi was given the contract for PAK-FA/Su-57 program in 2002 ."Sukhoi director Mikhail Pogosyan has projected a market for 1,000 aircraft over the next four decades, which will be produced in a joint venture with India, two hundred each for Russia and India and six hundred for other countries. The Indian Air Force will “acquire 50 single-seater fighters of the Russian version” before the two seat FGFA is developed. The Russian Defense Ministry will purchase the first ten aircraft after 2012 and then 60 after 2016." its 2021 and there just 12 Su-57 built. zero export orders and India withdrew from the FGFA Even Russia has trimmed its order Rand is well known for making over blown assumptions They claimed that Su-35 would be able to match the F-35 in BVR here is the problem that statement The Su-35 is not stealth its sensors can only detect the F-35 at 50 miles on down while the F-35 sensors can detect the Su-35 from 100 mile plus miles The Su-35 Irbis-E is powerful PESA systems whose RF emissions are easy for an F-35 to track with its ASQ-239 The ASQ-239 is an evolution of the F-22s ALR-94. The F-22 ALR-94 can cue targets by emission over 250 miles away The F-22 uses 30 antenna while the ASQ-239 uses just ten The F-35 ASQ-239 allows the F-35 to circle the Su-35 from long range without betraying it position The F-35 tries to use its AESA, there is possibility if the Su-35 is equipped with the Khibiny, it may alert it, hence why ASQ-239 is the better option However the Khibiny,effectiveness against AESA is in question The F-35 can easily close to 20 miles and fire on the Su-35 from behind while simultaneously jamming Even with AWACS support The F-35 still has the advantage. Rand reports use unrealistic situations Pierre Sprey is a joke. He likes to claim the F-16 and A-10 which was over 40 years ago so in the last 40 years, what defense program has he been part besides those two ? Sprey and his fighter Mafia pals got booted out the defense industry because their ideas were idiotic Example they wanted the USAF to cancel the F-15 and buy thousands of the F-16 equipped with only AIM-9s and M-61 All air to ground missions would be handled by the A-10???? When the F-35A performed at the Paris Airshow His credibility went straight back to the toilet The quote poor manouverability....cant turn, cant climb, cant run. turned out to be absolute bullshit
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  1404. Says the guy that was hiding in a bunker
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  1405. Countries need to stand on their own for certain things and thats one of them
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  1406. You are forgetting that F-16 can launch and leave using cruise missiles before Russian jet even get in range
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  1407. lay off the houthi propaganda buddy The E-2 is not command but AWACS and never leaves the carrier airspace
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  1408.  @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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  1409. 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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  1410.  @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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  1411. HIMARS and ATACMS have entered the chat
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  1412. If its confirmed, thats wrap for Russia
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  1413. Not baffling, destroying every but actual military targets is what they do
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  1414.  @onionblue2918  that would be Hamas propaganda
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  1415. Outselling how about no even close The F-35 massively outsells the Rafale at every turn
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  1416. 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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  1417. Curse you for making sense
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  1418.  @jasonj3599  As far as the F-35s and accidents go its grand total 8 incidents Even if they lost an F-35 every month for the rest of the years, thats still a drop in the bucket In the F-14s first 15 years , it lost 45 planes. The F-15 a little over 80 and the F-16 over 200 Even if you count problems on the ground where aircraft were damaged. the F-14. F-15 and F-16 still numbers are still through the roof compared to the F-35
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  1419.  @jasonj3599  Its called facts The Rafale is highly specialized to French needs and weapons and uses too few weapons. So unless you already have French aircraft and weapons buying the Rafale is expensive. Dassault has dragged out Rafale's procurement as well is offering it EX-FAF at deeply discounted prices The Eurofighter potential was killed by its politics. Tranche 4 is the most capable model but it can't complete with the F-15 advanced or EX if they made the tranche 4 back in 2007, it would have likely edged out the F-15E orders but due the EU constant bickering, it's upgrades arrived too little too late The Gripen is lightweight powerhouse ,despite Saab claims, its not a heavy lifter like the Rafale, Typhoon, F-18E/F, and F-15A/EX Saab like the Rafale, sells planes from the SWAF to make orders Its not that they don't have choices, its that choices dont offer the same as the F-35 By 2030, how many of those choices will be relevant The US can operate F-15s, F-16 and F-18 because they have ample air power with USAF, USN and USMC combined For countries with limited air power, the 5th F-35 is more sensible than 4.5 gen aircraft Also in 2030, most of the 6th gens will be in the prototype stage You honestly think that 4.5 gen can match a 6th ? What can a Rafale 4 or Tranche 4 Typhoon do against 6th gen 4.5 gen rely heavily of EW for protection. 6th aircraft will have highly advanced EW capabilites able to defeat such EW protection but most importantly they will have the newer generation of long range AAMs Egypt tested its Rafale against its Su-35 and Rafale's completely dominated So if you are an air forces that does heavy lifting, what senses does operatinng solely a 4.5 gen make
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  1420. Sorry but thats not how the world works No country is simply going to roll over and accept invasion
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  1421. The whole premise of the movie makes absolutely no sense as contradicts all logic First, the military would be investing in weapons that could take down the aliens in as little shots as possible That would weapons like the SIG Sauer MG 338 Machine Gun. In the movie when JK Simmons shoots the queen with 338 and she literally felt that hit There is a whole generation of light weight large caliber weapons that would 1000 times more effective than 556 But most importantly, they can also be mass produced easily as 556 weapons secondly, they would have studied their spike weapons and developed better body armor to increase the boots on the ground survival Cops use bullet proof riot shields Riot shields designed to stop spikes supported by Heavy machine guns times just saying Third The sea base again makes no sense. The White spike can use water as cover so why The benefit of a land based say in the middle of the defense, there is no cover for the white spikes and weapons CBU-87s would effectively in open areas on land but most importantly, why no use time travel to literally buy yourself time to develop better weapons and technology
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  1422. Yeah Good luck with that
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  1423. Regardless its damn fine work by Ukrainian forces
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  1424. Then laws need to change and they need to start making examples of people
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  1425.  @antonysimpson5304  Russian propaganda is always quick to flaunt whatever it captures
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  1426. The simple answer is yes As long as AWACS can warn the F-15EX, it has a chance
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  1427. 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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  1428. Yes they but they arrived too late to matter When the Gulf War started, Precision munition technology had greatly advanced and they were highly effective
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  1429. @@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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  1430.  @aarizbaten7957  oh sunshine these strikes are the US way of saying knock it off or else
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  1431. Wars are won battle by battle So its just a minor set back for Ukraine forces
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  1432.  @allydea  Its 6 months later and where are Russian forces why the need to pull an S-300 from Syria
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  1433. What we know is that the B-21 is the real deal
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  1434. Well so much for Trump being the ultimate deal maker, more like the ultimate BSer
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  1435. Simple, the Zircon missile range is 640 miles while the IRCPS used by the Zumwalt range is 1700 miles plus Its literally 2.5 times the range of the of the missiles used on Russian Frigates
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  1436.  @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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  1437. Its called overlaping capabilites
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  1438.  @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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  1439.  @rylandavis2976  The NGAD will be substantially more expensive for several reasons Specifically, F-22 can't self laze and require external support for some air to ground weapons. The F-22s lacks multi-mission capability in a nutshell. It can carry bombs but not cruise missiles or air to surface missiles The NGAD should be able to carry at least 4 SIAW or 2 JSMs as well JAGMs for short to long range time sensitive precision strike I would expect the F-35 EOTS/DAS and HMD to carry over to the NGAD Ideally, the USAF can cut down costs by carrying over tech from the F-15EX and F-35 programs and get the USN on board with its engine program for the FA/XX which again can bring down cost While the originally F-22 had side radar which the Su-57 adopted An improved variant of the F-22s ALR-94 would be better
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  1440. 330 feet and 3600 tonnes thats rookie numbers and frankly hilarious The last time South Korea had ship like that was 1974 The Sejong the Great-class destroyers are over 7500 tons North Korea such a weak ship cutting edge is hilarious
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  1441. He can declare all he wants Ukraine will take its territory back
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  1442. The JAGM is good but it does not compare with the Brimstone II or Spike NLOS as far as range goes Given the increasing range of MANPADs and SHORAD systems They need to dial its range up considerably to 20 miles plus Additionally the Raytheon seeker which is EO/IR/MMW was a better option than the current SAL/MMW
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  1443. An evolved YF-23 would look good right now With a little tweaks, it would be perfect
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  1444.  @jiminhart  Thats to be expected Lords still have preference of foreign vistors
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  1445. People always complain about the President , they are worried about the wrong thing
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  1446. Build is relative term. Thes USN builds nuclear powered supercarriers which are far more complex that the Type-03 The Type 03 is conventional carrier not nuclear powered so its construction is simplier Secondly there is more to a carrier than just building it what about aircraft They have no AWACS, COD, EW, ASW or tanker capabilites and J-15 is complete bust ? So in the end building a ship quickly and having no aircraft for it is just silly
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  1447. 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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  1448.  @christianjunghanel6724  Sorry the Germany army right cost is the issue and they simply cant afford the Tiger if Airbus was smart which they are not They would equip the H145M with the mast mount allow it mount a longbow radar or EO/IR/ sensor or copy from the AH-1Z and adopt a stubwing mounted longbow radar There are ways to get the H145M up to the Tiger level Ironically, the US MH-60 would make it easier to do
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  1449. Hate to break it you kiddo but uncle TLAM is not the USs only weapon
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  1450. The US system have been in massive need of upgrading for a while You cant maintain credible strategic deterrent with outdated weapons
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  1451.  @TylerSmithMusic1  That has no nothing to do with the age of the weapons The last LGM-30 was produced in 1978. Thats over 45 years ago The US military erred by retiring the newer LGM-118 as the LGM-30 was cheaper and now that has come back to bit them in the ass
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  1452. The airframes are not worn out The countries that are donating F-16s have ample life they dont fly their aircraft like the USAF aircraft which need continuously SLEP due the high volume of flying they do Mostly, Ukraine pilots need the experience with the F-16 so when the USAF does send a few their way their pilots are already familiar
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  1453. Likely to compensate lack of power from main gun
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  1454. What exactly is Russia going to do nothing
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  1455. Its highly unlikely due the RAF penny pinching
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  1456. 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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  1457. 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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  1458. 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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  1459.  @commoncents6831  Considering their limitations I would be running 1 pilot every 4 hours 10 minutes on ground for max for to change pilots fuel, weapons and quick maintenance but changing pilots every 4 hours As well as having the aircraft land at different locations so Russia forces cant get a fix where operations Keep pilots in cockpit longer will burn them out and you need all your pilots as this will be a long conflict
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  1460. Here's a news flash the Reaper is 20 plus years old
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  1461. 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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  1462. Why is that such a shock its the radars, command truck, communications , launchers, spare launchers and missiles and support equipment all that comes to 1-1.5 billion Remember that the PAC-3 MSE cost 4 mil per missile and full load missile in 6 launchers is 400 mil and thats not counting how many they have in reserve The S-400 claims to be cheaper but 100 certain its missiles are equally as expensive, they simply carry less
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  1463. Russia has already stated that the SM-3 is threat to their ICBMs and SLBMs. According to them, the US is hiding the fact that SM-3 can intercept ballistic missiles in all phases of flight, boost , mid course and terminal. The USN improvements to both the SM-3 and SM-6 is why both China and Russia are rushing hypersonic weapons
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  1464. 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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  1465.  @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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  1466. 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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  1467. @ @KrishnaKk-9  "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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  1468. @ @KrishnaKk-9  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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  1469. Good Now make it 100 percent and call it a day
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  1470. Development is very long expensive process which most countries dont want You need engine development, air frame and avionics thats just too time consuming for most
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  1471. 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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  1472.  @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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  1473.  @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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  1474.  @JedisfuneralTM  Right thats why the Ukraininan landscape is littered with the wreckages of Russia aircraft
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  1475.  @ibrahimmoncada7214  If Russia quote controlled the skies, why is ground littered with the wreckages of dozens of Russia aircraft Su-34s have been downed , Mi-17/24/35s are getting smoked repeatedly and even KA-52s are getting their asses handed to them Zelensky asking for a no-fly zone is called being practical Zelensky knows that Stingers can only do so much
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  1476. 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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  1477.  @christineshotton824  As for fielding 9 JF-17 vs 9 JAS-39 Again 2 JAS-39 does more than 4 JF-17 The JAS-39 has the lowest operational cost of 5800 Cost per flight hour (CPFH) among modernized 4th gen JF-17 claims 4000 however there are no figures to back that up and JF-17 is far being considered modernized 2 JAS-39 is just 11600 whereas 4 JF-17s is 16000 Again, the JF-17 limited payload means you need more planes depending on the situation wheres 2 JAS-39 can handle most situations CAS aircraft moot points
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  1478. If the HAL Tejas is representative of India's capability, then ya'll to buy someone elses
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  1479. The key part is not the wall but the pilot bringing the aircraft down at 200 mph The pilot was supposed to kill as much speed as he could to kill his forward momentum Judging by the video, he clearly overshot the mark and landed too far down to runway this is all pilot error
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  1480. Incorrect Depleted uranium is vastly superior to Tungsten however the companies that make depleted uranium are virtually non-existent now. Orbital ATK which makes the US made M829 series was brought by Northrup who announced in 2023 that they would no longer make depleted uranium rounds. Simply put, no one is making depleted uranium rounds any more as far as Western countries go.Long before Ukraine, the appearance of T-14 already questioned the existening capabilities 120mm ammunition that the time The US made the M829A4 in 2016 however as stated before, no one in the EU was making DU rounds and the UK' CHARM-3 hadnt upgraded since 1999 so there was doubts about its effectiveness as well the ability of tungsten to penetrate newer Russian armor The 130mm solves all problems , First Sabo rounds have 50 percent more kinetic energy which easily allow 130mm rounds to punch through any Russian armor The most important fact is that HEAT round in 130mm carries larger warhead which also equally as dangerous if not worse
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  1481.  @nandotorres4461  sure thats why we approaching 2 years in Ukraine and Russia has gone nowhere
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  1482. 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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  1483. @ Lets the AIM-120 has 16 confirmed kills in combat whereas the PL-15 has zero and thats just for openers The AIM-120 is the most widely exported missiles where the PL-15 is ??
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  1484. Just a thought you want to test your weapon in every possible clime and place so I wouldnt be surprised if ended up in Alaska for Cold weather testing
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  1485.  @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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  1486.  @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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  1487.  @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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  1488.  @wayneyd2  Do you honestly mention the C-2 bringing an engine of an aircraft that the USN scrapped decades ago
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  1489. 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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  1490. 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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  1491. Russia never got with the program as far technology goes and are paying for it with investing in all the wrong technology The Vietnam experience for the US was basis for the development of precision targeting capability as well precision munitions Aircraft in Vietnam had to get up close for attacking and were either badly damaged or shot down After Vietnam , the US military heavily invested precision targeting capability as well precision munitions development Russia on the other hand never had that experience till now and it shows US aircraft can use the SNIPER XR , Litening or ATFLIR targeting pod which allows them strike precisely from 10 plus miles using LGBs The Su-34 uses the Platan which compared to SNIPER XR , Litening and ATFLIR is absolute garbage as the system is limited to targets in front it can't look left to right SVP-24 Gefest is what Russia is trying to pass off as precision targeting
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  1492.  @michaelfaraday8391  Ukraine did and they did confirm it
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  1493. The whole vehicle will end up flying
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  1494.  @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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  1495.  @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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  1496. Drills in Slovakia, thats conveniently near by
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  1497.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  1498.  @PerceivedREALITY999  News flash clown The Patriot battery uses 5 radar sets, they hit one LMAO
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  1499. 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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  1500. 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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  1501. 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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  1502. Actually you need the Patriot The Patriot's radar has advanced discrimination of targets at long range It can spot the drones at much longer ranges and help AA guns get in position much faster Flakpanzer Gepard radar can only see 9 miles while the Patriot can see over 60 miles away You can potentially station the Flakpanzer Gepard and other AA guns much further out Doing the drones before they reach populated areas
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  1503. 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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  1504. They are waiting for more info
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  1505. Long live Iran and its hot air statements
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  1506. 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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  1507.  @mrfizz9119  cope harder
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  1508. Technically speaking, war games don't equal real world performance war games have several handicaps and rules The Gripen to date has never seen real world combat whereas the F-16 and F-15 has decades of it both air to air and air to ground The Eurofighter and Rafale have put steel on target but lack in air to air combat Simulated combat sorties is the only thing that the Gripen has done Thats why F-15s and F-16s order have never stopped Right now in Yemen, Typhoons and F-18s are putting steel on target And things will likely escalate Due to the range they fly, its unlikely that Typhoons will go air to air , F-18s more than likely will be but the US may simply TLAMs Yemens air force
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  1509. Yeah thats not happening Russia has failed to get any support
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  1510.  @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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  1511.  @Warhorse469  its more than The newest WVR missiles like the AIM-9X, ASRAAM, IRIS-T and variants of R-73/74 are capable of lock-on after launch (LOAL) as well off-boresight capability As long as the pilot can see his opponent in the merge, he can shoot without having to get nose on AIM-9X block 1 can engage up 90s off-boresight capability as dos the ASRAAM The R-74 is 75 off-boresight capability. The IRIS-T has off-boresight capability but not real clear on how much So the first question is whether or no the F-16s Ukraine will get will include the helmet mounted sights for off-boresight capability My money is yes. The AIM-7, AIM-9 and AIM-120 all US made dominate because they decades of actually combat under their belt Newer missiles like the Python-5, MICA. ASRAAM and IRIS-T have limited to no combat experience ASRAAM and IRIS-T are seeing but not for aircraft but from ground systems I got vegas money that Ukrainian F-16s will get Python-5, MICA. ASRAAM and IRIS-T as well Meteor missiles For one, Lockheed can speed up integration to days and two most importantly, the potential of their missile KOing a Su-35 or possible even Su-57 would a massive ego booster Israel showed an AIM-9X intercepting cruise missile. Russia's ego was also crushed when they tried to after Patriot and it smoked the Kinzhal Imagine how bad if any of those missiles did the same
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  1512. 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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  1513. If that is a starstreak then very impressive
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  1514. It will be interesting to see what the final design is
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  1515. Exactly thank you judge
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  1516. 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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  1517. 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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  1518. Coming up with something like this a day late and a dollar short at this point in the war
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  1519. Yet Iran is threatening its citizens with prison if they reveal the scale of the attack
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  1520. Apart from the fact that they have long range cruise missiles able to attack the S-400 from over 300 miles or the fact that Russia operated units in Syria in plain view of US intel gathering aircraft since 2015 or the units operating in Ukraine, again ,in plain view of the US intel gathering assets
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  1521. Ukraine lacks the means to protect them so its the common sense thing to do
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  1522. When has the Gripen seen actual combat ?
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  1523.  @joshimuddin5454  That would be false any radar can be jammed
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  1524. Lay off the potato juice there ivan
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  1525. By all means, release them Trump claimed he would release them but never did
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  1526. The point of having credible strategic deterrent shows the enemy that if they attack, they will take serious damage in the process or it would be mutual assured destruction If Ukraine was still in possession of its nuclear arsenal, Russia would have never attacked. Moscow is only 500 miles away from Kyiv. There is no way they could prevent Ukraine from launching a nuclear strike against Moscow so Russia woulnt have taken the risk
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  1527.  @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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  1528. LOL the irony
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  1529. How about no The F-16Vs that the ROCAF are advanced enough to deal with the J-20. The ROCAF best option is using the F-16V advanced sensors and pair with Sky Sword T-5 as well continue improving their Sky swords series range to reach 300km The F-16V that ROCAF are equipped with the APG-83 SABR radar which is AESA and advanced enough that even a J-16 would have trouble suppressing it
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  1530. About damn time
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  1531.  @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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  1532. It is time to take the reins off and let Ukraine strike back
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  1533. It does not need 2 missiles The BGM-71E is tandem warhead variant while the BGM-71F is the top attack variant As Javelin and NLAW which are both top attack have been shredding Russian armor with ease, The BGM-71F would do the same If Ukraine is given the older the BGM-71E , it makes more sense for them to go for the mobility kill as the newer Kontakt 5 and Relikt ERA can protect Russian tanks against tandem warheads
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  1534. 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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  1535. Simple they cant
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  1536.  @daeladub  Simple F-35s in stealth uses SiaW or MAKO against the enemies defenses B-21 loaded with GBU-39 and GBU-53s follows up GBU-39s against the taxiway and runways GBU-53 against aircraft parked or moving Alternatively, you can 500bs JDAMs but the GBU-39 are lighter and more can carry carried The GBU-53 are also more precise its just easier hitting them on the ground
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  1537. Lay off the propaganda
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  1538.  @biscuitcrusader  Ukraine has shown the vulnerability of towed system. Tracked and wheeled unit are far more survivable on the battlefield An Archer can implace, fire 3 rounds and displace in 74 seconds It light 105mm variant of the Archer able to do the same would be far more effective than towed units
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  1539. 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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  1540.  @danielm5551  I suggest you read oryx open source which visual confirmation of destroyed T-90s
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  1541.  @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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  1542.  @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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  1543. @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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  1544. No the US has Hellfires. JAGMs. MAVERICKs, CBU-87/103s, JSOW-A and the newer GBU-53s The US can also go old school Tank plinking and drop 500lbs LGBs on tanks as they did in the Gulf in 91 And even still thats just a fraction of the ways that US can deal with armor
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  1545. Why would Ukraine negotiate when Russia has already lost this conflict
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  1546. True but HIMARS and M270s have been the most effective followed by Storm Shadow and Neptune
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  1547. They can stop with the manoeuvres and deploy to Ukraine for the real thing
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  1548. Poland has nothing to fear from Russia Russia aint that stupid
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  1549. Because the war is not over
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  1550. 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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  1551. This is why you never vote Republican
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  1552. 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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  1553. The X-47B would be great if the USN made MQ-47B
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  1554.  @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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  1555.  @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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  1556.  @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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  1557. All the more reason to stop with the kid gloves and get serious
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  1558. Exactly, Biden should expedite Ukraine getting JASSMs and AGM-84s that would really give Putin a stroke
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  1559.  @kaiserwilhelmi7532  And the US lacking Javelin is problem because ? If US military needs to kill armor, they literally have dozens of assets to use Example MQ-9s with Hellfire and JAGMs Apache gunships with Spike NLOS, Hellfire and JAGMs F-15Es with GBU-12/38/39/53 and thats just 3 assets The odds US forces on the ground needing Javelins to kill armor is nil sunshine
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  1560.  @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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  1561. 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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  1562.  @justicethedoggo3648  This is modern warfare
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  1563. and then you woke up and realized that was joke
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  1564. 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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  1565. Once again propaganda he made no admission
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  1566. Time to pay the piper
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  1567. There is nothing about massive about both V-280 is the only real option for the FLRAA as the USMC, USAF and USN has demonstrated the effectiveness of tiltrotors The Army is only one not onboard with tilt rotors The S-97 is unlikely to win unless they improve its payload
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  1568.  @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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  1569. 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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  1570.  @Fng_1975  False The F-14 weight issues was never addressed in any of the projected variants The F-18 E/F empty weight was 10,000lbs less then F-14 and even at MTOW, the F-18E/F was still considerably lighter The F-14 variants would have had to shred 10,000lbs to 20,000lbs of weight in order to be real option Quote ". The ST21's gross weight would have also increased, " What it boils down was Grumman was not address the F-14 weight issues
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  1571. 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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  1572. @johnpjones1775 That most definitely didnt happen First the Burkes are equipped with AEGIS , more the point the SM-6 can engage missiles up 150 miles away, 90 miles with SM-2 and 30 miles ESSM Secondly the Burkes have the TLAM MST which allows them to engage other ships up 900 miles away The LCS NSM only has 260lbs and Burkes would shrug that off with easy The TLAM MST 1000lbs warhead would shatter LCS like glass
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  1573. its not just bigger ,just better
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  1574. And just like that Gepard took all the air out of Iran's drone
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  1575. Shush how dare you use common sense
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  1576.  @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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  1577. shadeeee
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  1578.  @megazombiekiller9000  You forget titanium, aluminum, and carbon fiber are lighter and stronger The support around the gun is likely titanium GAU-22 is electric not hydraulic. As for the electronics and targeting for the gun, its all integrated What you are describing is the 4th gen on down which used federated systems As you stated, each piece tech has its set of systems The 5th gen and 4.5 gen uses integrated systems where everything is integrated As for complexity to mount not a problem ,computers allow precise computations Lastly Valuable space, Thats why 5th and 4.5 use integrated systems Instead of FCS, ECC, LCOSS and other you have a hard drive and written software The gun is simple. One, not every target needs a missile, the gun can limit collateral damage. For stealth aircraft, that gun port is considerably smaller than the weapons bays Two, Digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) and Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) are advanced countermeasures against missiles DRFM can blind radar guided missiles while DIRCM can blind IR homing missiles Even in WVR, both can provide a measure of defense where there is nothing you can do about a gun except try to dodge Three, shell tech has advanced greatly and guns can do more damage with considerably less rounds The Semi-armor-piercing high explosive incendiary (SAPHEI) combines both HE and AP rounds into one Best of both in one round. We also seeing more and more programmable rounds Modern tech is making the gun far more accurate and lethal than previous generations
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  1579. Yeah, going to get shredded like everything else
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  1580. Well Mr Pelosi This is a fine time for you to exercise your 2nd amendment rights
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  1581. MQ-9 hellfire has entered the chat
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  1582. 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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  1583. How about no The F-35 single engine still produces more power than both the J-35s WS-21s combined The notion that KAAN, , KF-21 and J-35 addresses the F-35 shortcoming is hilarious First that F-35 design was heavily dependent on model able to do STOVL. A twin engine design cant do STOVL Secondly the F-35A was designed for the USAF and export, the F-35B USMC and export and the F-35C for USMC and USN There is no export for the F-35C yet no one else uses CATOBAR. I honestly though Canada was getting F-35C variant As for the J-35 trying to defeat the F-35. not in 100 or 1000 years As mentioned before the F-35 engine has more power but most importantly, the US doesnt have China's problems with engines. The J-20 is been through at least 5 engine variants thus far. The F-135 has planned growth options which increase thrust and the fuel efficiency. The Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) is planned upgrade engine with tech from the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP, PW still ironing out the details of changing the F-135 to the XA101 ADVENT engine The newer F-35s are getting the APG-85 radar which can installed on all 3 F-35 models with little effort When you compare those stats ,teh KAAN, KF-21 and J-35 ,they are all way behind the F-35 The biggest boon the J-35 , more the point the Chinese aircraft is the USN revealing the AIM-174 The AIM-174 allows non stealth F-18s to launch from long range and be handed over F-35 which can terminally guide to target Allowing the USN to target PLAAF/PLAN assets like tankers, AWACS and the J-15EW
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  1584.  @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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  1585. The Rapid Dragon concept can work off carriers, just not with C-130 It would have to be with MV-22s using the smaller JSM two pack launcher for JASSM and LRASM four pack for JSM
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  1586.  @NoobGamingXXX  Right we can't engage that 20K drone carrying 60-100lbs warhead which is literally enough to shred any vehicle as well inflict major damage just because it costs too much no one ever said You either use what you have or lose major assets or take damage its that simple Like I said n a long term fight, you would have counter UAS capabilities developed by then
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  1587. 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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  1588. 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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  1589. 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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  1590. its simple not of the units aboard the CVN-78 have transition to F-35C yet
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  1591. ​ @jacobbaumgardner3406  The F-22 APG-77 was designed solely for air to air long range search while the F-35 APG-81 was designed to be a multi function system The APG-81 traded off range for its advanced features. Now the USAF created APG-77v1 which added the APG-81 advanced features but didnt trade off the range The APG-85 gives the F-35 superior long range performance but with increased range
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  1592. Wrong on all counts Yes it has its problems but the Army still needs it Truth be told, the smarter play would have been to revive and updated the MIM-146 ADATS missile with newer tech as its sealed missiles and use the larger (FMTV) as base similar to HIMARS
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  1593. That would be false, US airpower is how the US will thin out NK forces. F-18s can carry up to 16 GBU-53 , F-35 24 and F-15E 28 F-15E is 112 GBU-53. Thats 112 tanks destroyed per sortie with just 4 F-15Es. Clusters bombs like the CBU-97 is another options AH-64s can carry to 16 Anti tank missiles,. 7 AH-64s with 16 missiles can also destroy 112 tanks per sorties. A-10s and the GAU-8 will shred whatever is left. T-72 with Konkat 5 can resist the A-10s Brrrrtt but not for long. Tanks older than the T-72 will get shredded by the GAU-8. Artillery is not the preferred for with enemy armor. There are too many weapons that can do it better
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  1594. Good, they can keep him
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  1595. 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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  1596.  @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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  1597. No it keep it going let the country see how dysfunctional the republican party truly is
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  1598. @RogerPierre The Rafale has 4 users including France. "have had American weapons adapted to the Rafales," Thats my point, Dassault never wanted to adapt US weapons to the Rafale but no one buying AASMs in the large orders like the US Paveway or JDAM. Lastly the only US weapons it carries is the GBU-12 and Mk82 "the Rafale can carry any weapons, small weapons and more than the Typhoon, a Rafale can carry up to 10 tonnes of mixed weapons, bombs guided bombs, missiles, cruise missiles, the anti-ship missiles-exocet- and has a 30 mm cannon, " False, Where is the Rafale's weapon similar to the Typhoon GBU-39, SPEAR, and Brimstone Answer it doesnt have one Instead of running off at the mouth, try doing actual research
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  1599.  @EEEEEEE354  The AIM-132 can not do the same The F-35s DAS allow it to perform 360 OBS with much more ease but other planes with HMD can do 360 OBS The Israeli made Python 5 is 360 OBS. It relies on HMD vice DAS DAS just makes it easier where HMD requires a little work
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  1600. 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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  1601.  @briant5685  Wrong The patriot in Ukraine is doing exactly its designed to do
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  1602.  @yaz2928  That would be false Battleships limitation was the range of its guns and limited firepower Carriers are only limited by the range of their aircraft which with aerial refueling is well over 1000 miles Neither hypersonic weapons nor subs are threats to carriers Subs main weapon is their ability to silently torpedo targets Many countries are working on developing hard kill anti-torpedos Effectively torpedos capable of intercepting torpedos Many of the systems are still in R/D but they getting close to having an operational hard kill defense against torpedos Laser weapons are maturing faster than expected and megawatt class are expected by 2025 The current 150 kw is only useful against drone but once they go pass 500 kw, the countering missiles becomes a reality Lastly Hypersonic weapons like everything else is limited by its range The PLAN claims the DF-21 can hit target from nearly 1100 mile away but forget to mention that at the range , CVNs have nearly 8 minutes to work with Hypersonic weapons are only effective at 100 miles on down because at the range react time is seconds A normal subsonic cruise needs roughly 9 minutes to cover 100 miles while hypersonic missile at mach 10 does in 46 seconds CVNs will operate at 700 to 1000 miles away hell weapons like the JASSM-ER can be launched from 600 miles so again hypersonics are no real threat
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  1603.  @yaz2928  DDG-51s generate 25MW while DDG-1000s generate 78MW. The USN plans for their successor to have at the minimal 58 MW in reserve which is ample for Laser weapons. As for hypersonic defenses, there is more to it then just shooting down. First , there is destroying the missile before hand by attacking where they are stored. .Secondly destroy the launching ship or aircraft before it has time. Subs can destroy ships without warning as can stealth aircraft. A F-35C sea skimiming is virtually impossible to spot till too late Third soft kill measures like electronic warfare can stop it in tracks. As the US pointed with China and Russia both their weapons require complicated kill chains that if disrupted, will cause the weapon to miss The seeker aboard the weapon can only resist so much jamming before it fails As for subs using ballistic missiles how about no CSG wont send ships after it , they will send aircraft which depending on the range can be on station in minutes and secondly how is the missile going to guide is no is giving it course up data and what happens when jamming starts so not happening
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  1604. Short answer they dont like all Russian tech overhyped
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  1605. 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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  1606.  @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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  1607. 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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  1608. 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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  1609. 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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  1610.  @高橋澄一  The AIM-120 has actually combat experience hence why its the best selling BVR missile in the West. Ukraine will likely get EU Meteor and French MICA with their F-16s simply to get actually combat usage. A western WVR or BVR missile bagging a Russian aircraft will a massive boost for which every weapon does and even worst if its MIG-31 or Su-35 that gets shot down
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  1611. 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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  1612. 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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  1613. 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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  1614. 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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  1615. Well the simple fact is modern engines for more reliable and efficient
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  1616.  @Qwiv  Wrong You can't defeat MANPADs if you let them see you, Like fixed wing aircraft , you defeat them by denying a target hence why the Army is pushing for ATGMs able to be carried by helos but with range similar to what fixed wing aircraft can carry The UK Brimstone and Israeli Spike NLOS give Helos the range to engage targets without ever getting range The only SHORAD that outranges them is the Russian Buk-M3 at 43 miles and Chinese HQ-6 at 37 miles You are also forgetting that in Ukraine, MANPADs have also brought down fixed aircraft well Secondly your statement about the US testing stealth against MANPADS is moot Ukraine has provided the US looks at Russian defenses both SHORAD and MANPADs in use as well captured units. As China only copies, their tech is not much better In a peer to peer, engagement things very very different
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  1617.  @Qwiv  And trying to over rely on drones only ends badily
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  1618. Javelin all the way longer range multi use better optics
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  1619. What exactly can Russia do for Niger Absolutely nothing
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  1620. Yet that didnt stop the US from shredding Qasem Soleimani with a reaper
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  1621.  @jeffreyexposito3803  I wouldn't commit armor The problem with the Abrams is that its massive logistical nightmare It needs 500 gallons per tank So thats a lot of fuel even for Ukraine HIMARS and ATACMS are much beneficial
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  1622. Israel playing no games
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  1623. Given its design, it requires mulitple missiles one missile doing the job would be just pure luck
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  1624. Iran is standing up to no one just the illusion of doing so
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  1625. 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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  1626. Ahh Yes, Russia's bs claims
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  1627. Gulag about to get some new inmates
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  1628. By all means Putin flip that switch and see how fast Russia gets its ass handed it
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  1629. 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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  1630. The Gripen is designed for force dispersal to prevent an enemy from being able to decapitate their forces in a single strike hence why can land on roads and be turned around quickly The F-35B does the same but its mission is to maintain constant pressure on the enemy The USMC method using MV-22s to carry personnel while CH-53s carry fuel and weapons They land and create a hasty FARP for the F-35Bs to land ,refuel and rearm Once complete, they move on to the next location The problem with the Swedish method is precision guided weapons The problem with the USMC method is BVR missiles both has their pros and cons
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  1631. Sure by all means flip that switch Iran and how badly it ends for you
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  1632. 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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  1633. Keep up the copium
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  1634.  @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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  1635. Says the guy that lost half his generals while he hid in a bunker
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  1636. Even if the airframe cost 20 mil, what airforce can afford it Russia biggest buyers are China and India China has already built it own 5th aircraft. India is trying build it own China's only interest would be technology and India would only buy a few as they are trying to "Make in India" After those two most aircraft have already brought Sus or upgrade for their MIGs Even if Russia invested in like how the US did with the F-35 Attracting customers with large orders would still be a problem The MIG-21 was a simple and easy to maintain aircraft 4th generation aircraft are not simple nor easy to maintain. Pilot training is also another issue 5th generation are extremely complex machines Most countries will either buy upgrade programs or Ex-aircraft from other air forces before considering the Su-75
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  1637. Its strange that US hasnt places a SOSUS network in the Gulf of Mexico and other areas where narco subs are known to operate
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  1638.  @mokhan8146  U forget they had Afghan on its knees within a matter of days
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  1639. what army
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  1640. This was a job well done. They didnt rush, they did everything safely and it paid off
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  1641. First the largest airshow in Europe is RIAT not Airpower 2022 Second the Y-20 is subpar at best
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  1642.  @kanlu5199  The USAF is already convinced with AIM-260 program
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  1643.  @terrymichael5821  LITENING not likely but LANTRIN because the tech is much older
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  1644. And with that solid proof what exactly is Iran going to do
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  1645. And yet Hamas is confused why Israel is dedicated to their destruction
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  1646.  @MonkeyGus  And you point would be ? In the end, the result was still asset denial They achieved a mobility kill and forced Russian forces to destroy it so in the end, they still got the kill
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  1647. Canada saying no to the Super Hornet is shear insanity They spent nearly 900 in 2020 plus an additional 360 on Hornet gear and weapons for the CF18 Most of which can be reused on the SH So why they would say no is shear insanity
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  1648.  @Leon1Aust  Again To test out anti-stealth radars, the US has F-22s, F-35s, B-2s F-117s and number of MQ/RQs drones as well as the B-21 at their disposal So detecting the J-20 isnt problem for the US When you have that many assets to use adjusting the software so X band can lock on isnt that hard
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  1649. Yeah No one is afraid of any Russian retaliation at this point
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  1650. 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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  1651. Its not adapting, its just bad decision making. The USAF ended up with less F-22 because of cost While the F-35 has better capabilities, its no F-22 and odds of it mixing it up with a Su-57 or J-20/J-31 are not that great The NGAD needs to be an evolved F-22s with F-35 capabilties but better engine, sensors and avionics
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  1652.  @stevennguyen4993  Exactly, there was process and what he should have done is follow afterward he got out or while he was in In the end, he wasnt lied to
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  1653. Here's the rub, the Su-57 was massively delayed due to numerous technical problems Russia had plans for hundreds was continuously revised downwards as the project was hit with delay after delay The ones that being made are not even the ones they wanted , they basically the scapegoat variants made to save the project from being cancelled out right as well as to save face Russia wont get a high capable variant till the Su-57M enters production These early models will likely be trainers for the most part
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  1654. It may not be the best option but as the UK is retiring a large number of Challengers its actually more cost effective to let Ukraine have them , then the process of demilitarizing them Secondly It puts Russia in bind Russia is very aware of the Ukraine tanks and weaknesses, hence why Ukraine tanks have seen limited action Also Ukraine has to mark their tanks to prevent friendly fire Western tanks wouldnt have the problems that Ukraine tanks have currently The only issue is ammunition The Challengers with L30A1 gun are rifled not smooth bore which means that Ukraine has to rely on the UK The advantage of the Leopard is that its L44 is compatible with US M829 and M830 The US can easily provide thousands of 120mm rounds Currently the M829A2 and M830 are being retired in favor of the M829A3 ,M829A4 and XM1147 AMP Ideally if Ukraine gets a NATO standard 120mm gun Everyone is going offer up ammo as its chance to for them get back real world data about round performance
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  1655. Simple they dont have the assets to bolster their defenses Ukraine has destroyed quite a bit of Russian defenses
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  1656. 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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  1657. 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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  1658. 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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  1659.  @bagamut  Right lets look at facts shall How many orders does the MIG-35 and Su-35 have ?? How many orders does Russia's latest aircraft have ?? The F-15EX orders besides the USAF order are over 200. Same with the F-16 block 70 plus Yet despite being on market since 2007 The orders for the MIG-35, Su-35 are ?? More to point, orders Su-30SM, Su-27SM-3, MiG-29SMT are ?? All of Russia "quote" top of the line models gotten virtually no interest Even the Su-57E which Russia offered in 2019 is ?? This is not marketing, its facts Western aircraft have AESA radar, Advanced targeting pods, Software defined systems, Advanced networking , Sensor fusion and next gen weapons Name one Russia aircraft besides the Su-57 that has all of that For the west, its the 4.5 gen F-15EX, F-16V, F-18 block III, Rafale F4, Eurofighter Tranche 4, JAS-39E/F whereas Russia ??? The Chinese are not that far being as they upgrading the J-10 and J-16 to 4.5 gen specs
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  1660.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  Wrong the NASAMS carries 40-50lbs warhead, no way that damage was from a NASAMS
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  1661. The simple answer is that Ukraine is exactly the type of warfare that the Avenger was designed for What they should do is replace the 50 cal with cannon able to use airburst rounds That would make it very effective against drones
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  1662. And so it begins
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  1663. countermeasures don't always work
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  1664.  @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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  1665. 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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  1666. As modern missiles are substantially faster , far more agile and significantly more accurate than missiles designed in the 1960s speed is moot
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  1667. Good job guys, L2 getting ready to kick some russian ass
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  1668. Mayhem Nice ring to it The need for expedited reconnaissance in modern warfare has been overdue
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  1669. So much for integrity of the case
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  1670. 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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  1671. Its simple Russian claimed destruction because it looked like the missile struck, however the US revealed that damage was minimal
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  1672.  @mathiasnowts864  Not quite The argument for naval gunfire was made moot because newer weapons for aircraft give range and accuracy and reduced the need for ships to get in close. As for the F-22. that was what happens you have an inept president with zero military experience and equally inept Sec of Dec that know nothing about the needed of the military the 5.56 is being replaced but 7.62 is staying The 5.56 has reached its obsolescence. The 5.56 needed several improvements into order to deal with newer generations of body of armor while the 7.62 is still very effective against it without any improvements
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  1673.  @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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  1674. Irans little RC jokes won't make any difference
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  1675. He's simply late with reporting that info was reported over 7 hours ago
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  1676.  @thiefsleef6752  We will know soon enough after a few satellite passes but things will heat up from this point on
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  1677. 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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  1678. Not really One of benefits of missiles is that you can attack simultaneous targets Since they had reversed engineered the aliens shield tech ,its strange that they didn't come up for missile to penetrate shielded targets Example the F-15EX can carry up 22 AIM-120s, If each of these ships were carried that amount of or more they would have been able to substantially cut the aliens numbers down as well as target the weapon emplacements Everything about this movie was a total bomb
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  1679. what a joke
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  1680. ​ @alexibm2477  Whats the point triaging issue when you dont deal with the source of the problem Cartels can't sell if they are dead Users can't buy from the cartel is not are long around or afraid to sell
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  1681.  @JB-xj4rn  False they did their best to try and cover it up
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  1682. Regardless, its still a black eye for Russia
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  1683. Nothing scary here, simple logistics THe VLS takes time to reload so the USN is exploring ways to speed that process up
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  1684. The difference is no one is falling for it this time
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  1685. They are not dealing with the problem at the source
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  1686.  @petersmythe6462  Kinetic performance only matters up close
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  1687. 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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  1688. Interesting to see how this plays out
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  1689.  @macmcgee5116  its not that lines will be blurred, its going back to the old school concept of bombers being able to defend themselves Remember bombers use to use MG and HMG to defend themselves. Fighters with large caliber cannons made that moot as well as the missile age The key for next generation is asset denial AWACS and SAM site radar are the only real problems The MIG-31 has a long range radar but that only sees part of the sky whereas AWACS has just 360 visibility Without radar from AWACS or on the ground, your ability to counter an attacking force greatly hampered
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  1690. 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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  1691. 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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  1692.  @speedyv6247  Russia has not lost less than 100 aircraft Open source sites confirmed over 100 manned aircraft have destroyed. Ironically the current number if losses between Ukraine and Russian minus drones is literally even which is hilarious considering the difference in sorties Yes Russian tanks sucks Even before this conflict, the performance of Russian tanks has been underwhelming
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  1693.  @speedyv6247  Do research instead of reading propaganda
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  1694. 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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  1695. 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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  1696.  @mikehannigan848  You seriously can't do your own research
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  1697. Honestly, Day after Tomorrow leaving the shelter should have been number 1 cause that was just plain stupid
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  1698. That was dumb luck not capabilities
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  1699. Israel is not caring at this point
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  1700.  NoShirtCarlosDetroit  No it doesnt
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  1701. The Constellation key feature is the MK-41 which makes it a potent asset
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  1702.  @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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  1703. The reality is that its waste of time The MIG-29s Poland has are old as hell MIG-29s that lack all the modern features and weapons that the newer model Russia aircraft have Neither Poland or Ukrainian have long range BVR missiles whereas Russia aircraft do Neither Poland or Ukrainian have AWACS whereas Russia does When you lay it out logically its waste of time aerial warfare is nothing like whats happening on the ground
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  1704. How about sending some real weapons instead
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  1705. Good idea but should replace the cargo door with launcher able to launch various types of munitions
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  1706. Hypersonic weapons work great against fixed targets which make them ideal for targeting key points like bunkers ,comms, airfield and air defenses Their use against moving targets like ships has in question as ships defenses means that missile has evade targeting and interceptors which will cause it to lose speed and energy Both Russia and China's lack of air borne jammers is why hypersonic weapons against ships is iffy at best The DF-21 flies 1000 miles but still need to communicate with launching site to stay of target It takes 10 min for it reach , in 10 mins, CVN can change its position by nearly 6 miles
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  1707.  @nebiyuterefe3637  The situation on the ground is changing and not in good way for Russia
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  1708. 12 for now but 50 later on can change things
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  1709. No , they are bound to hit the wrong country's ship and that country will respond with force
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  1710.  @joeblow5658  He was attacked 7 days ago not 3
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  1711. Russia's current success is only do the fact that Ukraine has exhausted its western ammunition
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  1712. 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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  1713.  @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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  1714.  @kw8757  if the blast didnt kill him out right, the fragmentation likely caused him to bleed out
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  1715.  @schrodingersgat4344  it definitely aircraft failure According to the specs, it has FLIR and LLLTV yet they came in broad daylight and not night The US would have attacked Antonov Airport under the cover of darkness as their aircraft are equipped for night flying The Mi-26 didnt take part in the attack either its not the Mi-17, its just Russian helos in general are lacking
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  1716. 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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  1717. No no and hell no The F-15E was absolutely the better choice. Its room for growth has been incredible. It can carry IRST, Targeting and the newer Dragon eye pod without any adverse effect on its payload The A-12 and YF-12 like the SR-71 simply would required too much effort to maintain. The F-14 proposed variants would not have changed anything. The F-14 was too overweight for carrier operations. While the proposed variants improved capabilities, its weight was still very much remained a problem Unlike the F-15E, the F-14 had very little room to grow. As for the YF-23 I could it see as updated as a 5.5th or possibly 6th gen aircraft with minimal design changes bubbly canopy, enlarged weapons bay able to carry 2 x JASSM, or LRASM or JSOW with four AIM-120s, the F-22s ALR-94 ,F-35 AAQ-37/40 and 1900/TR AESA radar
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  1718. New flash for you Even if they all banded together, they would still get curb stomped by France alone 2 key reasons In terms of airpower what do they have very very few aircraft and even fewer modernized aircraft In terms of naval power virtually none , What happens when France parks its carrier with a couple of destroyers and frigates as well attack submarines in the Gulf of Guinea FYI, France's Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN) range is 1400km which puts most Niger in range or Worst, Libya grants France overflight as they stated wont recognize the coup leaders
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  1719. 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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  1720. Houthis about learn why its called FAFO
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  1721.  @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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  1722. No, the bottom line is that the T-90 went alone and two Bradleys handed its ass as a result
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  1723. Russia is trying to capatilize and the West needs to help Ukraine stop this cold
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  1724. Considering that Israel flew F-35s into Iran multiple times despite Iran's claim of advanced defenses but most important, is that Israel has had full access to US weapons for decades while Iran has little access to Russia and China weapons Iran wouldnt last long Israel just used the US newest bunker buster, the GBU-72 That has the region in panic because the GBU-72 can penetrate deep enough to hit underground tunnels
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  1725.  @downix  Replacing the AIM-120 with the AIM-54 was correct as the tactics changed from intercepting the missiles, to stopping the bombers from getting in range However the USN should have go back to AIM-97 missile and used it as base for longer range missile
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  1726.  @downix  RAND has access to more information true but 10 of 10 times they are generally wrong. RAND made big about the Su-35s vs F-35s The basis of their argument was that the Su-35 Iribis-E radar could detect the F-35 at 50 miles while the range of the AIM-120C-5 was only 57 miles That limited range of the AIM-120 made the F-35 a target for the Su-35. The problem with that argument was that USN had already contracted Raytheon for longer AIM-120 as they had planned to retire the F-14 and AIM-54. Those missiles were the C-6/7 Secondly sales of the Su-35 didnt explode, There are many things that RAND puts on that doesnt pan out
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  1727.  @downix  The AIM-120-C6/7 was not made for export. Only for the USN. The F-35 can AIM-120s except the AIM-120D which is part of the Block 4 package which is currently in progress. The situation has changed quite a bit due to the lack of Su-35 exports
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  1728.  @downix  That would be false The F-35 gained AIM-120 capability with its Block software. Block 3F gave the F-35 AMRAAM, SIDEWINDER, JDAM, PAVEWAY and gun usage to all 3 models The earlier Block 2B and 3i give the F-35 initial AMRAAM and SIDEWINDER, capability
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  1729. 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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  1730. 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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  1731. Ukraine has shot down over 30 Orlan-10 Far from being a problem
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  1732. 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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  1733. Iran isnt that dumb
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  1734. facts
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  1735. The simple answer it doesnt as far as Ukraine is concerned ,however Russian forces its desperately needed moral victory
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  1736. How about zero Remember Russia downplays Western weapons
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  1737. Saab isn't an industrial power house, they are capable but can't match major players like Boeing, Lockheed, Northrup or Airbus when it comes to production The USAF ordered the F-15EX July 2020, by Feb 21 , it was already built The major players can deliver aircraft relative fast depending on the situation Brazil signed its deal for Gripens in 2015 and the first aircraft arrived in 2019 Lockheed has to deliver 9 F-35s to Canada by 2027 which is hilarious because Lockheed F-35s production 140 planes per year it depends on the company
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  1738. 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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  1739. its definitely worst on all levels Russia's unwillingness to commit it to Ukraine shows how little faith they have in it Ukraine has the very defenses its designed to evade
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  1740. 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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  1741.  @abdiyusuf7598  The Apache has several options The APKWS II is laser guided and cost 30K per shot There are several precision kits for the 70mm rockets that Apache , Cobra or Tigre can use Additional there are 30mmm programmable rounds for the Apache and Tigre's The Cobra would rely more APKWS II than its 20mm cannon
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  1742.  @gilbertknight6617  No NATO officer made any such admission
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  1743.  @johnwi-l_l-iamsf3763  Says the 21 confirmed pictures
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  1744. @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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  1745. Failed only due to piss poor design
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  1746. 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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  1747. Its still very much in use and likely been heavily upgraded since then
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  1748. 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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  1749. Sure they did Thats how Qasem Soleimani got a fully functioning hellfire missile
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  1750. Ukraine finally making good gains
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  1751.  @KaiserStormTracking  The lack of missiles still didnt make any sense Since they could make shield generators, then they understood the mechanics of how it works and what it takes to get through it It showed that that pulse weapons only needed a few shots to penetrate AIM-9s has 20s warhead and AIM-120 has 40-50lbs The older AIM-7s had 90lbs So them not developing a missile able to breach the fighters shield makes no sense Example , the F-15EX with AMBER can carry up to 22 missiles So if their fighters carried the same load, they would be able to thin them out plenty well The B-1R was proposed missile truck that could carry heavier missiles like the AIM-54 in large numbers so it just doesnt make any sense that they would try and match their shear numbers
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  1752. its sham when its down under gun point
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  1753. They decided to FAFO and now the TLAM and bombs are dropping
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  1754. Russia forces pulled out because Ukraine forces has gotten longer and better range weapons
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  1755.  @certaindeath7776  Wrong on all counts First lets put the swarm bullshit to rest. Neither Russia or China is going to swarm attack anything with hypersonic weapons So first , the shear of amount of material per missile says not going to happen The CVN has 11 CVNs plus the LHD-class ships so you are looking at 20 targets The SM-3 and SM-6 can deal with hypersonic weapons ,however they require a great of input from external sources. They can't accurately track and shoot like they do with supersonic and subsonic. The current SPY-1 on ships doesnt have the accuracy needed. The solution is the SPY-6 however that won't be fully fielded for a while The next problem is Electronic warfare. Hypersonic weapons rely on communication from launching platform to stay course and on active radar homing in the terminal phase. Jamming can effectively throw a wrench in that. Moving targets are problematic because they are moving The Chinese DF-21 claims 1100 mile range and a speed of Mach 10. It needs 8 min 38 seconds to reach its target when launched from 1100 miles a carrier can change its position by 5 miles in 8 mins. Jamming can effectively disrupt communications and blind seeker The USN EW aboard ship is limited in that area. Again the solution is the SPY-6. The Russia Zircon differs because its of its shorter range ,however it still relies on the active radar homing from its seeker to find its target which EW can jam Even if you launch from 100 miles away, EW can still throw a wrench in the missile guidance Secondly the whole point of the Cooperative Engagement Capability is counter swarm attacks
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  1756. They dont' wanna die for one man's lunacy
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  1757. A prospective 7th gen would be like the movie stealth and Dark Star from Top gun Maverick Ability to travel worldwide in a moments notice Able to travel from the US to EU in under a hour . In pacific, it would able to reach Guam with in 1 hour and half Able to carry a mix of air to air weapons. Advanced variant of the AIM-9X , AIM-260 for self defense and a prospective AIM-6. and AIM-104 The USN is experiment with the SM-6 for aircraft to carry and Lockheed has proposed AIM variant of the MIM-104 patriot. The advantage both is prospectively shooting down enemy hypersonic weapons for ballistic missile defense and lastly laser weapon carried internally , personnel, I would opt for 30mm cannon with programmable rounds on one side and the laser weapon on the other
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  1758.  @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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  1759. How about this Menendez will step down the Republicans make George Santos resign
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  1760. And the West should care because??
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  1761. There is no kinetic energy in this test point blank
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  1762.  @goodlife6277  The NAMER has Trophy APS so no kabom
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  1763.  @goodlife6277  A Kornet, Krishantema, Konkurs, among others strangely MIA in Ukraine
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  1764. 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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  1765. 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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  1766. When training, technology and weapons are used correctly
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  1767.  @mikegama4981  If Russia was the super power that they claimed to be that wouldnt matter
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  1768.  @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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  1769. Not likely For C and C, the USN would need to be carrier capable. One of the strengths of the carrier is that it has a lot organic capabilities like aerial refueling, AWACS, EW and ASW it has what it needs on hand at all times The growing range of air to air missiles and the lack of stealth for aerial refueling, AWACS, EW and ASW platforms is a problem but the B-21 isnt really the solution
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  1770. Its not a problem. Its idiotic Last time I checked, the USAF ended uo with less F-22 because of cost. The thought was the less expensive F-35 at time could fill the F-22s shoes and that was proven to be false so why go down that road again when you know how it ends Stay the course with NGAD
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  1771. Not in the slightest if the RSAF wants to waste money Go right ahead
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  1772. Leave him there
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  1773. 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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  1774. Empty threat from Russia
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  1775. It is a victory, Russian forces have been pushed back as Ukraine pushes forward
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  1776. A Vivek Ramaswamy, a wanna be politician trying to clown a world leader , now thats comedy
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  1777. 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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  1778. How about no Its called lessons learned ding dong k
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  1779. Iran's radar wouldnt last 3 seconds against the US
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  1780.  @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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  1781.  @Stumpy1234  Thats 105mm not 155mm
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  1782. It wasn't mixed The F-35 operate with their ADSB and radar reflectors in that that area The J-20 doesnt bother the US in the slightest
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  1783. Thats intentional to prevent an enemy from gleaming anything of value
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  1784.  @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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  1785.  @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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  1786.  @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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  1787. 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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  1788. 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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  1789. The F-22 lacks helmet mounted sights which has been a major thorn as other aircraft have HMD/HMS but at the end of day, people need to realize that training exercises are one thing actual combat situations is a very different
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  1790.  @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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  1791.  @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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  1792. 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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  1793. They need sky ranger which is more mobile
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  1794.  @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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  1795.  @fivestringslinger  The F-15/16/18 were considered expensive for their day and they have a fraction of the technology that F-22 and F-35 has The F-22 is different because the USAF did cram in quite a bit. Ironically they also took out a bit as well I know the F-15 was 20 mil per plane , the rest I am not sure about
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  1796. I dont know how about ,shear size and mass
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  1797. Canada does have Harpoons however Boeing little trade action has soured that relationship hence they havent placed an order for the newer Harpoon II+ER its cheaper and more cost effetive than the LRASM but its made by Boeing Unless its absolutely needed, Canada isnt buying Boeing Canada is buying both the F-35 and P-8 which can use the newer LRASM Additionally it can be uses in the VLS of the Type-26 that they ordered
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  1798. Desperation much Russia
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  1799.  @gmtom19  Yeah no The Type-45 has one of the best sensor suites out there but they are not widely considered the best by any means The Arleigh Burke MK-41 VLS can be loaded with AAW, ASW, ASuW, BMD and Land attack while the Type-45s are limited to AAW in the VLS The Type-45 VLS is not universal One of the gripes with the Type-45 is that its sensors can see up 300 miles away however its missiles can only targets 75 miles away Arleigh Burke with SPY-1 can see up 175 miles away and engage at 150. There Type-45 has several shortcomings
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  1800.  @jamesstreet228  Hypersonic weapons have made the MALD as moot as the S-400 a Mach 5 weapon covers 250 miles in 4 minutes , at Mach 10, its just 2 mins EW can easily suppress an S-400 for minutes or less without needing MALD
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  1801. 20 plus KA-52s have been confirmed destroyed via open source intel
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  1802. 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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  1803.  @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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  1804.  @ricky1231  No, no and no its very simple but complicated picture with the USN The USN decided to "neck down" their carrier aircraft and invested solely on the Super Hornet and F-35 and dumped everything else which turned out be a major underestimation with the Super Hornet with ARS kit as they ended up burning through 30 percent of their Super Hornets airframe Hence the rush to get the F-35C in service so it would take some of the load off the maxed out Super Hornets but even then the F-35 still had a problem The F-35s in service right now are flying with block 3F software. Block software 4 is nearly operational. Instead of buying more aircraft that block 3F which will have to be upgraded to block 4, the USN and USAF are temporarily pumping brakes on orders and waiting for Block 4 By buying aircraft already at Block 4, thats less they have to spend on upgrading. The current estimate is 15 billion ish to get all US F-35 to Block 4 F-35C is operating along side Super hornets not replacing them hence the USN is not doing a massive order like USAF The Super Hornets replacement is the FA/XX The FA/XX would be ready till the 2030s timeframe ish so in the interim, the Super Hornet is getting upgrades to keep it relevant till the FA/XX is ready The additional considerations for the USN is getting the MQ-25 operational , as well CMV-22 replacement process and lastly a new ASW aircraft In short, the USN has quite a few issues to work out
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  1805. 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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  1806.  @altair_204  20 helicopter confirmed lost cope harder
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  1807. The US didnt buy it, that was just for Ukraine While MANPADs are good , Ukraine needs longer range systems
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  1808. 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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  1809. Russia's boasting is getting hard reality check in Ukraine
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  1810. Lets see , when was the last time anyone brought anything from Russia years ago As far being self-sufficient, FYI, as their claim as world power, they are already supposed to be Second as far power lets recap Russia has lost yet a second A-50 to Ukrainian forces The lost of AWACS in modern warfare to surface to air defense is beyond embarrassing Russia's most modern equipment is all taking modern losses in Ukraine The KA-52 and Mi-28 are supposed be flying tanks per Russia yet 60 KA-52 lost so far as well 13 Mi-28 The T-90 is supposed to be the best protected tank yet over 100 and counting destroyed and thats not counting units captured and sent to West for study The Black Sea Fleet lost yet another to Ukrainian forces, that nearly 20 ships and 1 sub lost to a country with no navy S-400, S-300, Panstir S-1, Tor, Buk, and other SAM units, again getting destroyed wholesale Russia fighting a non tier peer opponents with limited capability has seen whole sale destruction of its best weapons Now imagine if Ukraine was tier Instead of a few aircraft able to use cruise missile, try entire squadrons worth Instead of FPV drones, try gunship with helicopter launched ATGM able to shred armor in one hit instead of drones catching ships at the shore, Actually naval ship to ship combat If Russia is taking a beating like this ,they have no chance against NATO let alone the US Russia borders Ukraine yet after 3 years, they can't seal the deal The US traveled 7000 miles to Iraq twice and Afghan and hand control in weeks FYI, Russian tactical blunder was staying the separatist in eastern Ukraine instead going western Ukraine which would have allowed them to completely cut of Ukranie from the West
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  1811.  @boikanyoonneng9170  By all means lets discuss a conflict from 63 years ago I love it when you clowns cry Vietnam Your only come is a 63 years ago hilarious with completely different weapons and tactics
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  1812. Harrier going to strong
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  1813.  @mauser98kar  The AGM-88 can engage jammers however Ukraine can't fully use the AGM-88 yet The MIG-29 and Su-27s can only use AGM-88 in : Pre-Briefed (PB) mode where the info loaded on the ground They dont have the ability to retarget the AGM-88 in the air till they get F-16s Once F-16s start operating, you will see a seismic shift as the F-16 with the AGM-88 can accurately target jammers as the AGM-88 can home on jam most importantly, the AGM-88 can only home in on Pantsir S1 ,Tunguska , Tor and Buk sites as it outranges out all of them These SHORADs have been Russia's saving grace from SCALP/Storm Storm attacks Without them ,they are screwed
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  1814.  @mauser98kar  You are forgetting that Ukraine cant fully use them Since the MIGs and Sus only use them in one mode, they have to be fired high up and ease to spot Whereas the F-16 can fire them at much lower altitudes Additionally they can attack from different directions Like I said, as the F-16 can fully use western weapons, you will see a big change
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  1815.  @mauser98kar  Also remember that F-16 can use laser guided 500lbs, 1000lbs and 2000lbs both both JDAM and PAVEWAYs JDAMs have longer range but even the PAVEWAYs 10 mile range will be very useful if Ukraine can use proper combined arms tactics with ground forces attacking SHORAD and S-300/400 sites Leaving jammers to F-16s an F-16 dropping 4 x 2000lbs bombs on Russian targets will be massive difference but the key to F-16 success is Ukrainian ground forces opening up the door for it Russia bots claims the F-16 is no match for the Su-35 the F-16 doesnt need to match the Su-35, Ukraine needs the F-16 dropping steel on target
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  1816. 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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  1817.  @walterbrownstone8017  Compared to the US, this drone and Chinese drones are literally jokes
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  1818.  @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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  1819. @RAFALE -F3R The Rafale is no matter for the F-35. While IR can be used against stealth, trying to pick an IR signature at long range is extremely hard to do unless know where the target is The F-35 ASQ-239 is based on the F-22 ALR-94. The F-22 ALR-94 can track targets up 250 miles away by electronic emission. The F-35 ASQ-39 does the same. The Rafale's SPECTRA emissions can be tracked by an F-35. Secondly the F-35 is not going to fire on the Rafale head on, its going work its way into firing position and engage from behind Secondly the AIM-120 series and AIM-9 are combat proven systems whereas the MICA and Meteor are not big difference
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  1820. 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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  1821. Yeah, it would make things easier of the West supplied Ukraine with ATACMS and other needed weapons ASAP
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  1822. 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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  1823.  @samsonsoturian6013  Its doesnt change anything because its facts The entire point of longer range weapons is to able to attack without having to contend with the enemy's defenses An S-400 missile range is 250 miles , I can launch a JASSM-B from a C-130 275 miles away and still reach targets as far 295 miles away I can leave that C-130 at long range and draw the enemy interceptors while stealthy F-35 penetrate What those fighters think is a defenseless targets is actually a C-130 decoying them into range with F-22s The EC-130 operated as airborne jammer for decades. The KC-130 continues to operate as airborne tanker as the AC-130 as airborne gunship and MC-130 for special operations
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  1824.  @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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  1825.  @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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  1826.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  Ukraine did not there genius The quote 4000 aircraft were was massive fields of outdated and scrap aircraft from the 80s and late 90s when Ukraine was part of Soviet Russia After they separated and Russia was no longer paying the bills for those aircraft, Ukraine's air force substantial dropped off from thousands to a few hundred Then after their falling out in 2004, Ukraine was no able to secure parts and assistance for their air force and it dropped to just a handful of aircraft
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  1827. A politician being held accountable say it aint so
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  1828. Ukraine is called contested airspace The A-10 cant operate in contested airspace
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  1829.  @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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  1830. For countries with extremely cold environments, they use drag chutes religiously. The other advantage is that it reduces wear and tear on the brakes For the F-35 to compete with 4th gen ,it has been able to do everything they can do The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) has noted that while the F-35 is more expensive, they have found to be substantially easier to operate in cold environment than the F-16 I believe thats more due to the F-35 being a flying supercomputer and cold allows its processors to operate more efficiently
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  1831. 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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  1832.  @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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  1833. 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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  1834. No, the F-16 with munitions is all they need
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  1835.  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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  1836. The F-35C gives the USN interim capabilites while the FA/XX will their main platform. For now the F-35C helps relieve the stress of out the maxed out F-18 fleet
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  1837. 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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  1838. Thats major nightmare for Russia forces
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  1839. That wasnt smart that was desperation
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  1840.  @garryh3126  Its called facts by renting to a civilian company, it allows the C-5 to be prioritized for missions
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  1841. The F-35B can land on austere runways but spending that extra time to just clear off the excess debris makes a world of difference protecting both aircraft and personnel
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  1842. 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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  1843. B-21 carrier Nope Revive the X-47B yes
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  1844.  @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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  1845. 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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  1846.  @愛を込めてロシアから  Russia is getting its ass handed to it
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  1847. 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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  1848.  @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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  1849. 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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  1850. The F-16 block 80 would only make sense if the USAF buying it configured as tactical jammer similar to the USN EA-18G Buying it as lower cost options makes zero sense
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  1851. The elements are the same but they are not alike The US for example has demonstrated their clear superiority with engines The F-22 and F-35 both has their engines on time with options The Su-57 had to be retrofitted with older engines just to fly and wont get advanced engines till the Su-57M The J-20 since 2010 has gone through 6 engine configurations The FC-31 like the J-20 has similar issues with the engines The F-22 uses 1.5 mil lines of code for its software, the F-35 over 8 mil and the Su-57 4 mil What the J-20 and FC-31 uses isnt know Lastly The J-31 isnt forgot ,Pakistan is buying in response to India's program and will likely get them before India's program takes off giving them somewhat of an advantage
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  1852. 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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  1853. Oh the sweet sound of desperation from Wagner
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  1854.  @Hicham_bgd2001  The US showed restraint whereas Israel is not
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  1855. The shooter was 1 mil off but the question is why did security fail so badly
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  1856.  @Luke_Skywatcher_  Fog doesnt just appear Does Iran not have the ability to forecast weather
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  1857. Yeah, no one buying that party line, Ukraine forces drove them out
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  1858. 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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  1859.  @freddiej2411  Hes frustrated His country is being torn apart and the West seems to be tip toeing
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  1860. Wrong The Marines do not fly the Apache They fly the Cobra
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  1861. if the bunker wasnt destroyed in the first strike there is this thing called second strike their clueless one
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  1862. KA-BOOM
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  1863.  @Spearhead45  The USN has the SM-6 IB in final testing as well the newly revealed AIM-174. Both of which plus the CEC, C2BMC program have effectively negated any threats from hypersonic weapon both Russian and Chinese,
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  1864.  @Spearhead45  And that matters because, oh wait it doesnt. In potential engagement in the Pacific, its USN carrier based aircraft salvoing LRASM against Russia or Chinese surface ships There is no going ship to ship. In the Atlantic , there USAF land based bombers have an easier time striking targets , again no ship vs ship so ship yards being behind is literally moot.
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  1865.  @area51z63  Wrong on all counts, stealing plans doesnt give you anything Chinese quote anti stealth capabilities are based on stolen data, and the limited testing that they can do with the J-20 , FC-31 and J-35 The US anti stealth capabilities is based on data from several projects as well testing they can do with the B-2, F-117, F-22 and F-35 The key point is the availability of much more aircraft that incorporates different designs and capabilities allows for more effective Dissimilar air combat training (DACT) than China . Having data is moot. The F-35 supposed downtime is literally moot. In potential engagement against Russia or China, JASSM , LRASM and uncle TLAM will be doing the most work. Only second to EA-18G, EC-130 , Rivet Joint and Combat Sent
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  1866.  @snugglecity3500  True outgoing signals can be tracked but AESA makes that harder to do as its LPI Additionally ,the EA-18 uses INCANS Interference Cancellation system which allows for comms to work while jamming The NGJ pods can tune the jamming more efficiently so interferes less with friendly systems and focus solely on the enemy
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  1867.  @justsomemainer1384  There was single engine aircraft on carriers ,however the USN was trying to get away from them as engine technology was not as mature as it is today During that time, engine were notoriously under powered and unreliable. Even the F-14s initial engines were problematic The F-35 is different because engine technology is very reliable now
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  1868. That would be false The Chinese program relies on massive DF launchers which the US military can easily target with their hypersonic weapons The ARRW for example design speed is Mach 20 with range of 1000 miles Even from 800 miles , away , once located, the DF launcher would only have 3 mins to move The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) is Mach 17 with 1700 mile range even at 1000 miles, the DF would have 5 mins So how far can 17 ton 35 foot long launcher travel in 3 to 5 mins , 4 miles at most So Chinese either has move them inland which reduces their at sea or range or build up defense around which paints giant bullseye on them The Type-055s has the YJ-21 but Mk-48s from SSNs can easily deal with PLAN Type-055 Which just leaves the PLAAF Xian H-6 carrying a 1 single DF each again not problem Russia's Tu-22M3M and MIG-31 carry the Kinzhal they can launch from long range but that only works in the USN favor From 1200 miles , that gives the USN 10 mins of reaction time for its defenses To avoid USN aircraft, they would have stay over 800 miles away Again still 6 mins The only weapon that is potential problem is the Zircon as its submarine launched and from 100 miles away, the USN would only 52 seconds While hypersonic under certain conditions are nearly impossible, the emphasis is they nearly but not unstoppable
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  1869. If they had been no lost of live they would have demoed everything from the start
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  1870.  @Ormusn2o  Not likely
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  1871. The F-16 didnt change air combat, it just brought forth the era of multi role design
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  1872. They should look to bring back MIM-72 Chaparral and M163 VADS for Ukraine Ukraine Front line units need support
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  1873. @Cartoonman154 That would be false https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/11355/this-syria-bound-super-hornet-is-carrying-a-uniquely-massive-bomb-load The Rafale can't carry load like this https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/focus-analysis/naval-technology/1346-video-fa-18f-super-hornet-take-on-a-full-load-of-harpoons-anti-ship-missiles-for-the-first-time.html once again the F-18 showing its superior payload capability The problem with the Rafale is its payload. Its got good range and speed but lacks the ability to carry a heavy load. The second problem is its SPECTRA is home on jam. Like the Su-35 Khinby system, AESA based systems have the potential to negate the SPECTRA ability to hide the rafale. The Rafale is compact design so it does not have a lot of room to grow like the Super hornet. The last problem is weapons/Targeting pod France wanted the Rafale to use EU or France made weapons as way to compete against the US. The problem is that the shear volume that the US buys its volume makes weapons like the JDAM and PAVEWAY substantially cheaper. France AASM is extremely capable but cost 225K per unit whereas the JDAM is 50K and PAVEWAY 30K Not even situation needs AASM so even France was forced to equip PAVEWAYS as they substantially cheaper than AASM The AASM ability to time sensitive strikes is invaluable but its high cost is its issue The Damocles pod is the same issue. The US has heavily invested in targeting pods and has pushed their development to the edge.
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  1874. Russia's losses in Ukraine beg to differ The lack of accurate glide bombs has been reason why Su-24, Su-30 and Su-34 are unacceptably high
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  1875. its kinda obvious with all the simple things that he says Real Reporter said that Patton lent his name to M48 tank The M48 was designed in 1950, Patton died in 1945 So how exactly did he lend his name Then he's constantly trying to say that Abrams that Ukraine has is highly advanced when in reality The M1A1 SA is 14 generations behind the M1A2 SEP/3/4 and AbramsX Just the simple things he does trying claim things all spells out propaganda
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  1876. 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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  1877. No so sure The applications , or rather the actual real world application is advanced propulsion for travel to Mars Travel is currently impractical due to current level of space propulsion Such a system could in theory shorten travel times
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  1878. Mock drills and the actual combat are not the same
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  1879. The death penalty is not the problem. The problem is the process between them and execution. Secondly, states need to bring back Sparky since companies won't provide drugs for execution. They said drugs were more humane and now companies won't no part of it With old Sparky, they just need to pay the electric bill If they stream lined process to down 6 months instead decades, the death penalty would be more effective
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  1880.  @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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  1881. 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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  1882. They are losing tactically but winning strategically
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  1883. While the M338 does give boots on the ground considerably more firepower, its no replacement for 50 cal in any way First is rounds, high-explosive incendiary armor-piercing (HEIAP), Mk 211 Mod 0 aka Raufoss MK-211 and saboted light armor penetrator (SLAP), M903 has anti-materiel asnd anti personnel properties that no 338 round could ever match. Second and most important is energy its possible for vest to stop 338 round however with big 50 even if the vest stopped penetration, the target will die from shock from the shear amount kinetic energy of the impact So no 338 is no replacement for it
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  1884.  @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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  1885. @Kvas The simple answer is just more Russian propaganda like the Su-57. Russia hyped up 1000 Su-57s by 2020 back in 2010 Its 2021 and there just 12 built.
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  1886.  @natureblank1401  Russia invented stealth yet no one is buying their so called stealth aircraft The Su-57 was offered for export in March of 2019 and to date has zero export orders. Strange how the country that supposed invented stealth can't export any of its so called stealth aircraft. India was part of the program and had invested in the FGFA and they have backed out. As for F-35 being brought from the Russia, nice fantasy but false The F-35 3BSW is based on the Convair 200 3BSN from 1969 Yak copied(stole) Convair design for the Yak-38 and 141 The basis of the F-35 claim from Russia is supposed comment printed in Airforce mag saying that Lockheed licensed the Yak system despite the fact that Lockheed has patents for all its F-35 tech which predated the YaK by decades The US has no trouble exporting the F-35 and if allowed, the F-22 would see the same export success Yet Russia with all its claims about stealth can't find any customers for their so called stealth aircraft
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  1887. Considering that Ukraine is currently show stopping Russian forces this is kinda of late
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  1888.  @vidivici0075  Budget
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  1889.  @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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  1890. 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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  1891. @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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  1892.  @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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  1893. Incorrect The F-35s in that area don't operate in full stealth , they are generally wear radar enhancers so their interception wasn't due to them penertrating the F-35s stealth As for as the E-3, again incorrect The E-3 has the F-35, F-22, B-2, F-117 and various drones like the MQs and RQs to test its anti-stealth capabilities wheres the China just as J-20 and FC-31 The KJ500 again can only test its capabilities against the J-20 and FC-31 The E-3 problem is suffering significant obsolescence issues which is creating problems. Aircraft down for persistent maintenance issues as well persistent problems during operations E-3s age is showing
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  1894. 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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  1895. Beside the U-2 goof The JAS-39 is outdated by the point unless your air force does not a lot of heavy lifting
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  1896. They dont have any as advanced as the US makes
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  1897. 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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  1898. Thats why happens when you get careless
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  1899. How irony that HT is giving the F-35 credit
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  1900. 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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  1901. The Growler is good but they should really consider ante it up its capabilities Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) would beneficial when trying to ID targets A system like the F-35s ASQ-239 and F-22 ALR-94 again beneficial The Advanced hornet enhanced performance engine (EPE) package again beneficial as it would increase the aircraft available power thus increasing the power it has for jamming Lastly, the F-15EX using extreme high level processors Again beneficial to the EA-18G as increase in processing speed allow to cut through enemy EW and ESW much faster
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  1902. Israel needs to bolster its defenses till Hamas can be dealt with
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  1903. 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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  1904.  @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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  1905. 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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  1906. Yes ,Russian did strike 200 bases in the first two months, however now the Ukraine forces are returning the favor
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  1907. 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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  1908. Hamas literally has no choice now
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  1909. And just think All the ends as uncle ATACMS has arrived
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  1910. 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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  1911. The fact that Zelensky can freely travel between the West and Ukraine shows how absolutely garbage Russian intelligence is
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  1912.  @giggling_boatswain  Cost is Russia favorite, cheap but somewhat effective. They are banking the BMPT keeping the enemy suppressed with a hail of 30mm fire The Shipunov 2A42 range is little over 2.5 miles which keeping out of range is not a problem Despite its capabilties, the BMPT is not a real threat The real threat is the VPK-7829 Bumerang equipped with the AU-220M with 57 mm BM-57 autocannon and Kornet missiles Its Kornet has the same range as the Hellfire and its 57mm cannon can engage targets up 9 miles away Even if the US equipped a Stryker with the XM913 50mm cannon , it still out ranged,
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  1913. hes' still the president till Jan 20
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  1914. its certainly an interesting question So many proposed designs have been popping up, no one really knows for sure till we see the prototype roll out its just easier to wait then keep guessing
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  1915. Apache's no Blackhawks most defintely
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  1916.  @lc4biker  As long as Urkaine forces maintain the pressure on Russian logistics Making gains will be impossible for Russian forces
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  1917. Lay off the propaganda there buddy The US isnt Ukraine Ukraine air force is very limited on what it can do Case in point, Ukraine can only afford to fire off a few ATACMS while the US has thousands of them not mention its more advanced replacement the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) which over double the range of ATACMS Ukraine only has few Storm Shadows with 150 mile range. The US made JASSM-ER range is 600 miles and is currently working on the JASSM-D for the strategic bombers with 1000 mile range Ukraine has no navy but the US sure as hell does
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  1918. What the video does not say is that the USN asked Sweden for that sub to try against
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  1919. its required by law for him to look into any possible breachs
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  1920. 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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  1921. 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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  1922. The SM-6 is designed to do far more than the Aster
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  1923. lay off the copium and propaganda buddy
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  1924. 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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  1925. They are called MANPADS for a reason
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  1926. 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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  1927. Well duh Hellfire RDX strikes tend to have that effect As for the mentally unstable airman. Exactly that mentally unstable
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  1928.  @dannyjanssens8985  Nothing as Ukraine forces are reclaiming it
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  1929. Nightmare for Russia Ukraine's current defenses of the S-300 is limited as Russia is not going to be resupplying with missiles However by getting western missiles, Ukraine can maintain its defenses
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  1930.  @TresLinguas  The F-14 was a dead end whereas the F-18 was not. The F-18E/F operating weight nearly the same as the F-14 empty weight. The fact is that F-14 was too heavy and its was doubtful that its weight issue would have been resolved.
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  1931. @Nils Erlandsson The Gripen having better avionics than the F-15C and F-16 50 plus is understandable but I can guarantee with the F-15EX upgrade and F-16 block 72, Gripen will stand no chance.
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  1932. LOL Russia destroyed 2 mil dollar M777 while Ukraine destroyed 300 mil dollar Kilo class submarine
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  1933. 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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  1934.  @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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  1935.  @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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  1936.  @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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  1937. When Ukraine forces start using NATO precision rounds, Russia will be really in the hurt locker
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  1938.  @mannylugz5872  Poland flies F-16s but most importantly, they are equipped with JASSM-ER which allows them strike over 600 miles away They can attack well outside S-400 range as well Su-35 and MIG-31 with R-37s. They can also attack Russian shipping Harpoons from over 170 miles away With F-16s alone, Poland can do a number on Russian forces
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  1939. 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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  1940. 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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  1941. The F-35 can do its own EW but it doesn't have to While Jaguar sounds impressive, the US still massively ahead of it
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  1942. 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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  1943. The J-20 problem is that PLAAF cut corners with its development and ended with nothing The USAF learned the hard way about the lack of a gun but apparently the PLAAF want to find out the hard way The J-20 is on engine series number 3 as China struggles with its engine problems The goal of the J-20 was to knock out US tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft but US has ways around that The J-20S is attempt to resolve the J-20 lack of direction per say
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  1944.  @crankthetank3581  That would be incorrect The F-35 is designed for modern warfare The 3rd gen was technology insertion. The first application of radar, electronic warfare, guided missiles and other new concepts The 4th is considered the most successive because it learned from the massive failures in the 3rd and produced very successive aircraft The F-35 is not designed for high speed or supercruise as neither has seen validation in combat The F-35 dials down the air superiority. During the Vietnam , bomb laden F-105 were easy targets for MIGs During the Gulf War , two F-18s despite carrying 4x2000lbs engaged two MIGs and downed both, strike their targets and returned to their ship F-15E did not score any kills but did engage several MIGs validating that multi role aircraft could function effectively and did not need dedicated air superiority fighters covering them What extensively combat has taught is the increase need for situational awareness which the F-35 excels at Second , targeting pods have proven to be invaluable hence why the F-35 has it built in The F-35 is built based on the lessons and successes of the 4th gen
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  1945. Its hilarious because they are flaunting anti tank while Ukraine flaunting captured tanks, air defense equipment and EW equipment
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  1946.  @AA-xo9uw  Which is again is what I said The extra weight affects the F-18's bring back capability which means they have add more weight with the EPE upgrad Which boils down it wasnt worth the cost
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  1947. Thats a start
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  1948.  @totalnerd5674  The CMV-22B is better because first its considerably newer platform. The C-2 has been out of production since the 80s, They get a lot of newer tech and greatly reduced and improved maintenance Secondly CMV-22B retains aerial refueling capability which C-2 didn't have . It also adds a multi-sensor payload pod similar the V-22s FLIR Lastly , It has considerably greater flexibility than C-2 The USMC is working on kit to make their MV-22s into tankers which the CMV-22s could also use as non-traditional tanker
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  1949.  @totalnerd5674  E-2 and C-2 both lacked air to air refueling? The E-2D has it now but as the C-2 has been out of production, adding it would be challenge The USN gets a lot with the V-22s Ultimately, the MH-60 will still be the preferred asset for other operations because its considerably smaller and can fit on hangars of smaller ships
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  1950. Yeah no Israel would never do anything to endanger its relations with the US
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  1951. @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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  1952. Ukraine sent the West captured Panstir S1, T-90s, electronic warfare systems as well as recovered equipment from downed aircraft but by all means Russian show off equipment that doesnt matter
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  1953. 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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  1954.  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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  1955. Doesnt matter now Israel will respond and unlike the April 19 attack, they wont pull any punches or hold back
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  1956. 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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  1957. Russia destroyed 10 mil tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 S-400 so your point is
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  1958. @@phillipbanes5484 Its more than 1
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  1959.  @oot007  About half actually Initial yes but after Gulf and the Balkans
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  1960.  @brandony8691  How it is unmatched when the F-22 easily out rates with TVC and the F-15 with shear thrust to weight
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  1961. The real reason is the US has denied Taiwan more advanced tech due the fear of it falling into Chinese hands and this incident only reinforces that fear If China got the CH-47 ,its bonus but even if they didnt , they still win because this incident will reinforce the fear of tech falling into Chinese hands
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  1962. Right thats why the sites are completed destroyed
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  1963. Thats all fun and games still reality sits up
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  1964.  @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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  1965.  @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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  1966.  @Taxisch  Well the Tiger never truly matched the AH-64 on the market
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  1967. 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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  1968. This is non stop comedy
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  1969. 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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  1970. Yawn!!!
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  1971. 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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  1972. 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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  1973.  @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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  1974.  @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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  1975. 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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  1976. 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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  1977.  @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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  1978.  @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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  1979. Russian forces crumbling like bleu cheese
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  1980. Its good way to call Putin's bluff but the better way is beefing Ukraine capabilities with longer range weapons
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  1981. The Bavar 373 is in for one helluva rude awakening
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  1982. 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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  1983. Being 426 feet deep wasnt impossible for the Israeli air force The problem was striking a vital point that could completely destroy it Israel should have asked the USAF to test the MOP on the site
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  1984.  @Kulayyu  Russia will overtake the country in time unless western makes a major deployment, thats a given but the cost they pay in the meantime and overtime will be astronomical The key factor that you are forgetting is that unless Russia finds away to block the West from supplying Ukraine All Russia will do is count their dead in Ukraine. As long the Western keeps the arms flowing, Russia will have nothing but problems
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  1985.  @papanam4267  The problem with the QuickSink is ts range is 50 miles. That's well within range of most ships defenses and only usable if the target defenses are down You need something that can precisely strike the ship in a vital area first then follow through with QuickSink
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  1986. 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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  1987.  @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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  1988. 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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  1989. Wrong
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  1990. Its a simple trade off The old Mk-13 and MK-26 carried less rounds but could be reloaded at sea and had trainable launcher The VLS cant be reloaded at sea nor it is trainable but carries more rounds plus able to use larger and much heavier missiles like the TLAM, SM-6 and SM-3
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  1991.  @glennllewellyn7369  They did in past with the old Mk-13 and MK-26 but large missiles like the TLAM, SM-6 and SM-3 are too heavy With DDG-X , they are trying to resolve this issue by introducing swappable modules A fully loaded VLS weights 70 tons which is light weight for most mobile cranes The idea is yanking out the whole empty module and replacing it with fresh one Even if the old one has unused missiles, its easier to swap and let personnel on land handle the unloading while the ship gets fresh load and head out For one, it reduces time in port for weapon reloads but importantly, it allow them to service the VLS modules Servicing them normally was only done when the ship was in overhaul, swappable modules allow them to service them anytime Reloading at sea with the ever increasing size of missiles is no longer possible
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  1992.  @ParZIVal19D  i wont hit the panic button till I see early model HK
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  1993.  @mrjerzheel  And look what 3 missiles did
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  1994. Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  1995.  @vob8509  Again lay off the potato juice what been sent is not a fraction of NATO's capabilities
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  1996. Yet still neither Russia or China can find buyers for their so called 5th gen aircraft
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  1997. 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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  1998. Quote those of congressional critics of prior flawed programs, the B-21 has avoided major cost overruns and delays thanks to disciplined program management (though the first flight did get pushed back by six months). And in a real jaw-dropper, the program has reportedly come in under its $25 billion budget. Factoring in inflation, it’s half the price of the exorbitantly expensive B-2 stealth bomber it’s meant to replace Cry harder
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  1999. 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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  2000. 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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  2001. 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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  2002. its the only logic steep the west wont allow permission so make their own
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  2003. The F-18 made sense for Canada ,however Boeing fucked that up Secondly ,too much time had pressed and the F-18 was not longer viable with block 3 upgrades
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  2004. Yet another reason why Roe vs Wade being overturned was mistake
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  2005.  @mcc9102  How about wrong the E-3 has been successively upgraded including low rcs detction
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  2006.  @davidparsons2391  Which is what I dont understand if he was considered a possible high level figure, why so little security
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  2007. Dont be open Simply do it
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  2008. oh how Russia tone changes when they get a black eye
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  2009. Simple Trump shuts up or spends time behind bars for contempt
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  2010. Get the crews trained and to business hunting Russian forces
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  2011. A politician being held accountable say it aint so
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  2012. 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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  2013. 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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  2014. Just give it up and accept your loss You making compromise with the quote "hard right lunatic wont end well
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  2015. 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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  2016.  @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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  2017. Propaganda The fun fact about the Growler is that the USN has far easier ways to sink Chinese ships so they wouldnt need to use the Growler but importantly hypersonic weapons has changed that aspect To cover 300 miles, TLAMs need at least 34 plus minutes , A Growler cant suppress Chinese defenses for that long Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) can cover that same distance in 3 mins. A growler can easily suppress Chinese defenses for that long Also realize that the EA-18G is still using the legacy ALQ-99 and still in the process of fielding the newer Next Generation Jammer That program has only fielded the Mid-Band pods, the high and low bands are still in testing So the PLAN may likely be able to overcome the older ALQ-99s pods but not the newer NGJ pods
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  2018.  @chiragpatil8207  Not even close to succeeding The X-32 was just a disaster. The F-14 and F-16 were rightly criticized. The F-14 lack engine power cost the USN many pilots. The early models had issues that were not fully resolved to much later. The F-16 problems was faculty equipment which also lead to many deaths but F-16 problems were quickly remedied whereas the USN dragged its feet with the F-14. Utlimately replacing the F-14 with F-18 was the right decision. The F-18 at max load weight 29 tons, whereas the F-14 is 33 Even when nomially loaded, the F-14 was still a pain to recover. The F-18 block III is possible because of the Hornets low weight Many say that F-14 could be re engineered to be lighter , however that not likely
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  2019.  @chiragpatil8207  You asked question that was already answered. The F-14 and F-16 faults were well known, the difference was the USAF fixed the F-16 problems whereas the USN dragged their feet. The X-32 design was just poor
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  2020. Easier way to end this war
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  2021. The YF-23 would require a massive redesign. Like the F-22 , it was built for air superiority not multi role. Its weapon bay would need redesign The F-22 was the right plane , it just lacks the ability to use air to surface weapons if its bay could be redesigned to hold the JSOW-series , it would be a money maker for the USAF. JSOW can be used against various targets including ships at standoff range
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  2022.  @charlesrichardson8635  Serbian defenses survived by staying cold and only transmitting for short period as well inadequacy of NATO SEAD
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  2023.  @charlesrichardson8635  He got lucky then but with the advancements made because of it, Modern weapons would smoke him hundreds of miles away even if his site cold
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  2024.  @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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  2025. Step right up and get your lights punched out by Ukraine
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  2026. The best marriage of the railgun is to nuclear reactor. non-nuclear ships have to deal with considerable strain as the current railguns have high power requirements.Although Zumwalt destroyers produce78 megawatts , a max power shot at 25 megawatts drains 32 percent of the ships power. Railguns best application is anti ballistic defense as the Navy is going for 10 rounds per minute. Unless some comes up a new and compact power source, railguns wont on tanks
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  2027.  @allansmith3837  That would be Russia no one is afraid of
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  2028. The F-16s was always the choice simply due its numbers sourcing 100 F-16s out 4000 is easy
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  2029. You are forgetting that JDAM has an optional laser guidance as well as home on jam seekers But most importantly, the JDAM can be carry a wide variety of aircraft whereas the Su-34 is the only launch platform
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  2030. 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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  2031. 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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  2032. Thats bright Russia destroy something that could aid your forces SMH
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  2033. Seriously why
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  2034.  @alexlanning712  Exactly fools , yes men and crazies
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  2035. Combat Sent is designed to track EM and RF emission from EWs and radars
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  2036. 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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  2037. Duh, he takes his orders from Putin
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  2038.  @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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  2039.  @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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  2040.  @fredricksmith-something.2125  Not really US forces EU and in the middle east Literally the only country that China could put a base that would be bother the US is in Venezuela But even then , Puerto Rico is 811 miles and the US could easily station weapons able to hit Venezuela from PR
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  2041.  @AverageGuy916  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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  2042.  @Captain-mb1bi  It doesnt matter how long Obama took, the fact remains he still did it right way Secondly Hilary isn't a president completely different situation
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  2043.  @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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  2044. Yes, they are can easily replace equipment lost but they cant replace experience It takes years to train experienced forces Russia has lost 9 Generals so far Sukhovetsky for example was season combat veteran as he fought in various conflicts as well Spetsnaz commander That kinda of experience cant be replaced
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  2045. Storm Shadow strikes again
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  2046. Well , the Houthi cant say they were not warned when TLAM start dropping
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  2047. If Russians' dont want to fight, then tell Putin to withdraw from Ukraine that simple
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  2048. FAFO
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  2049.  @victorgutemberg2786  Its called frontline operations Sweden only front line asset is the JAS-39 Just France with Rafale and Germany with the Typhoon In a head to head conflict, non stealth aircraft have to rely heavily on EW suite to hide from BVR engagements however advanced technology aboard 5th aircraft allow them to use the non stealth aircraft EW suite as method of tracking them Saab claims that Gripen can see stealth aircraft, however thats closer ranges whereas stealth can see 4.5 gen quite clear from long range
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  2050.  @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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  2051.  @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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  2052. @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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  2053.  @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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  2054. its tricky but possible
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  2055. Its fairly simple, go Super Hornet and call it day
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  2056.  @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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  2057. The problem with Shin Godzilla is the plot armor The US wouldnt just send B-2 with MOPs against Shin Godzilla as the bomb can be carried by B-1s and B-52 secondly they would launch massive simultaneously coordinated strike with USAF, USN and USMC forces
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  2058.  @danielsnook7362  There are no reliability issues with the F-35
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  2059.  @Spicy_Italian_Sausage  That was completely on crew getting careless because they were so close to home
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  2060. More armor and EW is not going to save their tanks
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  2061. The fuel trucks can be housed in DRASH or lightweight maintenance enclosure so this just the media overhyping trivial problems
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  2062. if its just NK vs SK , then NK loses within 3 weeks. NK has quantity not quality. Now SK has to take out NK nukes to minimize damage. Without nukes, NK can not inflict serious damage to NK
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  2063. 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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  2064. They are certainly taking their time
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  2065. 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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  2066. Doney Hon that makes its even funnier  
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  2067. Very true, Hitler had tools but not tactical know how. The V1s and V2 were used against Europe but never against Russian, ???  that and hitler  wasting resources personal vendettas like Stalingrad, killing Rommel Japan was the same way, they had tools but not the tactical know how. Japan wanted to draw the US into a battleship to battleship showdown but that never happened because they attacked pearl harbor as well destroyed a british battleship which showed the US the age of the big guns was over, if they had declared war instead, they would have gotten their fight. One of the factors about pearl harbor was that US ship yards switched from battleships to carriers. one silly thing that US did was building its ships to fit through the panama canal ?? I say silly because seriously, just their is shipyard for east coast fleet make one for pac. silly because carriers and BB were limited by that mess long story short, there were mistakes on both sides of the fence but the AXIS seemed to make the worst ones
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  2068. LAMO
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  2069. Sam Moss your Kelly heroes reference was comical  
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  2070. Sam Moss The movie is a classic 
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  2071. The F-22 being obsolete is because USAF didnt upgrade the F-22 full spec. Full spec is IRST. EOTS, side AESA,, the ability use to cruise missiles.
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  2072. @ Stu never happen. The USAF/USN have spent billions ensuring air dominance. Dominance is not just about fighters , its the fighters and their support. Example, the US operates the largest tanker fleet in the world. KC-135, KC-130, MC-130,HH-130, KC-10 and the KC-46 on the horizion. These are how bombers are able to fly direct from the US to targets anywhere in the world. The USMCs KC-130 fleet is literally more than Russia and China's combined tanker fleet. So ability to strike globally check. New is AWACS/ECM support again the US leads that by miles. Ability to control the battlespace check. The last factor is weapons. you are correct, the fighters can be overcome but fighters can also be destroyed on the ground. One of the new lessons learned is destroy the enemies defensive capability fro the start. Knocking out air fields and sams makes it harder for the enemy to counter attack. Everyone still on the tactic of trying to fight fighter to fighter.
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  2073. @Stu, the good thing about today is modern cruise missiles. Submarines can get point blank, say 50 miles off the coast line and fire a 1000 mile Tomahawk deep into enemy controlled space. Surface ships can also do the same. US SSGN like the Ohio can carry 154 cruise missiles. Subs can also carry special forces. Man portable weapons are deadlier than ever. a 6 man team can get within 2 miles of sam site and fire a 3 FGM-148s. That the radar, control truck and missiles destroyed. Send in 4 team and they attack at the same time, you can easily open up a massive gap in any defensive line. The same team carry other weapons and an attack an airfield. They can plant demo charges on fuel and weapon stowage with that destroyed, the enemy ability to counter attack is greatly reduced the base point, is that this modern warfare, control of the battle space can be achieved by air, land or sea.
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  2074. @jim, excellent no, completely clueless yes. here is example, the F-35 is stealth , the Su-35 Irbis-E radar can only see the F-35 90km whereas the F-35 can easily it from over 200km in either case, the F-35 gains position on the Su-35 first
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  2075. @Jawazh, you are confusing yourself. first the AIM-120C-7 range is 105km, the C-8 is 180. The Su-35s R-77 range varies however 110km is the accepted figure for most models. Only missiles like the R-73 and AIM-9 have short range. People see the range of the early AIM-120A/B /R77 models and mistake it for the range of the current models. the F-35 firing on the Su-35 without been detected is for certain. The problem with the video is that the maker does not use valid tactics. The USAF F-15s defeated MiG-29s 11 times because USAF planes had radar and combat control to vector them on target whereas the MiG-29 had neither. The Su-35 has very advanced radar and sensors in the front but like most planes is blind to the side and rear. The F-35 firing head on will betray its location which is why it would never do that against an advanced enemy plane.
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  2076. Enumerateevaluate  Yeah most older jets don't have what the F-35 has
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  2077. 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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  2078. Design that has been not battle tested. yeah no, the Navy for damn sure does not want to get into the WW2 era battle of trading the enemy carrier for carrier two when you are building supercarrier or rather the newest in 40 years yeah
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  2079. Jason Smith It just proves that the hype was wrong F-16 was not designed to for air to ground initially but has been a dependable workhorse after successive upgrades The Block 60 can loiter longer and SDB make much more lethal for air to ground support The F-14 was carrier plane and had to operate within the constraints of a carrier. Its abilities in dogfighting was limited but it could still hold its own. the concept behind was fleet defense. Now if the SDB program hadn't been delayed, then the USN may have considered keeping the F-14 as SDB are lighter than the Mk80 series and more can be carried and the F-14 has slightly longer range than the F-18 The principle problem with the F-14 was not any of the problems listed. The problem was weight. If the Sec of Defense at the time Dick Cheney hadn't blocked the F-14 but instead ordered them to fix the weight problem. Just like the F-16 E/F Block 60 is quantum leap over F-16 A/B Block 10 The F-14 could have been much better Sorry but with 100 plus kills in the C model and the E still the best strike platform , there is nothing wrong the Eagle Flankers claims advantages over the F-15 but in reality most of those were technological. unlike the USN the USAF has actually put the cash in to keep the F-15 competitive
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  2080. Brock gowling-hammond The F-35 will work , just the mistakes that were made can not be repeated. First Congress ordered all the services to combine their programs, probably the biggest mistake in the program Second the DoD did not order companies to make complete products Like the YF-22 and YF-23 were essentially complete products The X-32 and X-35 were not example , they ran into weight issues with the F-35B, because the X-35 was not designed with bays. Lockheed did the same thing with the F-117, the preceding plane was built to test the concept and the F-117 was built as a fully functionally plane, The key different here is that the F-117 was strictly USAF project and was also a black project. Finally Lockheed tried out new and untested methods for the F-35 Now I will give them the fact that so far , all they have had is engine failure
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  2081. KarpKomet USAF tactics are take them out at long range before they have a chance to get their weapons in range  
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  2082. 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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  2083. +SeaToby11 how about you get your facts straight, the Rolls Royce has been making reactors for royal navy since 1965
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  2084. 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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  2085. The die hard Russian trolls are out in full denial propaganda mode trying to spin the coup
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  2086.  @diegof8853  And how much of shit show his first term was
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  2087. Clumsy defines the KAAN design
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  2088. The T-14 is just the latest generation tank, nothing special. The SM-6 is vastly superior the S-400 and the Avaguard is just a HGV
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  2089. The fact that Ukraine was able to push into Russia is embarrassment enough
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  2090.  @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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  2091. Because the Apache is the gold standard for attack helicopters
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  2092.  @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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  2093.  @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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  2094. 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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  2095. 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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  2096.  @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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  2097.  @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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  2098. Lockheed isn't at FRP unit and the UK is still trying to figure what they want to do
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  2099.  @MondoChow777  Lets see With the loss of the Moskava and its S-300F , the remaining Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates defenses are Buk ,missiles which max out at 31 miles The AGM-84F can be launched from over 150 miles away. Even if Ukraine got baseline Harpoon, the range is still over 70 miles away which is well outside the Russian frigates defenses. The remaining ships of the Black Sea Fleet dont have defenses to stop the F-16 from attacking There is literally nothing the Black Sea Fleet can do except run for port. The S-300 land based range is 120 miles , Again not a problem for the F-16 as the Storm Shadow range is exceed the S-300s The S-400 missile range is 250 miles , however in order for S-400 missiles to be able to reach the F-16, it has close with in 185 miles Again not a problem for F-16 it as can be intergrated with Storm Shadow or KEDP-350 So again, very promsing
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  2100.  @SavageJunky  They can install weapons on MIG-29 and Su-27 but they can't fully use them like the F-16 can You are missing the point The F-16 is already wired for US, EU ,French and Israeli weapons thanks it MIL-STD data busses Ukraine asked for KEDP-350 and Germany could intergrate that to F-16s in matter of days MIG-29s and Su-27 are Russian made so adding western weapons is a lot harder As the F-16 is made by Lockheed, they can assist Germany with integration and greatly speed the process up You honestly think Mikoyan or Sukhoi is going help Ukraine ? Also remember that the West has plenty of weapons for the F-16 to use Honestly the US could do Ukraine a solid and let them have CBU-87s
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  2101.  @josephkugel5099  First off its hilarous that you can't write one post No, the F-14 could not carry the ALQ-99 system , Secondly the F-14 kills Iran's success with the AIM-54 and AWG-9 was simply technological The Iraqi aircraft for most part lacked RWR and MAWS. They literally had no idea they were being tracked or targeted. When they got Mirage F1, things improved but by then , the damage was already done The F-15 has zero losses while the F-14 during the Iran-Iraq war lost between 4 to12 planes The F-14D avionics was by no means the most advance. The F-15C outclasses it a kill is a kill regardless of how its achieved whether its an F-15E smoking a helo with LGB or an EF-111 making F1 crash into the ground a kill is a kill Saying it was just MiG-21 means absolutely nothing As far The Tomcat is a larger fighter and can host ANY radar in the US arsenal. 100 percent exaggeration he F-14D with LANTIRN proved once and for all that the Tomcat could be an effective bomber False that literally proved nothing NO other Gen 4 fighter had to be completely rebuilt from the ground up like the Hornet did, NOT ONE LMAO again with the hot air LMAO The F-15EX and F-16E/F completely different from rest its called research , try it sometime instead blowing hot air
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  2102. And what exactly will Russia do about it Nada
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  2103. Challenger 2 to Ukraine thats one helluva upgrade but the question is depleted uranium long rod penetrators Will UK supply them with it
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  2104. Why where they in the open like that?
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  2105. 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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  2106. 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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  2107. Its called DSMAC – Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation and Automatic target recognition (ATRU) and both been around since the 90s The newer Naval Strike Missile and AGM-158C LRASM both have advanced sensors based off the earlier DSMAC and ATRU Radar locks are coming back due to advancements with millimeter-wave (MMW) technology
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  2108. Lay off the potato juice there buddy In a shooting war between Russia and NATO artillery is not even a foot note While Ukraine lacks capable air power, NATO has it in spades Russia is facing Ukraine with handful of Harpoon, ATACMS and Storm Shadow/SCALP Against NATO its TLAM, McND, KEPD-350, JASSM, JSOW ,JSM, SLAM-ER, LRASM plus Harpoon, ATACMS and Storm Shadow/SCALP and unlike Ukraine, NATO has very healthy stockpile and plenty of aircraft to use them
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  2109.  @branned  logistics only make in protracted engagements Ukraine doesnt have the 190 mile range ATACMS which will allow them effective cut Russian logistics
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  2110.  @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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  2111. @ Why would an E-2 leave the carrier airspace simple common sense
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  2112.  @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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  2113. its decent missile but it needs longer range and bigger warhead The LRASM is far more expensive but its 1000lbs warhead is lethal to all targets including carriers The RBS-15 is good for cruisers ,destroyers and other smaller targets but not bigger ones
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  2114. 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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  2115. its not cost effective but eventually things will switch from defensive to offensive and drones wont be problem
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  2116. There better be no holding back
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  2117. He try and find out very quickly that the West aint Ukraine
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  2118. @Dubanx Speed is not important You missed that part were modern missiles are substantially faster , far more agile and significant more accurate than missiles designed in the 1960
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  2119. ​ @Dubanx Thats 100 percent incorrect You missed that part were modern missiles are substantially faster , far more agile and significant more accurate First they are substantially faster . Pilots reaction time depends on how far the missile speed and distance The US AIM-120 from 50 miles needs 60 seconds. At 25 miles 30 . At 10 miles just 12 seconds Russia R-77PD from 50 miles is 45 secs , 25 miles 23 at 10 just 9 seconds Eu Meteor and Chinese PL-15 have similar interception times You are under the false assumption that pilot will have ample time to react MAWS and RWR range is limited as well can be hindered by various factors Secondly BVR missiles travel via datalink before switching its own seeker so the aircraft jinking is not going to affect it modern BVR missiles are designed to be as agile as WVR missiles in terminal phase Example Meteor's control principles are intended to allow high turn rates while maintaining intake and propulsion performance. The AIM-120D is high off-boresight capability Again jinking does not affect the missile Lastly they are able to proximity fuze and still achieve a kill. The AIM-120 just needs to be within 15 feet bleeding the missiles of their energy is an outdated tactic as newer missiles are designed to maintain their energy regardless of what the target is doing
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  2120.  @Dubanx  "common knowledge among DCS players." And there you have it Believing a game is close to be being a real thing Su-24 was downed from 12 miles away by AIM-120 a L-39 downed from 28 miles again by AIM-120 those are real world shoot downs not fake DCS You are under the false assumption that pilot will have ample time to react MAWS and RWR range is limited as well can be hindered by various factors
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  2121. Simple They dont The T-14 is just the latest tank. The T-14 is problem for the EU because of their opposition to depleted uranium. The EU uses tungsten alloy rounds which can't penetrate the T-14 whereas the US M829A4 which is depleted uranium can penetrate the T-14 armor. The appearance of the T-14 sent the EU into a panic and they working overtime to field the 130mm gun. Notice, the US has been cool as ice. The S-400 claim to fame is its AESA radar and its protection. Russia noticed how the US and Israel were easily defeating the S-200 and on down. The S-125 managed to survive in Bosnia because the battery commanders kept their sites on move which made it hard for them to be targeted The S-400 embodies those lessons but unfortunately for it, cruise missile technology has improved greatly it can be targeted easily while on the move or fixed
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  2122. This coping is strong with you The facts speak for themselves, it was luck not skill
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  2123. @ftk2589 Doesnt matter because Ukraine can hold its head with pride for the cost Russia's victory The Black Sea Fleet lost their flagship, a kilo class sub and few other ships to country with no navy to speak off Nearly their KA-52s fleet destroyed , Several hundred T-90s destroyed as well captured and sent to the West Their prized S-400 is getting picked apart now How much equipment has been lost How much equipment has been sent to the West Russia's weapon against the west was GPS jamming and thanks to Ukraine they now how it works
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  2124. 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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  2125. Its all fair game at this point
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  2126. 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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  2127.  @xaiano794  I am guessing he failed science in school
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  2128. Things are not looking good for Russia at the end of the day The amount of equipment that they lost is humiliation enough
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  2129. Yeah Russia and China cut corners The US isnt The LRHW entered service in March 203
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  2130. The simple answer SHORAD with airburst munition
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  2131.  @Abdullah-mn6sw  That's the F-35 not the B-21 The F-35 does not have optionally manned Secondly the B-21 network-centric warfare capabilities are far superior to the F-35
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  2132.  @Abdullah-mn6sw  Optionally manned bombers are designed to fly complex missions whereas what exactly is Black Hawk doing?
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  2133.  @krashdown5814  Thats not aerial refueling.
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  2134.  @Gearparadummies  The F-35 is only one in its class The J-20 and Su-57 literally dont compare
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  2135.  @Gearparadummies  The F-22 was designed solely for air to air not multi role like the F-35 The F-22s air ground much like the J-20 very limited The Su-57 is just a mess all together
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  2136.  @hugoledouble1352  lets recap The Rafale carries 1 Exoct or 2 SCALPs whereas. The F-35 carries 2X JSM in stealth or 4x LRASM or JASSM or 6X JSM The Rafale is only wired for the MICA and Meteor whereas the F-35 is wired for virtually any weapon Thats just two areas for starters where the F-35 exceeds the Rafales that not mention the F-35 has block 4 and EPE options which again greatly exceed the Rafale by miles its called facts ,try it some time
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  2137.  @zvonkoprosen4096  It been flying circles around the Rafale since 2006
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  2138. Thats called assessing the threat not flying off the handle
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  2139. Thats why DEW weapons will work along side and not replace shell based weapon
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  2140. 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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  2141. 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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  2142. Interesting ,I wonder is the GE38 is still on the table as optional engine
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  2143. Thats correct this video is nothing but cleverly edited propaganda I have yet to see KA-52 with that bright ass blue shade on the bottom
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  2144. Planning for the long haul
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  2145. Keep dreaming
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  2146. The BMPT is basically a joke point blank The M3 Bradley is how many generations yet it can reload its missiles whereas none of the BMPT can its 4 missiles and thats it As for future tanks Unlike someone makes a ultra compact laser defense or a miracle breakthrough in armor technology Tanks will be obsolete The Israel made Spike NLOS can strike from 16 miles away but most importantly, the missile can perform a near 90 drop on target as well as lock after launch capability paired with EO/IR seeker It can carry various types of warhead optimized for targets We are seeing man portable missiles are getting longer range, better warhead and better seekers which is all bad news for armor hell the F-15E can carry 28 GBU-53 which carry 105lbs warhead and can strike from 45 miles way 5 F-15E would have been able to decimate Russia's convoy outside of Kyiv
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  2147.  @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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  2148.  @chlim6826  Who said war isnt costly ?
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  2149.  @frabe81118  The B-21 has considerably lower RCS than any fighter
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  2150.  @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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  2151.  @willis23jm1  News flash they already
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  2152.  @teckmenglee8060  If Russia takes it ass home, then this wouldnt be happening
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  2153. 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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  2154. Zelenskyy's country still very much being torn apart and the West tip toeing around isnt helping
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  2155.  @navyflyer7465  Ur propaganda is hilarious
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  2156.  @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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  2157. @I have to wait 90 days to change my name Actually there isnt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECZkJyr1m1k&t=525s Watch this video after 625 and you will see the Marines doing FARP with F-35B, MV-22 and KC-130s The MV-22s bring the bombs while the KC-130 brings the fuel. Right now, the Marines are developing a fueling system to be carried by the MV-22 which would allow the MV-22 to bring both fuel and weapons. A KC-130J needs at least 3000 ft to operate, the F-35 just need 500 ft whereas the MV-22 can land like helicopter. Once the Marine develop the ARS for the MV-22, its just 500 ft for the F-35B. Thats huge capability for expeditionary warfare. As for alternatives Lets see the Rafale despite its claims is still woefully inferior. Thales already admits that its Damocele targeting pod lags behind every else. Secondly France has the Rafale equipped with mainly French made weapons which are way more expensive than US made The Eurofighter is a good choice but still lacks as weapons are still being added, it has the capacity to grow but funding is its problem the JAS-39 is lightweight powerhouse but still light weight the F-15, F-16 and F-18 are still good planes but its time to let them retire
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  2158. 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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  2159. 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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  2160. They can follow up and find out the hard way
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  2161. Exactly ,
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  2162.  @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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  2163.  @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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  2164. Lay off the copium buddy thats no how it works
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  2165. 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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  2166. You do realize that France isnt Ukraine and can fight Russia on every level including nuclear
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  2167. Not likely, Iran is supplying the Houthis with weapons and frankly the West is tired of it Attacking Israel was one thing but disrupting global shipping
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  2168.  @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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  2169.  @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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  2170.  @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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  2171. Since they had reversed engineered the aliens shield tech ,its strange that they didn't come up for missiles to penetrate shielded targets Example the F-15EX can carry up 22 AIM-120s, If each of these ships were carried that amount or more they would have been able to substantially cut the aliens numbers down as well as target the weapon emplacements Everything about this movie was a total bomb
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  2172. 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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  2173. Kinda misleading because newer bombs take advantage of gravity to increase their penetration via kinetic energy
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  2174. The guy hiding in his bunker while his military got show stopped
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  2175. Yeah no
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  2176. 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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  2177. The US never signed that agreement
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  2178. 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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  2179.  @dday881  True This is them just kidding themselves
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  2180.  @lelarusnita5896  The JSM can be carried internally on the F-35A and F-35C. Only the F-35B has to carry externally. The F-18 does not need more than 4 ADM-160s. 2 are enough for a single ship Remember the EA-18G is jamming so the ships radar is already degraded, when ADM-160 switch to jammer mode, it further degrades the ships radar it takes 3 planes for a ship. When dealing with a large number of ships ,different tactics are required What country can provide top cover for their ships besides the US None Russia has one carrier with 30 planes max. CVNs over 80 China has two carriers and only 50 J-15s built Its a numbers and capabilities and neither China nor Russia has it
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  2181.  @nymphetts  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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  2182. You keep forgetting that Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine lacks capabilities which the West is steadily changing
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  2183.  @Dumbeddownbymedia  Cope harder
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  2184. How about no There was no humiliation in Afghanistan The US had control of Afghanistan for the better part of 20 years and it became moot to stay any longer And how bad of price has Russia paid for that invasion
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  2185.  @toasteroven6761  Again not economical to bring that equipment back. 1 C-5 can hold up 16 Humvees whereas Roll on/off ship can hold upwards of 8000 vehicles 1 C-5 can carry up 140 tons whereas ships can carry upwards of 400,000 tons its simple math The amount of flights needed to bring that stuff back completely was no worth the expense its economically feasible vs economically infeasible and there was no literally justification that would have made bringing everything back economically feasible Again economics not priorities. Wrong,the equipment stateside storage is in better condition than equipment that been sitting in Afghanistan for decades and that sells much better than trying to offer scraps from Afghanistan nevertheless, the Taliban got scrap from the US. There were several cases of equipment going missing hence the US never allowed Afghanistan to get any advanced from the or anyone else. They made sure that whatever they got, was not a gold mine. Case in point, Ukraine has handed over several highly advanced pieces of Russian equipment to the US. Most notably several pieces from Khibiny EWS ,Krasukha EWS fully intact Panstir S1 as well T-90s. That type of equipment is worth the expense to bring back due to its value, Afghanistan never gotten anything of value You are basically talking nonsense at this point its economically feasible vs economically infeasible The claim was made that US left billions of dollars of equipment behind but no one ever looked at what was actually left behind just heard a big number
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  2186. 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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  2187. @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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  2188. The F-16s growth as far as things go, there is very little room to grow The only possible for the USAF to keep the F-16 is make Growler variant of like the EA-18G to give the USAF their own escort jammer like the USN. Beyond that, the F-35 pretty eliminates the need for the F-16
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  2189.  @bryonslatten3147  As far reallocate resources The USAF needs to replace its RC-135s with newer RC-767 variant as well buy MQ-20s
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  2190. This confirms the missile hits
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  2191.  @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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  2192. ​ @justauser6078  They know its S-300 , they tried to establish the sequence of events
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  2193.  @briant5685  They can come to Kyiv and get routed again
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  2194.  @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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  2195. 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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  2196. Hitting Western tanks is like paying whack a mole their Putin There is always more
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  2197. Good deal, They still need at least 82 more though
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  2198.  @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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  2199.  @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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  2200. Changes in warfare have reduced the need for tracked wheels. Lets be honest. Most modern wheel IFV can be repaired faster than tracked IFV more to point, it can be accomplished in the field. The Warrior was designed in the early 70s while the Boxer is much modern
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  2201. 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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  2202.  @woodrowcall3158  Except the F-16 is that weapon Remember the Black Sea Fleet has operated with virtual impunity because Ukraine has no way to effective attack them Now F-16 with Harpoons would change that picture Ukrainian air force has a limited number of R-73 and R-27 and even fewer R-77s. What they do have are old and obsolete models F-16s once again, even AIM-9P and AIM-120C-5s would allow Ukraine pilots to carry out counter air operations There is nothing the West has that approaches the R-37s range but the downside for Russia is that R-37 is limited to Su-35 and MiG-31 Russia forces countered GPS munitions with GPS jammers however the F-16 with target pods can laze and blaze with PAVEWAYs So F-16 target Russian jammers allow GPS guided weapons to strike with deadly accuracy While the MIG-29 and Su-27 got the jury rigged HARM the F-16 can fully use HARM in all its modes Lastly, the F-16 is fully compatible with EU , French and Israeli weapons How you wanna beat that all 3 supply weapons to Ukraine to get real world performance data back
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  2203.  @lape2002  You are confusing fiction with fact Massive lobbying, its called reality ding dong The Rafale does not live up to all its hype despite Dassaults boasting. It uses mainly french weapons are not common and very costly AASM costs 200K while a JDAM cost as much 57K The Eurofighter production line is closing. The last ditch order from Germany extended it to 2030 vice 2023 The Eurofighter problem has been its lack upgrades. Most users are doing their own programs vice having a common upgrade program. its 2021 and lacks of weapons is still problem for it SAAB's Gripen like the Rafale is all hype as it can't secure a contract SAAB problem is that they lack the industrial capability to deliver aircraft quickly Airbus , SAAB, Dassault are trying sell used aircraft much like how nations buy EX-us fighters with little success The USAF is committed to F-35 to 2070 while Rafale, Gripen and Eurofighter will be in boneyard by 2050 So bother with aircraft like Rafale, Gripen and Eurofighter that is in the process of being phased out As for 1500 its not 1500, its 1800 F-35 and yes its happening the USAF is neck downing to NGAD, F-35 and F-15EX. The F-22, F-15A/B/C/D/E, F-16 and A-10 are going to boneyard which makes room the newer F-35 blocks
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  2204.  @christianjunghanel6724  The Tiger was meant to compete with the AH-64 but the problem for the Tiger is the fact that AH-64 main user is the US Army The US army has consistently pushed for more and more upgrades to it as well has been in combat through several conflicts The only reason there is not AH-64F is because the US Army is refining its requirements for the next gen gunships By the time the Tiger starting going to combat, it was 2009 and the AH-64 was established by then Case in point, the Tiger MKIII is the same Longbow capability that the AH-64 has had since the late 90s The same growing pains that the Tiger operators have, the AH-64 and US army already resolved during the 90s and early 2000s As for next gen ship I fully expect that the Bell 360 Invictus will the base for it The Invictus has munitions that are stored internally till they are ready for use much like 5th aircraft
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  2205.  @christianjunghanel6724  Hell an OH--58 had more firepower
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  2206.  @gottfriedheumesser1994  Not likely
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  2207.  @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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  2208.  @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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  2209. 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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  2210. 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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  2211. The US CVNs and the UK carriers are design very differently
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  2212.  @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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  2213. Frankly if an adversary gets that close, then F-35 and F-22 havent done their job correctly.
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  2214.  @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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  2215. She better go somewhere else like Switzland
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  2216. Russia getting the crap kicked out them is the punch line
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  2217.  @rogerk6180  Yet the S-400 is getting shredded by ATACMS
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  2218. You do realize that US barely using a fraction of fraction of its forces
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  2219. 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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  2220. 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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  2221.  @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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  2222. 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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  2223. Its more of desperation for the Russian military. The US cycles its B-1B, B-52s and B-2 world wide as well as transports. Russia is trying to prove that it can do the same
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  2224.  @196cupcake  Cheap doesnt mean effective
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  2225.  @loafoffloof3420  The US doesnt do quantity and the simple fact is that A-10 is very past its day
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  2226. 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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  2227. The TB2 has proven Russia tech is all hype
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  2228. 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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  2229. its makes you wanna why they didnt have better survival gear like an emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB)
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  2230.  @arnoldshmitt4969  While lasers have to be spot on, high-power microwave (HPM) does not HPM weapons can fire wide-area cone-shaped beams, enabling them to engage multiple UAS at once. The Stryker Leonidas uses HPM allow it cover a wide area per burst The US is all about layered defenses which will be Lasers, HPM, missiles and guns which covers all bases guns and missiles will never not be in the equation but one key point is detection if you can trace the drone back to its launch site , you can potential solve your problems by destroying the launcher before hand or before it can't reload This where UAVs with Airborne ground surveillance radar come into play
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  2231.  @-Muhammad_Ali-  If you had the right air defense equipment 10 or 100 wouldnt matter as you could easily take them all out
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  2232. Another Judge Aileen Cannon whose ruling is going to be crushed later on by the higher level court.
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  2233. 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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  2234. how about no
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  2235. The B-21 improves on the B-2 in many different ways
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  2236.  @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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  2237. 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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  2238.  @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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  2239. @ @KrishnaKk-9  "..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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  2240. @ @KrishnaKk-9  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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  2241. @ @KrishnaKk-9  "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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  2242. @ @KrishnaKk-9  " 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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  2243.  @TheeYellowDart  The factor here is that Canada doesnt have time Now if they want while they are working on the F-35 contract, this would be a fine time to get the ball rolling on building up their capability to do so so for the F-35s eventually replacement , it would be a made in Canada aircraft but at the same time 6th generation aircraft are the most technological complex aircraft Granted the US makes it look easy but they have the money to do so well as Area 51 ,plus giants like Lockheed, Boeing, and Northrop
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  2244. It depends if they are blended with minimal space then no but if they are like the J-20 then yes
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  2245. They can mess with Poland and learn the hard way
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  2246. Russia planned to mirror the US with airborne assaults with Mi-17/24/35 as well paratroopers from Il-76 If it had succeeded, they would have gained control very quickly However it didnt succeed. The shear amount of MANPADS has nixed any attempt at airborne assaults Russia already lost 2 Il-76s plus Russia helicopters and aircraft are being shredded by MANPADS Russia never got with the program and is paying for it dearly The US F-15E, France Rafale and the EU Eurofighter all make use of advanced targeting pod Whereas Russia aircraft still rely obsolete OLS systems and lack advanced targeting pods US F-15E, France Rafale and the EU Eurofighter all have advanced light weight air ground weapons The US has GBU-39/53s, France the AASM and EU the Brimstone All lightweight weapons that can one allow the aircraft to engage multiple target simultaneously and two well engage targets from over 30 miles away Whereas Russia aircraft ? The US has made extensive use of drones for surveillance as well precision strike France and the EU both use the MQ-9 Again Russia not getting with program
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  2247.  @ibrahimmoncada7214  Again the wreckages of all Russia's latest aircraft says otherwise Zelensky is smart to know that only NATO aircraft can deal with Russia aircraft
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  2248. This well trained and very well executed special forces hats off to them
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  2249.  @christineshotton824  The point is you get what you pay for 25 mil sounds like bargain but there is a reason why its cheap
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  2250.  @christineshotton824  If you budger is only 150 mil the you can forget about buying modern aircraft Lets look at recent deals Pakistani government’s Economic Coordination Committee has approved sovereign guarantee certificate over the sale of three JF-17 jets to Nigerian Air force for a sum of $184.3 million Here is what you are not considering, those planes needs, training, maintenance parts and weapons hence why only got 3 for 184 mil Your 150 figure does not including those factors
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  2251. ​ @rudeawakening2346  Quote "Western analyst have given the JF-17 a passing mark calling it a purely reliable cost effective air craft" 100 percent false First JF-17 payload, range and speed compared to other aircraft in its class like the JAS-39, HAL Tejas, AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo vastly inferior wide range of potent munitions. 200 percent false The wide range of munitions is livery all unproven Chinese weapons. Ironically the only munitions it carries that are potent are US made GBU The JF-17 is medicore and thats the actually review of the JF-17
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  2252. Its what happens when you rely on propaganda too much
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  2253.  @Chingon6969  30lb vs over 50lbs for the Horizon Even suppressed , the Barrett is easy to carry and use
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  2254. Hey i its LT CPL
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  2255.  @PerceivedREALITY999  There is nothing wise about copying and pasting their ass
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  2256.  @johnvannisselroy6197  The Russian bot normally rears it head when Russia carries out strikes but fails to do anything
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  2257. 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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  2258.  @Matt-yg8ub  Why Lockheed tried to get in 155mm business makes no sense
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  2259. The simple answer is that its not going to happen. Trying to boots on ground is suicide as Chinese ground forces would enjoy overwhelming numerical superiority if the US tried to invade. The same for China trying to invade the US. Trying to invade a country where gun ownership is constitutional right also suicide. A fight between the US and China in pacific will mainly naval and aerial combat. Now the USMC may land just long enough fire off HIMAR and NEMSIS NEMSIS is 5 round launcher with Naval Strike Missiles and HIMARS carries 6 MFOMs or two MGM-140 or 4 PRSM(planned) Even if it was NATO forces combined, its still China back yard and they will have numerical superiority The problem with invading countries like the US, China and Russia is their shear size. Trying attrition warfare against countries that size will take years Lastly if China is backed into a corner, whats stopping them from your their last trump card and going nuclear
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  2260. The missile design for Mach 20 They didnt say how fast it went, just faster than Mach 5
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  2261.  @meroepiankhy183  sure they are not
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  2262.  @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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  2263.  @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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  2264.  @roddersh5396  No copium just facts The B-21 is most advanced bomber built
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  2265. IRST isnt like radar. its still limited in what it can do
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  2266. 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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  2267.  @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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  2268. Russia never got with the program
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  2269. In light of that accident with the seals , they rethink boarding to improve safety while boarding I see armor but no life preservers being worn Not that hard to ask a company make a life preservers small but able to support the weight of person wearing armor
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  2270.  @natrone23  Modern life preservers has 3 key features First, they have auto inflate when in contact with water Second, automatic strobes again that activate when in contact with water Last dye markers Dye markers wouldnt have helped at night but if they were wearing a modern life preserver those features would be included
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  2271.  @brianboye8025  Wrong on both counts The Army ended the FARA because of short sighted individuals. Drones can be hacked , pilots cant. Bell 360 Invictus design was also being as the AH-64F The addition of TAD/PVS. a newer radar and other changes would have given the Army newer and slicker Apache at lower cost in both programs The USAF pausing the NGAD is smarter because they can carry off the USN FA/XX program and reduce overall cost
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  2272. 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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  2273.  @Mordalo  Zero clue would be you thinking that western countries can't make 155mm shells in large numbers
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  2274. 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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  2275.  @Nerval-kg9sm  Wrong The mission of the Carrier onboard delivery (COD) is not simply supposing the carrier but the entire fleet Yes at one point , COD was simply limited to supporting to carrier but the USN has expanded that role beyond carriers Second, the C-2 payload is 10,000lbs while CMV-22 can carry up 20,000lbs or use its external hook for 15,000lbs As mentioned before, it can use aerial refueling It has both superior payload and range to the C-2
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  2276. There is a shit of ATGMs and MANPADs so both are equally worthless right now
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  2277. 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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  2278. 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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  2279. I would say missiles are the least of their problems
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  2280. The simple fact is that not economical One class of boats simplifies things. While the Los Angeles, Seawolf , Virginia , Ohio and Columbia are different classes, they are all nuclear so training , maintenance and other factors are relatively cheaper The time about AIP and diesel is that they require considerably time to refuel and carry substantially less weapons Few navies can cross the pond if you are worried about smugglers and drug runners The way to solve that isnt with subs The Coast Guard should be given 20 RQ-4 and 20 MQ-4C as well 60 MQ-20s The RQ-4 can monitor an area the same of South Korea in a day so 3 to Alaska , 3 to West Coast 2 Texas and 3 to East coast They backed by MQ-4C which patrol over the water which can easily detect nacro subs The MQ-20 strike with small MK-81 250lbs bombs fitted with laser seekers If you start sinking boats, you will find less people willing to volunteer for the narco runs
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  2281.  @icemanzw  Residents in the area where the targets were show the burning wreckage cope cope
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  2282.  @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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  2283. Its good step but now move up to MQ-9 testing
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  2284. it would have more hilarious if he hogged tied him
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  2285. 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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  2286. Adding tanks should happen but only when ferrying aircraft from point to point not for combat usage The point of enhanced performance engine Growth Option 1/2 F-135 and the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) is doing more with less The enhancements are designed so the F-35 travels further and faster using less fuel No need for extra tanks and the extra weight 4th aircraft needed external tanks and CFTs to feed their very hungry engines Secondly the point of Joint Strike Missile ,GBU-53s, AGM-179 JAGMs and Stand-in Attack Weapon as well the potential powered JDAM is lighter but lethal The go to weapons for the 4th gen was the 500lbs,1000bs and 2000bs GBUs, 700lbs AGM-65 Maverick and 1500lbs Harpoon All great weapons but still very heavy for strike aircraft to use. The newer generation of weapons do the same job but able to be carried in larger numbers but still a lighter load than the 4th gen 6 JAGMs is 650lbs compared to 4200lbs just for 6 AGM-65s 16 GBU-53s is 3200lbs compared 8000lbs for 16 500lbs GBU-12s/38s Since the aircraft carrying lighter loads, their fuel economy is far better Adding tanks for combat is a step back not forward if they really want a fuel pod, then, they should look at the enclosed weapons pod (EWP) from the Advanced hornet program The pod is designed to be stealthy but also able to a variety of weapons instead of wasting space simply for fuel, make the EWP multi function able to carry fuel ,weapons decoys, EW
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  2287. 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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  2288.  @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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  2289.  @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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  2290. 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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  2291.  @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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  2292.  @RUSure-jm9rp  No potato for ivan
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  2293. Here's new flash Iran likely fired no missiles through Saudi Arabia
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  2294. @DJKoollord None of the above total biased.
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  2295.  @missk1697  Sure it was Russian forces blame drones for their short comings
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  2296.  @redaerf2b414  Ah yes, the copium claim that it was destroyed easily yet here we with two Bradely wearing a T-90s ass out
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  2297.  @miriamweller812  Lay off the potato juice Your math is hilarious
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  2298.  @miriamweller812  Again you prove that you are just a troll Never even heard of that channel but trolls know trolls
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  2299.  @miriamweller812  The fact you cant write a single paragraph is hilarous and yes an IFV taking on tank is very much a success
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  2300. The US has 3700 tanks in storage
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  2301. Dont worry Santos the law can remove you
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  2302. 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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  2303.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Denial is not just river LOL Russia had carried how many missile attacks their clown
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  2304.  @niyablake  Well so much for his company
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  2305. 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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  2306. 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 i
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  2307. Incorrect in conventional war, Israel would easily dominate the region
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  2308. Both China and Russia cut corners to develop their hypersonic weapons however I believe that ARRW cancellation was calculated risk The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) is moving forward to operational status
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  2309.  @williamzk9083  Wrong on all counts The S-400 range is 400km but F-15E can launch JASSM-ER from over 900KM plus. The Typhoon with Storm Shadow is 560KM and the Tornado with KEPD-350 500KM 400KM does not stop anyone. Secondly C4ISTAR assets like AWACS and Tankers say longer ranges. The newer AWACS aircraft radar range is over 600km so they are not affected by the S-400. Again newer aircraft have longer combat radius so tankers don't have to as close any more As for differences between the PAC and AEGIS in the regardless to the S-400, its literally moot The US has Atlantic and Pacific as oceans as natural defenses. Russia can barely send aircraft in each ocean Even attacking Alaska is moot, Russian need systems like the S-400 as they are literally surrounded
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  2310. 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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  2311. 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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  2312. ​ @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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  2313.  @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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  2314. 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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  2315. The subs are not complex at all. Its just strange that militaries haven't shared advanced ASW technology that would effectively end narco sub problem
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  2316. The S-400 claim was that is 250 mile range , ability to engage both TLAMs and AGM-86s CALCM and AESA radar made it invulnerable to attack Technology has advanced and effectively render the S-400 moot The USN stated that it required 3 EA-18G with the legacy ALQ-99 pods would be able to suppress the S-400 whereas 1 EA-18G with Next Generation Jammer could do what previous required 3 planes with multiple pods Secondly the AGM-88G ability to be carried by F-35 internally ,Mach-4 speed and 190 mile range means that EA-18G only needs to suppress the S-400 3 to 5 min max Lastly, the development of hypersonic weapons also makes the S-400 moot The ARRW AGM-183A designed speed is Mach 20 but even at Mach 5 , the EA-18G would still only have to suppress the S-400 for 4 mins The long range weapons and advance jamming means that its even harder for the MIG-31 or Su-35 to get in range
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  2317. Becauses its moot at this point
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  2318. A prospective F-22C would use the F-35s DAS, as well as HMD, better radar and most importantly it would add the F-35 EOTS allowing it to use laser guided weapons A much needed improvement would be redesigned self defense bays able to carry up 4 AIM-9s or 2 AIM-120s as well upgraded to 25mm gun
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  2319.  @synesthesia00  The musk rat needs to stay in his lane
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  2320. No, it wont The B-2 and B-1 are too expensive to operate so the USAF needs to consolidate to the B-21 to save cost if there is something in the works, it will be something that can mirror the B-52s capabilities
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  2321. No, kiddo, the critical difference is that Ukraine was limited to striking targets Russian forces in Ukraine By being able to strike Russian targets in Russia is game changer as Ukraine can target Russian supply depots, airfields and other critical assets that Russia uses to supply its forces in Ukraine, effectively allow Ukraine to deal with problems at the source Case in point, Russia forces were forced to pull their supply lines back into Russia early on because Ukraine was able to effectively target them The F-16 isnt fully weaponized yet, it only has AIM-9s and AIM-120s Biden has to right idea and if he can get at least 500 JASSM variants in to Ukraine hands, specifically ,the JASSM-ER with 500 plus range Ukraine can easily hold Moscow and several other key Russian targets at risk Biden needs to throw in 100 AGM-84 for anti ship use by the F-16
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  2322. 1000 percent
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  2323. Doesnt matter Its all on Hamas now
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  2324.  @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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  2325.  @philmckrakin6752  I would start with who knew what and when
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  2326.  @swann67000  Well they know better now
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  2327.  @casey6104  China's hasn't tested its DFs against moving targets due to USN ELINT and SIGNIT capabilities
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  2328. The Bradley continues to humiliate Russian forces
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  2329.  @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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  2330.  @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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  2331. 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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  2332. Tanks are on their last legs. In WW1, destroying was near impossible for boots on the ground. Today, weapons like the Javelin, Spike and MMP can destroy a tank in one hit. Even with APS, tanks are still plenty vulnerable.
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  2333. of course it did its stealth and operating it secret was piece of cake for the USAF
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  2334. 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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  2335. Santos is the media's favorite punching bag now
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  2336. 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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  2337. 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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  2338.  @justicehenrydamian475  Yes mobile ICBMs with 100 ways to fail
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  2339.  @Rabarbarzynca  Targeting those bombers can be done with ATACMS Ukraine has to SAMS to target those bomber They just need to organize their defenses better Russian forces may be heavily dispersed but their supply lines are not Secondly a 2000lbs strike their forces like the Su-34 with UMPK will have the same effect on Russian forcs
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  2340.  @xisotopex  Thats why I mentioned that the PAVEWAY can be dropped from over 9 miles away MANPADS are 3-5 miles. Russia's Verba maxs out 4 miles Honestly Ukraine should be offering 300K-500K with options for former F-16 pilots and WSOs to fly sorties for them 12-20 good pilots who are already familiar with western weapons and tactics
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  2341.  @Rabarbarzynca  Try they are earlier models but most have received Mid-Life Update (MLU) so they are capable
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  2342.  @muhammadkhaider1125  What they are doing is messing with the wrong people
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  2343. Slip on the cue cards The guy in charge of cue cards was sent to the gulag
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  2344.  @tiger3091  Subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic missiles all can be intercepted. The difference is that Subsonic carry much larger warhead whereas Supersonic and hypersonic weapons trade warhead size for speed. TLAM are very effective against China and Russia, its called tactics F-18s can carry up 12 ADM-141/160 decoys So your credible system is now trying to sort through electronic jamming from EA-18G as well trying figure which is real missile and which is decoy
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  2345. 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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  2346.  @PauloGoncalvesGuimaraes  Shooting a bomber out of sky is child's play compared to trying to KO a carrier Besides the layers of defenses All weapons aboard CVNs have to meet the insensitive munition requirements which its much harder for them to cook off Weapon magazines have various fire suppression systems in case they are breached Carrier also have combination of armor and kelvar in critical areas Also you have considered the crew about carriers The HMS sheffield was struck by a single Exocet and largely due poor damage control by the crew, the ship was damaged beyond repair and sank The USS Stark took two hits from Exocets and largely thanks to excellent damage control, they saved the ship USS Samuel B Roberts , Princeton ,Tripoli Cole thanks to excellent damage control again Every major incident with the USN, the ship or sub was saved. Very rarely does the USN have to write off a ship The Bonhomme Richard and Miami are the rare exceptions Can Russia or China say the same ? 9 out 10 times with Russia, the incident is fatal with the lost of the vessel China is not too far behind
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  2347. @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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  2348. You honestly Trump was going to shut up haha Trump cant help himself
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  2349. Whoever though that a side launch for a ship that big would go smoothly was definitely wrong Normally ships that size are floated in dry dock not side launched
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  2350. Its called putting aside pettiness
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  2351.  @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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  2352.  @richvalson  The US is willing to test that theory with EW and cruise missiles
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  2353.  @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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  2354. 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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  2355. Putin's nuclear threat is a literal joke for several reasons 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? Putin want's try a nuclear conflict when the West has 3 times more defensive capability than Russia ?
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  2356. Ukraine has been attacking S-300 and S-400 deployed in Crimea and near the border
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  2357. So basically V-2
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  2358. 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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  2359. 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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  2360. From the amount of strikes that Ukraine carried so far thats an understatment
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  2361.  @perelfberg7415  Thats no much on the scale of things
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  2362.  @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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  2363.  @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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  2364.  @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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  2365. 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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  2366. 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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  2367. Sure Makes things that much worst for yourself there Russia
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  2368.  @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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  2369. 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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  2370. 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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  2371. Only China and Russian propagandist call them unstoppable They can be countered like anything , its just requires effort
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  2372.  @mathewkelly9968  False RAAF has 24 F-35A as of Aug 2020 https://www.defence.gov.au/casg/Multimedia/JSF%20Fast%20Facts.pdf Secondly RAAF placed its firm order in 2009 for 14 planes at cost of 3.2 billion. https://www.anao.gov.au/work/performance-audit/management-australias-air-combat-capability-f-35a-joint-strike-fighter
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  2373. Considering that Ukraine has 60 launchers to use ATACMS Russia's problems just got a lot worst
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  2374. I wouldnt say that If you pair an EA-18G with the next generation jammer , a F-18F with the HACM and a stealth F-35 with SIAW cracking defenses would be an issue EA-18G lays down jammer while the F-18 fires an HACM, from 300 miles away, time to target is just 3 mins In this case, the target is the S-400 command truck truck The F-35 uses SiAW to target the radar and launchers effectively neutralizing the site A second strike is simultaneously attacking any enemy air fields F-18F send HACM against radar and comms while the F-35s use SIAW on the taxiway and runways This where MC-130s carrying powered JDAMs comes in It can in theory launch 20 PJDAM in 500lbs range and completely destroy the runway effectively pinning the enemy air force on the ground
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  2375.  @teatime6597  Panstirs have been ineffective so far 8 TB2 is barely anything
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  2376. Iran signing its own death warrant
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  2377. Ok guys, Pro tip While ATGMs are great Use the right one for the job
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  2378. The Pzh-2000 is king That would be the Swedish Archer
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  2379. A new carrier wont solve russia's woes as military force
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  2380. For Iran , its the pinnacle of naval warfare For the rest of the developed , its floating skate park
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  2381.  @brianv1988  The tanks in Iraq had not ERA like Kontakt 5 and Relikt ERA. The Lion of Babylon and T-72M1 armor was 500mm ish The BGM-71E penetration is 900mm With Kontakt 5 and Relikt ERA , Russian tanks can resist multiple hits from the BGM-71Es The only way BGM-71E would penetrate is with simultaneously shots aimed at same spot which requires two Bradley A single Bradely can't double tap. , the FSCS Since the BGM-71F is top attack , it only takes 1 missile
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  2382. The AH-64E has naval operations built in the airframe but the AH-1Z is just as capable
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  2383. NORAD has been tracking Santa since the 60s and still cant get him
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  2384. Considering that Donbas is separatist stronghold, its not surprising Russia is rushing to support them in order to save face
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  2385.  @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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  2386. 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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  2387. Simple They actually work while the Su-35 doesnt lets lay out the fact The Eurofighter and Rafale have AESA radar while the Su-35 still uses PESA radar. More the point, the Russian air force only aircraft with AESA is the Su-57 The Eurofighter can use US made LITENING and SNIPER as well French made Damocles target pods, The Rafale uses the Damolces and TALIOS The Su-35 has no targeting pod. It has use its OLS-35 by the cockpit for laser guided munitions. While Rafale and Eurofighter can turn, the Su-35 has to keep nose Lack of targeting pods is why Russia aircraft are taking heavy losses in Ukraine The Eurofighter and Rafale has MIL-STD data bus which allows them use US, EU, FR and Israel made weapons while the Su-35 only uses Russia weapons Despite its claims, the Su-35 is heavily optimized air defense aircraft with little multi role capabilities while both Rafale and Eurofighter are true multi role platform
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  2388.  @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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  2389.  @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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  2390.  @JENKEM1000  The AIM-174 goal is Kinzhal, Zircon and DF-21/26 weapons
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  2391.  @Whiskey11Gaming  The F-18 was the better choice, its that simple By the time the F-15 entered service, the USAF was already working on the F-15C The USN problem which ultimately doomed the F-14 was clutter Carrier decks were littered with F-4 still as well A-6, A-7, RA-4/5/8, EA-3B. EA-6 and KA-6 Simple put kiddo There USN had so much clutter on the deck, they were never able to focus clearly The F-15 got a massive boost during the Gulf while the F-14 get coffin nails Those coffins why none of the upgrade programs were considered then of course there was the famous incident where 2 F-18s loaded with both guided by E-2 downed 2 MIGs , dropped on target and returned to ship validating the F-18s design Had the F-14 performance been the same or better during Gulf it would have had the support it needed
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  2392.  @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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  2393. Yet Ukraine has destroyed how much of it
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  2394. and that means that US is getting serious
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  2395.  @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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  2396.  @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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  2397. 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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  2398.  @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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  2399.  @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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  2400. They are trying to downplay the situation
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  2401.  @drfelren  They can launch them , but the US defenses are PAC-3s, GBI, and THAADs on land and SM-3 and SM-6s at sea So getting past US defenses is major problem
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  2402. The moral of this story dont withhold evidence
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  2403. 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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  2404. You are barking up the wrong tree Internal problems lay solely on Congress who will never agree without gutting and watering down By the time they agree on benefits for vets, its so fucking watered down and gutted that its basically pointless
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  2405.  @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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  2406.  @redemissarium  If Ukraine had 100 Challenger 2 they would be pressing Russian lines
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  2407. @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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  2408. Light tanks and newer IFV/AFV are becoming the preferred options as military focus has shifted to high mobility The Abrams for example needs 500 gallon of gas whereas The JTLV only needs 45 and most IFV/AFV 60-75 One fuel tanker carries 2500 gallons which only enough to refuel for 5 tanks once whereas 2500 is enough to refuel 12 JTLV 4 times or 12 IFV/AFV twice Additional JTLV and IFV/AFV can jerry cans with additional fuel whereas tanks starting up consumes in some cases nearly 10 US gallons of fuel Next is weapons, JTLV and IFV/AFV can be equipped with various weapons which enhances their flexibility allow them to perform various missile types Tanks have no use beyond anti-armor, anti-personel and anti-material operations I said 12 JTLVs which be a mix of M1278 Heavy Guns Carrier with 30mm , the newer 8 SPIKE NLOS model, SHORAD Launcher , EW and regular models with 50 cal CROWS And thats just a few options but most importantly ,it doesn't require much for rearm or reload Tanks reloading its rounds is very crew intensive and time consuming. Lastly , 30 tons on down is very easy to transport by air and can be done in large numbers per trip C-5s can carry up five 30 ton Bradleys and C-17s two So 3 transports can move twelve 30 ton vehicles in one trip vs 3 transports carrying 5 tanks Heavy armor was in the spot light for very long time till ATGM advanced to point where some systems like the NLOS can strike up to 16 miles away with warheads too powerful for APS or ERA to stop
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  2409.  @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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  2410. 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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  2411.  @gilbertknight6617  Then explain the last 17 months then
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  2412. There are problems no doubts but benefits greatly outweigh that
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  2413. 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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  2414. 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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  2415.  @erikitter6773  Not exactly Peer level conflict have shown that attack helicopters need stand off weapons Ukraine was shredded over 60 KA-52 and 14 KA-52 whole sale because they kept running and gunning and get up close to where Ukraine defenses shredded them Russian losses dropped when they started using the LMUR missile which is outside the range of Ukrainian SHORAD The US military as usual was already ahead of the game The Army adopted the Spike NLOS and in testing was able to strike targets from over 20 miles away. Along side the NLOS is the JAGM which can strike 10 miles away Both NLOS and JAGM have planned range increases to over 30 miles Drones mean they can no longer get up and close
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  2416.  @Vatnik_tschistilka  Actually there is plenty The Tiger has the mast-mounted Osiris and another sensor about the cockpit that allows it to peek without having to fully unmask The H145M sensor is nose mounted so it has to fully unmask The Tiger carries up 8 ATGM while the H145M can only carry 4 Dedicated gunships have way more features Germany should smartly buy the AH-64E but that would be counter productive to the EU competing against US
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  2417.  @Vatnik_tschistilka  Wrong on all counts The Spike ER is certified on Spain's Tiger As for why they dropping the PAR-3 in favor of the Spike, its simple math Germany only ordered 680 missiles and Indonesia 700 They cant really justify continuing with the PARS 3 especially when they have made large orders for both Spike and Brimstone missiles The UK justifies its Brimstone due to its performance in combat while Germany has never done actual combat operations
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  2418. Leaks leaks and more leaks nothing is secret anymore
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  2419. 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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  2420. Honesty dont see why not Russia and China did it in Korea and again in Vietnam Its no uncommon to have merc pilots I mean honestly if I was Ukraine, I would be using money to see if there are former F-16s pilots willing to fly combat sorties Offer them 300K-500K with various options They just need 12 good pilots that can quickly refamiliarize themselves They are the one would can do SEAD as well have enough training to dogfight Russian forces when needed
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  2421. 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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  2422.  @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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  2423.  @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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  2424.  @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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  2425.  @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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  2426.  @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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  2427.  @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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  2428. It would be hilarious Cue Ace Ventura to McCarthy LOOOOOOOSEERRRR!!!!!
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  2429.  @jayctacohut  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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  2430. 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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  2431. 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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  2432. Yet Russia is afraid to use it against Ukraine advanced western defenses
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  2433. Simple answer is not quite yet Tactics and weapons have advanced and its more efficient to knock out the enemies assets on the ground than fighting them in the air Using EW assets to disrupt the enemies radar while cruise missiles attack the base. Depending on size of the runway, and number of defenses 15 missiles normally is enough to put it out of action . While combat engineers can repair the damage to runway. those aircraft are still trapped on ground defenseless which allows attacking aircraft time to get close enough with bombs and finish the job Depending on assets, they may just target them with missiles. AWACS, Aerial tankers , transports and EW assets targets that militaries would expend a cruise missile on because of the significant loss of capabilities it would be the enemy Most of your aerial combat is going to be from bases stationed deeper in enemy territory that attacking forces can't easily reach but even then ,they are still going to try their best to catch them on ground than in air.
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  2434. 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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  2435. 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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  2436. its hilarious because they are flaunting anti tank while Ukraine flaunting captured tanks, air defense and EW equipment
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  2437. 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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  2438. 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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  2439.  @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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  2440.  @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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  2441.  @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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  2442. Oh wow, thats some serious consequences there china
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  2443. So Houthis want all out warfare their funeral
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  2444. 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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  2445.  @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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  2446. 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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  2447.  @againstviralmisinformation510  Grow up
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  2448. Ukraine wont try to go head to head
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  2449. Iran asking for trouble
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  2450.  @sajidhaider6722  The West and Israel can back up their action Iran cant
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  2451. ​ @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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  2452. 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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  2453.  @skllfe014  Its more than that Ukrainian F-16s are due by July thats a massive victory for Ukraine
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  2454. 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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  2455.  @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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  2456. Hell you can even call doordash
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  2457. Shame on you how dare you present a logical and complete fact against the republicans illogically and baseless statements
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  2458.  @Fng_1975  No you did not The Navy admiralty never liked the F-14 because they argued that it took money away from their budget for more ships- False First ships, subs and, aircraft all have completely different pots of money that they draw from and second most importantly, aircraft considerably cheaper than ships Boeing received a $4 billion contract to deliver 78 Block III Super Hornets Under the defense funding bill, the US plans to spend $4.9 billion for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in 2022 $3.45 billion per unit w/ VPM for Block V Virginia class sub There are no figures on the exact cost of the Spruance class but Burke was 778mil- 1.8b early estimate F-14D was estimated at 74 mil per copy 37 were built new which is 2.7B How many ships could the USN build for 2.7B in late 80s dollars, Depending on class, in some cases 1 ship hence why they completely different pots of money Now the USN problems with its aircraft in the 80s was clutter They F-4s, A-7Es ,A-6E, KA-6D, EA-6Bs, RA-5Cs, S-3s, RF-8s, F-18s, EA-3B an F-14 and even some cases A-4s The money problem had nothing to do with ships but rather simple too many types of aircraft in service overlapping They didn't resolve that problem till the Super Hornet program in the 90s if they had necked down say 1981 to 1983 Its likely that F-14 would have been updated as much as the F-15 was
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  2459. 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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  2460. Not pretending
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  2461. its worth the risk
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  2462. 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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  2463.  @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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  2464. Niger does realize that if ECOWAS does attack , there is very little they can do about it
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  2465. 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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  2466. 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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  2467.  @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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  2468.  @Stephen-4722  Submunitions kinda make that point moot Then considering how much experience is lost is another factor
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  2469. Engines for commercial aircraft are designed to operate for days or longer its why planes turn around so quickly at airports There videos from PW, GE and RR that show them running engines on test stands for days or till failure Those tests are designed to make the engine as efficient as possible with minimal maintenance Look up operation chrome dome The USAF keep a number B-52 armed with nukes airborne 24/7 for 7 years At peak, they had between 44-75 planes flying sorties between 6-12 hours or longer
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  2470. 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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  2471. No, the Marines are looking to the MQ-9 for expeditionary operations in the pacific They need various capabilities such EW, ISR and AWACS. The MQ-9 STOL can keep pace with the Marines for rapid relocation hence why they are trying to expand its capabilites
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  2472. Notice that Western tanks turrents dont fly in orbit like Russian tanks
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  2473. The simple answer is not every target needs a missile
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  2474.  @megazombiekiller9000  That would be incorrect Advantages in technology as well advantages in materials, testing and more importantly computer design has greatly reduced the weight of weapons The biggest factor is the improvements in round design The semi-armor-piercing high-explosive incendiary (SAPHEI) and other newer rounds do more damage in less rounds
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  2475. ​ @megazombiekiller9000  Its not propaganda, its simple facts. DFRM and DIRCM can blind missiles while the gun only needs to pilot get in range Not every target needs a missile. The GAU-22 has two configurations. For internal mounted system , its completely electric For externally mounted gun pod configuration, yes its needs all 3 hydraulic, electric, and pneumatic The USN position is completely different from the USAF. With the USN weight drives everything for carrier aircraft and if they can save a little weight with a removable system , they will Again you can do more with less with SAPHEI rounds The F-35 has 180 rounds and your point ? Thats the norm right now That cracking was supports not being manufactured to specs not a design issue YT F-35A Gun Fires 181 Rounds The gun wasnt just put it and call it down This is repeatedly till failure
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  2476.  @megazombiekiller9000  The Eurofighter and Gripen use the Mauser 27mm with 120-150s rounds The Rafale GIAT 30mm is 150 rounds The F-18E/F carries 412 rounds vs 578 on the F-18 The F-15, F-16 and F-22s remain unchanged However the point is the 4.5 gen are getting less rounds because they can do more with less Weight is not consideration for the USAF. The F-111s for example for the USAF weighed 47K weight with gross of 82K and MTOW 100 The F-111B weight 46K, gross 79k and MTOW 88K yet the USN flatly rejected the F-111B as being over weight There are several instances where USAF aircraft are considerably heavier than USN Its called miss ile for a reason
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  2477. The key of advantage of hypersonic weapons is its ability to carry out time sensitive strikes substantially faster than previous weapons which is major advantage depending on the target For breaching advanced defenses, hypersonic weapons are key but also have to be combined with electronic warfare for maximum effect
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  2478. Thank the Republican party
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  2479. 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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  2480.  @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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  2481. The simple fact is that beggers cant' be cant chosers
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  2482. Israel is popping the champagne
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  2483. 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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  2484. Lay off the potato juice
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  2485.  @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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  2486. It very true that Iraqi forces were combat veterans but that ultimately didnt help them due to the major differences in equipment The T-72 armor , ammunition and sensor was vastly inferior to the Abrams. Its has been stated that it would have been different if Iraq has the newest T-72s however the majority of Iraqi armor was destroyed by aircraft. So even with the best T-72, that still would mean nothing to AGM-65 and GBU-12 that US aircraft were dropping on Iraqi armor
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  2487.  @andrewreynolds4949  There is a lot potential with the V-280 design. The next obvious step is making the design more attractive to the USN, USAF and USCG However the smaller Sikorsky S-97 would be better suited for the USN and USCG as well SOCOM The V-280 is too big for the hangers on the USN Frigates , Destroyers and USCG cutters The S-97 is only slighly better than the MH-6 which makes the more attractive option
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  2488. 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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  2489. Neither the US nor Ukraine nor Russia for that matter signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) treaty
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  2490. 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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  2491. 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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  2492.  @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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  2493. Just remember, Hamas started it
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  2494.  @NoobGamingXXX  In a long term fight, you would have counter UAS capabilities developed by then
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  2495. The fact is that is time for the A-10 to sunset The A-10 beyond CAS and some air to ground missions has no other utility It can't peform AAW, ASuW ,EW, ISR , Time sensitive strikes and strategic missions whereas F-35 can do it all The USAF future for Air power is B-21-strategic /conventional strike NGAD-multi-role/Air superiority F-35-multi-role/Strike F-15EX-Air National Guard/Low intensity conflicts The F-15C,F-22s, F-16 and A-10 would be sunset The only aircraft that is the wildcat is the F-15E which may be replaced by model of the NGAD or upgraded F-15EX The A-10s time is over
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  2496. I am guessing they are trying to get the F-35 radar to have similar capabilities as the F-22 APG-77s
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  2497.  @LRRPFco52  The Su-57 does have AESA radar , we know that for a fact however , based Russian's obsession with PESA tech , Tikhomirov NIIP delays with its delivery and the fact that IRBIS-E and Byelka radar disc look exactly the same its technology closer to late 90s AESA technology its not advanced , its AESA in name but in terms of technology ,power and capabilities , its the lowest end of the AESA spectrum . Even now " According to Yuri Beliy, NIIP radar design bureau plans to develop a low-cost AESA radar for the aircraft for the Su-75???? The Su-75 is reusing a lot of Su-57 which hilarous for a number of reasons Russia's obsession is with PESA is mind boggling
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  2498.  @ArtplusHrApps  Russia reportedly has close to 1900 S-300s, so why pull these then
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  2499. Do Russian forces realize how much captured gear Ukraine has already provided the West
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  2500. Nope
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  2501. Someone get Jim Carry on this state we need Ace ventura stat
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  2502. Attacking France thats just comical
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  2503. 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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  2504.  @RecoveringAhole  The loss of the sub one less item they gets in way of doing that
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  2505. Let the theories begin
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  2506. 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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  2507. 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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  2508.  @dlmdee  Yet here we are two years later
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  2509. Anti-materiel rifles can do the job but they are limited on what they can do Recoilless rifles are add more punch but are limited in range ATGM are all purpose weapons able to be used in any situations The Javelin is expensive but like the Hellfire, it was morphed into all purpose weapon Cheaper would be nice but as Ukraine is showing, cheaper is definitely not better
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  2510. None as thats not their problem
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  2511.  @MrDCrosswell  By all means name the Russia aircraft with AESA and targeting pods in large numbers
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  2512.  @MrDCrosswell  So superior that Russia only partner India backed out So superior that despite being offered for export over 3 years ago, no one brought any
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  2513.  @MrDCrosswell  One more point The F-22 and F-35 had their designed engines from the start with options The Su-57 has been flying with Su-35 engines. More to the point, the IZ-30 was badly screwed they had to develop a new airframe factys
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  2514.  @kevinw2592  Russia has touted the Su-57 since it was the PAK FA back in 2002 Claim was that by 2020-2025, there would be over 1000 No one is buying it India realized its was garbage and back out quickly
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  2515. Yes but they cant do it over Ukraine without directly engaging Russian aircraft
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  2516.  @langhamp8912  We likely won't know how many actually survived They are supposed know the cook time of the weapons
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  2517. Russia is parades old equipment while Ukraine is capturing and sending Russia's latest weapons to the West Hilarious
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  2518. Only in India's imagination
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  2519.  @Imfromspacehi  He was fine till he started moving
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  2520.  @brianmatthews4323  Whatever everyone says when you commit what waste of time and brain cells
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  2521. Its good but for counter gunship, someone need to provide something with longer range
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  2522. It can be when the right weapons are given
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  2523. Republican party showing its true colors
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  2524. And you point You are saying Ukraine is beating Russia so badly they have to resort to nuclear weapons
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  2525. 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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  2526. Ukraine has captured hundreds of vehicles so its hilarous seeing Russian forces acting like they actually did something
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  2527. @Juan Cisneros Producing an aircraft for the USAF/USN and USMC is not that diffcult. Contrary to popular belief, there is nothing wrong the F-35 program The only real mistake is the differences between the F-35A and F-35C The F-35B was always going to be different but they went a lot overboard with the F-35A and F-35C There are far too many differences between those models
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  2528.  @whatdoesntkillyoumakesyous6707  The planes for this job JAS-39 F-18 F-16 The JAS-39 is best choice. Gripen is designed for force dispersal and can be serviced with a small amount of personnel and vehicles as well able operate off roads its a lightweight powerhouse with access to everything Ukraine needs but doesnt exist in the numbers that Ukraine needs. The F-18 like the Gripen checks all the boxes but numbers and condition of flyable airframes is a problem Which narrows it down to the F-16 Other key points Taking out the Black Sea Feet can be done with ease with JAS-39, F-18 and F-16, the A-10 not so much Russia has moved its operations from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk JAS-39, F-18 and F-16 can attack Novorossiysk with stand off munitions but most importantly, if they time it right, they can catch the Kilo class in port Trying to use the A-10 in that role is impossible
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  2529. 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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  2530.  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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  2531. Worry not likely
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  2532. 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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  2533. Sorry Ivan but Crimea is fair game Cope harder
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  2534. The key is expanding the range and capabilities of the JDAM The powered JDAM range is 185 miles. Make so that it can fitted with 500, 1000 and 2000lbs warhead and reuse the GBU-53 seeker They should be able to keep cost to 300K-400K which makes much more affordable to use
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  2535. USAF's is problem is that despite being considered the smartest of the branches, they are still bone dead stupid There are two few F-22s and they want to cry cost on the NGAD if they carry over tech from the F-15EX, F-22 and F-35, cost wont be problem The F-15EX Advanced Display Core Processor II (ADCP II) and Wide area display. The F-22s cockpit design , speed and agility. The F-35's HMDS/DAS/EOTS/EODAS/ASQ and weapons capability The only things that need to be new is the design and engines
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  2536. Why would the US be nervous when they sent Wagner packing once before
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  2537.  @logicomega7  Same for goes for China DFs are over 15 tons , thats not something you can fire in salos
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  2538.  @newsieboys1171  Simple because range does not matter You keep saying half the range but keep forgetting aerial refueling
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  2539.  @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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  2540.  @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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  2541. This was just the USN dusting off the AGM-78s and AIM-97 and modernizing it The goal of the AIM-174 is countering Russian Zircon and Kinzhal as well as Chinese DF-21 and DF-26 F-18s carrying 2 missiles backed by E-2D is lethal combo against missile threats I would wager that the USN likely looking to improve both the F-35 and F-18 radars to able to self target those targets
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  2542.  @johnsilver9338  its more cost effective than both because the USN can simply add it to the existing SM-6 buy The USAF may buy the LREW or LRAAM for the F-15EX
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  2543.  @orestes1984  Used regularly I would say yes The red sea crisis is literally the perfect testing spot for right now Both SM-6 and SM-3 have performed as expected so far
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  2544.  @高橋澄一  No, the AIM-120 has over a dozen confirmed kills whereas the PL-15 is all paper
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  2545.  @lalzgarra9493  Its priceless actually The embarrassment on Russia that Patriot was able to down Russia's hyped weapon is payment enough
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  2546.  @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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  2547. @Drew Peacock PLAAF/PLAN lack the tanker fleet to project the J-20s
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  2548. ok boomer
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  2549. Consider the availability of precision 155mm rounds, firing on the move accurately isnt hard to achieve now The system looks like it needs a tad more stabilizing but in all its something that US military more over Taiwan should buy
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  2550.  @Nobodyisperfect-us6pk  Its rocking too much and needs more stabilizing There is no need for FCS when you can point and shoot with the M982 Excalibur and M1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) Staying static and firing unguided rounds is asking for trouble in modern warfare Yes unguided rounds can be just as accurate with FCS but the point of precision is 1 round, 1 target Even with FCS , 1 round accuracy is still 50/50 Ukraine has shown that GPS jamming can be problem but the US military isnt Russia They numerous airborne assets that can easily locate thoses jammers and transmit the coordinates to the nearest asset so they can destroy Agreed that if they have to use direct fire, then things have hit the fan
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  2551. Iran can respond and Israel will answer
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  2552. 7 months ago, the Russian military had respect 7 months later, the Russian military is literal joke
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  2553. Ukraine didn't start it but they are going to damn well finish it
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  2554. is that a supportable goal
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  2555.  @Qwiv  In Iraq and Afghan , Apaches and Cobra took heavy losses because they were doing the exactly what Russian KA-52s and Mi-28s are doing Getting up close to where the enemy can engage them The Apache was upgraded to be able receive real time video from UAVs .allowing them see areas without having to get up close or unmask Secondly the Hellfire was upgraded with new warhead for engaging personnel and other soft targets as well GPS autopilot allowing them missiles to act like JDAMs Russian forces have yet to display anything like that , the best they have done so far is a few LMUR missiles but they have too few aircraft to use them Lastly, the Apache's latest addition is the JAGM and Spike NLOS The JAGM has been tested to 9 miles which is well outside MANPAD range and the Spike NLOS up 20 miles which outside of the range of MANPAD and even some SHORADs And yes thanks to Ukraine, the Army does want missile able to engage SHORADs Panstir, Tunguska, Tor Buk missile system
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  2556.  @tylerparker4010  Ukraine situation is that they have no options The US military has endless options
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  2557. How about no Yet Ukraine forces already struck Russia targets
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  2558.  @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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  2559. Trump tax returns shatters his image of " successful businessman
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  2560. 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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  2561.  @miikapekk5155  Patriot's key advantage is 1 launcher can hold up 16 missiles
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  2562. 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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  2563. ​ @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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  2564. Emphasis on claims not proven like all Russian nonsnese
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  2565. Bombers principal advantage over fighters is their long range, payload and operating time which is still an asset today Example two EA-18Gs , 2 F-18s and 1 B-1B can attack up to 20 targets. The EA-18s provide the electronic screen while the F-18s provide top cover. This allows the B-1s to attack its targets worry free. B-1s can carry 24 JASSM/ER cruise missiles or LRASM anti ship missile. All a carrier has to do is provide just 4 planes to support it its takes 6 F-18s to carry 24 missiles.While move planes allow you to attack from various directions, you still would have provide ECM support and top cover for those 6 planes versus covering one B-1B. Now the other factor is hypersonic weapons. The USAF AGM-183A size allows B-1Bs to carry over 20 Fighters size limits what they can carry but 20 AGM-183A per bomber allows the US to easy defeat the most advance of air defense systems
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  2566. No no they should be thanking Putin and his craziness for this expansion Russia attacked Ukraine to prevent NATO expansion only to have two more countries join NATO
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  2567.  @ariaspes3842  How long was the US operating drones in Iran for years cope harder
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  2568. 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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  2569. Looking at the map and seeing that Russia after 4 months is contained is very good news Additional ,Ukraine's use of HIMARS which has been laying waste to Russian logistics kinda makes this moot
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  2570.  @ontheland5055  Light armor is needed but that's not what Ukraine needs right now They need more weapons for striking at Russian forces at longer ranges
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  2571. How long does the West plan on tip toeing around this situation?
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  2572. Simple propaganda combined with nonsense The F-35 was built for modern warfare. The concept for the 4th gen , specifically the Teen series was able capable of fighting its way in and out of targets The advent of precision cruise missiles meant that air fields could be accurately targeted from long range and you could effective ground or destroy the enemy's air power with long range cruise missiles so there was no need to fight your way in and out targets
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  2573. Only run he's getting is straight to jail
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  2574. You can spewing hot air standing up You're funny
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  2575.  @johnoconnell270  Simple reality
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  2576.  @Defective1313  Designed to use commercial off-the-shelf propulsion, C4ISTAR, and radar technologies. networked sensor-shoot capability, Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and aerial reconnaissance along with command and control gear to enable the crew to direct other aircraft and forces. Conventionally and nuclear capable with the possibly of being Optionally manned The Sec Def confirmed that B-21 would be considerably longer range
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  2577. More propaganda What exact does space engineering expert know about missile defense absolutely nothing
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  2578.  @Dani2kAl_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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  2579.  @Dani2kAl_GEIR  Yawn
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  2580.  @mikele9878  nearly 2 years and Russia going nowhere
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  2581. How dare you apply logic to Russian propaganda lol
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  2582. 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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  2583. @@ardashirshah7786 No thats called technology error it can't tell the difference
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  2584.  @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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  2585.  @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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  2586. Yup Israel , South Korea and the US have 8 pack Spike NLOS launchers mounted on light vehicles A Spike NLOS can shred any MBT due its large warhead and Top attack ability but its mass is also problem for APS The Japanese Type-16 MCV has 105mm cannon So the MCV fitted with Trophy APS and LAHAT 105mm precision round can engage IFV/AFV while JLTV engages tanks with Spike NLOS The MCV only weights 26 tons and JTLV 10 tons while MBT weight over 45 tons The MCV needs 40 gallons of fuel and JLTV need to 25-30 gallons In pince, you can refuel an MCV or JLTV with jerry cans MBT need 300-500 gallons of fuel and fuel trucks is the only to refuel them The JLTV is light enough to carry by heavy lift helicopters and a C-17 can carry two MCV Tanks again, the only real way to carry them in numbers is by ship or rail Modern warfare is about high mobility and tanks dont have that Which is easier to replace Which is easier to repair Tanks had a good run but protecting them is problem The Abrams X addition of 30mm cannon is GD recognizing that tanks need more protection but the design needs improvement The 30mm cannon cant use one size fits all, its needs a style revolver cannon able switch between HEDP. SAPHEI, Airburst and AHEAD HEDP for general purpose, SAPHEI for Anti-armor , Airburst for hidden targets and AHEAD for Anti missile
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  2587. ​ @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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  2588. @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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  2589. Funny how you fail mention that Russia also did not sign that agreement either
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  2590. FYI the MQ-9 can be equipped with ATAS or AIM-9Xs
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  2591. Now its reclassified as a new type of submarine and is on a special underwater mission
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  2592. Watch how Putin quiet gets when F-16s arrive
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  2593.  @meme4one  No indirect first with precision missiles its all precise targeting
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  2594. The HYUNMOO-5 is designed to be a bunker buster not strategic missile
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  2595.  @diegochoi  Wrong on every count 160 ships does not mean all 160 can employ advanced defenses or radar The only ships able to Sejong the Great-class destroyers which is just 6 ships
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  2596. Why the USAF didnt revive the E-10 MC2A with the KC-46, the world with never know The KC-46 airframe as more room to grow than the E-7 Case in point On the KC-46 wing stores there are Cobham pods on potential E-46 AWACS, those pods could be replaced with Next Generation Jammers for self protection or Legion IRST pods There is so much potential with the KC-46 and so little with the E-7
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  2597. Oh wow,martial law in regions he doesn't even control is that being senile or just plain crazy
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  2598. The propaganda is hilarious
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  2599.  @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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  2600. You forgetting that Russia had the Pact countries and other states as buffers (cannon fodder)
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  2601. 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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  2602.  @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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  2603. Russia will not commit its best equipment for fear of humiliation and capture
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  2604. The A-10 is good for CAS in uncontested airspace but in potential conflict with China and Russia were airspace would be highly contested, it has no use
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  2605. The F-35 is vastly superior to the Su-57 The Su-57 is easier to get but India should pass on both Buying the F-35 or Su-57 only hurts' India's indigenous weapons programs What India needs to do put its resources into HAL AMCA not the US or Russia Pakistan looking at buying the J-35 as well the China's J-20 and prospective J-35 should not make India rush to the US or Russia That means buying more NETRA AEW&C . getting the Astra missile perfected and improving its EW capability In case ,India hasnt noticed, China got the clue and is following the US EA-18G with its J-16 as an escort jammer That makes that China could deny Indias long range tracking as well jam the NETRA India having its own escort jammer would level things That a variant that needs to make made with the HAL Tejas Mk2 as well the HAL Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF)
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  2606. its called hyperbole there buddy
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  2607.  @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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  2608. Good job
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  2609. 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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  2610.  @sparta-zh7yk  Over 20 years and whats the worst they did to the US literally nothing
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  2611. 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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  2612. 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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  2613.  @larryzigler6812  Why are you announcing you ride the short bus
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  2614. Yawn just more Russia propaganda
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  2615.  @noticing33  Ukraine has shoot down over 40 Russian drones so why would these be any different?
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  2616.  @Zoonjse  All Russia needs to do is go home
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  2617.  @springbloom5940  Ukraine has plenty of tech to deal with these drones
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  2618. Your copium is hilarious
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  2619. Yet they are getting shredded in Ukraine
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  2620. 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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  2621. @@JimCarner The LANTRIN pods they will give will do the same job as the HTS LITENING is too new and SNIPER is no go SO LANTRIN is the only way to go for them MLU can use the LANTRIN
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  2622. 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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  2623.  @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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  2624. Its Javelin a in direct fire mode
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  2625. 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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  2626.  @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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  2627. And Iran is getting what they asked for
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  2628.  @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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  2629. Kinda pointless First high off-boresight weapons like the AIM-9X, Python-5 and IRIS-T are extremely maneuverability and easily out maneuver any aircraft The newer generation of BVR missile also incorporate better maneuverability to deal with aircraft with high maneuverability Second Modern SAM sites like the S-500 can engage aircraft from over 310 miles away whereas stealth aircraft can get inside the S-500 range More to point, radar resolution over the years greatly improved making it easier to see non stealth aircraft at longer ranges There is whole list reason why that pointless but there are some counter points The development of hypersonic weapons Hypersonic weapons combined with advanced electronic jamming can defeat the S-500 But you still need stealthy aircraft to deal with enemy fighters so the EW aircraft and aircraft carrying hypersonic weapons can focus on the site and not have to worry about being shot down Systems like the Panstir S1 and Tunguska can be problem for non stealth aircraft In the end Stealth just has all the advantages needs for modern warfare
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  2630. A clown who got caught red handed lying wants file ethics complaints ?
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  2631. @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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  2632. You do realize that Iran is a target rich for US conventional strikes and unlike Israel The US has nearly 10 strategic bombers nearby that carries 3 times the payload of tactical fighters and ample ships and subs with TLAMs can return fire instantly Who to say there isnt an Ohio SSGN with 154 TLAMs sitting 100 miles from Iran ready to fire on moments notice
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  2633. No they can't
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  2634. They can keep their forces supplied berlin air lift style till Ukraine starts shooting down their transports This goes back to why Ukraine long range missiles like the ATACMS and Harpoon Block II+ ER
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  2635. Shush how dare you use common sense
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  2636. And that would matter of wait, doesnt
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  2637. Iran isnt gone yet but if they make the mistake of attacking US forces with trigger happy trump, they will be gone
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  2638.  @1chish  It makes the most sense As you stated , it expensive keeping them warm in storage so its very likely they will send the 72 were scheduled for 'final disposal' to Ukraine plus What can you say The Abrams is a thirsty bitch Too thirsty for Ukraine forces too maintain As for Germany's position thats emmm strange to say the least Since WW2, Germany, the US ,UK and Russia has always been recognized as the big 4 four for tanks So its strange that Germany would withhood its armor
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  2639.  @darreloutland4604  its the same thing they used Isklander as basis for the Kinzhal
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  2640.  @bobsemple9341  Hope is what Russia is clinging to
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  2641.  @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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  2642. While uncle HIMARS is great, the US needed to lift the ATACMS restriction
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  2643.  @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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  2644. Combat with NATO would be completely different. There would be a lot of large scale engagements in the air ,sea and land but Russia's short comings would become apparent very quickly If Russia left a 40 mile convoy in front of NATO NATO would smoke said convoy in a matter of minutes not hours ,minutes The said convoy was at least 900 vehicles The F-15E can carry 12X CBU-104 or 15x JDAM or 28xGBU-53s The Eurofighter can carry 18x Brimstone The F-35 can carry 24x GBU-53s in non-stealth The F-16 can carry up 8x GBU-39s So EA-18Gs and F-18s performing SEAD to knock out convoy's defenses with F-22s providing top cover 30 planes for convoy, 8 for SEAD and 12 for CAP is all NATO would need
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  2645. 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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  2646. For ASAT They will need to buy the USN SM-6s and Army PAC-3 modded for air launch
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  2647.  @Chuck_Hooks  That and better radar as well EOTS
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  2648.  @Daniel15391  The US and NATO have not invested as much as you think Ironically, if the US and NATO decided to get serious, we would see a far worst situation for Russian forces Example, the newer models of the Harpoon can strike over 150 miles against land and sea targets The launchers Ukraine has can hold 4 missiles and are far more dangerous than ATACMS Ukraine's problem has been lack of air defense equipment if the West started supplying direct units instead waiting for units to be built , Ukraine could have an integrated air defence system up in matter of days which effectively neutralizes Russian aircraft and missiles short of hypersonice weapons
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  2649.  @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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  2650.  @bagamut  First there are no orders for the Su-57E as Alegria nas placed no such order as hasn't confirmed yet. Russia ordering is not the export market. we are taking about orders outside of Russia 50 Su-35 sold 2007. oh wow 50 planes in 15 years LOL 75 percent of Su-30 orders are India, Russia and China, everyone else is just handful Again does not compare As for MIG-29K, that why India is trying to replace it PESA is not AESA Neither Su-30, Su-35 or MIG-35 have targeting pod as the Russia air force doesnt have any Neither Su-30,Su-35 or MiG-35 has Advanced targeting pods, Software defined systems, Advanced networking , Sensor fusion and next gen weapons Name the targeting pod in wide spread use with the RuAF, there is none Software defined systems use Wide Area Display system and coding ,the Russia jets still use multipe LCDs and lack coding The lack of these features is why no one is buying Russian
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  2651.  @bagamut  The fact the orders for western planes are through roof whereas Russia planes are a tickle India is replacing the MIG-29K due to its underwhelming performance The existence of the T220 hasn't been confirmed Again no they do not There is zero evidence of any advanced 4.5 gen features on Russia aircraft PESA radar is outdated and is not 90 cheaper than AESA AESA is substantially cheaper for the West as they have made dozens of systems Perfect price-feature is why russian aircrafts are sold more every year. LMAO nice fanasty you got there but the market shows that to false
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  2652.  @bagamut  Quote Algeria, long a major buyer of Russian jets and other military hardware, decided, on the other hand, not to buy the Su-35 because it was dissatisfied by the fact that the aircraft still has a passive electronically scanned array (PESA) rather than an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system. Egypt is also disappointed by the lack of AESA radar on the jet
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  2653. 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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  2654. If Biden gives Ukraine JASSMs Putin will have a stroke
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  2655.  @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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  2656. Cope harder buddy
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  2657. 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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  2658.  @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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  2659. Bad idea Its far more effective to destroy the enemy on the ground where they cant really defend themselves versus trying to fight them in the air where they can defend themselves
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  2660. The US has plenty without the need for hypersonic weapons A testament to the effectiveness of the Patriot, NASAMS and SAMPT systems is Russian resorting to using hypersonic weapons in Ukraine The only reason that the US is developing hypersonic weapons is that in future conflicts against Chinese and Russian integrated air defence system (IADS) The US needs a weapon that can strike quickly destroy key parts of an IADS giving the enemy little to recover and reform Additionally, mobile systems that such as jammers, SHORADs and missile carriers also need to be quickly destroyed Existing weapons cant do that Case in point if you locate a target from 300 miles away, existing weapons need between 10-30 mins to reach it A target can change its positions between 10-25 miles A hypersonic weapons can cover that distance in as little as 2 mins giving that target little time to escape
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  2661. 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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  2662. Curious why France would invest in buying more Rafales than the making sure the FCAS program is successful
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  2663.  @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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  2664. HIMARS showing its effectiveness
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  2665. How is a visit challenging their sovereignty This just a personal grudge against her
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  2666.  @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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  2667.  @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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  2668.  @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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  2669.  @User42214  its a lot more than symbiotic but the next few weeks will be interesting to see
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  2670.  @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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  2671.  @painkillergames1030  Israel has struck Iran so waiting for the aftermath The question is how messy will this get
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  2672.  @mikedelta1441  Again modern missiles are substantially faster 1960s AAM were simple rockets whereas modern AAMs use more advanced propulsion The EU Meteor's throttleable ducted rocket allows the missile to accelerate in in terminal phase while its control principles are intended to allow high turn rates while maintaining intake and propulsion performance. As you stated , its contest of energy and modern AAMs are designed to counter attempts to bleed energy
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  2673. There is literally no difference between the Weekend warriors and conscripts
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  2674. Their size means nothing First , mobility The US can move any of its its artillery via C-5, C-17 and C-130. Lighter units can be moved via CH-47 and CH-53 China not so much. China's ability move by air is extremely limited Second is options The US military greatly simplifies things whereas like Russia, China various systems in use for literally no reason massively overlapping capabilities Lastly The US military is looking the Swedish Archer system. Unlike China, the US can get other and better options
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  2675. The idea is a lighter option that easier to support logistically
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  2676.  @123abcter  Incorrect. AWACS allows for accurate real time tracking which allows forces to kill the problem at the source which is worth the risk Secondly the S-400 missile range is 250 miles. The problem that assuming that the enemy isnt jamming or actively hunting When the enemy is jamming and actively hunting, the S-400 won't have time to engage the AWACS As for sending MIG-31s or Su-35 with the R-37 , while it can engage an AWACS 250 miles , it still requires communication from the Su-35 or MIG-31 to stay on course till its onboard seeker takes over for ARH mode or designation from the Su-35 or MIG-31 in SARH mode However if you jamming comms, the missile is basically useless With missile this size, its seeker range is likely between 30-50 miles The problem with anti-AWACS missiles is that there are too many variables If they fire at max range, as long as the enemy jam communication, the missile can't stay on target If they fire at the missile and use their own board radar, they have contend with jamming but it also requires them to keep the target painted which leave them defenseless to defending fighters if they try to get missile close enough so it seeker can automatically take over ,they have contend with defending fighters once again Newer missiles like the Meteor , IRIS-T , models of the R-77 and the newer AIM-120D FR3 in testing have the ability to shoot missiles out of air Thats Cruise missiles, Surface to air missiles and even air to air missiles While the Su-35 can carry up 12 R-77s, the F-15EX with AMBER can carry up 22 AIM-120 which means 1 vs 1 or in numbers The F-15EX outshoots the Su-35 The ability of shooting the enemy's missiles out of air reduces the threat to AWACS from other aircraft The development of hypersonic weapons for ground targets is other problem for drones and the S-400 as AWACS can track the launch site in real time, they can forward the info another asset with hypersonic weapons Example the AGM-183 at its design speed of Mach 20 can cover 250 miles in 60 ish seconds
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  2677.  @vueport99  Yep just bad days all round for Russia and Iran
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  2678. Its curious because Lockheed delivered 300kw system to Army already
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  2679.  @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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  2680. Hit to kill technology wasnt impossible , it just needed money
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  2681.  @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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  2682. 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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  2683. Considering that Trump attacks the judge and DA for doing their job its not surprising that he would take aim at the jury
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  2684. Technology aint cheap Russia claims its tech is just as good yet look how poorly its doing in Ukraine
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  2685. 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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  2686. 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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  2687. 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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  2688.  @alexibm2477  And military grade attacks is the way to solve it
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  2689.  @alexibm2477  Thats 1930s not 2000s grow up
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  2690. 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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  2691.  @JB-xj4rn  Allegedly
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  2692.  @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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  2693.  @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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  2694.  @jimstan1795  False Ukraine has been pounding Crimea effectively
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  2695. Israel is popping the champagne
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  2696. Lay off the Russian propaganda there buddy
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  2697.  @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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  2698. yawn
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  2699. The copium is strong with this one
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  2700. 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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  2701. 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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  2702.  @_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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  2703. 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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  2704.  @BreandanAnraoi  Procurement The GBU-39 only costs 40K per unit because there are over 17,000 made The GBU-53 is just getting into full production The initial batches were expensive to make as they were only ordering a handful testing. The first batch in 2015 was only 144 units The USAF Lot 9 last year is was 12,000 units The Lot 11 buy adds another 9000 The USN and USMC are expected to make their big buys soon Israel may not buy it because of the SPICE-250 but orders from others are starting to flow in
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  2705. The Su-57 contract was awarded 1 year after the F35 yet there are barely 32 made
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  2706.  @danahebdon6810  Exactly my point Despite all their claims, they barely have any built The links are gone but in 2007, they were claiming that by 2012, the Su-57 would over take the F-35 Iran was supposed to get Su-57 by 2022 as by then there would have been over 1500 Su-57 built Russia made several lofty claims about its program and it failed miserably
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  2707.  @korana6308  Maneuvering is moot when the missile has a higher G load
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  2708. The hype is the key word and Russian hype is all bark and no bite
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  2709.  @AdminAccount-cr2tb  Considering that Ukraine borders Russia after a year , Ukraine is still very much in the fight thanks to a hand ful of US tech speaks volumes of superiority As for Russia not leaving., The UK supply of Storm Shadows to Ukraine is going to very much change that situation
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  2710. No one is worried about Russian snapping
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  2711. Not likely This is ploy by him trying to convince judges to grant him bail He complaining about conditions like he's staying in the four seasons but ultimately fruitless One of the charges is witness tampering and no judge with that charge on the docket is going to grant bail So expect to see all kinds of acts from him trying to avoid sharing that cell with R Kelly
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  2712. 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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  2713. 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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  2714. 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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  2715. Not likely Cost is what created this mess in the first place because Congress argued the F-22 was too costly so the NGAD costs is the only way out as Congress canxed the F-22 and there is no way to restart production so the NGAD regardless of cost is the only way forward
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  2716. @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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  2717. @ Thats the crazy F-37 Talon -yes F-39- Rapier yes F-47-??
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  2718. 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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  2719. Which literally amounts to nothing
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  2720. its just sham referndum
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  2721.  @speedyv6247  All of sudden you can't do research
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  2722. Nope send contractors from Blackwater
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  2723.  @Jeff55369  That would be possible if Boeing was smart but I think Northrop might get it to balance out things
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  2724. Well in order for the dems to stand a realistic chance they have to be unanimous united behind one candidate
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  2725.  @palind9884  what is supposed to happen is the once the plane cross the lights, the pilot is supposed to throttle down and flare the nose to aero braking the plane killing as much forward momentum as they can The plane was going over 200 mph which was wrong. The minimum speed for B-737-800 is 161 mph even with single engine The pilot should have been trying to kill his speed but judging by the landing, he over shot the mark and landed way late The wall people are attacking is the ILS Array which is supposed to be there so planes can land in all weather the Array boresighted on the runway
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  2726.  @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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  2727. 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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  2728. MANPADS were developed for situations where airspace would highly contested For the US, even in peer level conflict, contested airspace would be difficult for adversary to achieve over the US Even though MANPADS have proven to be highly effective in Ukraine, their limited range is why the US is going back to AIM-9s and AIM-120s for SHORAD
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  2729. 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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  2730. Exactly
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  2731.  @jasonlewis5350  I can't tell if you are playing stupid or just plain dense Supreme Court Justices are protected 24/7 by US marshals for life. Judges are generally have protection from law enforcement. Witnesses and informants are only protected duration of the case. Once that case is over, their protection expires. Just because the case is over, does not mean they won't still be targeted by individuals who either harass or threaten them to recant their testimony Some may do it anonymously while others are bold enough to come bang on people's door hence why information can't be released You get can restraining orders but that adds up quickly depend on how much crazy is involved with the crazy Cause in point, People actually threaten the FBI over them doing their job
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  2732.  @rishabbhattachaya6676  Yawn
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  2733. Macron is forgetting that Hamas attacked Israel and is hiding in the population
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  2734. 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. Hence the nuclear threats, he's gambling and bluffing hard The futility is that no one in the West will recognize these referendums Even if Ukraine was captured, the West would still deal crippling sanctions to the puppet government and Russia
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  2735.  @LordEmperorHyperion  Again dumb luck not capabilties
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  2736.  @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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  2737. Regardless , its great work
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  2738. Its good movie but bad for facts
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  2739. yet Ukraine has shredded two Russian air fields with ATACMS
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  2740. 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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  2741.  NoShirtCarlosDetroit  Says the bot account
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  2742.  @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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  2743. Ka-52 does not matter as Ukraine has already destroyed 36 KA-52s so far
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  2744.  @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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  2745.  @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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  2746.  @HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle  No targeting the launchers themselves before they can launch
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  2747.  @HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle  Thats combined arms are for The F-22 ALR-94 is capable to detect targets by emission from over 250 miles away The F-35 has evolved version of the ALR-94 called the ASQ-239 The F-35C uses to its ASQ-239 track the DF by their signal emission , then uses its Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) to ID the DF from long range once located, the F-35C transmits the data back to the B-1B and lets the good times roll
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  2748. 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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  2749. 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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  2750. Ultimately the T-14 high cost and low procurement will doom it. As for it ruling the battefield not likely Man portable missile are getting deadlier every year but now, small vehicles are the threat https://www.army-technology.com/news/rafael-air-deployable-missile-launcher/ This buggy can be carried by helo and carries 8 SPIKE NLOS missiles which can be launched from 16 miles away and can easily destroy any MBT regardless of APS or ERA. Lightweight weapon likes this is what the future will look like.
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  2751. The KAAN just like clumsy No sharpness to it like other 5th gen
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  2752.  @pranavtripathi791  The Brahmos you literally take that with grain of salt as there is no proof
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  2753. As soon the senate passes it Russia's good times are over
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  2754. Its not war crime if you dont lose
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  2755. 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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  2756. 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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  2757.  SneakNPeak  Armor isnt as effective as use to be In WW2, the odds of 1 solider destroy a tank on his own was virtually nil Today One solider with a Javelin or Spike missile can turn a tank in scrap in one hit. Even if the tank survives, it will be heavily damaged
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  2758. True but he wasnt walking away from that either
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  2759. UGV equipped with the right weapon can be real pain in the ass for enemy.
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  2760.  @byssyba  Incorrect The way the F-22 and F-35 deal with the range issue is hitting the tanker before they enter the combat space so they maximize their time on station Additionally the USMC and USAF have been practicing hasty FARP sites With the USMC, MV-22s and CH-53s carry personne fuel, weapons and equipment. They find a piece of real estate and turn it into a FARP site for the F-35B so the land ,refuel and rearm while inside the combat space allowing them to strike more effectively. Weapons like the JAGM-F, GBU-53s and 500lbs GBUs are light enough for personnel to handle without the need for a forklift The USAF does the same with except they use MC-130Js and the same lightweight weapons Insides of having to fly hundreds of missiles away, they can easily hit a FARP and get back into the action Once the aircraft are airborne, they break up the site and move to the next location The critical factor is aircraft can exit the battle faster than vehicles on the ground
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  2761. 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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  2762. Newer missiles are designed to be more modular so they can be service and upgraded much more easily
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  2763. True , but the US can ante up its support for Ukraine and cost Russian 10 times that
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  2764. The irony is that Ukraine doesn't have access to all the missiles that HIMARS uses
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  2765. Yeah no The Arjun is not better than M60 tank
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  2766. Repairing it was the only option. The CV-22 mods for the MH special forces operations made it too heavy for CH-47 or CH-53E Since it was in New Mexico,not a foreign country, there was no need to destroy it or write it off
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  2767. Claas isnt fooling anyone with their show
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  2768. 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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  2769. 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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  2770.  @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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  2771. 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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  2772. 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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  2773. 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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  2774.  @TheRealBillBob  The T-14 defenses won't a stop a Javelin Active protective system can only stop overfly weapons like NLAW, BILL-2 and TOW which fly at flatter course Javelin comes down at 70 degree angle which APS cant stop
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  2775. 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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  2776. shhh dont let them know you are on to them
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  2777.  @TamikaMay1997  Right thats why those protesters are getting serious jail time because their protest was peaceful LMOA
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  2778.  @nicko9725  Biden and Pelosi would be squeaky because they actually follow the law and rules Trump does not
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  2779. There is nothing jolting the west
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  2780. 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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  2781. 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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  2782. 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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  2783.  @jaybee9269  I do like the DDGX current design but the DDG-1000 has more room to grow into a far more capable ship Same as the Independence class LCS just wasted potential
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  2784.  @hertzwave8001  They need to learn their lesson from the DDG-1000, LCS and Constellation class messes and be more efficient with their design and planning There are so much that Flight II of the DDG-1000 they could get right If they lengthen it by a few feet. They could up the missile capacity similar to Ticonderoga class or higher and completely over match China's Type-055 and Russia;s Kirov, Lider and Super Gorshkov Thats the thinking they are missing. Make ships that are par not completely over matching the adversary capabilities
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  2785. 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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  2786. Its all out war now
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  2787. Request Denied, have a good day
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  2788. The F-117 is was the first of it kind so they didnt get everything quite right but proved that concept can be work. If they had built additional units Later blocks would have addressed any problems with the initial batch but remember they are more worried about IR and radar guided weapons than anything else Sound while potentially troublesome isnt a deal breaker
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  2789.  @slartybarfastb3648  The B-2 wasnt hard to be build because they were building bomber so they had ample space to work with The smaller B-21 shows that USAF after decades of operating the B-2 found they could get same performance in smaller package
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  2790.  @deadsmoke198  Technology is not perfect nor are people Identification, friend or foe (IFF) systems have failed before During a engagement with a MIG-29, an F-15s IFF marked the MIG-29 as friendly despite the AWACS IDing it as hostile There are several cases were IFF has failed This is going to be interesting read because initial reports state the F-18 had just taken off from the ship so that eliminates the possibly that the F-18F was returning from a strike and was mistaken for hostile target as it approached the fleet
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  2791.  @SnakePliskin762  Oh the Ship's Captain, XO and CMC as well as officer on watch in the CIC already packed their bags They know whats coming Being reprimanded and relieved is already a forgone conclusion, their luck is that the pilots survived so a court martial is highly unlikely
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  2792. China has capable ships but they are still very much not a global force China's most powerful ship , the Type-55 and Russia's Kirov is still no match for US Ticonderoga class one on one As for SiAW it addresses the need for weapons to be multiple purpose rather than specialized The SiAW didnt need to be hypersonic but at least Mach 3 with the seeker from the GBU-53 , 300 miles range and Joint Multi-Effects Warhead System (JMEWS) type warhead at 300lbs Ukraine has shown lighter warhead can disable targets temporarily which for the US doesnt work. DFs are massive launcher and the US needs something that powerful enough to render the target useless
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  2793. Russia's desperation is hilarious
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  2794.  @downix  The AIM-7 and AIM-54 relied on proximity fuzing whereas the modern missiles AIM-120, Meteor, R-77 are more hit to kill thanks to advances in technology
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  2795.  @downix  I wasnt too sure till you said different sizes which confirmed that you are confusing missiles The AIM-120 and AMRAAM-ER are two different missiles The AMRAAM-ER is built for the NASAMS while the AIM-120 for aircraft Now they are looking at adding the AMRAAM-ER to the F-35 The AIM-120 has C-6/7 are not different sizes The key features of the AIM-120 is it maintaining the same footprint "The last of the AIM-120C AMRAAMs, the AIM-120C7, completed operational testing in August 2007. It incorporates an upgraded antenna, receiver, signal processor, and new improved software algorithms to counter new threats. The use of smaller system components allows for future growth"
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  2796.  @talkbigdosmall3192  We are over 1000 days into Putin's 3 day special operation
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  2797. Failing miserably
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  2798. Fake news
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  2799.  @willainerosenau6782  LMAO
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  2800. I trust his word as he clearly understand the situation
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  2801. They are going to be busy dealing with all that UXO
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  2802. Ukrainian is getting plenty and once crews get trained The West can ante up the numbers
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  2803. The irony of them waiting this long is they get the F-35 Block 4 considerably cheaper than if they had brought in 2010
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  2804. You are confused how a superpower can freely move country to country
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  2805.  @CatherineLeighe  The emphasis here is that documents don't belong to him
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  2806. 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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  2807. 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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  2808. Congrads the ASRAAM works
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  2809. The US needs its land based missiles but what they need to do is bring back the LGM-118 Peackeeper design and MIRV the LGM-35 with 12 warheads as well resort Tridents SLBM to 8 MIRVSs
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  2810.  @Saxondog  Thats was WWII This modern warfare very very different weapons and technology
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  2811.  @Rangefinder02  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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  2812. Israel already said how this will end and it wont be peaceful either
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  2813. Either way it would be great addition for Ukraine
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  2814. More wishful thinking from Putin
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  2815. Threats against the FBI for doing their job, what has the world come to
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  2816. Either one will do Both variant carry the 1000lbs warhead
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  2817. 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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  2818.  @infrared2084  cope harder
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  2819. Except its pure propaganda
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  2820. Russia accusing Ukraine of a war crime Thats hilarious
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  2821. 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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  2822.  @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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  2823.  @plutoooooooooooooo  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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  2824.  @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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  2825. The only issue is that it took this long to remove him Sure Congress lies but he took it to a whole another level of crazy
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  2826.  @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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  2827. 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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  2828. It keep with Trump's theme putting unqualified people in key positions
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  2829. Interesting dilmena
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  2830. The HIMARS are leaving a mark and Russian forces are desperate to downplay their effectiveness with any story they can what does Russia having the CAESAR or HIMARS do for them The CAESAR is literally the last weapon on Frances list if conflict between Russia and France broke what are the odds of Russian forces ever facing the CAESAR Secondly, if even capture it, what does it tell them that they dont already know, its a big gun that shoot 50lbs rounds 26 miles ? Same with HIMAR, Ukraine has only been supplied with the older M31 missiles which entered production 2005 The US has 6 newer models with more advanced technology So even if they got the rockets for study, its decades old tech that US is phasing out in favor of the newer ER GMLRS with 93 mil range and PrSM The thing that the Pro-Russian propaganda keeps missing is that countries supply tech to Ukraine understand that there is a risk of it falling into Russia hands hence why they are supplying oldish tech Even the NASAMS is circa 2007
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  2831. The F-16 has substantial higher payload the the Mirage
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  2832. Russia relies on quantity over quality
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  2833. How about no While the NGAD and FA/XX should share, engines ,sensors and avionics, that designs have to be different. The USN doesnt need anymore hornets. they need to focus on prototyping the FA/XX. The F-35 can replace all F-18s but there would be no justification for the FA/XX program. The only thing that USAF should do with the F-16 is buy block 70s converted to act as EA-16 like the USN EA-18G.
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  2834.  @colbunkmust  This little thing called cost By using tech from the NGAD, the USN can keep FA/XX costs down commonality between the two can help both sides
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  2835.  @colbunkmust  Not correct Engines made by PW , RR or GE can be applied to either design Raytheon, L3 , Collins and Harris again tech that can be applied to either design The base design may be NG, LM or BO but the tech can come from various sources
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  2836.  @colbunkmust  If the USN wants to keep cost down, they need to borrow from the NGAD Secondly incorrect. The first F-35C was delivered to the USN in 2009 The first USN unit was operational in 2012 for pilot training and the first combat unit to transition to the F-35C in 2018 The F-35C procurement is only 420 planes currently
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  2837.  @colbunkmust  The F-35A has priority over the F-35C in production as the F-35A orders are well in the thousands while the F-35C is low hundreds The F-35C for the USMC has 2 units while the USN has 6 units. The F-35C by no means is new as the USN has operated them since 2012 For reasons only god knows why , USN opted to complete transition from F-18A-D to F-18E/F instead simultaneously transitioning F-18E/F and F-35C There were 5 units that could stood up as F-35C units instead of F-18E/F Its not 1/24 there clueless one. As more Ford class carriers become available, the older Nimitz class will be retired. It makes no sense to retrofit the F-35 to Nimtiz carriers that will be retired shortly CVN-70 through 73 can operate the F-35C, the CVN-74 through 77 will get it with their next RCOH So out of 11 CVNs, 5 can operate the F-35. As stated billion times already F-35C procurement is low
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  2838.  @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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  2839.  @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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  2840. Glad the US is finally updating its clown pleasers
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  2841. 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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  2842.  @JMark-zk5pj  Yes
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  2843.  @AustinMichael  Crazy people do crazy shit
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  2844. 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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  2845. He can refuse and his stuff will be seized to pay
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  2846.  @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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  2847. 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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  2848. 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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  2849. Dropping steel Once they get precision NATO system they can drop steel precisely
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  2850. 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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  2851. 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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  2852.  @narcick1018  Yet acheived their goal none the less
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  2853.  @mikemckinnis3877  Just like Russia changing its goalpost every week
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  2854. 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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  2855.  @utoobuser206  The Hummer like everything has had its time its time for something new
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  2856. Yet still neither Russia or China can find buyers for their so called 5th gen aircraft
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  2857.  @RyanLS  Thats all faked videos from last year
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  2858. 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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  2859.  @wolfswinkel8906  Israel has no access to long range precision weapons like TLAMs or JASSMs
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  2860. Not broken Just training The ACV has more flexibility than AAV and EFV if the USMC adds the optional turrets , then it will be far more successful than the AAV and truly the better option than the EFV
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  2861. Strategically speaking, they just need to neutralize the bases in Crimea and focus on Eastern Ukraine
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  2862. Ah yes, the typical propaganda video where you can't make out a damn thing
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  2863. 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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  2864. its novel idea for smaller ships but with CVNs with four 30 ton props its moot
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  2865. Iran's desperation
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  2866. Absolutely nothing as the aid is already there
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  2867. Apocalypse now
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  2868. 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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  2869.  ruoyulong5130  We can safely call that a lie
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  2870. And mind you, we are barely 3 months in 2024
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  2871. 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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  2872. Says the guy hiding a bunker as the entirety of Iran's so called defenses and military cant protect him from the Israel air force
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  2873. 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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  2874. The easy way is to never expect anything from politicians
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  2875. How about no The City settling with them is by no means an admission of wrong doing thats why its called a settlement. Now if the city lost the case, then yes, the officers can possibly face legal action but as everything was settled its no longer an issue
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  2876. 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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  2877. And Avengers are ready to blow the out of the sky
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  2878. Incorrect they are many ways to could end and all bad for Iran
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  2879. Iran has bit off more than it chew and it will get messy from this point on
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  2880.  @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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  2881. crapping his pants he gives his speeches from underground and the USAF just tore up a few sites
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  2882. 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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  2883. 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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  2884. Success or not Iran is playing with fire and asking to get burned
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  2885. 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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  2886. If Canada wanted to go it alone, it would cost more than F-35 just in state up costs Secondly it takes 10-15 years to develop 4th to 5th gen They simply don't have the time to do so
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  2887. Drogue chute can be very problematic
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  2888.  @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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  2889. The ship's electrical system was not working instead of staying in port to resolve the issue the capt decided to chance it and here we are
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  2890. 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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  2891. And 6 B-2s later there would be no more button or Iran for that matter
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  2892. They are called combat engineers, they can repair the damage
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  2893. That note Ukraine thats how you clear minefield
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  2894. At this point in time, there is no real difference now SSBN key point was delivery of nuclear weapons to any target on earth regardless of location SSNs can deliver nukes as well but are more limited by position US LRHW which planned for its Virginia class range similar to early generation SLBMs
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  2895. 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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  2896. Considering that gains that Ukraine has made, its moot
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  2897. The Us laughs in SM-6
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  2898. Big 50 aint no easy weapon to just to randomly despite hollywood scripts Someone should have watched Robotech/Mospeada and copied the transformable armored motorcycle for robocop That would have been a sick scene for the bick to transform to armor and more weapons
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  2899. The simple fact of the matter is countering drones requires hard kill measures not EW or armor The AbramsX prototype has 30mm cannon which is the right idea. Pair with German AHEAD and upgrade the sensors In WW2, tanks had two gunners, that role changed to the loader but since the AbramsX has auto loader, that extra crewman can become a gunner for the anti drone and other uses allowing the gunner and TC to focus on the mission. You need someone behind the console watching the radar as well has EO optics to ID and destroy drones Technically the gunner on AbramsX could do it as it has an autoloader but then it would be just be the TC engage targets Nevertheless, hard kill is the only way to go
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  2900.  @IDNHANTU2day  Correct When the rods are together in a reactor, yes the individual heat from each rod raises the temperate but when they are separated to individual rods , the glow but not that much They are kept in individual ceramic cask and gradually cool down over time
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  2901. As normal Russia with the outlandish claims with zero proof
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  2902. Tanks are only obsolete when significant air power or precision munitions are present
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  2903.  Dord Dord  Which literally means nothing The Constellation class was labeled FFG(X) numbers were assigned LHX was the America class , SSN(X) is the successor to the Virginia lcass CG(X) was the proposed Ticonderoga-class replacment The Zumwalt-class destroyer carried the DD(X) name before it was renamed The ship class and X is what the USN uses before the ship is assigned a name and number
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  2904. 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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  2905. Yes but not in the traditional sense Air superiority in the past was about going toe to toe in the air , the F-35 achieves air superiority by destroying the enemy on the ground as well their assets before they can become a threat. There is no need for head on engagements Example, F-35s simultaneously strike air defense, air field runway, AWACS and tankers while cruise missiles are enroute With the runway out of commission, the planes on the ground are dead when missiles arrive without AWACS and air defense radars, the enemy planes in the air have no eyes to coordinate their counter attack With interception and CAS, its the same, different tactics to achieve the same result with minimal effort The A-10 can gun run which is cool but not efficient The F-35 can use 1 missile to do the job
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  2906. 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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  2907. Bold move going out in the open like that
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  2908. Perfect spot sure, but still an amateur This guys have clearly watched too many hollywood movies
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  2909.  @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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  2910.  @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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  2911.  @lloydkuepfer1599  There are options The LRASM just makes the most sense
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  2912. As a criminal
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  2913. Everyone has been effected by this Docker workers cant unload ships and ships cant leave which is massive ripple effect across the whole country
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  2914. DRFM are a good reactive measure but the best proactive measure is still destroying the SAMs and enemy aircraft before they can get a chance to fire on the F-35 That SiAW , MAKO and HACM programs that need to expedited Ideally they should revisit the JSOW-ER program and focus on keeping its 300 range and various payload options but increasing its speed The EA-18G is great but its still very much an easy target, they should work on two seat F-35 variant or two FA/XX that can take over the role of the EA-18G
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  2915. Here's a new flash thats how court cases work
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  2916.  @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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  2917. Its not one sided its things are not working as out Russia had they planned This video was shot on the first day of the war Since then Russian forces has nixed all attempts at airborne assaults Like the US, they had planned on use airborne units to secure locations but MANPADS have been far more effective than they realized They lost two IL-76s full of paratroopers and MI-17/24/35 as well Ka-52s are regularly getting smoked by MANPADS Even a few Su-34s have been lost The Russian Ministry of Defense is trying to maintain of the superiority of Russian forces but the Ukrainian landscape is scattered with wreckage of Russia equipment They brushed off the West supplying the Ukrainian forces and now its haunting them in worst way possible
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  2918. Trying to save face
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  2919. All the more reason to stop holding back and give Ukraine everything they need
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  2920. Hypocrisy about sums it up the Republican party
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  2921. They dont need to blame Trump for anything They simply need to expedite the JASSM and AGM-84 to Ukraine so Putin will be no position to make demands
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  2922.  @Solnoric  Actually the prototype for the NGAD is test bed The NGAD is adding new tech, some of which can be tested by the F-22 and F-15 but rest can only be test via prototype
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  2923. Yes and no Fighter/Attack and Fighter/Bomber are old terms They are pre-multi role era terminology The F/A-18 was the last aircraft to receive that designation Aircraft are now described as mutli-role able to cover varies types of missions
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  2924.  @bl8danjil  Again with the asinine comments Quote direct from the USAF The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Previous models of the F-15 are assigned air-to-air roles; the "E" model is a dual-role fighter. It has the capability to fight its way to a target over long ranges, destroy enemy ground positions and fight its way out. whereas the The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield Now the F-22 The F-22, a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to our nation's Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. and lastly the F-16 The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. The direct quotes from the USAF clearly established that air superiority is the primary mission F-22 and F-15 while both F-16 and F-15E are primary mission is air to ground Again direct from the USAF The aircraft designation was the F/A-22 for a short time before being renamed F-22A in December 2005. I can't tell if you are stupid or just plain dense, the aircraft carried the designation for literally 8 years it changing from F/A-22 to the F-22A again, thats the US military using a new designation system its called Block III moron because no one except you moronic ass fells like saying FA/-18 E/F Block III Super Hornets its simplified to Block III and only idiots like yourself get confused Another reason you just made yourself look like the ass you are that the naming system applies to helicopters and support aircraft like tankers. Such as the C-130 and the KC-130. Wrong The Army's MH-60L DAP: The Direct Action Penetrator (DAP) carries the same load out as AH-64 yet its designated as M not A The USN SH-60, HH-60H, MH-60R and MH-60S like DAP carries same load but again not designated A The KC-130 in USMC service acts as tanker ,transport and with Harvest HAWK as gunship again no name change
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  2925.  @robertieachus5865  Actually the Gulf War coined another effective tactic. Tank Plinking Dropping 500lbs GBU-12 on tanks was terrifyingly effective The cost of a GBU-12 was roughly 50,000 to 100K at time but still worth destroying million dollar tank Even today The GBU-53 even at cost of 230,000K is still very effective at turning a 4 million dollar T-90 and T-14 into scrap in one hit The drone option best bet is the MQ Mojave the ability to carry either 16 Brimstone II which have 30 mile range or 8 GBU-53
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  2926. Ands just in 2 months
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  2927. Till Ukraine gets integrated air defence system (IADS) up and running country wide it will be struggle
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  2928.  @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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  2929. 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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  2930. FAFO
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  2931. 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
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  2932. 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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  2933.  @Nordy941  Ukraine literally just cost them yet another A-50 You can't take those kinda of losses
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  2934.  @Nordy941  So your just a propagandist FYI The A-50 wasnt a transport but AWACS The AWACS is critical part of modern integrated air defence system (IADS) The A-50 uses to communicate with S-400 sites as well MIG-31 and Su-35s equipped with R-37 With all 3 operating together, it allows for simultaneous engagement of multi targets at targets over 200 miles away That combination has been why the Ukrainian air force has been extremely limited on what they can do But most important, if Russia hopes to counter F-16s, they need A-50 flying The MIG-31 and Su-35s radar are limited in range, scope and detection and require support from the A-50 and S-400 sites With A-50s not flying and S-400 sites as well other air defense sites under constant attack Russia wont be able to keep the Ukrainian air force grounded MIG-31 and Su-35s can operate but without support, they wont last long
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  2935. Not likely New York is extremely valuable to business
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  2936. 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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  2937. 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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  2938. Not exactly correct. In the past , the go to weapon was 500lbs GBU. 500lbs was the all purpose weapon. The GBU-39 and GBU-53 replace the 500lbs in that role An F-35 and F-22 can carry 8 GBU-39/53s and be just as effective an F-16. The F-22 and F-35s are limited by the size of their weapons bay in stealth but the US, UK and Israel are all making small and light but lethal weapons to increase the stealth aircraft payload while in stealth The USAF Small Advanced Capabilities Missile program aims to triple the amount of weapons aircraft can carry while in stealth
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  2939. Yes they are and the reason being is that Ukraine lacks the ability to destroy the jammers Secondly the reason why the US military still uses both JDAMs and PAVEWAYs is that PAVEWAYs are laser guided and immune to jamming Ukrainian aircraft dont have targeting pods and cant use laser guided bombs. Additional , the US has IR and SAL variants of the AGM-65 Maverick which again also immune to jamming Simply put, Ukraine doesnt have a lot of options yet
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  2940.  @mauser98kar  That is incorrect JDAMs come in 500lbs, 1000lbs and 2000lbs That may be true with the 500lbs but fragmentation can still enter through windows or doors and depending on the density of what they hit on the inside my ricochet 30-50 meters from 1000lbs or 2000lbs bombs you will still die from the overpressure at that distance
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  2941. 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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  2942. Amazing how Russia's lie come back to haunt them
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  2943. @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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  2944. Similar to American and other world leading drone technology Not likely Its closer to first generation drone technology then anything
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  2945.  @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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  2946.  @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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  2947. 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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  2948. While Russia forces fighting for cities, Ukrainian forces are fighting on the strategic level
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  2949. They are capturing cities and paying a hefty price in the process
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  2950. ,the usual Russian propaganda
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  2951.  @MMABones  Yeah no
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  2952.  @samsonsoturian6013  Exactly the point Israel needed to commit over 100 planes to its strike against Iran 6 of the Israeli air force C-130Js could carry up 72 cruise missiles or 72 Spice 1000bs bombs The F-15EI used by Israel can only carry 3 on long range strike mission Rapid Dragon would allow the Israeli air force to unload near strategic bomber capabilities against a given Iran I wouldnt be surprised if Israel acquired a few C-390s for that reason
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  2953. Call me crazy but why isnt anyone acquiring 10 of RAF C-130J for Ukraine The US is already planning on supplying JASSMs to Ukraine if they could mod so that it could also AGM-84 for anti ship 6 C-130 launching 72 missiles against Russian targets on long and 4 against the Black Sea Fleet I would call that a great day
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  2954.  @samsonsoturian6013  There are no limitation of using cargo plane in war zone kiddo The point of stand off range cruise missiles is so you can attack without ever getting in range of the enemy's defenses The JASSM-B range is 570 miles, thats well outside any missile defense range and airborne interceptors The JASSM-D/XR range is 1000 miles again no way for an enemy to stop them from being launched
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  2955.  @Chuck_Hooks  That many missiles isnt likely If USAF really what to be nightmarish They should reinvest in the JSOW-ER A Rapid Dragon with JSOW-ER would the ultimate game changer JSOW-A1 carries 500lbs which good for point targets. the JSOW-A has submunitions payload which excellent against spread out forces and airfields The JSOW-C carries the BROACH warhead for hard-target penetration You can carry a payload of JSOW-ERs and strike a wider rage of targets up to 300 miles away
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  2956.  @Chuck_Hooks  As the limits of the C-130J are clearier now and there are no more C-17s being made I would revisit with the USAF and USMC for possible procurement of the A-400M An USAF procurement of 100 A400M and USMC with 26 would save face for the A400M program Airbus should ask Lockheed for a Rapid dragon kit for the A400M to sweeten the deal Embarer also try the C-390 for the Rapid Dragon
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  2957.  @samsonsoturian6013  Yeah, how about you take your own advice
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  2958.  @samsonsoturian6013  Again take your own advice as you clearly have no idea what you are talking about
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  2959.  @samsonsoturian6013  Ah yes, the poor man insults when they have lost
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  2960.  @samsonsoturian6013  Again with the poor's man agruments
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  2961. oh please what exactly can do they do if Russia enters on Iran side, then Trump resumes shipping weapons to Ukraine and worse gives Ukraine access to JASSM cruise missiles and Russia's problems Ukraine just that much worst China may have been spurred on by their success in Pakistan but the US can easily Anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) Iran by catering airfields, roads and train less as well as a naval blockage preventing China from providing Iran with support
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  2962. Exactly Presidents can a level of immunity but no absolute immunity Trump actions are not entitled to any form of immunity
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  2963.  @Whisk3yKnight  The SM-6 is designed for anti missile aircraft as well ballistic defense
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  2964. The S-400 at the end of day is moot Ukraine forces firing the HIMARS from 50 miles away time to target is 1 min 33 at 30 miles is 56 sec at 20 miles is 37 sec The simple way to deal with S-400 is use either unguided BM-21 or 27 or 30 missiles as decoys for the HIMARS
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  2965.  @Axel_sms  The scatter wreckages of Russian air force aircraft begs to differ
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  2966.  @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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  2967.  @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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  2968.  @douglemay7989  Despite your butt hurt. The fact is Trump lost,the end.
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  2969. 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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  2970. Still no comparison here Biden is fully cooperating while Trump fought tooth and nail claiming executive privilege to documents which he no right to
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  2971. its not a possibility , its necessity billions are being lost every day ships are not moving in and out they are going to do it
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  2972. 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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  2973. 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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  2974. The USMC F-18s and F-35C can operate from CVNs and the F-35B operate from the LHA/D The A-10 cant operate on carriers nor can its design be adopted The A-10 can land in 1000 ft but depending on what its loaded with needs at much 4000 ft The F-35B land and take off from 1000 ft The A-10 is make to short range attacks, its longest range weapon is the GBU-39. The F-35B/C can carry long range cruise missiles for land attack and anti ship which the USMC needs for operations in the pacific In short , the A-10 isnt a fit for the USMC
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  2975. 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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  2976.  @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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  2977. At the end of the day Trump still loses
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  2978. 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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  2979. @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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  2980. No,The likely objective is to knock the Russian navy out of the picture competetely
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  2981. Nope definitely the F-20 tigershark
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  2982.  @sim.frischh9781  No the JF-17 is rip off of the F-20
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  2983.  @lemarcoX  Russia retired its S-125 from frontline service
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  2984. Yeah, ISIS just crossed a major line There are couple of things you just dont do and messing with US and its sports entertainment is a major no no Thats borderline cause for total nuclear commitment
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  2985. Biggest joke
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  2986. 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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  2987. PMCs even ones like Wagner can only do so much
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  2988. 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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  2989.  @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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  2990. Simple answer it doesn't The J-20 is literally a joke compared the F-22 and F-35
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  2991. Sci fi armor has several functional issues First , if someone gets hit and needs medical attention, its pain in the ass to get off. Second, normal body armor, they simply replace the strike plate and patch the vest and call it a day , back in action. unless the vest and plates are too damaged With sci fi, armor, back to point one The armor has to be thick enough to withstand 12.7mm directly and repeatedly but not so heavy that movement is cumbersome Iron man style armor not likely. In the movie , Edge of tomorrow, that armor is very realistic and easily made with current technology ,the only problem is lack of ballistic protection from bullets and shrapnel Full body armor will be mesh of ceramic with some metal but not like the movies Personally Garsarki would be a better option
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  2992. Yak-130 or Su-35 Neither will matter in fight against Israel or the US
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  2993. Canada' doesnt have the budget for both
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  2994. The problem with the LCS program is not construction but lack of direction The Independence class should have been built as the FFG while the Freedom carries out the LCS role As the Independence would be an FFG, they wouldn't use aluminum in the hull As the Freedom would be the LCS, , the focus would be them not two different companies It was great idea ,just very poorly executed
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  2995.  @EpicThe112  And all we have seen so far is destroyed tanks
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  2996.  @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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  2997. 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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  2998.  @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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  2999. No hes simply full of it
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  3000. 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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  3001.  @everythingmanny  The Apache has had longbow capability since the 90s. Longbow is fire and forget The KA-52 didnt get that till the LMUR
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  3002.  @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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  3003.  @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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  3004. You are not going to engage armor with grenade launcher unless its a technical. As for dealing with APS, an HMG would be better suited The Army had the right idea with the XM-25 but cancelled it
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  3005. That decision only makes sense if they plan to up gun the ACV with 105mm like the Army did with the Stryker MGS 70 ton tank was too much of headache to move but if they up gun the ACV, they still retain the gun but with a common vehicle The smart thing would be to use the ACV as the basis for mobile gun system as well replacement for the LAV
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  3006. Nice missile and launcher Ukraine needs a 100
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  3007. No judge is going buying this nonsense of good faith after 18 months
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  3008. 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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  3009.  @miladprive5163  your best come back is war from 70 years ago hilarious
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  3010. 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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  3011. ​ @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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  3012. 3 Abrams vs how many T-90, and T-80s losses
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  3013.  @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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  3014. Thats good but they need more Avengers and Gepards
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  3015.  @antr7493  Its limit is much higher than that The B-2 can carry 2 GBU-57s which are 14 tons plus each
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  3016.  @pgs1796  If that was true, the UK wouldnt be constantly blocking them at every corner
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  3017.  @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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  3018.  @СерхиоБускетс-ф7я  And you point ? The USAF , USN and US Army all plan on declaring IOC this year
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  3019.  @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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  3020. News flash there ding ICBM and SLBM travel at hypersonic speeds
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  3021. 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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  3022. 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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  3023. That would be false lets recap In 50 years ,the US military has lost 3 flag offcers Admiral Robinson in 1972 in Nam General Maude at the Pentagon in 2001 9/11 attack General Green in Afghn in 2014 In the last 3 weeks Russia has lost 5 General Myatt led the spearhead in 91, General's Petraus ,Dunford , Austin and Mathis are all flag officers that have lead their troops from the front So what does that say about the Russian military protecting its officers ? Lets use the KA-52 and Apache The Apache has 3 key features that frankly would be saving the KA-52s ass right now in Ukraine The first is the longbow system. The Longbow is mounted on mast which allows the Apache to simply take peak at target without having to unmask The KA-52s radar is in nose, so it has to fully unmask The Apache can view real time imagery from any UAV. Thats from MQ-9 reapers to hand held RQ-11 ravens The KA-52 can't do that Last it the AGM-114L a, Brimstone and AGM-179 all 3 of those missiles have lock on to its target after launch capability which mean they can be fired in the blind but most importantly, they can be fired without the Apache being in line of sight of the target They can lob missiles over hills to target which goes back to UAV linking allow them fire on the enemy who wouldnt have the slightest clue as to who or what was attacking still the KA-52 can do none of the above They are getting ate to fuck by MANPADs As far the Russia bear goes its performance in the Ukraine clearly says myth
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  3024.  @imperatorvespasian3125  Because NATO would respond by taking out their power grids in response
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  3025.  @matej9961  The only reasons tanks are an issue is because the Russian military sucks ass right now
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  3026. How about no The video shows Chinese J-11s and KC-135
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  3027. 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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  3028. Putin logic
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  3029. 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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  3030.  @MarvinChenFantasy  The Houthis nearly engaging an F-35 means it either in non stealth configuration or it was close enough to a SAM for it get a lock Either way, This should serve as wake up call for the USN that they need to buy the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) or Mako Multi-Mission Hypersonic Missile for time sensitive strikes against high mobile relocatable targets from stand off range. The GBU-53 can do that but its glide bomb not a missile
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  3031. They need Typhoon EK for EW
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  3032. This is why the US needs to loan Israel MQ-9s
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  3033.  kittycat3015  China has no plane chinese bot
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  3034.  @JustNo8808  The Woke havent completely taken over
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  3035. With what The EU problem is that they can never agree
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  3036. What they are doing is very simple.They are taking RPG-7 PG-7VL rounds and breaking them down just to the warhead and refitting them with contact fuzes PG-7VL round can penetrate 500mm armor and thats why you see the drones striking from behind as the armor there is thinner and much easier to penetrate its a great tactic but heavily flawed at the end of the day What Ukraine should be doing is building bigger drones able to carry heavier weapons but also reusable
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  3037. 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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  3038. 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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  3039. Yeah, their story changes every day
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  3040. The woman is nutter than peanut factory
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  3041.  @basedtrucker  How about no The images from the aftemath of strikes show the shear amount kinetic upon impact is significant
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  3042. And that's problem People dont understand that people in positions of power are still human
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  3043. 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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  3044. Trump violated the law That was already a foregone conclusion
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  3045.  @voidtempering8700  oryx open source has visual confirmed the capture of intact Russian tanks of all models
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  3046.  @voidtempering8700  Thats just plain denial The images on oryx show fully intact example captured
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  3047.  @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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  3048. So Putin can target the chief of wagner but cant stop from Zelensky freely traveling between the West and Ukraine
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  3049.  @oldman975  Its the UK not Soviet Russia Safety is taken seriously
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  3050. Thats too long they need to sped things up a bit
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  3051. 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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  3052. Time to stop with the games and get serious West
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  3053.  @Spearhead45  Wrong The point of the AIM-174B is allowing to USN to engage targets well outside the fleet defenses
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  3054.  @Spearhead45  Again with the nonsense They are having with even basic battleships like the Arleigh Burke- Burkes are destroyers not battleships you lack of factual information is hilarious
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  3055. The simple fact its modern warfare and more efficient for the B-2 to carry the heavy load while F-22s knock out the enemy's fighters. The EA-18G and F-16CJ against their defenses and the F-15E launching JASSM against their bunkers and command posts The F-35s role is using SiAW or MAKO against land based jammers, mobile launchers and other high mobile targets that pose a possible threat to the B-2s Combined with other assets, you dont need a large strike package of F-35s A few armed with SiAW, MAKO, GBU-53s and JSOW with BROACH and BLU-97s for target suppression to allow the B-2 to get range and deliver the KO out blows mojothemigo
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  3056.  @area51z63  Incorrect, The B-52 was loaded with the Harpoon and AGM-142 HAVE NAP in 80s and 90s as means to give the B-52 stand off strike capability against conventional targets The B-52 primary weapons were the AGM-86 and AGM-129 which were both nuclear tipped. They didnt get conventional warhead to much later The USAF could have kept conventional AGM-86 and 129 but they were only usable on the bombers The JASSM was designed to be usable on both bombers and strike fighters The CALCM had a beefy 3000lbs warhead with 700 mile range. Improved variants had increased range but carried a smaller 1200lbs warhead The point of the JASSM-XR is for the USAF to regain that range and heavy hitting power and as its JASSM variant, the cost is relatively cheap
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  3057. Russian morale is in the crapper so everything is big deal to them
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  3058. Seems to be making a joke out of Putin
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  3059. Well if the Captain was killed, then that explains a few things
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  3060.  @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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  3061.  @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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  3062.  @ChucksSEADnDEAD  Exactly By knocking out long range radars, SAMs sites , airfields ,command/control bunkers as well using ADM-141 decoys The US made a massive hole in Iraq defenses allow the F-117 ample room operate Russia can't do that in Ukraine with their lack of commitment to SEAD
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  3063. Israel strike again
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  3064.  @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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  3065.  @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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  3066. its not about capabilities about its coverage Ukraine has 3 patriots that cover Kyiv 17 more strategically placed would substantially increase Ukraine's coverage
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  3067. Ukraine need is a way to clear mine field quicky so they are not caught by arty
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  3068.  @llothar68  Like I said Ukraine needs a way to clear fields quickly
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  3069. The salami slicer
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  3070.  @johndoh5182  The salami slicer is kinetic weapon The blades likely deploy at optimal height from the target so the maximum kinetic energy is imparted on the target
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  3071. Funny how this judge apparently doesnt know what the freedom of speech and expression means
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  3072. 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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  3073. Bad idea point blank, SEAD/DEAD requires speed and technology The A-10 has neither
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  3074. How dare you use the word "quality" LMAO I can't even call this a B movie its z for zero everything
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  3075. Unless they can carry western weapons its waste of time
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  3076. Oh wow after 11 months
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  3077.  @dreamhunter2973  No The Su-57 had to be fitted with Su-35 avionics and engines just to fly
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  3078.  @reway8750  Ah yes denial Sorry can't deny facts
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  3079.  @donkoh5738  100 percent incorrect The F-22 came at the end of the Cold War and Congress went on rampage of cancelling programs. The problem was that F-15 had performed beautifully as well being still being relatively new. Additionally the F-15 was being exported while the F-22 was not. The USAF managed to save it but they reduce many of its capabilities as funding was now scarce. By 2000, the F-15 was at the point where the F-22 could start replacing it, then Sept 11 and Iraq caused funding to shift to asymmetric counterinsurgency warfare. Then you had all the wrong people in positions. The people making the decisions about the F-22 had zero military experience and did understand the need for remaining ahead of the game. How ironic was it when Su-57 and J-20 program became active, Congress scrambled to get more F-22 but their predecessors had already fucked that up The F-22 tech was old, however with an open production line, a prospective F-22C would address any shortcomings A prospective F-22C would have adopted the F-35s, programing, EOTS, DAS, HMS and redesigned weapons bay for better multi mission capabilities Much like how the F-15 was developed into the F-15EX, the F-22 with an open production line would have done the same The F-22 was cancelled not because of tech but because of asshole penny pinching Same idiots that tried to cancel the MV-22s. Obama and Gates cancelled a lot DOD progams and alot of blood is on their hands because of it Th
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  3080. The offensive has exposed short comings with Ukraine capabilites
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  3081. yep
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  3082. 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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  3083. SAW II MG sounds better Either way, its great improvement but they still work on making M2 lighter
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  3084. @ @ohpatriote5622  Rafale can carry and use all NATO s bombs and ammunitions ... even from USA False The Rafale uses mainly french made weapons. The SMS capability is listed but has yet to be shown Rafale can carry 1.5 his own (10 t) : That means 25 tons and 15 t for ammunitions or fuel...not bad False you can't find a picture with Rafale with more than 6 bombs. The Rafale like the Eurofighter is limited to 6 plus AAM stations Spectra ability to hide won't work against AESA Actually à 4.5 gen with his F3R standard. In the future with his F4 standard it ll be a 5 gen aircraft False 5th plane have the ability to carry weapons internally, the Rafale cant' do that 5th planes have advanced networking capability built. The Rafale relies heavily on its targeting pod for its capabilities Lastly 5th planes maintain a clean profile the Rafale refueling pod is fixed
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  3085. @Oh Patriote Besides PAVEWAYs, the Rafale has yet to show that capability
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  3086. @ @ohpatriote5622  ur a moron "Because France dont produce bomb for planes" AASM is france made dumbass as well Bombe Guidée Laser also france made bombs moron
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  3087. @ @ohpatriote5622  Seeing is believing and pictures are facts ps://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/11355/this-syria-bound-super-hornet-is-carrying-a-uniquely-massive-bomb-load Example F-18 https://sofrep.com/news/what-exactly-is-the-f-35-beast-mode-we-keep-hearing-about/ Example F-35 when customers actually see planes in action with loads, they know its the real deal http://www.f-16.net/forum/download/file.php?id=19913&sid=7128818896cc477bebab5746b1fd4056&mode=view As for buddy stores , the USN/USMC/USAF wont equip buddy stores to the F-35. The USN has used 30 percent of F-18s for buddy stores and paid dearly lets look at the Rafale In order to make customer orders Rafale had to divert planes from France's air force just fill customer orders
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  3088. @ @jean-luchochart6960  English moron not French Yep the F-35 would still going strong in 2079 while the Rafale sits in the scrap yard Rafale has proven itself to be joke Dassault claims to be omnirole yet Dassault withdrew its bid from Canada due to Dassault being unable to meet Canada's requriements The Rafale has been since 2001 There just 196 built Dassault pulled planes from the French Air force orders just say they could fullfill other customers orders sad
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  3089. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  That depends. JDAMs and PAVEAWAYs are 30K-50K per kit whereas the AASM is 220K France still insist on using the AASM but has started to buy Paveway II. The Thales Damocles pod has been shown lacking yet France invested in the TALOIS pod vice getting Litening or Sniper xr pod. They are just spending wrong
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  3090. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  Thats only a handful of Rafales The Meteor is joint project between France, UK, Germany, Italy ,Spain and Sweden, Its not a wholly french weapon Same with Frigates, joint project The subs and Rafale are only thing wholly french
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  3091. A programmable airburst round either HEDP or based on Germany AHEAD is the only option Barrett;s XM109 has the muzzle velocity but its too heavy. The XM25 CDTE is lighter but still heavy when fully loaded so the happy median ironically would go down to 23mm or use odd caliber and see if that can achieve all 3 Light enough for troops to use without issue but still effective enough to KO drones in 1 shot at long range
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  3092.  @mark4371  No one has to provide you shit LMAO
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  3093.  @thewallachianbard6975  True but that can be reason enough for NATO to consider direct action
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  3094. 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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  3095. 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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  3096. Those were hits from JDAMs not Storm Shadows
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  3097.  @jamesmaddison4546  Exactly why the current level of propulsion is not feasible. It requires Mars and Earth to be in optimal positions which is not feasible Feasible would be 7 months 3 months there 1 month stay and months return regardless of the planet positions . The ship would only have carry 14 months of supplies A 2 year mission would require 4 years worth of supplies The problem with pre supplying is that you don't have any control over it. Now after the crew has left, you can start sending additional supplies so can build up a surplus so future missions can more equipment to expand the base
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  3098. Italy will still buy the KC-46
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  3099.  @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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  3100.  @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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  3101. @ Saying it can Mach 2 is not much of milestone Even saying to can supercruise at Mach 2 isnt much as the F-22 can supercruise at 1.8 mach it will be interesting to see what unique weapon they make for it
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  3102.  @SAMMIEJONESJUNIOR  I believe that Boeing may pull both if they can pitch it similar to the F-35A and F35C A common design for both USAF and USN that would possibly save money and time Looking at the design with the possible canards seems to imply
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  3103. 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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  3104.  @dextermorgan1  Its simple there are 4 programs in various stages and none have reached full operational and production All are being hampered by testing failures if at least one program was fully operational and in production ,there would no urgency with the others but the urgency is to get at least one The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) was supposed to be it , then it ran into problems. Same with the ARRW , was fine than ran into problems if the next ARRW test knocks it out the park, the USAF will likely procure it in a limited number or full production which depends on the success of the HACM There are shorter ways but then they would be in same position as China and Russia As for what the black budget drones, AI and stealth and others but a shift in focus has change that
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  3105.  @Chuck_Hooks  That is the magic question, how data was saved from that time There is the possibility that was stored on the storage mediums which was early 90s 3.5 inch floppy and Zip drive but its sound like no one bothered to move the data from those mediums to newer format So you are right, its just sitting somewhere in archive collecting dust so everyone starting from square one
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  3106. Its only going to get worst for Russian forces
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  3107. And once again , the stupidity will flow
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  3108. The simple fact is that A-10 is not the plane for this kinda of job They need the F-16
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  3109. neither Russia,US or Ukraine signed the CCM treaty so they are not banned weapons
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  3110. You mean how it line trumps pockets
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  3111. Those were hits from JDAMs not Storm Shadow as he stated, the Storm Shadow has a far more powerful warhead and would done more damage
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  3112. Being on time, under budget and great operation performance
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  3113. SNL will be legendary this week especial since it failed 14 times
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  3114. No you had civilians making decisions that should been made by the military paired with military commanders with very little combat experience The F-15EX makes sense for homeland defense. thats about it
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  3115. 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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  3116.  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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  3117. No and Yes No LM are not needed but yes APS is a must
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  3118. Aerial refueling simply reduces the need to land and refuel as well reduce travel time The F-15E can carry 3 tanks plus CFTs and still have ample room for weapons The need for refueling was simple based on the earlier days of aviation where jet engines were notoriously unreliable as well consumed massive amounts of fuel during flight Newer generations both aircraft and engine are substantially more fuel efficient
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  3119.  @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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  3120.  @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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  3121.  @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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  3122.  @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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  3123. @Mike N Literally wrong on every level Mar-A-Lago is accessible to public any given time whereas the White House is not Storing classified requires more than just being protected by the Secret Service. The documents are supposed to be locked in safe. The safe is supposed have access measures and security and that location is supposed have 24/7 surveillance. Lastly depending on the level of the material it can only be viewed in a designated area The presence of Secret Service is literally moot 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 burn baby burn
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  3124. Only if it can shoot while moving
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  3125.  @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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  3126. 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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  3127. Well the GE T901 wasnt wasted thankfully The smart thing to which the Army isnt good at would take the Bell 360 and repurpose the design for a replacement for the AH-64 and the S-97 as replacement for the MH-6
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  3128. 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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  3129. 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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  3130. Even the French are giving Russia the finger
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  3131. You see the freaking wave coming but stick around like a deer in the headlights ?
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  3132. Because the turtle tank is fixed to only one direction to fire whereas the Bradely is not
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  3133. 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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  3134. How is it a clear message when Ukraine has the capability to down the Orion drone
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  3135. After 7 months of getting their asses kicked, they have changed their tune
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  3136.  @shortrandomusername  Thats more than painful
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  3137.  @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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  3138. 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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  3139. The Gripen is the only real choice but getting to them is a problem
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  3140. LOL Denial
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  3141. Its just desperation
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  3142.  @Defective1313  I don't think it was fluff Remember, the B-2 has been operating for over 30 years, so thats countless lessons learned as well invaluable operational experience The Raider is said to be using advanced model of the F-135 engine. The B-2 four General Electric F118 produced a combined 70,000lbs of thrust 1 F-135 alone produces 43,000lbs. If she packing 4 F-135 engines , its over 170,000lbs of thrust, thats more power than B-1 or Tu-160s That implies that its substantially faster, maybe as high as 700 mph Secondly if its the F-135, that also means it likely has the same growth options as the F-135 does for the F-35 Also consider the advances with weapons as well
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  3143.  @EmpressCeriath  Right So instead of sending Su-24,30, 34 and 35s out of hunt for Ukrainian Self-propelled artillery which is currently beating the brakes off Russian forces, they hope that propaganda will stop Ukraine forces ? Instead of using their so called high precision missiles to knock out airports and prevent the West from supplying Ukraine ,again propaganda that western weapons are not having any effect There is a video on YT called Putin's troops brandish deadly U.S weapons seized from Ukraine's Donetsk where a Russian solider is showing off anti-tanks weapons they captured from Ukraine forces??? Ukraine forces have captured tanks, air defense equipment, EW equipment as well as key parts from Russian aircraft and sent them all to the US Yet Russia is showing off a few anti-tanks weapos
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  3144. 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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  3145. 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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  3146.  @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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  3147. 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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  3148. Its being rolled out to the whole army
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  3149. All the more reason, the West needs to stop holding back
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  3150. The AGM-88G can already do that minus the visual mode What you are thinking about is rather expensive mod and iffy if they want to spend that $$ A hypothetical AGM-88H would need to be designed like the SM-2/RIM-5 and have EO/IR sensor built on the side Second, it would need Automatic Target Recognition Unit (ATRU) added In addition to current sensors which is a lot The missile already weights 800lbs
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  3151.  @jessehachey2732  Russia's copium is hilarous but only going to get worst once Ukraine gets ATACMS
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  3152. That would be incorrect for dozens of reasons and not even cost effective
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  3153. 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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  3154. If they don't run into the normal drama with European joint programs, this could be a very good plane
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  3155. 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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  3156. The A400M is very capable but also very overpriced
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  3157. While T-90s, Panstor S1 and other high level Russian equipment has already been captured
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  3158. 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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  3159.  @johnny9092  Ukraine has just 3 patriots system which is barely enough to protect Kyiv 17 additional more would give Ukraine a massive increase in coverage simple facts
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  3160.  @johnny9092  Yet here was we are nearly 4 years later and Russia has gotten no near That many will end greatly Russia's ability to operate in Ukraine Ukraine has destroyed the S-400 several times by attacking it with weapons it get defend against
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  3161.  @gavrawlinson3099  And just think Trump is considering letting Ukraine have JASSMs finally worst JASSM-ER which have 600 mile range That would allow Ukraine to hold Moscow at risk Hell that would allow Ukraine to hold so many Russian targets at risk
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  3162.  @ticklingoscillators1852  Yet they continue ?
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  3163. Not even Putin is that dumb
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  3164. You mean first 'first mobilised cannon fodder arrived
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  3165. Not likely The great benefit of Ukraine is that its shown its far more effective to physical destroy the jammer than counter it
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  3166. No its time for Russia to admit that Ukraine with just hand ful of western weapons is kicking their ass
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  3167.  @noksucowboy  Yet here we are over 17 months later
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  3168. Lemme get this straight, they want to defund the police based on actions of 10 percent. 90 percent of law enforcement does what its supposed to do yet people want to hang the whole department out to dry for the small percent that screws up??
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  3169. The simple answer it doesnt as far as Ukraine is concerned ,however Russian forces its desperately needed moral victory
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  3170.  @witalian1  Right because carry extra missiles just for the hell of it Yes, they fire ,then reload and fire again Depending the situation and terrain says how much time they have
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  3171.  @witalian1  Did you read what you wrote ?
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  3172.  @witalian1  The Terminator is not designed to be reloaded in the field is different
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  3173.  @witalian1  That would be false https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGysFDZ472M At point .30 you can clearly the Stryker has internal space for addition missiles whereas the BMPT lacks said space Like the BMPT, the crew in front unlike the BMPT, they carry extra missiles
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  3174.  @constantinemouad2782  The BMPT carries just 4 missiles with no reloads So please explain how the BMPT reloads its missiles without support vehicles. The Stryker SHORAD carries additional in rear storage where does the BMPT carry its additional weapons?
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  3175.  @constantinemouad2782  Except its not designed that way The external stowage is only possibility it has
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  3176.  @robinmousseau8876  Yet Russian aircraft are still getting crushed
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  3177. Its actually a major problem Russia's main advantage over Ukraine has been the poor quality of Ukraine equipment. As Ukraine and Russia fell out a long time ago, Ukraine hasn't been able to replace its Soviet era weapons. The few weapons Ukraine has were no match for Russian forces ,however the influx of superior western weapons has allowed Ukraine to hold the line Remember when Russia had that 40KM cluster fuck outside Kyiv, the Ukraine forces could do nothing but chip away it Ukraine is getting better weapons with long range but most importantly precision capability If Ukraine had the 12 Pzh-2000 with Excalibur ammunition plus M270 and HIMARS with M31 rockiets when that Russian convoy was outside of Kyiv, They would have been to completely destroy the convoy Same with the attack of Russian ships docked port M31 would have been able to sink the ships Influx of longer range weapons means that Ukraine can strike more effectively Special forces use Loitering munitions to knock out the target defenses ,then act as spotter for artillery fire allow Ukraine forces to do more than just chip away they can actually do complete asset denial
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  3178. Question What does a person who never served a day in the US Congress know about US policy zero Black is dilettante with no experience in foreign policy He never served a day on any of the US subcommittees Foreign Affairs or Poilcy let alone a day in Congress So what is his actually credentials ? He has none hence why this will never go viral He's a literal nobody
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  3179.  @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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  3180.  @willrobinson9767  Of they could try
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  3181.  @willrobinson9767  Poland and Germany and Finland are not Ukraine Ukraine had obsolete soveit era air defenses, they do not Ukraine had obsolete soveit era aircraft, they do not
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  3182. The tooling was never misplaced, the simple fact of the matter was that a restart was not economical its makes more sense to build the NGAD with F-35 and F-15EX II tech than trying to retrofit it to the F-22 Secondly remember that F-22 is limited to JDAMs, GBU-39 The F-22 would need an expanded payload Again, easier to do with the NGAD the F-22
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  3183. 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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  3184. 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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  3185. @@JimCarner The Mojave can carry same kits as the MQ-9
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  3186.  @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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  3187.  @JS-qb3tb  Check it with 12 gauge
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  3188. All the more reason they need to show they can stand on their own without the US
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  3189.  @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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  3190. You can't blame the USAF for this The E-7 selection makes zero sense What the USAF was planning to do was Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A which made sense for 1000 different reasons The KC-46 could have been included is as variant which would upgrades all the B-707s, E-3, E-8, KC-135 , RC-135s and even 747 E-4B into modern common aircraft The blame is Obama and gates who during the time the E-10 was under development was cancelling programs left right and center Gates even tried to cancel the F-35B if those two idiots had stay out of the way The USAF would gotten a far more capable platform than E-7 as well replaced its aging B-707
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  3191. Exactly
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  3192.  @mcal27  Thats not progress Tactically speaking , Ukraine can draw line between them and the separatist areas and build up their forces What Ukraine needs is air power and longer range missiles with 500lbs warhead and 150 plus range weapons
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  3193.  @mcal27  That's why need air power MIG-29s have the range to reach both Russian Black Sea fleet bases. if they could be equipped with long range missiles like the AGM-84 they could strike from 170 miles away, while outside of most Russian defenses attack both land and sea targets Secondly if Ukrainian forces did more combined arms tactics, Ground forces could neutralize air defenses and open up holes for Ukrainian air force to use
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  3194.  @mcal27  Yeah how many kills has the S-400 got so far its just 2
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  3195.  @mcal27  Right , last time I checked, the S-400 claims low level target ability as does several other russian systems Longest range doesn't explain just 2 kills
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  3196.  @mcal27  Once again the S-400 and several Russian systems claim low level capabilities
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  3197.  @mcal27  You the Panstir that has been destroyed over a dozen times and captured 3 times and counting Same with the Tunguskas
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  3198.  @mcal27  Russia despite claiming air superiority is breaking even with Ukraine with aircraft losses
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  3199. Its idea but not a great one The MiG-29 Poland are old with no upgrades whereas Russia's aircraft have far more tech The Ghost of Kyiv managed to catch them off guard it likely won't happen again
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  3200.  @houstonmiguel2474  Here's the problem lets use the convoy for example If you wanted to be precise with MIG-29 You would need the laser guided S-25 rocket ,however the MIG-29 can only carry 6 That convoy is 40 miles long Using all 28 MIG-29, you would be able to destroy that convy The F-16 can carry 8 CBU-87s put this YT search and watch the first hit CBU-87/B Combined Effects Munition (CEM) Live Fire Mind you thats just 3 bombs As for the F-18 Put this in Google and look for the hit from The drive This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load Thats F-18 loaded with ten 1000lbs JDAMs If Ukraine could get western aircraft they would be able to inflict some major damage
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  3201. 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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  3202. Considering that it would compromise an on-going investigation Its no wonder that the DOJ wants to protect the integrity of the case till the investigation is complete
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  3203. You do realize that JASSM unlike the Storm Shadow, exists in thousands and Trump is considering sending the 600 mile variant would allow Ukraine to hold Moscow at risk with ease
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  3204. Thats about right
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  3205. 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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  3206.  @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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  3207.  @riv4lm4n  There is that fact but in Ukraine , its different story Ukraine has was sent 49 CAESAR and 10 have been destroyed so far Next numerous system is the PZh-2000 with 39 but only 1 destroyed but maintenance has been problem for it Even finely made German engineering needs TLC The CAESAR is simply the easiest to get right now
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  3208.  @noworriesmate5903  I keep forgetting politicians are not known for high IQs
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  3209. Its more than 4 capabilities its a whole package of capabilities that Ukraine never had before
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  3210. It just shows that Russia never learns
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  3211.  @garylaurendeau628  The usefullness of tanks depends on user Russia has both APS but isnt using it in Ukraine
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  3212.  @supercarakita1148  The reality is that Putin is trying to grind them down so he can save face
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  3213. 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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  3214. 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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  3215. @Dmitry Neznasky You do realize thats basically useless against the USN Lets put this in simple terms The X-32 range is 540 miles The F-35C range is 660 miles. The AIM-120D range is 100 miles The F-35C with AIM-120Ds out ranges the Tu-22M over 220 miles The F-18E/F requires one aerial refueling but like the F-18 can be positioned well over 600 miles away Secondly the X-32 claims its flight altitude is too high for the SM-6 but fails to mention that it comes into SM2 and SM6 range when its in terminal phase To deal with the threat of hypersonic weapons, the SM-6 block IB is going to use same 21 inch engine package as the SM-3 which will extend the SM-6 range substantially Lastly the USN is fielding the SPY-6 and NJG which are substantially more powerful systems than the current SPY-1 and ALQ-99 There is nothing stopping F-35s or F-18 from smoking Tu-22s before they get in range The SM2 and SM-6 may not be able to stop the X-32 in middle course but they still can in terminal further more the US is upgrading both its missiles and EW which again will Russian systems moot point Just as F-14 and AIM-54 made the Tu-22 and KH-22 moot Upgraded USN tech will do the same
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  3216.  Fred Garvin  In face of improving USN defenses, its job is that much harder BVR missiles from aircraft are getting longer range , better seekers higher maneuverability and speed which allows them to engage missiles like the X-32 , Kinzhal or Zircon or bombers like the Tu-22M series The USN Cooperative Engagement Capability is another nightmare for bombers
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  3217.  @RT-fq3tp  Finding ships is not problem, Russia like the US has the ample assets but like I said, not getting smoked by CAP is their problem The SM-3 is not asset for the X-32. The SM-3 targets are the DF-21/26, and Avanguard. The SM-6 is the asset for the X-32, Kinzhal and Zircon In case the SM-3 misses, the SM-6 backs it up. In case the SM-6 misses, the SM-2 backs it up As for planning a strike complicated but not impossible. but again how not get to get smoked by CAP
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  3218.  @RT-fq3tp  Finding the USN fleet and attacking with Tu-22 dates back to the Cold War, they did and certain they can do it now The only thing is difference is that attacking is much harder now
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  3219.  @RT-fq3tp  Seriously Read it again Finding the USN fleet and attacking with Tu-22 dates back to the Cold War, they did and certain they can do it now ? Both US and the Russia have trained for various scenarios since the Cold War so what are you missing?
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  3220.  @RT-fq3tp  So again Where are you getting that Russia doesnt have the capable to track the USN? They have the same capabilities as the US so your point is what exactly They have subs same as the US They have AWACS same as the US They have OTH same as the US They have Sat coverage same as the US There is no discernible difference between the two The only problem they have is the age of their equipment and even then both sides have that issue
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  3221.  @RT-fq3tp  Ive asked you numerous times to outline what assets that russia could reliably use to track American carriers. You haven’t answered that at all. Why is that? Seriously They have subs same as the US They have AWACS same as the US They have OTH same as the US They have Sat coverage same as the US Subs dont need to close, most subs can track targets on the surface excess of 100 miles, Shadowing at close range is generally for intelligence gathering not tracking Like I said , they have the same assets as the US, its just harder now with advancement of technology and weapons Carrier can sustain high speed but the factor you forgetting its that it escorts can not They run on marine diesel like everyone else which limits the amount of time they can dash at high speed The USN wouldn't put 6 CVN out, there is no need 2 CVNs in the pacific and 1 in the Atlantic you are forgetting that USAF in Europe and USMC in Pacific reduces the need for that many ships to be out.
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  3222.  @RT-fq3tp  The USN would not range its CVNs, they would deploy close enough to make Russian forces come out. Make them attack before they are ready or strike at them before they are ready. Letting them strike when they are ready is not a wise idea. Russia lack of tankers does hurt them badly but its not speed bump Tu-22M3M can carry the newer Kinzhal which can be launched from 1800 miles. The only problem is that long range launches gives the USN ample time to counter which goes back to trying to get close without being destroyed. Sat coverage and OTH locates, subs trails and AWACS monitors
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  3223.  @RT-fq3tp  its funny watching you ask for specific assets LOL Its like you trying to say their tech doesnt work Example, because the Su-35 is Russian it magically does work right They have Subs ,AWACS, OTH and Sat just like the US does they may be older but they still work
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  3224.  @RT-fq3tp  Thats not how it works Ships have specific assignments besides the CVNs, Amphibious assault groups and supply lines have to be protected as well. Ships are stationed in specific locations for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Ships are also assigned picket duties off coast of US ,Alaska, Guam and Hawaii The USN can't and won't focus its assets like that Again thats not how its works Multiple subs dont occupy the same combat space as its reduces their ability to detect as well increases of friendly fire when defending surface ships Subs like aircraft and ships have assigned kill boxes which they monitor , just like surface ships, they are spread out Again Wrong Bases are protected by surface ships. Additional US Army PAC-3s and THAAD provide additional layers of defense Even in first strike scenario The US has the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System and Ground-Based Midcourse Defense They is not need to sortie the fleet. Secondly trying to keep that many ships at sea is massive logistical strain on resources Again the USN cant and wont do that because its completely unnecessary In the cold war, they did because defense systems at the time were highly inaccurate and limited early warning capabilites They have ample defenses today
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  3225.  @RT-fq3tp  Again wrong Every move you make in war is risk. Whether its staying close or far, its risk you are talking Yes bringing the CVN is risky but you are forgetting this thing called range and tactics Example, the K-300P Bastion-P range is 250 miles and Kh-35U is 160 miles CVNs from 700 miles away can launch F-18s with JASSMs or F-35 with JSM and knock out enemy shore batteries. at 700 miles away, the F-35 and F-18 only need one trip to tanker. The closer the CVN, the less time they have to spend in transit and at the tanker Closer means heavier loads. Just as the US did the Gulf pulling a feint Make it look like they pushing , keep the enemy so focused that they dont realize whats going before its too late doctrine is just a suggestion, not facts
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  3226.  @RT-fq3tp  Exactly the point extremely difficult job and requires a significant resources which Russia have. At the end of the day, they can do it but the cost will be significant
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  3227.  @RT-fq3tp  Sat and OTH can locate , data is sent to subs which trails when they are ready to attack, AWACS monitors the attack The ocean is vast but SAT and OTH in time can find them You are also forgetting that ELINT and SIGINT assets can also track by RF emission from long range
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  3228.  @RT-fq3tp  Again Ships have specific assignments besides the CVNs, Amphibious assault groups and supply lines have to be protected as well. Ships are stationed in specific locations for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Ships are also assigned picket duties off coast of US ,Alaska, Guam and Hawaii The USN can't and won't focus its assets like that The cost of you moving ship is creating a hole that an enemy can exploit so no ships will maintain their assignments Secondly AEGIS shorter range is why ships are in exact positions. Their exact positions allow them to create an effective screen so if something does get past them the GBI, PAC-3s and THAADs can take over Now if there is operational need, they have ships in reserve to chose from. "You might want to brush up on modern day war doctrines" You burn whatever book are you getting these idiotic notions A war with Russia and China is going to be very long and very drawn out Keeping the entire fleet at sea is going burn through resources and personnel They are simple not going to do it Short of nuclear, weapon, neither Russia or China has the conventional means to strike US bases on the coasts Russia can attack Alaska with ease but Alaska has plenty weapons China can only attack Guam with DF-26 Neither can send aircraft nor Surface ship they can only send subs and even then its one way trip for them Again wrong its called the MK-41 VLS. DDGs can hold 96 missiles while CGs hold 122 One DDG and CG gives you 218 missiles, you dont need a many ships, just 2 per base with backup from THAAD and PAC-3 Since the ships pulling picket duty, they can be loaded with SM-2/3/6 and ESSM for anti air defense where is this idiotic notion coming from that US need dozens of ships per base You dont put multiple subs in the same area, it causes too many problems They surged them to the SCS but again, each was assigned it own kill box When you are in your own kill box, you spend less time trying to figure out friend or foe
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  3229.  @RT-fq3tp  I already did "Just as the US did the Gulf pulling a feint Make it look like they pushing , keep the enemy so focused that they dont realize whats going before its too late" The USN pulled fake amphibious assault in Gulf and drew Iraq attention to them
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  3230.  @RT-fq3tp  Satellites may be limited by the law of orbit mechanics but ships are not that fast. Aircraft cross the ponds in 8 to 12 hours but ships even at flank speed , it still takes ships at least 10 days to cross the pond. So you are actually saying they wont be spotted in 10 days during their crossing Again where you are getting these idiotic notions from. Again you can't read, I said DF-26 not DF-21 Secondly Guam is fixed target , there is nothing the US can do except intercept with PACs ,THAAD or SMs Secondly when ships resupply, that process takes hours as each ship has to be fueled and cargo transferred So again locating isnt hard. What happens military planners need coordinate with other navies or USAF/USMC Its called friendly or allied nations for reason So again locating ships is not that hard OTH cant identify anything- exactly, so when OTH picks up something, the nearest sat takes a look. observation sats in LEO change position every 129 miles ships can change position but from space they can cover a wide area AWACS will have issues dealing with the fighter screen but that can be dealt with escort fighters While the fighters are in fur ball, the AWACS can use the chance to try and gleam what it can before times runs out Time goes both ways Doesnt matter how its managed ,both still essential for target location
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  3231.  @RT-fq3tp  At a sustained speed of 30 knots Ships travels 25 miles in hour 52 miles in two hours 52 miles is nothing in the ocean fraction of fraction of fraction in terms of distance An airline traveling at 530 miles covers 453 miles in hour Even if took 3 hours , the search for ships is still under 100 miles 100 mile search area for sat is nothing
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  3232.  @RT-fq3tp  Lets see in a potential conflict Where in the Atlantic would the USN go ?? Lets see the USN has to be in position to cut off both Russia air and naval forces Such position would make it hard for subs and ships to get into the Atlantic F-18s flying CAP would be able to intercept Tu-160 forcing them to take the long long way around Greenland I wonder why its called the GIUK gap for ? The Russian navy in the Atlantic and Mediterranean sea has no where to go. The only place they dont have to worry about land mass is the Pacific but even there You’re assuming that the US would make a beeline for its target at constant flank speed. This is not the case. No that is case If the USN does not block the GUIK gap, Russian naval forces will pour into the Atlantic By blocking the gap, its creates naval choke point as well blocks their Tu-160s routes So yes speed is needed as NATO allies dont have the ships
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  3233.  @RT-fq3tp  Again Carriers can not out cruise their escorts Secondly where in the name of stupidity do you come with 4900 miles If the carrier is traveling near 100 miles in 2 hours and the sat takes 129 min to get position seriously
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  3234.  @RT-fq3tp  Again Closing the gap keep Russia forces in one area versus drawn out battle across the Atlantic It doesnt matter how many ships they have active The point is containment With them contained in Atlantic, The Pacific forces job is that much easier
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  3235.  @RT-fq3tp  The carrier is going to out run that cruisers and destroyers that are there to protect it and leave its exposed There is never an operational need for CVNs to leave their escorts never When carrier's aircraft are not in the air, those cruisers and destroyers are its first line defense They can fire their missiles faster than the carrier can launch its aircraft so never will that happen keep their aircraft in the air will drain its resources quickly so again never happen So again where in the number of stupidity did you come up the idiotic numbers
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  3236.  @hansjorgkunde3772  And this is modern warfare The F-35 can carry 24 GBU-53s which can kill any MBT whereas the A-10 just carries 6 AGM-65 which also can kill any MBT The A-10 GAU-8 can kill MBTs but how passes does it take ? where GBU-53 is one hit and its all over The F-35 is capable to fighting planes like MIG-35 or Su-35 whereas the A-10 stands no chance The problem with the A-10 tank buster capabilities is that it requires air superiority as well SAM suppression A-10 cant fully operate in contested air space
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  3237. 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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  3238.  @stijnvandamme76  That would be false The F-18 series has the ability carry out CAS,SEAD, Anti-ship, Anti-armor, long range precision strike,Air superiority and buddy store whereas the F-14D ? Can F-14D carry the JASSM nope Harpoon/SLAM nope HARM no again Maverick again no The F-18 APG-79 AESA is vastly superior to F-14D AWG-9 more to point the F-18 can be loaded up with 12 AIM-120 without straining the airframe whereas the F-14 and AIM-54
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  3239. @Nick Emerson Not as strong but still capable Also remember Red Flag is training with RoE and training rules.
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  3240. Those capabilities are in the pipe line still with the SPEAR-3 program The UK could short cut by buying GBU-53 and SIAW but that would affect the SPEAR-3 program
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  3241.  @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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  3242. ​ @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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  3243.  @alenkerr8533  Flight III Burke
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  3244.  @alenkerr8533  They are not The Type-45 lack of BMD and Land attack is being highlighted during this conflict
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  3245. Its fine that will be buff out eventually
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  3246. Well Ukraine doesnt need armor on the ground, they need aircraft putting steel on target from hundreds of miles away If Harris had won, Ukraine would have likely gotten JASSM-A and JASSM-B cruise missiles which would have ended things in Ukraine While UK and France stock of Storm Shadows is limited, the US stock of JASSMs is over 7000 missiles and giving Ukraine 500 wouldnt have been hard to do The JASSM-B range is 600 miles and the US has a lot early circa 2002 missiles they wouldnt have mind to part with A 600 mile highly accurate cruise missile endless targets for Ukraine to chose from
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  3247. Exercises and tests are far from reality is what people don't understand Secondly, the F-16 was designed under impression that aircraft would have to fight their way in and out of the battle space We live in modern warfare and gaining air superiority can be achieved without dogfights You knock out the enemy's defenses and attack the enemy's airfield and disable runways and taxiway, they can't scramble aircraft All you have to do is destroy the aircraft while they are on the ground There are several methods of destroying aircraft on the ground that achieves air superiority Modern air forces rely on tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft A special forces attack against those assets would cripple an air force Without your AWACS , its hard to coordinate, , with tankers its hard to stay air borne and without ISR , you cant' get intel You no longer need to rely on fighters for air superiority, they can carry out other vital missions The development of hypersonic weapons only furthers that
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  3248.  @hengng4414  He doesnt need to hold it The fact that Ukraine penetrated that deeply shows how unprepared Russia is in
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  3249. The irony of this the failed red tide claim from the Nov elections
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  3250. 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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  3251.  @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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  3252. So thats its we are 1000 days into Putin's 3 day special operation
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  3253. If there had been no bodies to recover, they would have done this from the start
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  3254. In Ukraine case, baby steps is what they need to do Their first strike should be against the Black Sea Fleet and bases and take them out of the equation completely The second strike should be against Russian forward operating bases , specifically bases where aircraft ,supply lines and Kerch bridge After that pull back. Knocking out those 3 objectives buys Ukraine weeks if not months of tactical advantage The biggest mistake Ukraine can make is trying to head on with Russian forces Those 3 objects can be attacked with Harpoons and Storm Shadows basically launch and leave not need to get up close and personal yet
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  3255.  @hypocritease  They need to ask the US for its expeditionary airfield equipment These types of hangar can be put up and down with in hour
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  3256. Nope
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  3257. destroyed
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  3258. Get over it Russia has already lost
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  3259. Russia will never run out missiles yet they cant seem to do anything with the missiles they have
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  3260. 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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  3261. 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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  3262.  @ramsses5175  The US literally smoked an Al-Qaeda leader last week with the Salami slicer
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  3263. Russia aint that stupid. Poland unlike Ukraine is very well armed and can counter attack immediately
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  3264. Asset denial good job Ukraine
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  3265. You are talking about guy who just get slapped with 350 mil fine for lying
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  3266.  @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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  3267.  @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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  3268.  @duncansmith7562  True
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  3269. 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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  3270. Javelin shredding Russian equipment wholesale
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  3271. its saturation attack any defense would start crack
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  3272. 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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  3273.  @rampancyproductions  IF he had gotten his way , the US military would have been in far worst shape The 9 service members that died last July in AAV is solely his fault as he cancelled the AAVs replacement
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  3274. Poor cannon fodder
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  3275. They wouldnt work in Ukraine without major redesign The MGS problem is poor design. What they should have done is model it based on the Japanese Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle No autoloader. up gun to 120mm and better turret with CROWS and gotten the Israeli made LAHAT and South Korean K-STAM with 20-30 round capability The MGS is just wasted potential
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  3276. Simple First the B-2 cost 2 billion because procurement was cut from 165 planes to just 21 plane which greatly drove up unit cost Secondly ,the the B-21 is designed too use commercial off-the-shelf, C4ISTAR, and radar technologies. So instead of spending money to develop tech solely for the B-21, they drew it from the existing programs The B-21 engines are an advanced derivative of the F-35 F-135 engines which saves a lot of money The B-2 AN/APQ-181 is unique to it while the B-1B and B-52 are fitted with radars from F-16s and F-18 Just as the B-1 and B-52 have derivatives of the radars from F-16s and F-18 Its likely the B-21 has a derivative of the F-35 APG-81s It likely has the Multifunction Advanced Data Link as well. The B-2 had undergo a lot upgrading to carry conventionally weapons so again, its likely that B-21 already has the stores management system and MIL-STD data buses installed for conventionally They have tech in place already is why and how they are saving
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  3277. Its test flight is scheduled for 2023 so your point
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  3278.  @MrFlatage  Okay what in the fuck are you talking about Russian cruiser ?
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  3279.  @MrFlatage  I forgot Explain ass How the Liaoning is cruiser yet one- PLAN removed the P-700 system from the system two- they never installed anything in its place as the point of the removal was to gain more hangar space Third pay attention Just because a ship was built for role doesn't mean it can't be repurpose for something else freaking moron Japan repurposed it Izumo-class for F-35 operation Russia repurposed the Belgorod from SSGN to special operations vessel, Navies repurpose ships all the time ass
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  3280.  @rexxmen  Losing implies that the US was driven out which is false Losing implies that the US suffered so many losses both in personnel and equipment that staying was no longer feasible or economical Again false Hell, the even now, the US still using MQ-9 in Afghanistan In July, they used the salami slicer(Hellfire RDX) on target in Kabul
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  3281. The UK would have to build a completely new reactor up from scratch which is very expensive and would greatly increase the cost They were considering but EMALS wasnt mature enough for them to take the risk
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  3282. And Ukraine has captured how many vehicles so far
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  3283. It was all fun and games till he get held accountable
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  3284. The simple fact is that US spent money on their aircraft and Russia did not as its painfully obvious in Ukraine
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  3285. 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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  3286.  @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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  3287.  @East_Coast_Toasty_Boy  With the NGAD in the works and the FA/XX getting ready to move forward, the upgrades to F-18 become moot If Boeing hadnt fucked themselves out of Canada, the RCAF would have likely gone F-18E Block III with all the bells and whistles
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  3288. While this is good The USN need to get the HALO program going
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  3289.  @bobsmith3983  American aircraft live up to the names while Russia and Chinese aircraft does not Case in point, Ukraine has cost Russia, 11 Su-30s, 7 Su-35 and 35 Su-34s Those represent Russia's latest aircraft and most all are in double digits
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  3290.  @bobsmith3983  Its even funnier when you realize that US made weapons are ways destroying Russia's so called air defenses with relative ease And even funnier when most of those weapons are old not new FYI clueless one, the point of making stand off weapons is you dont have contend with enemy's defenses
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  3291. And so far ,those weapons have done jack and shit in Ukraine
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  3292. Its not that they are harder ,its the fact that Trump has withdrew the critical support that Ukraine needed to allowed to them to intercept Russian attacks effectively
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  3293. 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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  3294. 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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  3295.  @joshuapaul2022  Russia does not have several bases in the Black Sea Cope harder
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  3296.  @rhodium1096  Your copium is hilarious The Taliban had no Apache nor did the US leave any behind The only aircraft they where old UH-60As Secondly the RQ-170 didnt tell Russia anything they already didnt know Lastly, note the RQ-170 is still very much in operation
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  3297. In the end, the F-18E/F is best option for RCAF.
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  3298. In 4 days his AWOL charge automatically upgrades to desertion
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  3299. 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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  3300. I laughed way too hard
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  3301.  @ubaka1979  Point of order The US needed no ones permission to drop nukes
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  3302. 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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  3303.  @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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  3304.  @stupidburp  Actually incorrect The reason why they chose the V-280 is because the MV-22 cruises at 305 mph. That speed has proven it be fast enough for MV-22 to be refueled by larger KC-10s and KC-46s The V-280 flies at 320 mph so add refuel probe and problem solved The Defiant never exceed 290 mph Lastly, the Pacific is the USMC playground not the Army
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  3305. What irony is that Ukraine is beating Russia so badly that they are forced to break out nukes
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  3306. The Tiger problem was simple lack of combat performance The Tiger wasnt intro till 2003 By then Israel and US had heavily used the Apache in combat and by 1998 , Longbow Apache was already in the works Lessons learned in Iraq drove AH-64E development Where the Tiger screwed up was first, its lack of longbow type radar The Osiris sight is good for passive targeting but the Longbow paired with AGM-114L allows for up 16 targets to be attacked simultaneously Simple, EU never kept pace with the Apaches upgrades
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  3307.  @spackle9999  The USAF keeps the B-52 relevant with continuous upgrades Russia has not keep their bombers upgraded
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  3308.  @jamesmaddison4546  Yet the F-15 has a vastly superior records despite F-16 claims of turn rate, wing loading and 9G turn ? Thats just a couple of examples that literally proves nothing As it says , the proof is in puddle and the F-15 is 100 kills to zero losses in ACM while the F-16 is neither
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  3309.  @jamesmaddison4546  Not bias Simple fact The F-16 has encountered migs like F-15 ,however the result was the dominating performance like F-15 The F-16 is being completely replace while F-15 is being upgraded , strange despite the quote" performance statistics " The F-15EX is being test while the USAF has not brought any F-16s since ? and only upgrading the current models till the F-35, so if the F-16 is so superior, why the did the USAF rejected replacing F-15C with F-16E/F and press forward with F-15 Here are the stats that matter F-15EX range 800 miles without CFT or tanks F-16E/F range 1000 miles with CFT and tanks The F-15EX can carry Legion pod, Dragon eye pod and Sniper XR pod all simultaneously with no loss in payload and only using up the centerline station whereas the F-16 ? The F-15EX with AMBER is you stated is truck of weapons while as F-16?? The advantages of the F-15 as series is vastly superior to F-16 in every way possible not bias fact
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  3310. Hence that guy had no idea how close he came to dying that night
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  3311.  @sid2112  Trump didnt start a major conflict but it Barbara Lemons is correct, he did stir shit up with Iran and other countries
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  3312. Yeah no After 3 years no one believes that
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  3313. 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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  3314. its well pass failure
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  3315. they wanted him for the vote and nothing else
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  3316. Ukraine forces have been hitting Russian logistics are means of softening Russian forces before they attack
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  3317. While Ukraine has cost Russia nearly 60 of its newest aircraft Su-30SM, Su-34 and Su-35s as well 3 bombers and 2 AWACS yet Russia believes they are doing something
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  3318. can neither confirm nor confirm ;)
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  3319.  @shawnmiller4781  The point is bad tactics can ruin the best of equipment
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  3320. of course Israel has no complaints The F-35 allows them control of the region
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  3321. So much for Russian might
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  3322. Lay off the propaganda buddy
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  3323. 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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  3324. Essentially what Ukraine can use punch Russian forces light out
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  3325. Compared to western helicopters its literally joke Its range,speed and payload all poor by western standard
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  3326. That may work against drones but not against purpose built ATGM
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  3327.  @Pilot-Ali  That was lack of ammo which has been resolved
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  3328.  @gandydancer9710  cope harder
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  3329. It needs a newer MAST system
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  3330. So Russia is bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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  3331. 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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  3332.  @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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  3333. LMAO
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  3334. The F-15E can carry up to 15 JDAMs in the 500lbs range , however for this The payload would be 8 GBUs in the 2000lbs range which would allow the F-15E to sink all 6 carriers and 2 battleships present at pearl harbor GBUs can be precisely targeted on key locations as well launched from 10 plus miles away so the ships would never know what hit them The 500lbs pounder could do potential sink more ships but the 2000lbs would guarantee all 8 targets would be sunk or out of commission You dont need to destroy the whole fleet, just destroy their most prized ships, the carriers and battleships
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  3335.  @Mo4Honesty  she copped out that simple
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  3336.  @kara88bg  It wouldnt, thats would need multi layer defenses counter different munition types
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  3337. ​ @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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  3338. 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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  3339. True but the West can remedy that issue
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  3340.  @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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  3341.  @MrLeadb1  False They were given additional launchers not complete batteries
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  3342.  @MrLeadb1  Cope harder the fact of the matter is that Russia's good times are over now
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  3343. Simple answer is no
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  3344. 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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  3345.  @constructiveeconomics6733  That would be Hamas
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  3346.  @chinabluekurvinus6965  The only system being sanction is the S-400. The US would have be crazy to allow an S-400 and F-35 to operate in the same location That just common sense. Russia and China would do the same if their technology would be at risk
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  3347. 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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  3348. They were warned and now steel is dropping
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  3349. The JAS-39 is lightweight powerhouse for countries on budget
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  3350. Its not that that it was tank they are were just amateurs at pitting the car
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  3351. 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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  3352.  @Pancakes-san  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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  3353. The Ukraine has both NLAW and Javelin which are both rated for confined space firing its very easy for someone open a window and smoke one of these
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  3354. Sorry FR but surrendering is not a deal
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  3355. As the US just struck Iran that deadline is out the window
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  3356.  @JarrodFrates  Keel breaking will cripple the ship structurally but the ship will remain afloat and functioning The Quicksink test was against a light freighter We havent seen how it performs against warships
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  3357.  @goobfilmcast4239  The X-47B is differently something the USN needs to be bring back
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  3358.  @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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  3359.  @mikewhite2686  And that matters because Russia is borders Ukraine 286 miles to Kyiv Yet how close are they to securing Kyiv?
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  3360. The F-14 design is not as adaptable
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  3361. The simple fact is no one squeaky clean
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  3362.  @Leon1Aust  Thats why its called sensor shooter
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  3363. 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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  3364.  @maximusvaliant8597  The S-400 has been a none factor
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  3365.  @maximusvaliant8597  Yawn yawn lay off the potatao juice their ivan
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  3366. Lay off the potato juice there ivan The Ukraine has been a massive gift horse for the west
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  3367.  @timminh468  And what exactly are you going to do other than get banned of YT for making threats
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  3368. The whole point of getting the ASRAAM is to counter the helicopter threat
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  3369. Russia buffled and got called
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  3370. Only months late
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  3371. LMAO This channel's desperation is so hilarious That woman is a literally nutcase
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  3372.  @mamarussellthepie3995  Going that fast, you need everything to be stored internally or it will be ripped off The F-15EX can likely supercruise but ideally with its external stores, low Mach 1.3 or lower
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  3373.  @hoghogwild  The Shuttle's TPS would easily solve many of the SR-71s problems As for the F-15EX there is no real reason for it to need high mach speed
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  3374. 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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  3375. The US is not copying the Type-055 The DDGX image that you are jumping on is conceptual not the final design
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  3376. 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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  3377.  @samuelflabra7326  There is literally no comparison Biden claimed to in top half of his class Santos flated out lied completely
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  3378.  @hamidshahriari6474  There are no stockpiled A and Bs models AIM-120A was the initial preproduction with limited run in 91 followed by AIM-120B in 93 and lastly AIM-120C in 1996 The AIM-120C has been the most produced model AIM-120C-7 was fielded in 2003 and due demand was produced in great numbers This is the one time where scrapping the AIM-120A and B makes sense over sending them Ukraine as they would be basically useless
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  3379.  @MacDaddy8200  They are overrated but the threat remains
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  3380.  @TooFingers  it pointless to write on YT
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  3381. The F-117 can operate without being seen
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  3382. Auto loaders obviously give you better sustained fire but humans are more flexible
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  3383. Amateur
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  3384. Forget the Kerch Bridge The Russian Army bases and Russian airfields will magically disappear
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  3385.  @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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  3386.  @hakimdrammeh6787  Cope cope Israeli bases took very little damage
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  3387. 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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  3388.  @dougcoombes8497  No they are not They have too few aircraft to use Storm Shadows and the USV success against target has been limited Ukraine is estimated to have just 8 Su-24s and how many are wired to carry Storm Shadows ? Ukraine is getting 61 F-16 10 F-16s with 2 Harpoons each against the Black Sea Fleet unlike the USV will do major damage Instead a few Su-34s Ukraine can send up 10 plane strike packages and lob 20 missiles per target 20 missiles striking a Russian base vs maybe 1 or 2 missiles strike the same target Example Russian airfield you can put 3 missiles into taxi ways and 7 for cratering the runaways Thats gives 1 missile for the fuel dump , another for munition storage 10 for everything else So instead and here you are dropping hay maker blows
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  3389.  @nietkees6906  Yet Ukraine has been destroying S-400 components in recent months
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  3390.  @dougcoombes8497  Again wrong Hell Ukraine proved my point as they just smoked an S-400 site
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  3391.  @dougcoombes8497  Thousands doesnt translate to thousands deployed Russia still has its own territory to protect
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  3392. Ukraine needs at least 100 units
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  3393. 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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  3394.  @FuriousFire898  So far out off 133 built 37 destroyed
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  3395.  @selfdo  There lays the problem They made the T-14 so exotic that they can barely afford. The upgrades to the T-90 just placeholders
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  3396. Russian propaganda at its finest
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  3397. By all means then Have Iran test that hypothesis
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  3398. 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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  3399. 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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  3400. I question why the Type 31, just go in all the Type-26 and keep it simple
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  3401.  @thecatthinks  Thats why they should look at recruiting trained personnel from the West
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  3402.  @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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  3403.  @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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  3404. 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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  3405.  @xxxmikeyjock  Sorry but there is literally nothing Putin can do to the West
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  3406. Yeah another dumb decision They suspended that clown for good reason
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  3407. 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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  3408. 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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  3409. Just more bad news for Russia
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  3410. This only highlights that USAF needs to reconsider its decision with the AMBER racks If anything , they need an advanced variant of the AMBER racks that can also use AIM-9s They also need to low cost missile that can be carried in large number but still cost effective against drones I would say Raytheon' Peregrine and Lockheed CUDA could be the answer they are looking for
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  3411. Its basically cheap and simple spray and pray system Why Ukrainian forces love that HIMARS because its precise and does with 1 missiles what the BM-21 needs several to do
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  3412. Combined with recent arms shipment Ukraine should be able to do some major damage
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  3413. Dream on clown
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  3414. only if they enough A combined total 100 would seal off Ukraine's air space
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  3415. @dv8322 If he cant step up, then he need to find another job
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  3416.  @pilotdrift05  No it was not
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  3417. Think of it like going from beater to the Ferrai
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  3418. and then you woke up
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  3419.  @luciussander8217  They need at least 100 units
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  3420.  @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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  3421.  @mothmagic1  The F-35 is vastly superior to planes it replaces scrapping the F-35 is never in the cards
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  3422. 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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  3423. They can play victim all they want They were warned and now they are paying the price
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  3424. 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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  3425.  @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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  3426.  @Matt-yg8ub  The Zumwalt is just much wasted potential, its irritating
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  3427.  @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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  3428. True but the X-32 hit every branch on the ugly tree
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  3429. 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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  3430. 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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  3431. A realistic answer is that NATO will easily remove Russia from Ukraine Here are real facts The Ukrainian air force has few aircraft able to use Storm/SCALP In fight with NATO, it will be Storm Shadow, KEPD-350, JASSM , SLAM-ER, RBS-15 coming from dozens of aircraft The Ukrainian army has no gunships whereas NATO has Apache, Cobra, Tigre and Mangusta for hunting Russian armor In addition , NATO has access ATACMS ,more the point, the max range variant and the US Army confimed PrSMs deliveries started in Dec 23 Lastly Russian air defense have benefited from the fact the Ukrainian air force can't fully use the AGM-88 whereas NATO aircraft can and has access to the newer models Additional Russian Sus and MIGs have benefited from the fact the Ukrainian air force has no radar or weapons to fight them with Again NATO aircraft would have no problems going toe to toe
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  3432.  @akkudakkupl  That wouldnt be of any use to them Taiwan only has 8 CH-47s so they are not likely to have much on them I believe the real reason is China bribed him and then give him up The US has denied Taiwan access to more advanced tech due the fear of it falling into Chinese hands and this incident only reinforces that
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  3433.  @dave_riots  That would be incorrect For the USAF, the F-35 replaces the F-16 as the workhorse. For mission that don't require stealth , the F-35 has external pylons For stealth, the F-35 switched from tried and true 500lbs bomb to GBU-39/53s in stealth the F-35 can carry 8 plus defensive weapons The point of the GBU-39/53s is light but lethal weapons that can do what the 500lbs does but with considerably less collateral damage at half the weight In addition to building a better aircraft, they have also built better weapons. For the USMC the F-35B main feature is that speed and agility The AV-8B couldn't achieve supersonic flight which limited it. Also its ability to fight against modern aircraft was limited The F-35B achieve supersonic flight and is fully capable of fighting against modern aircraft which gives the USMC more independence Like the USAF, the USMC is opting for the GBU-53 as it light weight makes easier for F-35s to take off from LHA/Ds ships The F-35B smaller bay can't handle cruise missiles but companies are working to give the F-35B the same capability as the F-35A and F-35C For the USN the F-35C is the trifecta First its F-18 fleet which is currently maxed out from wear and tear, the addition of the F-35Cs takes the stress off them Secondly the F-35C sensors are combined both radar and IRST as well MADL can share its data with ships which gives the USN sensor shooter against missiles and aircraft The last is the FA/XX, The F-35C operations and problems at sea gives the USN an example to work from so they can not repeat the problems with the FA/XX as well as option in case of delays with the F-35C Its everything that US military asked for "They want aircraft that can carry more long range bombs and missiles", The US abandoned that thinking , they are building better weapons
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  3434. 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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  3435. Ditching tanks was a smart move for the USMC but they should at least retain mobile ground fire support system by either mounting 50mm XM913 or 105mm on the ACV. France's EBRC Jaguar has a 40mm cannon with CROWS and dual ATGM launcher which is another idea for turret options for the ACV
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  3436. ​ @lebron3505  It comes down to simple facts One Abrams needs 500 gallons of fuel whereas the JTLV needs 45 and ACV 70 US military fuel tankers carry 2500 gallons so in order to refuel 12 tanks you need at least 3 tankers whereas one tanker can refuel both 12 JTLV and 12 ACVs and still enough fuel to refuel either 12 JTLV or ACV one more time Additional both the ACV and JTLV can carry additional jerry cans of fuel. a 20 gallon jerry can does jack shit for tank whereas it extends the range of JTLV and ACV Next is weapons How long does it take reload 44 50lbs 120mm rounds. that takes a while if tank breaks down, the only thing that can pull it is other tank or recovery vehicle The simple fact is that tanks are a logistical nightmare The JTLV can be carried by heavy lift helicopters. at 30 tons, 2 ACV can be carried by an LCAC. whereas only 1 tank could be carried Both JTLV and ACV can be transported in large numbers by C-17s and C-5s additional the JTLV has the 30mm option which far more flexible and usable than 120mm and if more power is need the XM913 50mm can be mounted on the ACV The USMC is content to let the Army have the armor. The factor that your missing is that USMC has more options Unlike the Army, the USMC has significant air power
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  3437. Russia does realize that France's isnt Ukraine they can actually fight back on all levels including nuclear
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  3438.  @ramroddrone5449  If the USN wanted to attack PLAN ships with Growlers , it would a highly coordinated attack with multiple aircraft as well as decoys
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  3439. Russia accusing Ukraine of a war crime Thats hilarious
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  3440. Honestly No ones knows what to hell Boeing was thinking
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  3441.  @chiragpatil8207  Apparently you can't read "The F-16 problems was faculty equipment which also lead to many deaths but F-16 problems were quickly remedied whereas the USN dragged its feet with the F-14." Secondly the F-16 A/B were the problem childs. Specificially F-16 block 1-10 . The Block 15 corrected many of the initial problems which resulted in the mature F-16C. The F-14 TF-30s engines were faulty as well as its massive weight. There was nothing great about X-32 whereas there was everything right about the X-35.
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  3442.  @chiragpatil8207  They dragged their feet The F-15 and F-16 were upgraded several times before F-14 got its first upgrade The F-14 entered service in 1974 and didnt get a major upgrade till 1987 with F-14B The F-15 entered service in 1976 and 6-7 major upgrades by 1987 the Strike Eagle was developed by 1986 The F-16 entered service in 1978 and had 9 upgrades by 1987 The X-32 was disaster. Nothing changes that fact
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  3443. You are forgetting that unlike Ukraine, the West has ample air defenses
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  3444.  @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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  3445.  @ignacio3890  who to hell is the REZONANS
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  3446.  @chrissmith7669  The Apache isnt wired for the AIM-9 That never went beyond testing
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  3447.  @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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  3448. @VAMobMember you got a little mixed with explosive impact force, The BAE systems 32 MJ prototype delivers impact force is equal to 11lbs of C4 with 7lb projectile impact force depends on the weight of the projectile and how fast it going 1000lb warheads or bombs deliver 3000 MJ of destructive energy on impact via explosives Rail guns are designed to deliver the power as explosives via kinetic energy The propellant is electricity powers electromagnet force in gun tube which conductive rails to launch the projectile The Navy and everyone else is decades away for 3000 MJ weapons
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  3449. Lets be honeslty who actually belives anything from Russia at this point
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  3450. The only problem with LRSO is that air defenses are highly advanced and getting longer range and greater accuracy The USAF should reconsider the AGM-183 program or the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) for nuclear use
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  3451. No
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  3452. It taken 28 years to get this far Try not to blow yourselves up
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  3453. Happy happy joy joy
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  3454. 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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  3455.  @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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  3456. Simple They blame Israel regardless of facts
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  3457. Right you are acting like the term follow up strike doesnt not exist
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  3458. cope harder
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  3459.  @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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  3460.  @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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  3461. Israel's point was showing they can penetrate Iran's airspace at will
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  3462. All the more reason that keys need to be stored in a safe at night. unsold vehicles need secondary tracking systems and lastly simple shutters Put the lock on the inside and that lock in the ground in box with different type of lock
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  3463. What to hell did they hit it with?
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  3464. Yes it is but Ukraine doesnt have assets EA-18Gs, F-16CJ, EC-130 and Rivet Joint that can locate and destroy jammers
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  3465. its all fun and games till the west gets serious and respond in force
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  3466. CNN and their bullshit
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  3467. There is little called integrity of the case ever heard of it
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  3468.  @zenobiaookpik  yup
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  3469. 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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  3470. @Megan Bezio Its good idea but there are several problems The biggest problem is once they are Ukraine, they are now a target for russian cruise missiles which Ukraine forces have no effective defense against They can get MIG-29s, Su-27s and Su-25 which can operate off austere roads which makes the more survivable but Ukraine needs aircraft with advanced air ground capabilities as well as weapons Aircraft with advanced capabilites could easily decimate that convoy outside of kyiv The Javelin is provided because the US can easily replace the technology in the missile. Replacing the technology in aircraft is much harder The only aircraft that fits the bill for Ukraine is the JAS-39 Even if you provided the aircraft, you still need pilots, personnel , weapons and fuel and the ability to move quickly The JAS-39 can do all of that but training pilots will take time
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  3471. 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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  3472.  @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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  3473.  @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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  3474.  @JocoMarkovic-gf1eh  Again nothing to do with France
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  3475. Just a guess a shit ton of MANPADS
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  3476. 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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  3477.  @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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  3478.  @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
    2
  3479. Whatever the reason, it won't end well for Russia
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  3480.  @AvanaVana  As far as projecting military power again ,not even close
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  3481.  @cassiespencer6134  China's H-20 is very much not a threat
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  3482. Thats not how it works
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  3483. So again , Trump's petty behavior Interesting how he fires both women that we the first to lead services and the black guy just to push his DEI conspiracy The guy that never served and butt kissing SECDEF SMH
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  3484. Sure not There is no quote backtracking thats just wishful thinking from Russian propaganda
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  3485. Its being held accountability Sure Congress lies but he took took to a whole another level
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  3486. The most sacrificed a lot for the plot. It would have been more realistic if the Maverick was escorting the strike package and the Su-57s appeared from a hidden base Prompting him and Rooster working to together till help arrived in the form of F-22s
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  3487. 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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  3488.  @00BAAM  Exactly you attacked a superpower and this is what happens
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  3489. crapping his pants he gives his speeches from underground and the USAF just tore up a few sites
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  3490. Send them missiles not tanks
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  3491. Not likely significant air power or precision munitions say otherwise Example That convoy outside Kyiv The US would have used EA-18Gs with F-35s to knock out the Panstir S1 ,Tor , Buk and Tunguska protecting it while other EA-18G jammed the larger S-400 with F-22s providing cover for the strike package One F-15E carry up to 28 GBU-53s or 15 JDAMs or 12 CBU-103s or 12 GBU-12s or 8 GBU-31s First the F-15Es would drop GBU-31s and crater the front and back of the convoy so they are stranded a well crater any road junctions so they can't haul ass Then remaining planes would drop a combination of GBU-53s, JDAMs ,GBU-12s and CBU-103s Fact fun, they attack that convoy from 7 miles away which means they are well outside MANPAD range In all 3 EA-18Gs , 2 F-35s, 4 F-22s and 6 F-15Es with 1 E-3 AWACS and E-8 Joint STARS is the US would need As glorious as the A-10 would be , Russian troops would have MANPADs plus if any Russia fighter broke through the F-22s the A-10 can't fight a Su or MIG whereas the EA-18G,F-35, and F-15E can Thats one option, the US has dozens of options for deal with armor Hell they coined Tank Plinking by dropping 500lbs GBU-12s in Iraqi tanks For country that lack both significant air power and precision munitions Armor can be problem
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  3492. Sure go ahead and see what happens
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  3493. Russia needs to cut its losses and just take the L and be done with it Ukraine and the US are currently ironing out the details regarding Ukraine getting the MGM-140 ATACMS. The range of the ATACMS would allow Ukraine to strike Russian forces on strategic scale, not mention the ATACMS 500lbs warhead is far more destructive The US confirmed that MiG-29 had been adapted to carry AGM-88s, If the West is successively modding Ukrainian aircraft to use West weapons It opens a whole world of possibilities for the Ukrainian air force as they could carry strike against the Black Sea Fleet and other targets that HIMARS can't reach Example with out their naval facilities , the Black Sea Fleet would be screwed
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  3494. Not really While Ukraine is wrecking havoc ,they are not targeting the right ships The Black Sea Fleet has a small number of frigates that need to be destroyed what Ukraine needs to do is build torpedos with 500lbs shaped charges and go after those frigates A single hit from such a torpedo would cripple any of those frigate Missiles and drones can be dodged but torpedo are much harder
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  3495. Russia's desperation is hilarious
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  3496.  @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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  3497. Both sides failing miserably and realizing that neither side has a decisive advantage over the other Neither side is ready for conventional warfare
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  3498. Like everything, the F-22 has had its time
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  3499. The irony is that the MOP does not need a direct hit to be effective ,however ATK is still working on Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) for the USAF The other irony is that if the USAF has the air superiority to use the MOPs you are already screwed
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  3500. Race assumes that their the US has actually competition
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  3501. @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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  3502.  @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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  3503.  @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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  3504.  @bobandaklu7213  He has no experience, its just made up. The bits and pieces he writes says it all
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  3505. That goes without saying
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  3506.  @taylorc2542  yeah no
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  3507.  @ji3194  Yes and no Yes the A-12 was waste The LCS only issue was that the Independence class design should have chosen for the FFG role while the Freedom class retained for the LCS role The DDG-1000 lies solely on Congress The USN told them repeatedly that Naval gunfire support no longer relevant to modern warfare but Congress knew better The only mistakes the USN made is not making the AGS common with NATO standard 155mm rounds and not using common architecture software that is used on Burkes and TIcos
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  3508. That would be false The F-15 pilots in 1991 had zero combat experience while Iraqi pilots were seasoned veterans from the Iran-Iraq war yet the F-15 handed MIG-25s and MiG-29s there asses on a platter Secondly this is modern warfare and combat is fought with every possible advantage , grow up there is no level playing field, both sides use every advantage they have In training, pilots face various situations but in combat, 9 of 10 times, they will have full situational awareness as well what every advantage their aircraft has You must Indian as they are only sore about their MIG-21 getting blasted out of the sky by an F-16 The Indian narrative claims that an F-16 was lost but not one piece of wreckage was ever found by anyone
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  3509. The SPEAR3 advantage is that its powered which allows it to carry out time sensitive strikes which is capable that GBU-53 should get with later variant
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  3510. The YF-23 was stealthier but the YF-22 design more potential
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  3511. 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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  3512. @Ibrahim, Dealing with quantity is about having the right tools for the job. here are some examples The SK air force has 169 F-16s equipped with AESA which allows to use 6 AIM-120s to max potential the NK air force has 35 MiG-29s B and SE which are first gen Migs , state of the art early 90s as well 105 MiG-23s also state of the art early 90s. If NK loses its MiG 23 or 29, then it has nothing to challenge the SK F-16s. If SK loses its F-16s, they still have F-15K which easily outmatch most of the NK airforce NK has 585 planes to SK 518s The backbone of the NK air force is chinese copy, MiG 17/19/21 323 total 3rd gen plans wheres the SK has 4th gen and one 5th gen on order SK has air superiority right now despite NK numbers as 54 F-16s with 6 AIM-120s wipe out at least 300 NK planes in the first round
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  3513. LOL, China copied a carrier in less than 5 years. The Type 001A is copy of the Russian Kuznestov
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  3514. @Bill Purkayastha "drastically modernised version of the Kuznetsov" is literally just fancy way saying of copied. http://www.popsci.com/china-builds-new-islandfor-its-aircraft-carrier largely follows the design. Not build from scratch. When China builds a carrier from its design then they have accomplished something India does not factor in because they have always been slow with ship building. 11 years just for on destroyer "From zero carriers to three in a decade isn't a tiny accomplishment." ?? one ship is former soviet ship, the other is copy of the said soviet ship lastly there is no third ship. construction just started on it so From zero carriers to 2 in a decade is very a tiny accomplishment third Chinese carrier, the 002 at its weight will be equivalent of the US Kitty Hawk class from 1961. so China is far from rolling with big dogs
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  3515. @RespectOthers The difference is that the bulk of China's equipment copied. The US learned from the former nazis whereas china literally just copies.literally. major difference the type 001A virtually the same as the Russian design
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  3516. @Terry Mayer no in 2009 http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a25260/brazil-retiring-only-aircraft-carrier/ brazil was training china pilots for carrier operation China had nothing to with the sao paulo refit
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  3517. 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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  3518. 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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  3519. 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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  3520. Ima SuperPerson whatever you need to tell yourself
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  3521. Wrong on literally every count. First Trump literally no knows nothing about defense. secondly his message is scam http://www.thecountrycaller.com/49823-lockheed-martin-corporation-lmt-us-dod-to-finalize-9-billion-f-35-deal/ the F-35 price has been failing steadily in the last few years, so he trying to claim that he reduced the price when program is already at the point where costs has been reduced. Secondly the Super Hornet is not even close the F-35 in capabilites the F-35 A/C combat range is 620 to the SH 449. The base price of the SH 98.3 mil. In order to match the F-35 is would have to be the Advanced Hornet which adds newer engines, CFTS and EWP which is additional 50 mil so there is no way that Boeing can match the F-35 with the Hornet
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  3522. Pat Vigil Seriously don't feed troll
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  3523. 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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  3524. Doney Hon amazing clueless response I see you should heed your own advice and leave the talking to the adults.
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  3525. Doney Hon again kid, leave the talking the adults   what part of that did you not understand
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  3526. Doney Hon I forget, kids like u don't understand the concept of cost vs capabilities
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  3527. Doney Hon Again kid ,shush , adults are talking  
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  3528. 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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  3529. 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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  3530. Doney Hon I repeat myself STFU and leave the talking to the adults clueless one 
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  3531. This shit is pricelessyes Apple needs to help the lawthe Apple commercial at the end=LMAO
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  3532. The F-14 could have been better if the Navy had taken the time to proper resolve its issues
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  3533. exactly, The USN should have requested that grumman fix them ,mainly weight
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  3534. The AIM-154 would only be useful if the weight and size reduced. The next model of the AIM-120 , needs the ability to target cruise missiles, engine like the Meteor , DRFM resistance. I would say guidance like the GBU-53. IIR, MMW
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  3535. @Elkabong53708 ?? with what exactly, hot air LOL lemme when China actually builds a real carrier
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  3536. @RespectOthers except the Russia general forgot to mention , the bigger they , the heavier their defenses are. The fact that China trying to develop anti ship ballistic missiles , yes trying as the DF-21 has never been fired in live test is testament to how strong us fleet defense is.
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  3537. 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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  3538. 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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  3539. 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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  3540. 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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  3541. 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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  3542. Sesko PlasmaVoreWolf still not a problem for the F-35 .
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  3543. JackRABBITslim27 In other words , 70s technology. crazy myths ?? combat radius , internal weapons carriage and better technology is fact not fiction 
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  3544. 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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  3545. 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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  3546. 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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  3547. sink it with what, harsh language
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  3548. 6 times , lol what a joke. it carries 8 more planes than the Liaoning. The only difference will be a bit more offensive weapons a far cry from 6
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  3549. Kim eat snickers
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  3550. FrakU2 yup, no one can afford to let the other guy get within weapons range and if they do , they better have the weapons to deal with them While TVC is impressive, its still falls victim to high obs and loal weapons
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  3551. 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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  3552. 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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  3553. ***** 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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  3554. ***** "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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  3555. 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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  3556. Not likely, Surface to air would still large bits of wreckage,
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  3557. 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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  3558. Nope, China and Russia are barely able to and they have vastly more resources to use the NK
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  3559. In reality not a problem period. parking shades can be used in rear and DRASH or lightweight maintenance shelters can be used in the field so really just the media overhype trivial problems
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  3560. mike Walker Then when that happens, the commanders will held accountable Example http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/two-marine-generals-fired-in-wake-of-brazen-taliban-attack-on-camp-bastion-1.244316 two Marine Generals were relieved of their commands and subsequently forced to retire after 2012 Camp bastion raid  
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  3561. 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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  3562. steals what spot light ? nobody ordered it
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  3563. +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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  3564. SeaToby11 true but the US enough land mass to find a suitable location  
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  3565. Well more than likely whats going to happen is that India currently 25 US AH-64E and HAL is definitely seeing what they can copy from the Apache to the Prachand to sweeten things with the India army
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  3566.  @crazysquirrel9425  Its called cause there ding dong
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  3567.  @ericburton3963  Sucks to be him but he put himself in this mess
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  3568. @jimfrazier8611 Thats why you dont put yourself in that situation
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  3569.  @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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  3570. @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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  3571. @ @ineednochannelyoutube5384  Thats why their different ship classes CVNs carry the planes, while LPDs /LHA/D carry troops and materiel So while the CVNs planes are bombing the enemy back to the stone age, the troops can land unopposed. The movie "Saving Private Run" Normandy landing scene is exactly why the military changed its tactics for landing troops.  The USMC/USN operates the complete package of planes, helicopters and troops on LHA/Ds but the jets and helicopters can't operate at the same time. Furthermore, the landing craft requires the ship to be a certain speed so they can depart. So with different ship class, everyone is working at the same time. CVNs planes are striking targets while LHA/D are launching helos. LPDs are launching landing craft Once the LHA/D has launched its aircraft , its own landing craft can leave Another factor is the MV-22 and F-18E/F Both are equipped for aerial refueling so that allows to keep the larger KC-10/46/130/135/ in reserve or have them orbit in locations that well protected In a conflict , tankers will be key in extending the striking or defending forces ability to conduct operations its much easier to have an F-18 tanker which can manuever better than KC-10/46/130/135/ and recover on nearby carrier or an MV-22 which can literally land anywhere versus a large KC that has travel hundreds of miles back and forth
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  3572. @ @ineednochannelyoutube5384  Completely necessary Light carriers can function the same as CVN but they are still limited in capability CVN can operate E-2s AWACS, C-2 cargo, SH-60 Anti sub plus a mix F-18s /F-35 for multi role missile. MV-22 can be added as tankers or F-18E/F can buddy store ,either way, you have space for all the capabilities you need and space for if you need more Light carrier can't operate that mix , its much capability for their size Arsenal ships are only useful in the ballistic missile defense role An arsenal ship can carry 300 TLAM but those missiles are still limited in range and target. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/11355/this-syria-bound-super-hornet-is-carrying-a-uniquely-massive-bomb-load Super Hornet with ten 1000lbs JDAM Example, The USN fired 59 TLAMS at a Syria base. It would have taken 9 Planes to do the same the difference is the 6 planes would have been carrying bombs while 2 provided top cover and one EA-18G provide EW suppression one of 6 planes could have SHARP pod equipped so commanders could look at the best and see the damage in real time So if follow up strikes are needed TLAM can be used to precisely strike what the SH missed or vice versa
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  3573. 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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  3574. 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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  3575. More like a bucket of bolts
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  3576.  @madalinradion  Nuked by who Russia may have been dumb enough to invade but he's not dumb try and go nuclear Quote In October 2016, Russian officials claimed research simulations of U.S. ballistic missile defense systems showed the SM-3 Block IIA was capable of intercepting missiles not only at the middle stage of their flight path, but earlier in the initial acceleration stage before the separation of their warheads Both Russia and China complained that US SM-3 is was capable intercepting their SLBMs and ICBM Quote 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 US has SM-3 abroad its warships as well as part of the NATO air defense network Simply put, NATO has substantially better anti missile capability than Russia Russia S-400 and S-500 are only land based while the US and NATO have land and sea assets
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  3577. The Republicans party shows it just a circus of crazy
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  3578.  @rondelbueno  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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  3579. Thats has nothing to do with the price of the tea in China
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  3580.  @jimmyrincon3910  The SM-6 range is over 300 miles while as the S-400 is just 250 FYI dumbass its called SM-6 block IB which is fitted with the 21 inch motor from the SM-3
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  3581.  @jimmyrincon3910  The USN has upgraded the SM-3 to deal with Avanguard and their plans in work for effectively put it down for good
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  3582.  @jimmyrincon3910  Where your so called proof oh wait you have none https://news.usni.org/2016/02/04/secdef-carter-confirms-navy-developing-supersonic-anti-ship-missile-for-cruisers-destroyers SM-6 Dual I upgrade moron actual facts not your bullshit ranting
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  3583.  @jimmyrincon3910  The link shows the SM-6 dual one range as over 200 miles range secondly the Avanguard only goes 20 mach in its terminal phase moron During mid course it travels far slower secondly terminal phase, the missile has to travel in straight line to maintain its energy or it will lose speed. At that speed, the missile does not need to travel at Mach 20, it just has to be in the missiles path moron
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  3584.  @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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  3585.  @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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  3586.  @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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  3587.  @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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  3588.  @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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  3589.  @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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  3590.  @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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  3591.  @solinvictus1234  Wrong on all counts
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  3592.  @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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  3593. 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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  3594. 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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  3595. ​ @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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  3596. 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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  3597. 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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  3598.  @CosyCelsior  Thats what the Mojave is for
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  3599.  @sammiemakki9339  The US had THAAD in Israel which more than enough
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  3600.  @ZOFIELHERRERA-wy3yo  Yet Iran protested it being in Israel
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  3601. Nothing except their assed handed to them by the US
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  3602. Send 5 batteries
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  3603.  @okakokakiev787  The R-37 is also irrelevant First, its only carried by Su-35 and MIG-31s which both have limited numbers The biggest problems for the R-37 is that F-16 or F-18(AU is discussing transferring 41 F-18s) Unlike current Ukrainian aircraft are completely modernized They have modern Electronic warfare ,Missile approach warning systems, Radar warning receivers and electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM) The Russian air force are able to attack current Ukrainian aircraft with impunty in BVR because the EW, MAWS, RWR and ECCM on Ukranian aircraft are obsolete and outdated There is no doubt, that RuAF, will try and engage western aircraft with R-77s and R-37s in BVR which unfortunately for Russian forces will come at price Just as their GPS jamming is betraying how they would jam against the US, their use R-77s and R-37 against F-16 and F-18s would betray a lot info to West
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  3604. 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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  3605. Ukraine is smart driving Russia forces out while Russian forces are stupidly bogging themselves down on worthless targets
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  3606.  @JohnFrumFromAmerica  Cooling is not issue because air can be redirected from the intake while in flight The F-35 novel idea of using fuel as coolants works when the aircraft is on the ground Clean sheet and reuse both have pro and cons but as NGAD will be up there in cost it makes senses to apply massive cost saving measures and reuse has more than clean sheet
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  3607.  @peterwebb8732  Su-57 and J-20 compared to the F-22s have very little Yes NGAD need to be more advanced but incremental approach using tech from other platform is best
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  3608.  @lordtartarsauceb8348  My money is that grumman name will be either Avenger III or Tiger II
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  3609.  @lordtartarsauceb8348  Which is why I hope they go with Avenger III But now that I think about it Tomcat II is the likely one F-37
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  3610.  @viruspter1dactl  Wrong The YF-23 was prototype and just like the YF-22 was evolved to the F-22 The YF-23 would need similar adjustment
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  3611.  @viruspter1dactl  Thats due to the fact the YF-23 to cut cost Reused parts from existing aircraft as well as the fact they didnt equip it with TVC system so yes they were able to get built faster then the YF-22
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  3612.  @viruspter1dactl  If they actually taken the time effort it would have been
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  3613.  @josephkugel5099  That would be incorrect During the Gulf Two F-18 loaded with 4X 2000lbs engaged 2 MIG-21 , down both , completed their missile and returned to ship Secondly the develop of the AGM-84E SLAM and AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER allowed the Hornet to strike targets precising without having to fight its way in and out Thats factor people miss The development of air launch launched cruise missiles for assets like F-15, F-16 and F-18 allow them strikeout with presenting a target to the enemy Right now the JASSM-ER can be launched from over 600 miles away The F-15 can carry 5 while the F-18 four and the F-16 two There is no need to fight in and out EA-18Gs can jam radar while F-18s launch ADM-141/160 decoys while naval ship simultaneously launch TLAM B-1 launch AGM-183A against the enemy defenses while F-35s proceed in stealth to the enemy airfield and crater the runaways and taxi ways so aircraft can't launch While they are trying to repair the damage, TLAM strike and destroy everything Any interceptors airborne would be forced to withdraw without a place to land, any engage with the enemy is one way ticket You don't need to fight your way in and out when you simply use better weapons and tactics The Abrams was vastly superior the T-72 but US forces still committing F-111s, A-6s and A-10s to destroying as much of them as they could v By the time ,they did face off, the US had crippled their numbers
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  3614.  @LaikaTheG  Incorrect The ALQ-99 and the TARPS are roughly the same size, it would be impossible for the F-14 to carry more than 1 The pictures of the EA-18G show the ALQ-99 relative size next to 480 gal tank The F-14 optional tanks were only 267 gal Secondly the TARPS weight 1850lbs so again highly unlikely The A-12 was a waste of time. What should have happen was the funding should been diverted to Common Support Aircraft (CSA) They should focus on improving support assets It took a 2 billion dollar contract to build this whole new fleet of aircraft while it could’ve taken half that to simply upgrade all the older D and B model f14s to the new AST. Based on what numbers ? those numbers don't add up The F-15E differs because its been heavily exported as well used by other nations in combat as was the F-18A/C models
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  3615.  @LaikaTheG  The F-14 problems were well known. and the AST-21 was definitely not the better idea The ALQ-99 is size is the issue, It needs a clear line for the ram air to work. The invest with the F-14 would simply not worth it Compared to the F-15, the F-14 was not putting very much in terms of numbers Ironically you can blame the so called Fighter Mafia" for the F-14 downfall not the F-18 The so called Fighter Mafia"argued that F-15 was too large to be an effective fighter back doored the F-16 into the USAF via the Lightweight Fighter (LWF) The USN was ordered to evaluate the LWF which lead to YF-17 becoming the F-18 Unfortunately for the USN, the F-15 in Israel hands had downed 14 aircraft by 1979 which allowed the USAF more latitude by 1979 , the shit with Iran was going down and F-14 hadn't put up any numbers The Gulf of Sidra was only 2 planes By 1989, its 4 planes By 1989 , the F-15 had 82 more kills The F-14 simply wasn't putting anything up
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  3616.  @LaikaTheG  On the F-18 its not problem whereas the F-14 very much Iran's success with the AIM-54 and AWG-9 was simply technological The Iraqi aircraft for most part lacked RWR and MAWS. They literally had no idea they were being tracked or targeted. When they got Mirage F1, things improved but by then , the damage was already done You have to remember, that the USN tighten down on the ROE at that time due to the Vincennes incident Before, USN had given commanders wider latitude after the Stark incident a year earlier ,then Vincennes happened and they revised the ROE AWACS issues in the Gulf were understandable due to the limits of technology and there was a lot of friendly fire incidents in Gulf
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  3617.  @LaikaTheG  The Mirage F1 had RWR and MAWS while the MiGs did not. You are forgetting Russia's nasty of habit of selling cheap knock export models While in Russian service, they had RWR and MAWS, the exports models they sold did not. Export models sold by Russia back in the day were notorious for lacking equipment Exactly why a lot of them stopping buying Russian equipment. The Israelis with F-15s and F-16s which had all the bells and whistles were crushing the cheap knock MIGs whole sale with zero losses
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  3618.  @LaikaTheG  No the better question is are you dumb You can't counter missiles without MAWS and RWR together Secondly MAWS is not an IR sensor MAWS is divided into 3 groups, Pulse-Doppler radar, Infrared, and Ultraviolet systems, 1 type using radar, 1 use IR and the other UV RWRs only detect RF and any RF can potentially trigger a RWR hence why is combined with MAWS to avoid false positive So you literally have no idea what you are talking about lso they weren’t cheap exports migs. Now you are simply trying to rewrite history. its well known and even widely available that Russian export MIGs were watered down The MIG-21 non export models had both RWR and MAWS, the exactly model and features are not known Again you literally have no idea what you are talking about, its like basic research is beyond you The MIG-21 by 1968 were 3rd generation models First generation between 1957 and 1961 likely lacked it ,however the Iraqi air force had MiG-21MF and Bis models Both Modernised models with various types You had said that the f14 didn’t have very many air to air kills to which I replied it had more than the f15 that you were comparing it to. Although impossible for you, lets use simple logic why would the USN ,DOD and Congress care about the F-14's performance in enemy hands? Iran is legendary for over exaggeration. In US hands as no one in the USN, DOD or Congress would give a shit about what Iran was doing the F-14 had very little kills Then you said those kills were a moot point because the f14 out,arched the Iraqis- what in the hell are you rambling So you have literally proved nothing but rambling on on so far as the end of the F-14 is not coming back I already proved that F-18 was the right choice from the start As stated before, The F-18A had AGM-84 ASM, AGM-62 Walleye, AGM-88 HARM and the TV guided versions AGM-65 Maverick from the start The F-14 no such capability By the F-18C, it was can carry the AIM-120 AMRAAM, AGM-84E SLAM and the IR guided versions AGM-65 Maverick Again no such capability with F-14 you are claiming that F-14 could of should of would of ,however it was not tested with any of those weapons except for the AIM-120 Everything have said about the F-14 is literally wishful thinking whereas everything I have stated is already established facts
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  3619.  @josephkugel5099  it would be FAR superior to any Hornet. PERIOD!!!!!!!!!! FYI, that period makes jack and shit as told the other one, you are just making wild assumption, and wishful thinking, the F-14s are shredded never to return while the F-18 is continuing to move on Now What I am sayings is that you are completely clueless The F-14 was built with the stores' management system to accommodate the AIM-54. Accommodating the ALQ-99 is more than just attaching pods If it was that simple, the EA-18G wouldnt exist. Case in the point, the AIM-54 ECCM imposed speed limitations I see absolutely NO reason - here's though ,get some glasses The EA-18G like EA-6B carries the pods on external wing stations with a clear and unobstructed , No possible for the F-14 As for Iran's kills, again, Iran' is legendary for over exaggerations. The key defenses is the F-15 in Israeli's was no exaggeration as the Israel provided the US with information regarding the F-15 strengths and weaknesses allowing them improve. All your so called data is literally hearsay data with nothing to validate it What Iran did literally does not factor in Again wrong, Iran has barely kept its F-14 airborne. The fact that they reversed engineered F-5s but not F-14 show how its too complex for them If Iran was as smart as you claim, they would have been building more F-14, but they can't all they can do exaggerate Again a kill is kill regardless of differences of age and type The Russian air forces using modern R-37s and R-77s against Ukrainian air force Those are all old MIGs and Su-27s that haven't updated since the 90s vs newer and modernized Su-35 You idiots really need to get it through your head ,that no one fights fair F-14D was the most advance fighter during the Gulf war it was not an exaggeration It absolutely is exaggeration. first the F-14D was not delivered in time for the Gulf War, the only models in the Gulf were the F-14A and F-14A+ No D models made it to the Gulf but please continue with the exaggerations
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  3620.  @v8packard  Its design wasn't compatible with it
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  3621.  @v8packard  Which says a lot about the Navy's confidence in them The simple fact is that Navy was not invested in the F-14 The USAF was heavily committed to F-15 and they heavily upgraded it The F-14 didnt see its far major upgrade till 1988 If the F-14D was just 2 year earlier It might have saved it However as the F-18 performed well and the F-14 rode the bench most of the time in Gulf Hence why the F-18E/F got the go ahead
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  3622.  @v8packard  Not that plan or simple The USN was never committed to the F-14 The USAF by comparison heavily invested in upgrading the F-15 and by the Gulf war, the F-15 was a rock star The F-14 rode the bench and did very little The F-14's over all history did not reflect anything that justified those upgrades What did the F-14 actually do ? Short answer is very little compared to the F-15, F-16 and F-18 hence its why it was scrapped
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  3623.  @v8packard  Again wrong The F-14 entered service in 1974 while the F-15 was 1976 By 1978, the F-15C starting roll off the production line while the F-14 ? Between 1983 and 1989, the F-15 again went through several improvements as well the newly produced F-15E The F-14 didn't receive any upgrades till 1987 The F-18 entered service as replacements for F-4s and A-7Es in 1984 The F-18 vs F-14 decision didnt occur till 1990 so by all mean explain why if the USN was as invested as the USAF why were F-14 upgrades were so late Yes those Iraqi aircraft were running because the AWG-9 RF was lighting up their RWR letting them know they were being targets which allowed them escape The F-15 had 44 kills in Iraq while the F-14 had 1 Saying that F-14 chased off the enemy is not as good as the F-15 destroying the enemy
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  3624.  @v8packard  And only accounted for 1 kill whereas the F-15 had 44
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  3625.  @v8packard  F-14 is scrapped and never coming back the end Nothing is changing that fact
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  3626.  @v8packard  And you point would be ? Combat operations sells Combat assumptions does not The F-15 and F-16 massively outsell everything else as they are the most combat proven aircraft in service Iran massively exaggerated the F-14 hence why no showed any interest in it
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  3627. 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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  3628. American has a lot more than this
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  3629. Nice Now give them Harpoon and ATACMS
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  3630. Laughs in NLAW
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  3631. 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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  3632. 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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  3633. Sure they can NOT
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  3634. Okay Fuck around and find out the hard way that US doesnt play games
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  3635. 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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  3636. They basically kept as they needed him Once things reached a point where they no longer needed him bye felicia
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  3637.  @terranempire2  They already have the Trophy. Like I said, its iffy on the rest
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  3638.  @terranempire2  If its weight is right the Army may scale back the MPF
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  3639.  @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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  3640. 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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  3641. Yet we are 3 years and counting and Russia hast gotten no where with its so called advanced weapons
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  3642. Imagine that
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  3643.  @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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  3644.  @setsname3072  Yawn
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  3645.  @ggez-yc1ui  Cope harder
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  3646.  @ggez-yc1ui  Glad to see you can admit being a clown
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  3647.  @Mestari1Gaming  Open source says Russia has lost 2800 tanks over a hundred are T-90A/KS/M models
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  3648. Again no one cares
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  3649. 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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  3650. Just think Now that Ukraine has the max range ATACMS all hell will break lose
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  3651. Thousands death , millions more displaced and you wanna cry over one assassination
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  3652.  @mzerk9324  The F-16 can launch cruise missiles from over 300 miles
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  3653. Yeah no. Iran so called defenses wont last 3 seconds against a strike from the US military
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  3654.  @joeyy1991  sure not
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  3655.  @caribbeangirl7876  The red joke
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  3656. 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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  3657.  @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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  3658.  @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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  3659.  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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  3660.  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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  3661.  @patb5266  Cope harder
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  3662.  AbhijeetKundu  Again where is the wreckage
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  3663.  @shgjjj2879  The system can currently use the JASSM, LRASM and JDAM-ER. The UK may consider adapting their Storm Shadows and the NSMs for it
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  3664. Key its their life line
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  3665. 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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  3666. A prospective 7th gen would be like the movie stealth and Dark Star from Top gun Maverick Ability to travel worldwide in a moments notice Able to travel from the US to EU in under a hour . In pacific, it would able to reach Guam with in 1 hour and half Tankers would be needed for longer range missions Going into space no but able to operate at 150,000 yes. The USN is experimenting with the SM-6 for aircraft to carry and Lockheed has a proposed AIM variant of the MIM-104 patriot. A prospective AIM-6 and AIM-104 would allow a 7th gen to carry out ballistic missile defense against missiles like SBLM, ICBM and hypersonic weapons and possibly even as Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) Additionally dropping bunker buster from that height would have massive kinetic energy on impact. Dogfighting would rare but not impossible
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  3667. 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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  3668. I wouldnt put my money on it pretty much sums up Russian chances against the C2
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  3669.  @alangordon3283  The Milan requires too much time to set up and fire
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  3670.  @haaxeu6501  Yes is cheaper but as the phrase goes you get what you pay for
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  3671.  @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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  3672.  @Demun1649  No potato for Ivan for terrible attempt at propaganda again
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  3673.  @Demun1649  Bad Ivan no potato for you again you can't even get simply facts right
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  3674.  @BobbyHo2022  No president writes their material
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  3675. Too Soon
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  3676. What did Biden expect Israel is taking no prisoners
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  3677. 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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  3678.  @personalaccount8914  Granted but a bigger warhead is future proof The Gearing class destroyer in the 1940s was 3500 tons A modern destroyer is 7000-10K tons Future frigates like the UK Type-26 and US Constellation class are over 7000 tons and future destroyers are expected to over 12,000 tons Russia's planned Lider class destroyer is 19,000 tons and Chinese Type 055 is 13,000 tons The RBS-15s 400lbs wont cut it Carriers are 100K tons plus and even they would have trouble shaking off a 1000lbs warhead Newer missiles like the NSM have advanced target discrimination but with a smaller warheads which wont cut it You need that extra key
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  3679.  @personalaccount8914  Bigger is future proof
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  3680. 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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  3681.  @wor53lg50  Simple cost
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  3682. 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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  3683. 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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  3684. The simple answer is no The F-35s is no true dogfighter against a Su-57 or J-20 You need something as capable as the F-22 but improved to deal with the J-20 and Su-57 The NGAD should incorporate F-35 tech yes, but it also needs it own
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  3685. So will history repeat itself is the question
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  3686.  @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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  3687.  @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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  3688.  @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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  3689. 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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  3690.  @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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  3691. Surrender not if Biden gives Ukraine JASSMs
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  3692. Yeah, the US never signed that agreement
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  3693. Skynet approves
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  3694.  @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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  3695. 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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  3696. 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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  3697.  @Dubanx  It's clear you lack an understanding of even basic concepts of BVR. Its clear you need turn off the game and get back in the real world you read the part where I said ED put actual AMRAAM models into hypersonic wind tunnels to model the physics correctly? Those distances and time scales are fairly close to what you would find in DCS world After laughing my ass and nearly spilling my coffee Second successful fire of Northrop Grumman's AARGM-ER missile USAF, Raytheon ready AIM-120D-3 for guided live-fire test campaign If hypersonic wind tunnels to could model the physics correctly, there would be need for live fire testing however as you stated, its just approximation. More to the point , calling DCS is a approximation is a joke Again, DCS is game, not real world The entire point of BVR is to drain energy and reduce the opponent's range below your own so that they eat your missile while theirs falls short. Again bleeding the missiles of their energy is an outdated tactic as newer missiles are designed to maintain their energy regardless of what the target is doing Its hilarious that you are so utterly convinced that DCS is real turn off the game clown
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  3698.  @Dubanx  Says the guy that uses a game as his source LMAO
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  3699.  @Dubanx  Again clown DCS is nothing but a game doesn't matter how hard they try to add realism its still a game
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  3700.  @someonespotatohmm9513  You are sitting behind a screen Are you getting fatigued -no Are you feeling the force of gravity-no Nuff said
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  3701.  @someonespotatohmm9513  Its a world of difference when you are actually in the cockpit As far as missile performance again worthless In 2017 an F-18 downed a Su-22 with AIM-120 after the AIM-9X malfunctioned Wouldnt happened in DCS There are several real world incidents where missiles has failed that wouldnt happen in DCS I watched DCS video where missiles failed to proximity fuze but please keep believing thats its real
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  3702.  @tuunaes  Again wrong 50 years ago missile accuracy was in the 10 percentile range by the end of the Gulf War it had increased to 40 percentile range The AIM-120 currently is at 80 percent That not "quote amount of marketing BS," it called advances in technology Example what missile 50 years ago used thrust vector control (TVC) none or used Skid-to-turn and Strakes for maneuverability Like I told the other one In the end ,its game not the real thing
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  3703.  @tuunaes  It is hilarious how badly you DCS clowns are trying to defend your game As they say a sucker is born every minute LMAO
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  3704. 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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  3705. Canada wasting so much time with the CF-18 replacement is only paying off because block 4 is pretty ready which means they get the most advanced F-35 model cheaper For Canada's needs The F-18 E/F was the absolutely right choice however Boeing fucked that up
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  3706. What it has does not matter What its doing right now is not having any effect on the situation in Ukraine Russia's problem is that they can't destroy HIMARS and other Self-propelled artillery units in Ukraine Their highly mobility allows them to shoot and scoot before Russian forces can counter attack Per Russia, they have high precision missiles yet have failed to take any HIMARS or Self-propelled artillery unit out only make propaganda claims The US unlike Russia and China has various hypersonic programs for various needs The Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) and Hypersonic Air-launched OASuW.(HALO) is designed to fighters the tactical flexibility to engage high-value or time-sensitive targets without having to rely on bombers Both Russia's and China 1 size missile approach is not working
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  3707. The simple answer is yes The USAF and USMC have proven the worth tiltrotor aircraft. The USN finally got onboard All that was left was the Army The SB-1 logged considered less hours than V-280
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  3708. The Tempest will replace their Typhoons and F-15Js
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  3709. The coping is strong with you The shoot down was luck not skill The F-117 was not retired from combat service till 2008 As for the shoot down, the Serbs literally handed the US military multi billion-dollar gift horse and they thank you for that First , Serb defenses exposed the massive short comings with US military SEAD The EA-6B could loiter for hours, however its pedestrian speed 500 mph meant that it could not deal with time sensitive targets The Serb defenses kept popping on and off , and the by the time EA-6B got near, they were long gone The EU Tornado ECR had the speed and weapons but not the sensors like the EA-6B hence why the EA-18G was developed. An aircraft with all 3 Speed, weapons and sensors able to deal with time sensitive targets as well as off and on tactics that Serbs were using. Another short coming was lack of communication , SEAD aircraft could not effectively communicate target info to other assets that were closer than them Hence why link 16 was rolled out to every aircraft . Second, the AGM-88 required radars to be active for targeting. Fast forward to the AGM-88G. The G model is literally a mini cruise able to target anything fixed or moving even if the radar is off, the G model can switch to Active radar homing and zero in. Second fun fact is data linked so the missile can updated with target info The Serb force had plenty of in forest and only F-15E and F-16s with LANTRIN pods could locate them, Now every strike aircraft has either SNIPER or LITENING pods which means there is no more hiding Lastly as for stealth, why do you think , stealth programs are still active, not because the shoot down was skill but countries understood the mechanics of the shoot down and it was literally dumb luck.
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  3710.  @ljubomirculibrk4097  False the Alarm was scrapped in Favor of the AGM-88
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  3711.  @RudyRankov  Sure it was Nice copium there except fail to mention that F-35 were flying with their transponder on Any one could have tracked them Secondly the method they used wouldnt work in actual combat as EW would prevent such tracking Lastly in actual combat, radar and other sensors are always target number one but by all means cope harder
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  3712.  @RudyRankov  Only amazed by your copium
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  3713.  @RudyRankov  Here's fact if Stealth wasnt effective, then explain why the major players are still invested in The mechanics of the F-117 was completely understood by everyone except you
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  3714. 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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  3715. Absolutely it can make a difference
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  3716.  @herrrmike  Russia started it and Ukraine is finishing it
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  3717.  @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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  3718.  @triangulumpubg6295  Not doing any damage, yet Russian forces are desperate to destroy them
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  3719. 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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  3720. South America looks nice this time of year
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  3721. Their saving grace is that Ukraine lacks the weapons to decimate that convoy
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  3722.  @southbrazosbass244  Again its their lack of weapons Specifically capable weapons
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  3723.  @iamthechosenone10  Well now thanks their stupidity and the ease they allowed Iran to control them It will be open war
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  3724.  @jamesaron1967  Iran fired missiles and drones while Israel sent its plane direct into Iran thats massive difference in capability
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  3725.  @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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  3726. Because crossing the most powerful country in the world generally does not end well
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  3727. @ The sovitard are people who have had to their licenses revoked and refuse to pay to get them reinstated so they turn to this nonsense
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  3728. Yes and no
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  3729. 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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  3730. They achieved that by using commercial off-the-shelf technology COTS as well as existing technology from other defense programs Its said that the B-21 uses an advanced derivative the F-35 F-135 engine. The B-1B uses AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) same as the F-16 Right , the USAF has fitted B-1, and B-52 derivative radars from fighters So its likely that B-21 also uses derivative as of an existing radar. likely the F-35s APG-81 The B-1, B-2 and B-52 had to undergo several upgrades through out their lives for their conventional capabilities so its likely the B-21 already has the universal data bus for all USAF weapons By using COTS and existing technology from other defense programs Thats money they didn't have to spend developing new tech for the B-21 Ironically that's how they kept cost down with the YF-23, they used COTS and existing parts from other aircraft lastly , the B-2 was two Billion per copy is because procurement was cut from 165 planes to just 21 That won't happen with B-21
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  3731. yeah and look how well thats working out American HIMARS are giving Russian forces nightmares German Flakpanzer Gepard are effectively shutting down Russian missile and drone attacks French Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG has been wrecking havoc in Crimea And Russian weapons are getting shredded whole sale
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  3732.  @zvonkoprosen4096  Canada just started the work for 88 F-35 Whereas the Rafale ?? The Rafale has been around since 2001 yet only barely 270 planes built The F-35 has 770 since 2006
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  3733. Boeing borrowing pages from the CIA
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  3734.  @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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  3735. Pretty sure no one is quaking in their boots about it
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  3736. Doesnt matter now it war
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  3737. In other words Iran will do nothing
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  3738. 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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  3739. Ideally they should be taking the best of the F-22 , F-35 and F-15EX and rolling it one Like the F-35, it should have it own unique weapon
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  3740.  @Isaiah-53-777  The only way would be no sort of external ports for an enemy to probe Even the navigation would have to use older style INS, TERCOM and DSMAC As long as it has any sort of external port there is possible of hacking
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  3741. Putin's nuclear threat is starting to look like the Kharkiv will be the target
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  3742. Happy year
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  3743.  @jeanfrancoisraymond5061  The F-35 was the better choice however the orange buffoon is going to ruin every deal the US has made
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  3744. 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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  3745.  @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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  3746. You are forgetting key points While Oreshnik claims high speed, there is no hiding when its launched
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  3747.  @forsaturn4629  Again The footage may questionable but action itself is not It very possible that Ukraine airforce could have inflicted that kinda of damage
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  3748. 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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  3749.  @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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  3750.  @jasonj3599  The F-14A TF-30s engines were notoriously unreliable and under powered
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  3751. 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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  3752. 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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  3753.  @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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  3754.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Why negotiate when Ukraine kicking Russia's ass
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  3755.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Its called war dumbass there is always a cost
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  3756.  @PerceivedREALITY999  ATACMS and F-16s says otherwise
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  3757. Oh look more propaganda from Russia
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  3758.  @baldeagledelta3482  Russian forces have been destroying them with their bodies
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  3759. Iran wont attack At the end of the day Israel can hurt Iran far worst than Iran can Israel
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  3760. 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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  3761.  @scott4766  Nice try but Russia has already stated they are openly afraid of the patriot
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  3762.  @sharmana100  Right remember the Russians saying the same thing about javelin and himars
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  3763. At this point who believes Russia's propaganda any more
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  3764.  @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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  3765.  @mrmateph729  Only took a year for Russian forces to do so
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  3766.  @ss304_82  ah desperation over a few losses
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  3767.  @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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  3768.  @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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  3769.  @Noodle5593  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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  3770.  @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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  3771.  @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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  3772.  @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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  3773.  @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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  3774.  @Noodle5593  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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  3775.  @aaronleverton4221  For not buying the your revisionist crap LMAO UK didnt do it alone in the Fallkands get over it
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  3776. ​ @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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  3777.  @aaronleverton4221  Yawn!!!
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  3778. Transaction Putin is eliminating all threats to him now
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  3779. So why didn't he cut power sooner
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  3780. 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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  3781. 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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  3782. 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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  3783.  @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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  3784.  @pong9000  Its war and Ukraine needs weapons able to inflict heavy damage to Russian forces and AW werent cutting it
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  3785.  @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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  3786.  @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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  3787.  @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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  3788. It would be better if they were using better weapons
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  3789. Its time consuming but it will be worth the wait
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  3790.  @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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  3791.  @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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  3792.  @maryanchabursky9148  The 6 million dollar question is why Russia who developed 3 APS hasnt equipped any to tanks in Ukraine
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  3793. So will Iran relent or try to fight a war they cant win
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  3794. All the most reason for the US military to switch from the M61 to GAU-22
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  3795. The fact that they salvo so many missiles at the patriot is another black eye for Russia
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  3796. Makes sense. Austrailia gets 3 boats and USN gets order 3 more Block V plus boats
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  3797. It only gets uglier from this point on
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  3798.  @kaskhan815  Yet we are 3 years into it and counting
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  3799. 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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  3800. They sure did not
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  3801. No duh Wagner has made itself a threat so now everyone goes to the gulag
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  3802. Bombers have flexibility across a variety of targets whereas missile dont
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  3803. 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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  3804. Not likely' His people is that he's making high moral claims for his actions and thats why the prosecution will be to get the judge to continue to deny bail The fact that he kept the items , and not destroyed them shows he believed that law enforcement wouldnt find He killed CEO who had powerful friends with money I will be amazed if he makes to the trial and not have any mysterious accidents while in jail
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  3805. Except the Zumwalt wasnt a waste and that problem had nothing to with USN but rather the idiots in Congress The USN told repeatedly that naval gunfire support was no longer relevant to modern warfare due increase range of aircraft, accuracy of anti ship missiles well as modern mines and ever advancing torpedos but Congress decided they knew better and demanded that USN retain naval gunfire support The only mistakes that USN made was not using a common round for the AGS. They should retained commonality with USMC and US Army 155mm shells instead developing their own 155mm round and not making it compatible with AEGIS
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  3806.  @michelejackson7934  The CIA bar is never that low
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  3807. No, the AIM-120D range 86 miles The newer AIM-120D-3 range closer to 120 miles The problem with the AIM-120 and AIM-54 wasnt its range but its warhead The AIM-120 carries 44lbs which enough for all aircraft and some missiles The AIM-54 carried 133lbs which was more than enough for any target The AIM-7 carried 88lbs warhead but its range was only 40 miles Hence why the AIM-174 was developed It has everything the USN needs Range over 150 miles , advanced seeker as well as reception with the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) but most important 140lbs warhead usable against any target it does weight 1800lbs slightly less than a cruise missile but I fully expect the USN to reduce its weight while improving its range and capabilities so it can used used the F-35C as well as the FA/XX The USAF may eye for the F-15EX II as a deterrent for Russian Tu-160, Tu-22 and Tu-95 as well Chinese Xian-6s
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  3808. 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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  3809. 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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  3810.  @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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  3811.  @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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  3812.  @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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  3813. SR-72 variant for time sensitive strikes
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  3814.  @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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  3815.  @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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  3816.  @THEBUTCHER1911  The point is nothing should be released
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  3817.  @rewinderon707  He's constantly attacked Ukraine inhumanely this would be a helluva of reality check
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  3818.  @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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  3819. Iran's warnings are so hilarous
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  3820. The 6th gen is evolution of the lessons learned from the previous generation. It should incorporate the latest engine technology for superior performance namely fuel efficiency , speed and less maintenance. Like the F-35 has no HUD, the 6th should take cockpit ergonomics to the next level. Electronic warfare should be almost as good as dedicated EW asset and lastly it should bring it own unique weapons. The F-35s is the GBU-53 and JSM. The 6th should be the first generation of airborne laser weapons as well as a Advanced Capabilities Missile ACM should be similar to the MIM-146 ADATS. The ADATS was missile able to engage armor on the ground but also had the same to engage aircraft The ACM should follow suit. A missile with the speed to engage aircraft but Joint Multi-Effects Warhead able to engage targets on the ground. The F-15EX can carry up 22 AIM-120s but only engage aerial targets but the ACM would be able to engage anything the pilot needs to target
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  3821. Ukraine will get JASSM-A and B Both models are circa late 90s
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  3822. 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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  3823.  @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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  3824.  @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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  3825.  @M16_Akula-III  The US is only buying 2 because thats all they really need
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  3826.  @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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  3827.  @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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  3828. Its called combat of course there will be causalities in this type of operation
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  3829.  @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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  3830.  @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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  3831. So France is so salty that Steph curry smoked their team that they wanna attack his family what to F France sore loser doesnt even come close
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  3832. Then break out the riot police as no one is above the law No one
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  3833. 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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  3834.  @nawnaw4709  Ukraine's attack on their logistics has made sure, Russian forces can't stall them out
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  3835.  @Stockfish1511  Except Russia isnt advancing And yes they are taken heavy material losses
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  3836.  @blueeyes6192  The thing you idiots dont realize is China is not Afghanistan The Talbian had no air force for the USAF to target but China does The Talbian had no navy for the USN to target but again China does The US against the Tablian at the end of the day was limited on what it could do There are no such limitations in a fight with China. Lets keep score The USAF can send bombers direct to China's doorstep whereas Chinese bomber can barely patrol the SCS The USN can SSNs and SSGNs again direct to China's doorstep whereas PLAN subs can barely leave the SCS The best China can do is lob missiles at Guam
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  3837. With the shit down of ATGMs that Ukraine has, its not surprising Russia getting desperate
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  3838. That would be false
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  3839. Russian progadana so much fun to make to fun of Russian claim they destroyed 4,060 tanks reality, Ukraine only has 1500 tanks so where did these extra 2500 tanks come from ? Russian claim 137 helicopters reality, the bulk of the helicopters they destroyed were on ground as the bulk where unflyable without extensive work It so hilarious how Russian MoD inflate their numbers trying look like they actually doing something
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  3840. That would be the US Russia's Kinzhal is basically a rebuilt Iskander and the Zircon rebuilt KH-32s. China's DFs are repurposed MRBM ,Same as Iran What the US is building is vastly superior to all The HACM is designed like the JASSM, Able to be used on both tactical and strategic assets with ease
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  3841.  @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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  3842.  @AA-xo9uw  And again wrong
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  3843. President doesnt need congress for limited strikes
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  3844. South Carolina is a lot forest area So finding it is no easy task
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  3845. 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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  3846. @@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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  3847.  @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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  3848. 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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  3849.  @OldEnglish-  But it has no anti-ship capability
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  3850.  @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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  3851. 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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  3852.  @49hanihussain86  When you best come is ancient history you have already made a fool of yourself
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  3853.  @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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  3854.  @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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  3855. @@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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  3856.  @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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  3857. He does realize that the US stopping the war is them punching Russia's light out with and starting WW3
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  3858.  @ApothecaryTerry  Russia's problem is the denial and lies they tell themselves if they had air superiority, then why are Su-24,30s or 34s not flying 24/7 actively hunting Ukrainian Self-propelled artillery units They deny the effectiveness of the HIMARS yet its been erasing Russia targets wholesale
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  3859.  @ApothecaryTerry  Ukraine requests make sense because MANPADS are the only weapon they have against Russian aircraft Without a functioning integrated air defence system (IADS) , they have to rely on MANPADS The problem is that MANPADs max out at 23,000 feet which Russian fixed wing aircraft can avoid Helicopters can't avoid them but Su-24,30s and 34 are more a problem than KA-52, Mi-24/28/35s We have seen the Mi-24 getting absolutely destroyed by Polish Piorun from a side hit and Mi-28 getting cut in half Those shots are when they can catch them off guard but most time ,helicopters are dumping flares like crazy Integrated air defence system (IADS) wouldnt be fooled by simple defense measures which is why Ukraine is asking for more if they had functioning. Russian attacks with missiles and aircraft would substantially drop
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  3860.  @ApothecaryTerry  Catching tanks off guard is relatively easy to do and actually NLAW and Javelin can one shot a tank. In direct fire mode to the tank's tracks, it easy makes that T-90 in a to 50 ton road block. The factor you are forgetting is that tank is only traveling at 30 to 40 mph at most, whereas helicopter travel at 120 plus its takes more effort to nail helicopters unless you have them in nice open area and a weapon like Starstreak which can't be fooled by flares As far as the Russians not being incompetent Again wrong it goes back to my first statement if they had air superiority, then why are Su-24,30s or 34s not flying 24/7 actively hunting Ukrainian Self-propelled artillery units Those jets can fly high enough to avoid MANPADs, yet they are not being used to hunt Ukrainian Self-propelled artillery units Western Ukraine is where Ukraine is getting supplies from the West, yet despite Russia''s claim of long range high precision missiles they have yet to strike airports where supplies are coming in The US would have used TLAM to crater the runaways and destroy their ability to repair yet Russia is ? There is very very long list of Russian failures that shows they very much incompetent
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  3861.  @ApothecaryTerry  Ukraine forces are not like the West They are still very much doing a lot of learning. The US provided them with Switchblade which they found too be advanced for most which is you see they using off the shelf drones more than purpose built. They haven't broken their bad habits yet and it shows. Not having air superiority very much incompetent. The Ukraine air force had 112 combat aircraft which is a mix of MIG-29, Su-24/25/27 with no capabilities to speak off. They had no R-77s for BVR ,No KAB-series PGM , no type of long range cruise. no anti ship missile nada No one of those aircraft received any sort upgrading till recently. if those aircraft were all top of the line with advance capabilites able to go blow for blow ,Russian's lack of air superiority would be understand as they are fighting a tier level opponent but they are not The claim that Ukraine spent 8 years building their forces is Russian propaganda. Its not that Russia should be doing better, its fact of what are not doing, With their claims of being tier level to the US, this should been over months ago
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  3862.  @ApothecaryTerry  Ukraine forces still have haven't broken their bad habits yet and it shows. Lets use Kherson for example What the West would have done is use 4 Pzh-2000 with five rounds of Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) on the bridges While having HIMARS lay in wait. The Russian forces committed a number of advance air defense units The shelling would have lead Russian forces to believe they were only facing 155mm units and move their equipment closer Once they were in position, the Ukraine forces should have opened up with HIMARS and they wouldn't know what hit them They are attacking and doing a decent job but they are not attacking effectively With the attack on Crimea, that was finally excellent work. That is the type of asset denial attacks they should be doing No, bragging was fine Feb and March and bragging after 6 months has given way to shear incompetence that after 6 months Russia has gotten a reality check and the World has also seen Russia for what it really is all bark and no bite
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  3863. ​ @ApothecaryTerry  When they sank the Moskava, what did Russian forces lose beside their flagship ? The Moskava had several far more powerful surveillance radars for both air and sea targets than the Admiral Grigorovich-class The weapon capability of the Moskava was also superior. In short, they lost their most capable asset How did that help Ukraine, without the Moskava capabilites , the Black Fleet capabilites as whole was greatly reduced With the Crimea attack, again what did Russia lose. 9 aircraft plus personnel and substantial damage Again how did that help Ukraine Thats 9 aircraft plus personnel that have to be replaced and base that needs repair Russian can lose armor and other equipment on the ground, that's expected but aircraft are extremely hard to replace Russian boasted it was flying hundreds of sorties, What happens when Ukraine forces have knocked out their airfields Without drones or recon aircraft providing intel on Ukraine forces movements, Russian forces are blinded Without aircraft attacking Ukrainian targets, When the West goes in , they go after the enemy's ability to defend and conduct offensive operations Specific assets are targeted, Airfields get smoked so the enemy can't put planes in the air. Air defense units are smoked so western strike fighters have free reign While the Ukrainian air forces does not have many weapons They do have KH-25s and KH-29s. Poland also have both those missiles Which goes to back to Kherson, Ukrainian grounds should have knocked out Russian defenses and had SU-24 strike the bridge The KH-29 has 705lbs warhead it would have easily destroyed key sections of the bridge The Ukraine forces lack of combined both air and ground is killing their progress Again if this was Feb or March, bragging or underperforming would be acceptable but its 6 months later and not only 6 months later Ukraine forces are actually counter attacking using low budget combo of weapons which Russian's forces can't stop? Compared to what the Russian military has access to , the use HIMARS, and other SPA is low budget
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  3864.  @ApothecaryTerry  No "quote military analysts " would disagree. The destruction of major assets like aircraft and air fields is vastly more important than killing armor or depots Its why the aircraft carrier replaced the battleship as king of the sea The battleships gun were very effective when they got in range but easily negated by staying out of range Even ship traveling at 30 knots can't outrun aircraft, but most importantly, those aircraft can carry thousands of pounds of weapon and strike over and over and over again Neutralizing Russian airfields like the sinking Moskava would be a massive gain both tactically and strategically It called working smarter , not harder. Ukrainian forces are not quite there yet Russian forces are getting pounded by HIMARS, 155mm systems, a few AGM-88s and drone strikes. If the US was attacking, It would be raining 1.3 mil JASSMs and 2 mil TLAMs What we have seen is that Russian forces are incompentence , there is no getting around that
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  3865.  @allydea  If Russian forces were succeeding as they do boldly claim, we would see a different picture
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  3866. Thats Israel without access to newer US weapons
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  3867.  @dogsandrabbits1  None of the above will do anything
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  3868.  @themillennialexperience2139  No they do not
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  3869.  @albertkesson-rhule145  Lay off the potato juice their Ivan The US left,
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  3870.  @Judahscattered4corners-ms4lm  And what did the US really leave Basically nothing
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  3871.  @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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  3872. 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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  3873. After 5 months of trying , Russian forces still can't counter the HIMARS pitiful
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  3874. 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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  3875. @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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  3876. Considering that most of the companies that made the Challenger are defunct, they really have no choice
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  3877. In 1961 , the USS Proteus reloaded an SSBN with 18 ton Polaris missile while at sea , Technically they were still in the harbor SM-3, TLAM and SM-6s weight about 1.5 tons while the LRHW weights about 9 tons Ideally , the ships would have be along side like they would be in port The crane slides over and the drops lines so the spent canisters can be quickly pulled out simultaneously sending over fresh rounds Now the USN with the DDG-X is introducing swappable VLS modules which is a sign that USN is looking at speeding up VLS reload instead of going missile by missile Pull out the old module and replace with a fresh one A full VLS with weights 95 tons which easy for most mobile cranes If they do keep the swappable modules for the DDG-X , then reload times at port will be greatly reduced
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  3878. 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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  3879.  @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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  3880. Thats the different between Russia and the US Russia has urgent need for drones but had to ask Iran When the US has urgent, US defense companies have always stepped up and delivered
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  3881.  @thethirdman225  No Russia claims to be superpower on par with the US and China if they have an urgent their own industry is supposed to met their needs regardless
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  3882.  @thethirdman225  Yes the US does get stuff from oversea but with the GBU-28 , they rapidly developed it record time The Marines needed a weapon that was effective against caves and bunkers., Talley Defense Systems again stepped The US gets stuff from oversea as needed Russia should have their own internal capabilities but as Ukraine is proving they have literally nothing as their were too dependent on imports
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  3883.  @thethirdman225  If you are superpower as Russia claims, then allies don't matter as you are able to go it alone Operation El Dorado Canyon AKA 1986 United States bombing of Libya United States was denied overflight rights by France, Spain, and Italy as well as the use of European continental bases Yet despite being denied overflight , the US still carried out the strikes with minimal losses The amount of foreign tech in the US military is barely 15 percent The US has complete industrial independence as they only reach out to other countries as needed How the hell do you know what Russia’s industrial capacity is Are you seriously that blind or seriously that stupid In the West, AESA radar are literally standard , whereas Russia, just the Su-57 and MIG-35 have it To date ,there no plans upgrade any Su-30s, Su-34s or Su-35s with AESA ??? In the West , target pods again, standard whereas again only Su-57 and MIG-35 have systems similar to western aircraft Again no plans The list of Russia's lack off upgrading to modern standards says it all
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  3884.  @thethirdman225  So seriously stupid then Russia's false claim is why they are not going anywhere after nearly 11 months of war As far proving the US is better, its not proving that US that is better, its proving that Russia has been living with misplaced sense of superiority as evident with its equipment getting shredded wholesale in Ukraine Those of us who actually do research and don't talk their asses like you actually know what we are talking about Russian aircraft lack of AESA is one of the reasons why orders for their aircraft have been in nose down MiG-31, which was the first fighter in the world with a phased array radar-FALSE The MiG-31 was among the first aircraft with a phased array radar, and one of two aircraft in the world capable of independently firing long-range air-to-air missiles The first was the AN/ASG-18 and several others The MIG-31 claim was it was the only operational aircraft while the rest were test types
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  3885. 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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  3886.  @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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  3887. 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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  3888. 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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  3889.  @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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  3890.  @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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  3891.  @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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  3892. 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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  3893.  @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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  3894.  @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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  3895. Enough already test flight time
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  3896. By all means Try
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  3897.  @springbloom5940  Cope cope cope
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  3898. 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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  3899.  @FelixIsMyName  The QE For but not with design has been severally questioned
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  3900. @@JimCarner They already exist
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  3901. @@JimCarner AWACS for the MQ-9
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  3902. No All he had to do was get on the plane
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  3903.  @FredMorrison-g4z  The US military has a few words for that Aiding the enemy Treason Sedition Life in prision
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  3904.  @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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  3905. Are you confused The RIM-116 is second to last ditch weapon quick reaction
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  3906. Whatever algorithm YT is currently using is censoring anything beyond a few words now and people will get fed up with it
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  3907. Thats not even a speed bump as far as Israel is concerned
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  3908. Stealth isnt cheap
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  3909.  @rylandavis2976  The F-35 is cheaper at the end of the day
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  3910. There isnt The USN with the DDGX is planning on using swappable modules
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  3911. Its happens, that just the fact of military aviation
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  3912. Its called tactics for a reason EA-18Gs jam the ships radar while F-35 and F-18 approach The F-18 launch ADM-160s aerial decoy to further confuse the ships sensors while the F-35s approach Once the F-35 reach optimal range, the ADM-160 switch from decoy to jammer mode while the F-35 launches a JSM. As the JSM can target precise locations, the missile targets the rear of the ship which knocks out power While the ship is trying to restore power is when the F-18s with JDAMs and finish it out
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  3913.  @zaid000044  How about no Nuclear material is not something that you can simply shift around Second how is it slap, With the US getting involved, Iran's problem just became that much worse. Unlike Israel, the US can hit 1000 times harder Israel's problem is that their aircraft have travel 2000 miles round trip where the US ships and subs in the region that can launch uncle TLAM on moment notice only 100 miles away from Iran and a strategic bomber fleet that carries payloads many times heavier than any Israel aircraft
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  3914. 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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  3915. No really but in a likelyhood , they are will go after an isolated location for minimize blow back
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  3916.  @Dumbeddownbymedia  Cope harder clown
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  3917.  @reubenmorris487  How about many times has trumpard attack the Judge and DA for doing their jobs and not granting his motions to dismiss
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  3918. Way to not fact check their Crux China's system is not the first world first system
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  3919. How about no Your sleeper cells would only stoke the fire for the US to turn Iran to glass
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  3920. 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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  3921. 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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  3922. Javelin in direct fire mode
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  3923. Its not that Putin is holding back its fact they literally don't know what to do The highest ranking person in the Russian military never served a day in the military
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  3924.  @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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  3925.  @toasteroven6761  Its called economical The majority of that equipment has been there for 20 years so there was no point in bringing back. More to the point, Taliban without any assistance has been forced to scrape most of it So the question what did they actual get and the answer is nothing The only failure was the Afghanistan military and president not heeding the US warnings
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  3926.  @toasteroven6761  Again wrong Why bring back equipment that is of no further use Now if Afghanistan wasnt land locked and there was easy access to the sea, then US would chartered Roll-on/roll-off cargo ships and removed everything however The only access was via air and thats thousands of flights trying to remove equipment, its not worth the expense and again without US support, that equipment became most scrap. Case in point, the Iraqi military has access to substantial amounts of US equipment. F-16, M1A1s and so forth as well the ability purchase substantial equipment from other countries because there was no fear of it failing into the the wrong hands. Afghanistan on the other hand was severely limited in that area what is the most advanced that Taliban got from the US thats still operating , nada The US warned the Afghanistan military and president to change their tactics and not fight Taliban on such wide front anymore as the US would be no longer providing support for their operations Instead, they attacked and were easily defeated. So instead of consolidating their forces to protect their assets , they spread out and got smoked leaving no barrier between them and US forces who already started to draw down forces
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  3927.  @bloodgout  Its not pure misinformation. he doesnt get what economically feasible vs economically infeasible means There is no why that US would pay price to bring back equipment thats being sitting over there for 20 years
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  3928.  @toasteroven6761  Looks and priorities don't matter why spend millions on demilitarization cost when its easier to simply leave it behind You wanna spend million simply over look, did you literally just write that Deterrence doesnt need looks, it works on pure facts. The fact is that the US wasnt forced out ,they withdrew The justification for was over once Bin Laden was dead Secondly, till the US forces drew down,the Taliban never openly attacked conventionally as they knew the US would make quick work of any conventional attack Any attack was always asymmetric as the Taliban knew fully they stood no chance No so far all its been nonsense from you Russia's invasion has nothing to with Afghanistan pull out, Even it do, Russia has paid massive price for it The Red Sea Crisis only exists as the UN wants a peaceful resolution not an all out conflict All the UN has do so the word or the Houthi make a mistake and all bets are off
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  3929.  @toasteroven6761  Right says the one that believes that the US should have spent billions recovering basically worthless gear just to perpetuate a an absurd facade Again Deterrence is facts not fiction Before advanced satellites and other ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) It was easy to perpetuate the appearance of strength because the enemy had no way to knowing Russia perpetuated itself as super power and 3 years later in Ukraine , that was proved to a myth With Afghanistan and Iraq The US proved its capabilities as they gained control both very quickly by doing what Russia cant seem to do
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  3930. Sure says the guy claiming that the US should have wasted billions just for appearances Deterrence is based on facts not fiction
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  3931.  @toasteroven6761  Again with the pure nonsense
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  3932.  @toasteroven6761  The only person coping would there clueless one as you cant grasp simple economics and reality
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  3933.  @toasteroven6761  Making fun of you is too easy there are entire graveyards of equipment in the pacific and even the EU from previous wars Perfectly fine equipment that was left as it made no sense to bring back Leaving equipment in theater is a practice that is centuries old Simple economics not worth the effort Deterrence is facts not fiction Before spy sats and ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft It was all guess work Today, its an exact science Russia's myth of super power has been shattered by 3 years of conflict while the US position has never been stronger and that reality is due the fact of US weapons proving their superiority over Russian weapons yet again
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  3934. Making fun of you is too easy there are entire graveyards of equipment in the pacific and even the EU from previous wars Perfectly fine equipment that was left as it made no sense to bring back Leaving equipment in theater is a practice that is centuries old Simple economics not worth the effort Deterrence is facts not fiction Before spy sats and ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft It was all guess work Today, its an exact science Russia's myth of super power has been shattered by 3 years of conflict while the US position has never been stronger and that reality is due the fact of US weapons proving their superiority over Russian weapons yet again
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  3935. ​ @toasteroven6761  There are entire graveyards of equipment in the pacific and even the EU from previous wars Perfectly fine equipment that was left as it made no sense to bring back Leaving equipment in theater is a practice that is centuries old Simple economics not worth the effort Deterrence is facts not fiction Before spy sats and ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft It was all guess work Today, its an exact science Russia's myth of super power has been shattered by 3 years of conflict while the US position has never been stronger and that reality is due the fact of US weapons proving their superiority over Russian weapons yet again
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  3936. Before spy sats and ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft It was all guess work for deterrence Today, its an exact science Russia's myth of super power has been shattered by 3 years of conflict while the US position has never been stronger and that reality is due the fact of US weapons proving their superiority over Russian weapons yet again
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  3937. Making fun of you is too easy there are entire graveyards of equipment in the pacific and even the EU from previous wars Perfectly fine equipment that was left as it made no sense to bring back Leaving equipment in theater is a practice that is centuries old Simple economics not worth the effort Deterrence is facts not fiction Before spy sats and ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft It was all guess work Today, its an exact science Russia's myth of super power has been shattered by 3 years of conflict while the US position has never been stronger and that reality is due the fact of US weapons proving their superiority over Russian weapons yet again
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  3938.  @toasteroven6761  Russia's myth of super power has been shattered by 3 years of conflict while the US position has never been stronger and that reality is due the fact of US weapons proving their superiority over Russian weapons yet again
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  3939.  @toasteroven6761  As yes the classic denial in fact of actual facts you got all the answers explain why Russia cant deal the after 3 years despite the fact Ukraine borders them
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  3940.  @toasteroven6761  What you call answers is pure nonsense point blank
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  3941.  @toasteroven6761  Hell even Turkey is willing to give up its S-400 now just get US made F-35 funny how that works
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  3942.  @toasteroven6761  Nonsense no where in history has any military done the nonsense you claim because its exactly that nonsense
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  3943. It will if things stay the same but the lost of Moskva was the first major strategic loss for Russia If Ukraine can continue attacking Russia on the strategic level, then this war momentum will change and definitely force Russia to leave
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  3944. 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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  3945.  @SlavicCelery  SAL and MWW both require painting the target IR does not IR seekers are imultispectral allow them to see targets in various wave lengths which is much harder to jam
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  3946.  @zahnatom  Wrong the missile require guidance before their seeker takes over
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  3947.  @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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  3948.  @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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  3949.  @wschin2108  Right and whats the names of weapons killing Russian forces oh thats right, Patriot, Javelin and HIMARS
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  3950. At which point does people realize Israel does not care
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  3951. 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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  3952.  @fordwrc2006  Donbas is illegal separatist country recognized by no one
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  3953.  @ehisgeorge414  You wrote that idiotic statement but has the nerve to tell someone use their brains hilarous
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  3954.  @fordwrc2006  Typical bot response
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  3955.  @fordwrc2006  and your point bot
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  3956.  @fordwrc2006  Bot
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  3957.  @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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  3958.  @sergiofalkner9465  Exactly the point they know its S-300 and now they have establish where it came from
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  3959.  @fordwrc2006  Bot moron
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  3960.  @jodyzuncs3536  Oh yes the copium denail
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  3961.  @ehisgeorge414  Yawn troll
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  3962.  @justauser6078  Again wrong Belarus has been allowing Russian forces to operate within their borders
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  3963.  @justauser6078  And again, it could have been Russian launched depending on the position
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  3964.  @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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  3965. 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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  3966.  Alienisolationist  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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  3967. 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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  3968. SSKs are too problematic and tactically vulnerable SSN are only limited by food stores while SSK are limited by fuel which at most is 45 days , SSN carry way more weapons than SSK but most importantly, as power is not problem, they can carry a lot more equipment than SSKs
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  3969.  @johnsilver9338  That has nothing to do with SSNs and everything to do with the fact that USN let its ASW capabilities stagnate. Secondly thats over 15 years ago Most importantly Virginia-class submarines block III boats had about 40% of the bow redesigned to accommodate a new sonar as the USN decision to retain the older sonar system for the Virginia class proved to be in error with those incidents and few others The ORCA is Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV). Unlike Russia , the US is not stupid enough to place a nuclear reactor on a Unmanned vehicle in the ocean
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  3970.  @johnsilver9338  Again that only proves my point. I will say again, the USN redesigned the Block III Virginia class sonar after seeing that that retaining the AN/BQQ-10 from Los Angeles class was massive mistake after those incidents. Those incidents only proved that USN decision to not upgrade the S-3 and retire again massive mistake The USN ASW capabilites for all intentions had stagnated very badly Lastly its just not happening ORCA Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) is what will supplement SSN thats much easier and simple path
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  3971. The irony is that only boost the push for US to drop oil from the Middle East
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  3972. 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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  3973. @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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  3974. So is the insanity or simple desperation
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  3975. Getting closer to figuring out why
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  3976. Lets recap The loss of the Moskava to country with no navy wasn't social media The attack in Crimea again not social media The fact that Russian leadership is constantly trying to downplay the HIMARS, again not social media
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  3977. Its not uncommon for old programs to be recycled
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  3978.  @patb5266  Ukraine hasnt sent them in yet ding dong
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  3979.  @h8marxists663  cope hard clown
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  3980. Long overdue decision
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  3981. So Russia bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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  3982.  @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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  3983.  @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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  3984.  @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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  3985.  @johnosullivan2197  Cope harder
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  3986.  @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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  3987.  @williamkunte5361  Then explain the last 3 year then
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  3988. If Ukraine didn't have advanced western tech, that tactic would have worked
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  3989.  @woodrowcall3158  Again wrong The Block 40 or 50 F-16s that Ukraine will likely get are very much modern and dont need anything extra There success come down to simply tactics. ECM is two way street, you are jamming but you are also telling the enemy where you are at as they now know which area to look at. The MIG-31 changing their deployment doctrine does not effect the F-16 from performing launch and leave , in order to engage F-16 with R-37, they have to be within 175 miles. Russian clowns say the R-37 range is 250 but fail to account how far the F-16 can change its position in the time it takes R-37 to reach Secondly the MIG-31 fire control radar is going light the F-16s MAWS and RWRs, again the F-16 will simply alter course and still launch and leave As for engage KA-52 and MI-28 ,thats a waste of time. Using cruise missiles to strike the KA-52 and MI-28 when they are on ground at their operating base is far more effective. 1 missile to the fuel depot, another to munition storage and 3 missiles targeting parked KA-52 and Mi-28 is enough damage or destroy In place of Storm Shadows CBU-87s would completely destroy any parked aircraft No need to cherry pick KA-52 or MI-28 when its far more effective to use US tactics and deal with the threat at the source The S-400 range is 250, the F-16 can carry missiles with far greater range S-300 under down become pointless after that As for the Su-35 and MIG-31 perfect time to lay some traps
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  3990.  @woodrowcall3158  If there was time, Ukraine could mod their F-16 like the Israeli F-16i Sufa to be low cost variant of the EA-18G Israel uses the CFTs as EW pods for jamming and EW features There isnt time for that
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  3991.  @woodrowcall3158  As long as they come with LANTRIN Targeting pod AGM-84F for anti-ship AGM-65 Mavericks for general use PAVEWAY LGBs Intergration with Storm Shadow or possible JASSM-A baseline Russia will feel an impact
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  3992.  kokilius  cope
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  3993.  @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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  3994. @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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  3995. ​ @puellamservumaddominum6180  Yet the F-35 has no trouble finding buyers whereas Russia Su-57s has been available for export for how now with zero buyers Russia tech gained a reputation in Vietnam and the middle east against US 3rd aircraft. After Vietnam and introduction of US 4th gen aircraft, that reputation vanished over night F-15s and F-16s in Israeli hands decimated middle east in the air and on the ground Between the 70s and present, the superiority of US made technology over Russian has been clear where Russian tech has scored a handful of victories at best Besides Vietnam ,when was the last time Russia tech demonstrated its clear superiority over US. Clear not fan boy claims. The USAF is testing NGAD design right now as they have a lot tech to cram. The USN canx the railgun was because they don't have ship to trial it on The weapons requires a lot of power and few ships generate that much as well as lot of space Secondly Laser weapons are maturing faster than expected. They are smaller and more compact and dont require a lot of space Railgun needs magazine space for its ammunition plus power as well deck space for the weight of gun. Laser weight considerably less and only require power The USN may have canx for ships but its not dead because as land based defense , its has great potential Making land based does not have the constraints of ship borne. As for the USAF NGAD its likely 3D printing They used 3D printing and advanced robotics on a industrial scale and reduced overall construction time from years to weeks. Basically similar to how car are.
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  3996. ​ @puellamservumaddominum6180  Yet the F-35 has no trouble finding buyers whereas Russia Su-57s has been available for export for how now with zero buyers Russia tech gained a reputation in Vietnam and the middle east against US 3rd aircraft. After Vietnam and introduction of US 4th gen aircraft, that reputation vanished over night F-15s and F-16s in Israeli hands decimated middle east in the air and on the ground Between the 70s and present, the superiority of US made technology over Russian has been clear where Russian tech has scored a handful of victories at best Besides Vietnam ,when was the last time Russia tech demonstrated its clear superiority over US. Clear not fan boy claims. The USAF is testing NGAD design right now as they have a lot tech to cram. The USN canx the railgun was because they don't have ship to trial it on The weapons requires a lot of power and few ships generate that much as well as lot of space Secondly Laser weapons are maturing faster than expected. They are smaller and more compact and dont require a lot of space Railgun needs magazine space for its ammunition plus power as well deck space for the weight of gun. Laser weight considerably less and only require power The USN may have canx for ships but its not dead because as land based defense , its has great potential Making land based does not have the constraints of ship borne. As for the USAF NGAD its likely 3D printing They used 3D printing and advanced robotics on a industrial scale and reduced overall construction time from years to weeks. Basically similar to how car are.
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  3997.  @jean-marcsalotti999  The US did no such thing
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  3998. True but that was the greatest benefit to the USAF in the end Due lessons from Serbia, the AGM-88 was heavily upgraded to point where its mini cruise missile and its replaced the SiAW is designed to operate against all targets types The EA-18G addresses the shortcoming over Serbia. The F-16CJ has weapons and speed but not accurate enough sensors. The EA-6B has sensors and weapons but not the speed Additionally both had communication issues Stealth aircraft need radar, ECM, MAWS, RWR and other defensive weapons Lastly, improved stand off weapons allow stealth aircraft to get close but still remain at range where SAMS can detect but cant lock They know something is there but they cant lock it
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  3999.  @olivierfaber8478  The reason for Australia retiring both the Tiger and NH-90 was maintenance support For the Dutch, if there is there is issue, NH is literally right next door hence why most EU countries are happy with the NH-90 and Tiger because they can get support almost immediately With Australia , it normally takes 3 to 4 months by ship or huge cost by air to send aircraft for maintenance. In short , no quick way to the EU and back With the US, its 20-30 day trip or Boeing simply scheduling with USAF for C-5 or C-17 You see that a lot, US defense companies scheduling with the USAF for heavy lift to deliver to their customers. The USAF doesnt mind as US defenses companies are paying for it Volga-Dnepr Airlines had extensive contracts with the US and EU As for the Tiger The US army had very same growing pains with the AH-64 in 90s and early 2000s Due the high amount of operations, the US did, they were quickly resolved. The Tiger on the other hand not so much
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  4000. Lay off the potato juice ivan
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  4001. 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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  4002. Too late
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  4003. 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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  4004.  @biljanacvjetinovic6204  Right keep living in denial
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  4005. The USN has been trying to put a stealth asset on a carrier for a long time hence why they got on board with the F-35
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  4006. Nothing wrong with AIM-9X and AIM-120
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  4007. Wagner is PMC,, they are not equipped for full scale conflicts
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  4008. Spruance launched all his planes without proper planning. The idea was to not give the Japanese Navy time to counter strike. It did pay off but at the cost of VT-8, VT-6 and VT-3 Had the USN fixed the problems with the Mark 13 torpedoes, the VT might have did some damage and not simply been cannon fodder. Spruance's gamble paid off but would faired better if they had a plan from the start. The Japanese Navy's major problem was the CAP kept attacking the VTs at low level which burned up their fuel and ammo so when the rest of the USN planes arrived, there was little they could do.
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  4009. seriously this kid believes that he can go toe to toe in a nuclear war with the US the US who with Russia nearly wiped all life on the planet during the cold war as both the US and USSR arsenal was and still is in the thousands ROFL
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  4010. @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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  4011. Hopefully a long path of nothing
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  4012. USN asked Sweden for that sub to try against as they recognized that their ASuW needed upgrading. Secondly Carriers are designed to withstand severe punishment and still float
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  4013. No fam, the claims are true and yo are a liar
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  4014. 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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  4015.  @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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  4016.  @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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  4017.  @melanyblake1470  Judge following the law is evil right (sarcasm)
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  4018.  @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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  4019.  @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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  4020.  @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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  4021.  @expletivedeleted  Steel thing ?
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  4022.  @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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  4023.  @lizafrench8455  Thats misinformation from Trump as there is no paper trail that supports any statement he made
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  4024. of course he did hes wants to save face
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  4025.  @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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  4026. 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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  4027.  @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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  4028.  @MeselayersizTv  Cope harder
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  4029.  @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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  4030.  @MeselayersizTv  Yawn
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  4031.  @MeselayersizTv  Ah denial hilarious
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  4032.  @MeselayersizTv  So in others words you literally have no idea what you are talking about
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  4033.  @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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  4034. Tanks as a whole will be obsolete by then
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  4035.  @Silver_Prussian  Production is based on several factors First is how many tanks you are buying Most of the tanks that US has are the M1A2 SEPs with the older M1A1s in storage Ideally , it would very economical to scrap the older M1A1s that cant be upgraded to M1A2SEP and upgrade the rest of M1A2 SEP-3 while buying newer AbramsX for future conflicts but that would make too much sense The dumbest thing that the Army did was canx the M1128 Mobile Gun System and by the M10 booker If the Army wanted a light tank or fire support , they should made a second variant of the MGS based on the Japanese Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle weights 26 tons versus 38 plus on the M-10 The Type 16 carries 40 rounds vs 18 on the MGS and 21 on M10 but most importantly, if you wanted up gun it to 120mm You would have more rounds than the MGS or Booker but again that would make too much sense
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  4036. And the USN isn't worried the slightest about overhyped Russian tech
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  4037.  @area51z63  If they perform correctly, the first strike will weaken an enemy severely however a war with China or Russia wouldnt be over in the first strike,
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  4038.  @kameronjones7139  The LRASM cant be carried internally by the F-35
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  4039. Piss poor upgrades and even crappier weapons
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  4040. 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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  4041.  @shokwavxb  That would have helped but only if later ships addressed the flaws of the first 3
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  4042. 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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  4043. 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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  4044.  @rebelliousfew  yes because wiki said so
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  4045. Its called having quality over quantity
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  4046.  @Flightman453  China has quantity not quality The J-20 for example is on engine number 5 in 15 years The F-22 has flow the same engine since the 90s
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  4047.  @哈哈哈-d8b  Lets see the F-35 has the same engine since 2000s while the J-20 since 2012 has been through 5 engines and counting
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  4048.  @TheBelrick  The F-15, F-16 and F-18s are not survivable against modern defenses Here's the math The EA-18G can jam radar and the F-15, F-16 and F-18s can use their ECM suites but they are still semi visible, the enemy simply cant lock on yet Even if you suppress the SAM, AWACS can still vector interceptors to the general location and those aircraft basically fighting their way to target The F-35 is only visible the few seconds it needs to drop its munitions You suppress the SAM however AWACS cant vector interceptors The F-35 remains unseen
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  4049.  @TheBelrick  Actually we do USAF based on lessons learned from will operate F-35s in concert with EA-18Gs suppressing the enemy defenses The EA-18Gs are using the newer Next Generation Jammer pods which can jam even AESA radars Russia has continuously operated its air defense assets S-400, S-350, S-300, Pansitr S1, Tor Buk and Tunguska having been continuously operating in Ukraine and US surveillance and EW assets like EA-18G, EC-130s ,RC-135 Rivet Joint and Combat sent having gathering intel on their operation The fact the Ukraine is picking apart these sites clearly shows that the US has provided Ukraine with weakness of these systems which they are exploiting
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  4050. Simple The Rebels and the West were situational allies Despite the West support, they dont trust them so hence why the US, Israel and Turkey are making any and all advanced weaponry is destroyed and cant be used for ill means
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  4051. 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
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  4052. RICS weapons are useless thats why they went to Israel
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  4053.  @BahdengGenine  Except that didnt happen
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  4054. 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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  4055.  @allalbenadam  So you literally cant read is what you are saying
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  4056.  @allalbenadam  So again you cant read is what you are saying
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  4057.  @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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  4058.  @wahalawahala5258  Niger has no air or naval power If Libya grants France over flight Niger is bonned
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  4059. 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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  4060.  @jackimhoff6767  It called facts try it sometime instead of your tin foil theories
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  4061.  @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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  4062.  @olivere5497  Doesnt exist
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  4063.  @TeguhSantosot_so  crews very much survive
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  4064. This guy was a tool
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  4065.  @dr69296  When B-52s and B-1s pull they are going to get very quiet
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  4066.  @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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  4067.  @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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  4068.  @akmalkonoha8055  By all means Cope harder
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  4069.  @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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  4070.  @kdrapertrucker  Thats most likely the case
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  4071. MAWS and RWRs would still detect the missile once its go close to target. Stealth is effective a longer range but under 10 miles, MAWS and RWRs would detect it
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  4072.  @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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  4073. 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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  4074. 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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  4075. Simple the courts is upholding all of them
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  4076. @@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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  4077. Who created it doesnt matter, The US was the only one that put it practical use and proved its strengths and weakness via actual combat. After that, everyone else jumped on the bandwagon
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  4078. They are trying to downplay what satellites have already confirmed That Israel struck effectively
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  4079. They always bark. The US ships are withdrawing because they need to re arm their VLS which cant be done at sea yet Every time the US marks scheduled move, they try to bark that they forced the US to leave Notice when B-2s destroyed the Houtis so called hardened underground bases , their puppet didnt say word for days as the USAF yet again showed that they would easy destroy any underground Houti base
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  4080.  @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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  4081.  @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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  4082. 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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  4083. Russia is thousands of square miles yet they decide to test a drone a stones throw away from Ukraine ??
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  4084.  @Tazjet100  How about no 1st the The Zhuk AE radar was designed for the MIG-35 not the Su-57 2nd The Su-57 radar is the N036 Belka 3rd Russia's quote anti-stealth technology is joke To test out anti-stealth radar, all Russia has a few Su-57 and even fewer S-70 The US on the other hand has the B-2, F-35, F-22, F-117 as well the prototype B-21 and several other drones Why do you think the Su-57 isnt going anywhere near PATRIOT missile sites in Ukraine Why are Su-57 using long range stand off missiles for Simple The F-35 was doing training exercise with PATRIOT missiles and even at close range, they still had trouble locking the F-35 The F-35 approached the radar various times allowing the operators to learn the tell tale signs of a stealth aircraft
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  4085.  @jdo8405  Wrong on all counts. The F-35 for the USAF is replacing 50 plus year F-16s which is long overdue for replacement. The F-16s range is 350 mile while the F-35 range is 770 miles Most important is the F-35 F-135 has the Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) program increases thrust as well increases fuel efficiency giving it double the range of the F-16 The F-16 in order to increase range needs both external tanks and conformal fuel tanks which only increases is range from 350 miles to little over 500 miles but most important they need extra weight of CFTs to do. And thats just for openers. The USN necked down to F-18s however they have burned through the air frame life faster than normal Buying more F-18s is not solutions however buying F-35Cs allows them to take the load off the F-18s while simultaneously giving them a stealth asset to operate allowing them greater flexibility. Humans are not affected by jamming and electronic warfare but that MK1 eyeball is not Has AI improved , yes , to replace pilots no
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  4086.  @jdo8405  Again wrong Can AI pilot fly NAP of the earth Nope Can AI pilot an damaged aircraft back to base Nope Wanna count how many times pilot ingenuity has saved an aircraft There have been many cases where damaged aircraft were saved by the pilots skill Another fun fact, Russia's S-70 UCAV malfunctioned and had to be destroyed by a manned Su-57 but even then, it still crashed relatively intact RQ-170 again malfunctioned and ended being captured intact The key point is that if there is an issue a manned pilot can orbit till the issue is fixed or return to base VS an AI drone ending up in enemy hands
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  4087. Copycating and learning the hard way when you do that
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  4088. 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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  4089.  @garybulwinkle82  And this is about to be a very sobering experience for them
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  4090.  @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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  4091.  @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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  4092.  @billydog1954  And thus my point is proven Another google clown
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  4093.  @nomenclature9373  The aerial photos show ample room
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  4094.  @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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  4095.  @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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  4096. 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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  4097.  @haashaas2508  No Russian tech so far has been all hype
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  4098. 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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  4099. About damn time they said something
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  4100. No All his dumbass had to do is get his ass on the plane and come home
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  4101. The compound was located smack in civilian area Even 500lbs bomb would risk collateral damage
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  4102.  @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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  4103.  @SuperDamny  Russia at best has only damaged two launcher The Patriot battery is up 12 pieces spread out
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  4104. Yes by all means, lets listen to con artist trying to put money into his pocket. its simple math Trump is dismantling the FBI and DOJ so Musk can claim that the F-35 is waste of money and claim that he could build drones cheaper With DOJ out of the way ,there is no one to raise the red flag about conflicts of interest , paving the way for him to get a large contract from the DOD In essential ,putting money in his pocket its simple math
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  4105.  @arnoldshmitt4969  You dont need a cheaper you need a systems with highly accurate radar, Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) with FLIR and a gun system with a high rate of fire and air burst munitions Laser systems still require a few seconds to burn and can be hindered by weather or other atmoshperic conditions gun systems only limit is ammunition carried
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  4106.  @arnoldshmitt4969  HPM can counter swarms
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  4107.  @nic.h  The Shah-136 operational range of 1500 miles is absolute propaganda. The Israel made IAI Harpy which Iran copied from range is 370 miles carrying 70lbs warhead Iran's drone is 142lbs heavier and carrying up 110lbs warhead, sorry that math doesnt add up The engine is only 50hp while Harpy has 38hp again the math doesnt add up Ukraine's problem is lack of aerial ISR assets which other countries dont have that problem
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  4108.  @boknow5506  My idea would be taking the radars off ZSU--23 Shilka and mounting them in trios in elevated positions or on towers so they have clear line of sight which should provide early warning. ZSU-23-2 should mounted on the backs of trucks so they get in position to intercept quickly The guns need simple camera so the operator can visually acquire targets easier remote weapon stations with 50 cal or higher would be good but you have to be very precise Ideally and ironically, the recently Stryker Leonidas with Epirus’ Leonidas high-power microwave array would be perfect this situation
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  4109.  @nic.h  Its not hard to see that its bullshit. Other systems with comparable weight and payload range averages between 125 to as much 400 miles Yet Iran claims its 1550 miles Here is another for you IAI Harpy range is 370 miles with speed 115 which means is operation time is 3 hours 13 miles. Interesting enough, the SHAH-136 also claims 115 mph Videos from Ukraine confirm it to traveling at a pedestrian speed. There is literally not way it travels over 1000 miles 1000 miles at 115 takes close to 9 hours Now it claims 93 miles as loitering munition which is only 48 minutes which actually is believable There is a picture Ukraine's president standing next to one which is the clearest image of its actually size
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  4110. Pot kettle
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  4111. 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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  4112.  @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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  4113.  @99Eternal  No we see drone image and supposed thermal that shows nothing
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  4114.  @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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  4115.  @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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  4116. 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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  4117. Thats how it goes Decoys are always cheaper
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  4118.  @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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  4119. Having them is one thing but can they use them Not really
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  4120.  @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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  4121. Yeah someone at the CRUX dropped the ball on fact checking this story The E-2 job is aerial coverage of the fleet, it never goes in land. The carriers are hundreds of miles at sea and Houthis clam to have long range SAM with range longer than Russia or Chinese systems The simply fact is that Houthis knows whats coming and they are getting desperate before the fireworks 5 B-2s in Diego Garica and 2 carriers is a lot heavy metal about to dropped
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  4122.  @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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  4123.  @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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  4124. 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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  4125. 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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  4126.  @DRKILLIE  Why are they liking the Zumwalt design go to west
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  4127. The F-22 wasn't built with roadmap The F-15, F-16 and F-18 all have several upgrades. The F-15 from A to EX, The F-16 from Block 10 to Block 70 and F-18 to Block III The F-35 has roadmap of upgrades and equipment changes like the F-15, F-16 and F-18s that will keep it relevant through 2070 The F-22 was given some increment upgrades but nothing that would keep it relevant
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  4128.  @velocitymg  The F-4 , F-5 and MIG-21s have been flying since late 1950s So why would it be impossible for the F-35 do the same The C-130 and B-52 have also been in operation since the 50s
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  4129. Houthis know whats coming so they getting desperate
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  4130. Got the holy hands
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  4131. 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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  4132.  @antzacalie  :Literally wrong on every count
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  4133. Videos like this show how MANPADs are crushing Russian helicopters over Ukraine
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  4134. 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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  4135. Odds are , it wont do much
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  4136. And your point Most military weapons are toxic period simple due to the materials used
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  4137. Thats why Biden says its on the table
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  4138. Ah the sweet sound of Trump's desperation
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  4139. 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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  4140.  @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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  4141.  @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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  4142. @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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  4143.  @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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  4144.  @savage1717  The HAL Tejas literally dates back to 1983 Nuff said
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  4145. @Flying Tiger The drama from the last Rafale deal is why I dont see the Rafale winning this one
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  4146.  @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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  4147. @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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  4148. The West is following the measured response rule There is no provoking going on
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  4149. 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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  4150. @Juan C You dont need nukes. The F-15E can carry eight 2000lbs GBUs One 2000lbs bomb per ship. Thats takes out all 6 carriers and two battleships that Japanese sent Since GBU can be precisely targeted, they can attack the carriers and battleship at their weakest points
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  4151. The factor you are missing is that Israel cant effectively deal with the problem at the source Israel is giving Iran time to fire which is something that US wouldnt do Israel needs to wipe out Iran's defenses in certain area and set up FARP via C-130s so its aircraft can hold all targets in Iran at risk they cant hold all targets risk as Iran is simply hunkering down when IAF planes are over heard and wait for them to leave If Israel had a FARP site near by, instead of hours, they would have continuously pressure in minutes and deny Iran any chance to launch its weapons Key is finding a piece of real estate that is completely isolated and no one around for miles and all sensors ,radar and so far knocked out so Iran would never know that they were there
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  4152. Exactly, there is no reason why they cant sit their behind down and resolve this
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  4153.  @paghilumdihauy  Functional is pushing it The Su-57 more wrong than right
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  4154.  @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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  4155. The irony there is that they can't improve it unless they deploy and use the system under operational conditions
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  4156. In other words , Iran cant do anything
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  4157. Iran is spraying and praying with missiles and the Israeli response will be ten times harder
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  4158. If they want make this a reality The Quin jet is poor choice There are two other designs at more realistic than the Quin jet The first is the Valkyrie shuttle from Avatar The Valkyrie achieves VTOL with 4 engines The two large Fusion engines would be deleted but final design would be much larger engines in the wings The old TV show Space above and beyond had the ISSCV That design had 6 engines 2 on wings and 4 in back the engines on wings could rotate like the MV-22 nacelles For VTOL there was 2 engines permanently fixed downwards and 2 fixed like a normal jet When VTOL was need, the wing engines would rotate and the downwards would kick in to soften the landing When taking off, the rear engines would power thrust till the wing engines rotated back Like the F-35B, ISSCV could incorporate two lift fans for downwards engines
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  4159.  @ibrahimmoncada7214  Again If Russia quote controlled the skies, why is ground littered with the wreckage of dozens of Russia aircraft Why is Russia's vaulted aircraft ending scrap metal Why did a KA-52 that Russia used in its propaganda was shot down the same day the video was released Russia might lose a few planes but that barely makes a dent on their fleet they have over 1300 military planes of all sorts False Russia can only commit so much of its air force Again Zelensky asking for a no-fly zone is called being practical The Ukrainian Air force MIG-29s and Su-27 can only carry the R-27, R-60 and R-73. They were never given any R-77 The R-27 range is 62 miles while the R-77 models greatly out range it. So weapon wise, they are out ranged Secondly the radars on both the Ukrainian Air force MiG-29 and Su-27 again old models while Russia aircraft again have the latest equipment So in short, their aircraft are useless. Thats why the US stopped Poland because the Polish MiGs are no condition to put up a fight The only aircraft able to deal with the Russia aircraft US and EU as they have radars and weapons that able to match or exceed the Russia air force
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  4160.  @alank616  No Russia started this conflict in 2022, No one cares about 2014
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  4161.  @dilfonicz  The Russian bots are running out of copium
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  4162.  @jambalayajones5504  No matter Still running out of copium
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  4163. This is what you call ingenious
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  4164. ​ @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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  4165. If Ukraine gets enough to create an integrated air defence system (IADS) it will make a major difference
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  4166.  @benjaminjohnsonboston  Real Simple Ukraine is getting better and better weapons every month
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  4167. Seriously people grow up
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  4168. 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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  4169. Lets see The US can build highly advanced JDAMs with long range and advanced at cost of 100,000 at the most. Since the JDAM is literally just a kit Boeing can build 100 JDAM kit per day All the US needs is MK-84 which cost 3,100 to make Want to take guess at the US millitary inventory of Mk-84, just a guess in but low millions The JDAM can be fitted to F-35, B-1Bs , F-15E and F-18 for example which allows the US to attack repeatedly Vs a hypersonic missile that loiters in space which puts it at risk from space borne collisions as well as cosmic radition in addition to dealing with potential countermeasure how material is required to just to make one hypersonic missile Also remind that JDAMs can target various type of targets whereas a space borne missile target set is very limited
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  4170. Its not unnerving when he's putting the little punk in his place 6 feet under
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  4171. It may be fully operational but you dont get much Hell if the JAS-39 has superior payload ,weapons and range
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  4172.  @christineshotton824  If your budget for Air force is only 150 mil Then your only hope is lease or buying second hand aircraft
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  4173.  @christineshotton824  No its fact that all your claims are bullshit That fact that Nigeria brought 3 JF-17s for just 184 not 6 150 showed that you literally have no idea what you are taking about
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  4174. Dassault lacks skill. The retractable systems can fail but they all have triple redundancy using combined electric and hydraulic systems Secondly, the maintenance crew thoroughly cycle the systems beforehand Dassaults claims simplicity but everyone calls its an eye sore
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  4175.  @sedenion7679  If they could do so , then explain why the Rafale has that eye sore while its competition does not
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  4176.  @maloflory  Again If they could do so, explain why their competition has fully retractable systems while they have a massive eye sore
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  4177.  @pinkunicorn3373  Even SAAB has full retractable systems
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  4178.  @sedenion7679  Also Dassault designed the Super-Étendard with retractable refueling probe in the 70 while US companies had retractable systems in the 50s Cobham had tech in late 40s. As far Lockheed using cobham , lets recap who makes the Rafale's ejection seat, it aint Dassault
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  4179.  @sedenion7679  No its definitely lack of skill Reduce weight, you acting like like the probe weights thousands of pounds Probe barely weight 100-150lbs at most Reduce maintenance again incorrect, fixed systems require more work As its fixed, that means requires to be covered when in not use and has to be cleaned constantly to ensure there is no fuel contamination
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  4180.  @maloflory  Cost, ease of construction and maintenance, durability/resilience which is all 100 percent false ease of maintenance again incorrect, fixed systems require more work As its fixed, that means requires to be covered when in not use and has to be cleaned constantly to ensure there is no fuel contamination Right because that exposed probe is magically immune to the effects of the elements, Sand , Dust and sea weather just magically avoids it cope much
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  4181.  @sedenion7679  No, the fact that since 2001 Dassault has struggled with Rafale orders says it all
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  4182.  @j.celgoog3275  There layeth the problem Aircraft are using more and more advanced composites that make them substantially lighter than previous aircraft Carbon fibre for example greatly reduces aircraft weight. Adding in a retractable system is not a massive weight issue or even technical problem
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  4183.  @j.celgoog3275  Its fact Fixed probes were common to 3rd gen aircraft as the aerial refueling technology was still very new and reliable of aircraft systems at that time was extremely poor Air forces lost more aircraft to technical problems than combat operations By 4th gen most were retractable due to advances in technology. One of new features of 4th gen aircraft triple and quadruple redundancy systems and increase use of digital and electric systems which greatly improved reliable of aircraft systems Technology has gotten better and smaller 4.5 gen use software defined systems which has greatly simplified troubeshooting as well system testing The few countries that still use fixed probes on their fighters but can built their own are China, India and France Techincally Iran does not count as they are building copies not actual new aircraft however still that list is extremely small So with all these advancement everywhere else is very odd that France went that route Even China is switching to retractable systems on their later models J-10s
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  4184.  @j.celgoog3275  The main draw back to retractable was system failure which again has been negated by the advancement of technology
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  4185.  @j.celgoog3275  The whole point of digital systems is to reduce weight, cost and maintenance Weight is literally becoming moot manufacturers are getting better and better with the use of composites If you compare aircraft built in 70s to 2010 on up ,you will significant differences in weight Cost is relative. The F-35 costs less per unit maintenance is simplified by digital systems that make troubleshooting much easier
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  4186.  @j.celgoog3275  Lets use the F-35 for example The F-35 has Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod built directly into air frame. Rafale users have purchase either AREOS ,TALIOS or Damocles separately which is separate cost and maintenance The Indian air force uses the Litening pod on all their strike aircraft Dassault pitched it but the IAF passed as made no sense for them to buy an additional pod solely for the Rafale This goes back to Dassault many problems There limited integration of EU and US weapons is another reason why their sales are so low
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  4187.  @j.celgoog3275  The Swiss decision for the F-35 again practical The F-35 and F-18 use the same weapons while the Rafale does not Saab Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet uses the same weapons The F-35 fully integrated systems allows the Swiss air force to get all the advantages without having to pay the extra cost The bells and whistles come extra with 4.5 gen planes Boeing's advantage was that F-18E/F and F-18A/C have a great deal of commonality and the switch would have been considerably smoother but as the Swiss is not a high power air force, the transition will take less time
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  4188.  @j.celgoog3275  Yes I know, the referendum got stopped cold which again is practical What people dont understand is that 4.5 production lines are reaching their end Most of those lines have been open for decades. The Typhoon, Gripen and Rafale both have 6th gen replacement in R/D The F-15. F-16 and F-18 the NGAD and F/A-XX Swiss can't go back and forth on this issue All those aircraft production lines won't be open for much longer Canada is the perfect example. Their canx the F-35 and the process was so drawn out that they ended right back at the F-35 Boeing fucked themselves Dassault and Airbus simply got tired of waiting Saab stuck it out but Lockheed has always had Canada in the mix Canada is asking for its F-35 by 2027, Lockheed stated they can do it by 2025
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  4189.  @j.celgoog3275  While the F-35 is doing over 11 planes per month There is clear difference between being practical and democracy As you stated Rafale is only one with a production running high ,however the Rafale does not use the same weapons as the F-18 so they either have to buy additional weapons or pay the cost of intergration whereas the F-35 is already intergrated People dont understand how much goes into buying aircraft there very several consideration beyond simply the price of the plane
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  4190. 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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  4191.  @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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  4192.  @jonny2954  Incorrect Depleted uranium principal advantages over tungsten is it naturally self sharpening and pyrophoric While Tungsten has near similar density , its lacks DU natural abilities Thats why the US uses DU liners in the Abrams Composite armor can blunt Tungsten rod rounds however DU rounds are much harder since their self sharpening allows them to retain their form DU is pyrophoric so even if the rod is stop, the metal will burn at a high temp which is bad for tanks for several reason You can line Tungsten with zirconium powder for incendiary effect but it burns at 3000-4000 F while DU burns at over 10,000 F Yes modern alloys are better than previous generations but they still lag behind DU
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  4193.  @jonny2954  Lower ductility does not help against modern armor, specifically against Russian armor Russian made Kontakt-5 ,Relikt and Malachit are designed to break Sabo rounds by subjecting them to violent sideways force as well explosive force The US got their hands on Kontakt-5 twice and that is reason why they increased the size of the penetrator. Its thicker and heaver and harder to break The US Army Research Laboratory never said anything like that as they are the ones responsible for the M829 upgrades They have researched depleted uranium alternatives however as the M829A4 is DU still, no alternatives met the criteria for replacing DU in the series M829 Lastly, if Tungsten alloy could reliability penetrate armor, the 130mm program would not exist. The existence of program was due the doubts of existing tungsten penetrator against newer Russian armor.. The 130mm provides 50 percent more KE than existing 120mm rounds which tungsten alloy to reliability penetrate armor
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  4194.  @emilsinclair4190  Cost is not the factor but performance Depleted uranium is naturally self sharpening as well as pyrophoric Despite modern advances, machining tungsten to match DU for the US is not cost effective Lastly DU has to be specially stored and handled when not in use which makes it more expensive than tungsten rounds For countries that dont use DU, larger caliber weapons are the only choice
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  4195.  @emilsinclair4190  Just because an alloy can be self sharpening does not mean it delivers the same performance as naturally self sharpening materials Cost is not a factor Countries can make DU rounds however they dont not because of performance but simple ideological reasons reasons Both DU and Tungsten are toxic heavy metals and just as bad
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  4196.  @emilsinclair4190  Tungsten is in no way superior performance to DU in any way And countries for not using DU is ideological reasons not performance They simply dont like it Its more cost effective to make DU but they simply dont like it
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  4197.  @emilsinclair4190  Lets see DU is naturally self sharpening and pyrophoric while Tungsten is not. Tungsten has to be machined to be self sharpening while DU requires very little machining so yes DU very superior. Tungsten also cant match DU pyrophoric nature. DU can reach as high 10K F while Tungsten not even close Again both are toxic heavy metals DU is byproduct of reactors not weapons
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  4198.  @emilsinclair4190  Incorrect, Pyrophoric adds additional incendiary effects No, Enriched uranium depends on the usage Low grade for most reactor sand high grade for most weapons
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  4199.  @emilsinclair4190  Again two separate processing route Incendiary effects are by no means irrelevant. Steel for example melts at 2500 F plus temp. and DU burns at over 10,000 F so if by chance, the armor stop the rod, its still burning temp of DU is still going deal serious damage its called beyond armor effect, after effects , multi-effect penetrator several names for the effects after the fact but thats the principal advantage it does more than just penetrate
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  4200.  @emilsinclair4190  Still different process The shrapnel effect of DU more likely to cause secondary effects than Tungsten alone Additional fragments are hot not burning major difference , when tungsten stops moving , they automatically cool off whereas DU is still burning. which causes temp in the tank is sky rocket Case in point, Tungsten fragments embedded in the armor door from the ammunition does nothing whereas DU on the same door is translating massive amounts of heat Again After effects of DU are far more lethal
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  4201.  @emilsinclair4190  They are hot but they are not burning, Hot surface temp, Burning is self sustaining major difference DU is not softer
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  4202. They dont want to offend their buddies by siding with the west
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  4203. 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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  4204. Yeah, its called Area 51 for a reason
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  4205.  @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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  4206.  @-TheJewel-  Denial
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  4207. 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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  4208. 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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  4209.  @Triple_J.1  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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  4210. Lucky for them
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  4211. Very old tech
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  4212.  @anteneupitra  Cope
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  4213. 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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  4214.  @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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  4215.  @mrtopcat2  Yawn clown, Russia is still getting their ass hand to them
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  4216. Luhansk is a legitimate Cry harder
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  4217. Another Judge Aileen Cannon whose ruling is going to be crushed later on by the higher level court.
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  4218. Enjoy it while it lasts as Ukraine is getting ready to strike back
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  4219. The image that everyone is jumping on its a conceptual not a finalized design
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  4220.  @nggames1246  The Type-055 is a lot of things but superior to USN CGs and DDGs is not one them With the exception of the DDG-1000s, All USN CGs and DDGs use the LM-2500s whereas Type 055 uses the QC-280 which is only common to the Type-055 and Type-052 The commonality of engines makes supply, logistics and maintenance very simplified for the USN, the PLAN not so much With the exception of the DDG-1000s, All USN CGs and DDGs, SPY-1 and AEGIS whereas again with the PLAN, systems and sensors greatly vary between ships The commonality of systems makes supply, logistics and maintenance very simplified for the USN, the PLAN not so much With the exception of the DDG-1000s, All USN CGs and DDGs carry the MK-41s which can use SM-2/3/6 ESSM, TLAM, ASROC, Sea Sparrow, JSM. and LRASM Again weapons vary greatly with the PLAN ships The commonality of weapons makes supply, logistics and maintenance very simplified for the USN, the PLAN not so much The PLAN building a few ships does not make them superior to the US It does make them superior Russian as their Lider class is very much vaporware The miss mash of capabilites is why the PLAN is no match for the US as too much equipment varies between ships Now they trying to get commonality with Type-055 and Type-052D but have a very very long way to go
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  4221.  @pooyasafaei2538  1 you are full of crap, 2 also full of 3 crap, 4, again full of crap and 5 infinitely full of crap (currently 6 type 052C, ~30 type 52D, 8 type 055)-False 6-18-and 5 again simple math The US however doesnt share same close spectrum of similar- Again false The RIM-162, SM-2 Active and SM-6 are designed to work with the USN Cooperative Engagement Capability which allows them to be control by other ship or aircraft Second the missiles are capable of the lock on after launch as they all have active radar homing which allows them to function without the launch ship designating the target The vastly inferior HQ-9 is semi-active radar homing which means it can't function without the ship designating the target The USN only needs the TLAM which vastly superior to any thing on the Type-55 both range and capabilites US cannot summon its all 60 arleigh burkes at once they dont need to ,the fact that the USN has stationed so few ships tells how much they think of China
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  4222. Or ECOWAS can simply kick Niger''s ass
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  4223.  @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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  4224.  @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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  4225.  @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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  4226.  @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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  4227.  @Matt-yg8ub  There is no protecting image you are simply making shit up
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  4228. Well no worries just buy another one
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  4229. Unfortunately US building it not a problem China may have built a few jets but they are still plagued with problems from cutting corners
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  4230.  @umazjalal1  China's problems with aircraft are well know The J-20 for example has been through 6 engines and counting
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  4231.  @umazjalal1  It will be built and sooner Boeing ironically has no choice but to meet goal with this program
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  4232.  @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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  4233. Tb2 give Russian forces the business
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  4234. 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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  4235.  @AudieHolland  That was then This is now Tactics and weapons have changed The US, Russia and China all have Anti-ballistic weapons capable to thinning out each other ICBMs and SLBMs They also have advanced defense against bombers and nuclear tipped cruise missiles Ironically, this places reliance by on nuclear gravity bombs like the B-61 and B-83 The odds of going nuclear have been greatly reduce by vast improvements in defenses Carriers only real weakness right now is subs Why the USN abandoned the CAAT program which would be provided carriers with hard kill defense against torpedo No one knows. Even though the USN is not working on CAAT Other countries are still working perfecting the technology hard kill defense against torpedos which greatly reduce subs effectiveness against surface ships Missiles are not as much as threat as they use to be
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  4236.  @voidtempering8700  Incorrect The B-21 is designed to be smaller but far more efficient than the B-2 its not a possibility , its fact Last The backbone of US air power is tankers, AWACS and C4ISTAR aircraft Tankers provide the fuel, AWACS provides coverage and C4ISTAR aircraft perform battle management giving the US complete control of the battle field Those 3 assets allow fighters and bombers to strike effectively and efficiently In order to survive engagement against the US , China needs to neutralize those assets completely or get their lights punched out
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  4237. The backbone of US air power is tankers, AWACS and C4ISTAR aircraft, China stand no chance if it cant neutralize those assets
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  4238. @ So in other words , you are clueless Here's quick history for you The B-2 powered by 4 F118 engines built in the 80s based of F110. In others very thirsty and inefficient as they based off fighter engines The B-21 uses Pratt & Whitney PW1000G newer engines based off commercial engines which 100 tines more fuel efficient than the older B-2 F118 Allowing the B-21 to go substantially further on less fuel So yes clueless one, by using better engines , you need less fuel
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  4239. You do realize that the MQ-9s are over 24 years old so the losses to the USAF is not even a speed bump oh right, the Houthis magic claims of striking US warship Saying to sank the same carrier a dozen times
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  4240.  @子才李-f8s  Yeah, the J-20 will be meeting uncle AMRAAM, JATM and ERAM
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  4241.  @bobsmith3983  The B-21 design accounts for LF systems and no its smaller size makes it harder to detect than the B-2 as well use of newer materials designed to deal with LF
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  4242. By all means , give the West another excuse to arm Ukraine more
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  4243. Does Israel care at this point
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  4244. 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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  4245.  @LarryDunhill-tp7xp  For now
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  4246. Go ahead and flip that switch see how badly it works out
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  4247. That depends on the missile The USN has been testing the SM-6 on F-18s Interesting a little know factor about the SM-2 is that it has both SARH and IR guidance IR guidance is kryonite fore stealth The USN testing of SMs carried by F-18 is obviously a means for them extend the carriers defense range Being able to launch SM-6 from F-18 would allow the counter hypersonics weapons at greater distances but it would still have to be head on engagement not tail chase
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  4248. Notice all Russian claims are backed up with zero evidence
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  4249.  @PubliusUSA  So again ,with bullshit that has nothing to do with anything
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  4250.  @PubliusUSA  I love how you idiots try to reference shit that has absolutely nothing to do with the present
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  4251. 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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  4252.  @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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  4253.  @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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  4254. Israel is literally not listening
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  4255. Since North Korea is supporting Russia, there is nothing Trump can do about it
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  4256. It actually has no peer currently
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  4257. Whats so hard about it Return what does not belong to you
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  4258. Yeah not happening Russia
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  4259. Well we are nearly 4 years into Putin's 3 day operation
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  4260. Not bad for a days' work
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  4261. Show casting Russian propaganda
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  4262.  @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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  4263.  @Mordalo  That same thing was said 9 months ago
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  4264.  @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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  4265.  @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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  4266.  @Mordalo  Yawn unlike you I dont have to edit or hide my comments
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  4267.  @wayneyd2  The CMV-22 cabin was adjusted to allow to carry the F-35C F135 engine which is bigger than both F-14 and F-18E/F engines but it can also engines external via sling load
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  4268. 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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  4269.  @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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  4270.  @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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  4271. 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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  4272. Not likely
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  4273. Not Ukraine's problem
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  4274. its not that Iran doesnt want escalation Its the fact that in a all out war They stand no chance
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  4275.  @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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  4276.  @readytodie116  Still no match for the Israeli air force
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  4277. The US has been at it a fraction of time China and Russia Not a setback
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  4278. 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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  4279. 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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  4280.  @thecommentaryking  That purchase made no sense
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  4281.  @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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  4282. They are not useless, they are utilizing piss poor tactics
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  4283. 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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  4284. No, it evens if Russian manages to win, the embarrassment that Ukraine put them through will never go away
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  4285. 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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  4286. Funny how these ammunition explosions keep happening to Russian forces costing them massive asset losses
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  4287.  @amazin7006  That would be incorrect The F-22 is the APG-77v1 while the F-15EX uses the AN/APG-82(V)1 The F-22s radar is purpose built while the F-15EX is combination of the AN/APG-63/79/82 systems For the F-15EX to have a true edge, it will need prospective AN/APG-90 completely new built similar to the F-35 APG-85 which is new built radar for the F-35 While the F-15EX can simultaneously carry SNIPER XR, LEGION and DRAGON pods with minimal impact to payload The USAF still should have adapted F-35 tech tech EX The F-15EX should the F-35 EOTS and sensors in nose for the pilot and the pods for the WSO as well rearward DAS Replace the M61 with the GAU-22s The F-22s ALR-94 is 30 sensors blended into the airframe, The F-35 is ASQ-239 is highly variant with 10 sensors The ALR-94 and ASQ-239 allow F-22s and F-35 the ability to track and target in 360 degrees The difference is the F-35 can visually acquire targets with its DAS its an investment but thats the great thing about the F-15 air frame its still has room to grow
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  4288. Presidents are not kings and their rule is not supreme as one judge already told trump
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  4289. 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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  4290.  @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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  4291.  @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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  4292. Yes they are but notice how they dont go up like roman candle when hit Hell Bradleys have even tanked hits from 125mm rounds but most important was that crew lauded survivability of the Bradley as superior to russian equipment
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  4293. Interesting
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  4294.  @didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204  Apparently you can't read F-22s in top cover ding ding
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  4295.  @catadoxas  You are clueless
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  4296.  @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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  4297.  @Rocketsong  Exactly
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  4298.  @KendraTrueCrimeGoth  Its called facts get over it If Iran could strike precisely ,then they would have easily eliminated the Israel's air force bases yet as we enter the second week iran has yet to inflict any reason damage on the IDF , just randomly aiming at civilian targets proving that Iran's blustering about on long range precision weapons was just non sense
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  4299. Simple Trump is running for president so he wants people to know where he is The idea is for prospective "donors" to him find any time in case they want to talk The issue isnt why his location was known it was how once again someone was able to get sights on him again
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  4300.  @johnnyboy7538  The ATACMS is coming. Reluctance to supply Ukraine with advance tech fades every time Russia causes major collateral damage
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  4301. @ronaldson martin Right after 3 months no one is buying the Russian BS
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  4302. No one is talking about that due to the fact Russia's it was super power yet after 10 months, Ukraine still heavily contested
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  4303. 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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  4304.  @ugvadugvaw  They used a highly abbreviated process to strap those weapons to Russian aircraft The different here is cost
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  4305.  @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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  4306. I doubt the US played a role because Pakistan hasnt gotten anything new from the US however they are getting more and more gear from China who was undoubtedly pleased when they saw a J-10C smoke a Rafale and likely told Pakistan back off before India could respond. Simple take the small victory and be done with it
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  4307. 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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  4308. The J-20 has the production numbers but not the weapons or capability
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  4309.  @enterring9874  The PL-15 may outperform the AIM-120C-7 on down but not the AIM-120D plus variants
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  4310.  @enterring9874  The AIM-120D basically variant ,the C-8 was developed in 2008 however , the newer AIM-120D-3 developed in 2022 as well as the Form, Fit, Function Refresh (F3R) program address the AIM-120D shortcomings
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  4311.  @enterring9874  Not in modern warfare and when USN EA-18G and PLAAF J-16 will be dueling in EW
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  4312.  @enterring9874  The EA-18G and J-16 will be battling each in electronic warfare Trying to get their respective side the advantage
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  4313. Clearly poorly planned by amateurs
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  4314.  @Jagar_Tharn  No that how it should be he crossed over willingly so leave em
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  4315.  @Jagar_Tharn  Its called facts If Army life was not for him, all branches have whats called failure to adapt and they will process you out , no huss or fuss Depending on conduct ,its either general or OTH discharge, with him it would have been OTH All his stupid ass had to do is get on the plane and go back the US, finish out processing and be done Then apply with the VA to get a possible discharge upgrade from OTH to General to get VA benefits Instead Hes now being charged with AWOL as the DOD officially declared as such. Additional disobeying orders and missing a movement multiple counts, Lastly, if he breaches 30 days, the desertion automatically kicks in So if he ever sets foot on US soil, the Army is going to run his ass up the flag pole full mast At the end of the day all he had to do was get his dumbass on the plane
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  4316.  @Jagar_Tharn  Lets see AWOL-Max is 18 months Disobeying orders-18 months per charge Missing a movement- 2 years per charge Desertion -5 years Right off the bat, he's conservatively looking at 5 to 10 plus years and thats them being nice If he takes part in any NK propaganda, since he willingly crossed the border Espionage, Aiding the enemy, ,Mutiny/Sedition and Conspiracy come into play A conviction on any one is hard time which will make the 47 days he spent in SK detention look like weekend vacation
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  4317. 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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  4318.  @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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  4319. 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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  4320. By all means Iran give trigger happy Trump an excuse by attacking an US CVN
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  4321. Trump will see jail but never hold office again
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  4322.  @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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  4323.  @DavidLopez-n2h  No because while Fordow may be too deep for the IDF to hit, the rest of Iran's bunkers can be easily hit with Israel current inventory of bunker busters 100 percent sure there is GBU-72 with Iran's supreme leader name one it
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  4324.  @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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  4325. 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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  4326.  @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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  4327. The simple answer is that this was made by someone who literally has no fucking clue about weapons. I would theorize that idea was to get 50 cal anti-materiel capability but in small package They were either trying to make Close Quarter Battle rifle but confused.50 Beowulf with 50 cal BMG You basically hit the nail on the head, they had no idea about barrel length
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  4328. 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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  4329. 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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  4330.  @redaerf2b414  Thats funny as the Ukrainian forces as saying the exact opposite Praising its vastly superior optics which allow them to attack effectively at night The fact videos have been shown of Bradley surviving direct hits missiles and from tanks main gun
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  4331. 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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  4332. @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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  4333.  @motorvating  We havent got to fun part yet
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  4334.  @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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  4335.  @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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  4336.  @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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  4337.  @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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  4338.  @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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  4339.  @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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  4340.  @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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  4341.  @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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  4342.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Losing what exactly ding dong, The that you dont know what SORT, START and NEW START are ?
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  4343.  @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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  4344.  @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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  4345.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Again ding dong stockpile weapons are irrelevant but by all means keep up the desperation
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  4346.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Again ding dong that would violate treaties
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  4347.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Says the ass claiming Russia has quote 6 times that amount but by keeping trying
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  4348.  @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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  4349.  @newcreationinchrist1423  Again Both sides maintain enough active for first ,second and third strikes without having to draw on stockpiles
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  4350.  @newcreationinchrist1423  No they can't stockpile weapons are not kept assemble nor at the ready
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  4351.  @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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  4352.  @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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  4353.  @newcreationinchrist1423  You read up on START congratulations you can read
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  4354.  @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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  4355.  @newcreationinchrist1423  So again Neither side can just magically dive into their stockpile unless both sides unceremoniously withdraw from treaties
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  4356.  @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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  4357. The simple answer is yes
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  4358.  @austinlowell8829  No, they are not making new tanks for Ukraine. They are pulling tanks from storage for Ukraine. First the production takes 1 month per tank its easier to pull 31 tanks from storage for refurbishment
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  4359.  @austinlowell8829  They won't make them new as thats asinine for several reasons
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  4360.  @austinlowell8829  Building new tanks is beyond asinine The US has 3000 M1A1 and M1A2 combined storage Those tanks tech is circa 1999 which presents no security risk if captured. Its literally simpler and economical to put tanks out of storage than making new ones Its benefits the US Army because they can replace those older tanks with newer ones. Pull 31 M1A2 from storage Send the oldest US tanks that are active to storage to replace the 31 then by smartly buy 31 M1A2 SEPv3 or M1A2 SEPv4 to replace the 31 sent to storage The US Army gets newer more capable tanks while Ukraine gets old but still capable assets Why they are not going this route is ??? Something is very wrong with this picture
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  4361.  @allisonmarlow184  Which is beyond asinine
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  4362.  @allisonmarlow184  No he is not. Your detailed explanation is absolutely wrong as neither you nor him have a clue We can't give them tanks out of our stockpile for many reasons but top of the list is that our "as is" Abrams have super high tech bells and whistles that we can't risk getting into the hands of the Russians-FALSE The M1 was built in 1975. M1IP in 1984. The M1A1 between 1985-92. The M1A2 in 1992 and the M1A2 SEP since 1999 M1A2 SEP has upgraded to SEPv2, in 2007 SEPv3 in 2015 and SEPv4 in development since 2022 According to estimates from various sources, For the M1A2 upgrade programme, more than 600 M1 Abrams tanks were upgraded to M1A2 configuration at the Lima Army tank plant between 1996 and 2001. Deliveries began in 1998. February 2009, the US Army TACOM life-cycle management command (TACOM LCMC) awarded GDLS a multiyear contract worth $81m to upgrade 30 M1 Abram tanks to M1A2 systems enhancement package version 2 (SEPv2) configuration. GDL won a $2.6bn contract from the US Army to upgrade up to 786 M1A1 Abrams to the newly configured M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3, in December 2017. The US Army TACOM LCMC awarded a $49.7m contract to GDLS in February 2015 to upgrade M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 SEPv2 configuration. GDLS secured a $92.2m contract modification to upgrade M1A2 SEPv2 tanks to the M1A2 SEPv3 configuration in December 2015. The US Army placed orders with GDLS for the upgrade of 100 M1A1 Abrams to M1A2 SEPv3 configuration in July 2018. The US Army has awarded a $714m contract to GDLS to upgrade 174 M1A1 Abrams tanks to M1A2 SEPv3 configuration in January 2019. The US Army has ordered more than three brigades of M1A2 SEPv3 tanks, taking the number of tanks ordered in 2018 to 274 The US Army has only been upgrading a fraction of its tanks to SEPv2 and SEPv3 They still have thousands of tanks since sitting with tech circa 1999 M1A2 SEP configuration or older So the notion that tanks from 1999 represents a security risk is completely false as they don't have any of newer SEP upgrades
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  4363.  @allisonmarlow184  The simple fact is that US Army has thousands of tanks in storage so there is no reason to build new tanks for Ukraine The most numerous tank in Europe is the Leopard 2 tank which Germany has approved for export from them as well other countries The even smarter play is instead of buying Abrams. Buy Leopard 2 tanks from countries that have them in storage and have Krauss-Maffei Wegmann do the refurbishment which gets Ukraine tanks considerably faster than it building new tanks While it sounds nice for them have Challenger 2, Leclerc , Abrams and Leopard 2 logistically, maintenance and training, thats a certifiable nightmare The only saving grace is that they all use NATO standard 120mm rounds That many tanks from so many sources is idiotic
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  4364. That would be incorrect Russian war in Ukraine has highlighted the Russian military short comings After Vietnam, the US military dropped mountain of money on developing targeting pod , stand off precise guided munitions, Electronic warfare and Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD. Later they again dropped mountain of money on UAV moving them from RQ to MQ lets recap the situation Virtually all US strike aircraft and bombers have either SNIPER XR , Litening LANTRIN or ATFLIR targeting pod Only the Su-57 and MIG-35 have targeting pods and even then the MIG-35 pod is not true system Targeting pod can id targets on ground from over 20 miles away What Russian aircraft do is their OLS system however their OLS is nose mounted so they have view limited visability as the OLS is meant of air to air not air to ground The lack of sensors is why Russian aircraft have to get low and why they are getting smoked Virtually all US strike aircraft and bombers can use the JDAM. With the exception of the B-2 , virtually all US strike aircraft and bombers PAVEWAY LGB Russia uses the KAB-series however no Russian bomber can the KAB series and only handful of aircraft can use the KAB-series Weapons like the JSOW, JASSM, LRASM, GBU-39/53 again common to virtually strike aircraft and bomber Again with Russian very little commonality That lack of commonality has greatly limited its effectiveness of it weapons and aircraft During the war in Iraq and Afghanistan , the US found that its EA-6B and EA-18G EW suites were able to track EM and RF sources from cell phones and hand held radios 3 networked together can generate targeting tracks for hostile radio-frequency sources in real time over a designated area Russian relies heavily on ground based EW suites which can only jam communication Image if they could track signals in realtime like the US can The MQ-9 is another asset they wish they had Designed for Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) the MQ-9 can orbit for hours as well as strike various targets up 20 miles away Long story short What Ukraine has shown is that Russia's claim that their weapons and capabilites which they claim are just as good as the US but at 1/4 for cost is literally not as good as the US and basically worthless
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  4365.  @piotrd.4850  That need generated a lot of side bonuses for the US for conventional and asymmetric warfare
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  4366. Ukraine needs what Germany has in storage not missiles
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  4367. Thats a violation of freed of speech and freedom of expression The judge and police can disagree all they want with what said but at the end of the day they will lose this one
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  4368. Does the Russian military not teach destroy or disable to prevent enemy capture
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  4369. So it took Russia how long to take out Patriot sites
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  4370. 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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  4371.  @timminh468  Battle of Khasham ding dong
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  4372.  @niburu1508  And you point ? oh wait ,you didnt have one
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  4373. 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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  4374. Autoloaders can break down, people dont Technology has gotten to where autoloader are reliable but the US military is still lukewarm to it
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  4375. Game over for Russia
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  4376. And so it begins
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  4377.  @m1910rcb  The ARRW's mass is 6600lbs 1000lbs or more is likely the warhead as 1000lbs would make it useable against virtually anything conventionally The USAF targets for the ARRW is Chinese's DF- launchers and Russian defense 1000lbs warhead would shred both DF-21 and DF-26 with ease A precisely targeted ARRW would shredd an S-400 site ,much like how Russia attempted to do with Kinzhal against a patriot site
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  4378.  @m1910rcb  That would be wrong The official USAF statement ARRW’s separation from the aircraft, it reached hypersonic speeds greater than five times the speed of sound, completed its flight path and detonated in the terminal area. Emphasis on detonated so yes it does have warhead The JASSM series and ARRW are both made by Lockheed so reusing the JASSM's WDU-42/B penetrator for ARRW is smart as well cost effective 1000lbs warhead makes it usable against a wide range of targets but most importantly the combined warhead with the missile's kinetic energy gives a high degree hard-target penetration against hardened targets Case in point, China's DF launchers are protected by hardened shelters and bunkers. Kinetic energy only gets the missile through and 1000lbs warhead detonating is more that enough to destroy everything in the shelter or bunker A very small effect-enhancing fragmentation charge wont do anything to most targets Surface to missile sites are spread out and the fragmentation from 1000lbs warhead can cover a wide area In nutshell, till the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) actually bears fruit, the ARRW is going to be the all purpose tool Lastly the AGM-158B-2 (JASSM-XR) weighs 5000lbs with 1200 mile range carrying 2000lbs warhead The ARRW mass is 6600lbs with 1000 mile range So fitting 1000lbs to ARRW is not that hard and less than that is waste
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  4379. Its called multi tasking
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  4380.  @PerceivedREALITY999  The Patriot has defeated the Kinzhal 20 times and counting
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  4381.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Sorry you can cope as hard as you want The Patriot has defeated the Kinzhal 20 plus times counting
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  4382.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Its called Russian stupidity Russia was so eager to target the Patriot , they ended up black eyes instead
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  4383.  @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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  4384.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Ukraine made no sense banned clowned the Patriot are not deployed near the public moron
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  4385.  @PerceivedREALITY999  So you just basically make up shit lol
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  4386.  @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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  4387. No duh the US helped
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  4388. Good luck with that
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  4389.  @Alexlucic93  That would be false First QE even at surge capacity still carries less aircraft than CVN Secondly with 300 people, how many are below deck in the magazines building up weapons, how many are moving them and how many are in the flight deck doing arm/dearm on aircraft. plenty with room to spare 30 people are working on max 36 aircraft in normal operations while the CVNs has over 75 The highly mechanised weapon handling system does not compare as its operating with far less aircraft and types of weapons The UK F-35s carry the ASRAAM, Meteor/AIM-120, SPEAR-3 and PAVEWAY IV which is not a lot of weapons CVNs carry up to 2500lbs class weapons from bunker busters to cruise missiles As for as space again wrong CVNs has space for fuel for aircraft, weapons and supplies plus it carry fuel for escorting ships if needed QE has to have space for its own fuel, then aircraft fuel ,weapons and supplies So during replishment, they just need fuel for aircraft, weapons and supplies whereas the QE adds needing for itself so its spending more time connected to tanker whereas CVNs spend less The British are essentially getting 75% of the power projection of a US carrier for less than 1/3 of the price. FALSE The British are getting 15% of the power projection of a US carrier if even that Lets recap USN flight decks include E-2D which vastly superior to the Crownest in use by the UK C-2 and CMV-22B for carrier onboard delivery which the UK lacks EA-18 for EW. The F-35 can perform EW but not to the level as the EA-18G Aerial refueling capability. The USN can use buddy store, the future MQ-25 , or land based whereas the UK has to rely on land based The Marines are fielding a aerial refueling capability for their MV-22s which the USN can also use or adopt for their own CMV-22B For the anti-ship, CVNs have the option of the LRASM, Harpoon, SLAM-ER or JSM The QEs F-35 has no anti ship nor cruise missiles for that matter And thats for openers
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  4390.  @Alexlucic93  The US is already has two hypersonic weapons programs in testing and near ready for deployment whereas the UK/France project is where exactly ? The Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) or Perseus is still a paper project and wont be ready anytime soon For starters "UK MoD Further Details Interim Anti-Ship Missile Need Through Contract Notice" UK MoD sent out bid for its I-SSGW which supposed to cover RN till 2030 Another statement from article "The Royal Navy has set the requirements for a Surface-to-Surface Guided Weapon (SSGW) to ensure they maintain the ability to deter and defeat enemy warships. A competition is now taking place and on current plans, subject to funding, we expect bids to provide a solution to SSGW, by mid-2021" The UK Mod wouldnt be asking for bids for interim weapon if (FC/ASW) as you claim was to be ready soon And point about the smaller crew is what exactly There is reason CVNs are called "floating cities They have extensive repair capabilities, including a fully equipped Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department, a micro-miniature electronics repair shop, and numerous ship repair shops as well 3 million US gallons (11,000 m3) of fuel for her aircraft and escorts, and enough weapons and stores for extended operations without replenishment. " The refuelling MV-22 will undoubtably be given to the Royal Navy as they’ve already operated from QE and the US marines say it’s the best ship they have ever been on. The U.K. are already working on a refuelling drone. She has also been designed to be CATOBAR or STOVL. Currently STOVL is sufficient if that changes she will be converted. Also as always the U.K. has already designed a Rolling landing procedure which saves fuel and allows aircraft to land with their payload. Your kidding yourself if you think 4,000 crew do not take up a huge amount of space compared to 1600 Again ding dong, the CVNS are 1092 in length and displacement over 100,000 tons. heres thought, they might of thought when built it And you really think a carrier should be armed with anti ship missiles? are you really that stupid one F-18 or F-35 can 4x LRASM or JSM moron, Yawn Yawn and even more on your bs information
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  4391.  @Alexlucic93  False The UK isnt ordering 72 F-35s. They may barely get 60 as they taking money from the F-35s for the Tempest The sortie rate is fast moron because they not carrying heavy weight weapons the heaviest weapon they have is the 500lbs paveway IV which does not require much to load
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  4392.  @Alexlucic93  Yes moron weight determines everything You honestly think they can load a 2000lbs bomb at the same speed as 500lbs Moron 500lbs bombs can loaded with just 4 people per bomb without any equipment Whereas 1000bs on up require equipment to do so So again, the HMWHS is not moving heavy weight like the CVNs do Apparently you not following the news The U.K. had an official target of buying 138 F-35B fighter jets. However, the integrated review only says the government plans to buy more than the 48 planes already under contract As far as the UK aquiring more that would be negative ghost rider The F-35B unlike the A model, does not have large order base 500 at most So that production will not be open for much longer as things ramp uip So if the UK does place a firm order, their SOL
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  4393. I dont believe the claim but what the employeer did was incredible childish and petty and fully deserves this punishment
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  4394.  @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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  4395.  @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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  4396. You can tell that senator is clueless Tactical speaking, the Houthis get their supply of weapons from Iran which they are using to harass ships in the red sea. So instead of bandaging the situation in the Red Sea , they can effectively end it by strike the source of the Houthis weapons. Unlike Israel, the USAF and USN can hit Iran substantial harder than and has ample weapons to hold Tehran at risk Case in point, B-52s from Diego Garcia can launch cruise missiles up 600 miles inland to Iran and US subs using TLAMs can strike up 900s miles inland An opening strike from the US would aimed at Iran's launchers
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  4397.  @ZHOUKINGS  Lay off the potato juice You are literally clown There is no such thing as the MiG-28
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  4398. The Su-57 isnt an option what is an option is upgrading their capabilities
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  4399.  @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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  4400.  @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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  4401. 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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  4402.  @johnallen7807  There UK's problems are easily solvable but its easier said than done
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  4403. Israel doesnt care what Iran says
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  4404. That what happens when you have a bias judge and incompetent prosecutor
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  4405.  @ceelavee  Give her nasty attitude, the likely case is that shes playing the system. There are several program out there to help people and shes just misusing them Looking at her car , its likely she got into a accident and it was found that she was driving without insurance which likely got her license suspended Her telling the officer she doesnt have to him anything clearly shows that she knew her stuff was still suspended Personally if you have suspended license, why would you send out a quote check ?? Call me crazy but I would have someone take to me to DMV and pay it on spot so its clear up right away as well keep the receipt to show that I paid Mail can get delayed. Processing by hand takes time
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  4406. Its very likely they sent the F-117 to Syria to test the S-400 capabilities
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  4407.  @runrau9275  Thats still pushing it
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  4408.  @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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  4409.  @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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  4410.  @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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  4411.  @Ubique2927  And thus my point is proven
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  4412.  @Ubique2927  That would everything you write total and complete rubbish
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  4413.  @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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  4414. 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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  4415. 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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  4416. 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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  4417. Like downing a few missiles matters Ukraine still has plenty to use
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  4418. 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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  4419.  @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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  4420. Ah yes, the Houthi propaganda comedy at its best
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  4421. 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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  4422. 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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  4423. Advanced tracking systems able to provide accurate and real time information are far more important than building interceptors
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  4424. 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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  4425. Thats Ukraine not South Korea Major difference in technology
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  4426. As if anyone believes that
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  4427.  @dragonbutt  Well now the USN is facing resurgent sub problem The MH-60 and ASROC are not enough
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  4428. That would be false China doesn't innovate, they only steal. lets recap on China history Chinese FILAT targeting pod was based on technology recovered from LANTIRN, TIALD and LITENING pods. Aircraft lost in combat in middle east. China has been searching and recovering equipment lost in combat in various locations Then there is the American Superconductor American Superconductor did business with a Chinese company called Sinovel who bribed an employee to provide them with AMSC proprietary wind turbine control software The J-15 is another example of Chinese copying. Rather than by Su-33s, China tried and failed miserable in reverse engineering the Su-33 into J-15 The FC-31 is copy of the F-35 and the J-20 looks a lot alike the Russian MIG 1.44 prototype Its hard to to see any quote"innovation" in China when everything is stolen
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  4429.  @hawkychg3930  Steal is the right word. As far as them being a them a deadly competitor . no Taking the cheap and easy path, doesnt make you a deadly competitor, it just makes you a fool in the long run
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  4430. What will happen is the West still stop holding back and give Ukrainian forces whatever they need If Putin wants to take the gloves off , the West can do the same The US can easily supply Ukraine with 200 MGM-140 ATACMS as well 800 RGM-84F Harpoon The ATACMS has 190 mile range while the RGM-84F range is 150 miles FYI, that means that every Russian base in Crimea is now targetable, As both launchers are highly mobile, Ukrainian forces can literally strike Russian forces any where in Ukraine with relative ease More the point ,they can cripple Russian forces completely very quick with repeated strikes The distance from Ukraine to the Black Sea fleet HQ in Novorossiysk is 700 miles round trip As the West has equipped MiG-29 and Su-27 with AGM-88 its very easy to adapt the certain LAU for AGM-84 which allow MIG-29 and Su-27 strike Novorossiysk as well ships from up to 170 miles away Lastly, the West has enough air defense equipment on hand to give Ukraine a complete integrated air defence system (IADS) in a matter of days Instead building new equipment, the West can easily draw from their stocks So please Take those gloves off and see what happens
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  4431. facts
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  4432. If only
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  4433. Tanks days very much numbered
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  4434. Iran didnt force anything The Ike and her group is being redeployed to support Israel
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  4435. The problem with foreign weapons is supply and demand
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  4436. Its called ongoing investigations ding dong All the republican involved have been using stall tactics to avoid testifying image that
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  4437. Your democratically elected government was just removed Africa is known for coup after coup and other countries wont tolerate it
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  4438. Hypersonic weapons are good for fixed targets ,however moving targets are far more challenging Combined with EW, they can breach defenses like the S-400 and S-500 in under 2 mins vs the 40 min with TLAMs The Zircon's Mach 9 speed is believable however the Kinzhal Mach 12 speed against moving target works against it
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  4439. How about no All Iran is doing is digging its own grave
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  4440. Its now a special operation submarine
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  4441. 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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  4442.  @mkraeesh5984  cope
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  4443. if Iran stops supply terrorist then the US would have no reason to glass Iran
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  4444.  @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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  4445.  @farzana6676  They will The Ukrainian forces are very good at adjust their tactics
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  4446. Only years late
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  4447. Oh thats cute Indonesia thinks they matter
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  4448. True but this tank was already worthless before drones
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  4449. 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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  4450. 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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  4451.  @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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  4452. Russia accusing Ukraine of a war crime Thats hilarious
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  4453.  @markopavic9473  Simple Iran's propaganda machine is desperae to save face so they literally wont shut up
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  4454. If the US attacked Iran , it wouldnt be with 3000 troops It would be with few hundred TLAMs and JASSMs
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  4455. One again, Russia failing to destroy evidence
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  4456. 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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  4457.  @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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  4458.  @Brae2468  Those failed concepts cost billions
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  4459.  @Brae2468  Money is the factor and they dont wanna to spend anymore
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  4460.  @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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  4461. @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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  4462. The point of the AIM-174 to counter enemy missiles at longer ranges more effectively than previous missiles
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  4463. Yeah, with the amount of Russian equipment that has been compromised or captured No is buying's Putin ideal threats
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  4464.  @og_skully  11 months and counting what major player has thrown in with Russia no one clown
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  4465. Thats now back in the 80s during the Cold war F-18s and A-6 were capable carrying B-61 tactical nuclear weapon Carriers dont carry nukes now but the addition of long range cruise missiles makes them that much more dangerous
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  4466. Then shoot it down
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  4467. Same thing that happened to every other piece of Russian armor that was sent to Ukraine It under performed badly
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  4468.  @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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  4469.  @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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  4470.  @quartermaster1976  How about wrong on all counts
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  4471.  @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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  4472.  @Mr.mysterious76  The US has stealth options Russia does not
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  4473.  @terryburton971  What form of nonsense is this US nuclear weapons are governed solely by United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) USSTRATCOM receives its orders from National Command Authority (NCA) The US president is the NCA and has sole authority for use of nuclear weapons
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  4474.  @ArizonaAstraLLC  Most combat experienced Air Force in BVR air combat is the USAF not RuAF As proven by Russia's inability to stop Su-24 with Storm Shadow from striking Simply put, the US wouldnt have Russia's problem in Ukraine The USAF has 31 E-3 and thats backed by nearly 100 USN E-2s Russia's fleet AWACS was estimated to be 17 with only 6 operational and thats now 4 with 2 shot down Russia's only other AWACS are 4 Ka-31/35 If Russia had AWACS coverage like the US, Ukraine would have been over long ago Russia's reliance on S-300 and S-400 long range radars to maintain coverage has been their downfall It took careful planning for Ukraine to strike the A-50 in the air but they strike S-300 and S-400 with ease because they know where they are 24/7 and every ease to get assets in range to strike Airborne AWACS is moving target hundreds of miles per hour and if you are not careful, they will run before you can get in range
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  4475. The most combat experienced Air Force in BVR air combat is the USAF not the RUAF The USAF 31 AWACS aircraft backed by nearly 100 USN E-2s Russia has just 17 A-50 and 6 were operational before 2 where shot down and just 4 Ka-31s if Russia had the same amount of AWACS as the US, Ukraine would have been over long ago
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  4476. ​ @ArizonaAstraLLC  Ukrainian pilots do not consider Russian BVR capabilties to be dangerous, thats pure propaganda Ukrainian pilots problem is they are flying Russian aircraft so Russia knows the capabilities of their missile approach warning system (MAWS) , Radar warning receiver (RWR) as well what , electronic countermeasures (ECM) their Su-24, Su-27 and MiG-29, as hell, they built them With that all info on easy, their kills are not real combat They know how to approach ,where their blinds spots are at and limits of the aircraft thats a shooting gallery not combat It would be the same if Iran tried to fight the US with the F-14s or F-4, Iran may claim indigenous tech but that doesnt change the aircraft handing or blind spots Cesar Rodriguez fought his battles with relative little info compared to what Russia is doing
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  4477. Russian BVR kills are wildly exaggerated Cesar Rodriguez got his kills using skill and tactics Russian kills are neither Ukrainian pilots never said that Russia is dangerous in BVR They are pointing the fact the MiGs and SUs they fly are all Russian made Russia knows the exactly freq to their radar and comms, they knew the capabilities of their MAWS, RWR and ECM as well its blind spot and weakness Thats like Iran trying to use its F-4, F-5 and F-14s against the US Hence why they asking for western aircraft The F-16s they are getting have all modern MAWS, RWR and ECM . The only nation friendly to Russian with F-16s is the Venezuelan Air Force and have ancient block 15s and those are barely flyable
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  4478.  Dord Dord  Which literally means nothing The Constellation class was labeled FFG(X) numbers were assigned LHX was the America class , SSN(X) is the successor to the Virginia lcass CG(X) was the proposed Ticonderoga-class replacment The Zumwalt-class destroyer carried the DD(X) name before it was renamed The ship class and X is what the USN uses before the ship is assigned a name and number
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  4479. Actually the USN needs more ships The Flight I and II plus the Ticos need to be replaced which the DDG-X will do As for purpose built thats a no go Russia's Slava cruiser and Oscar were purpose built ships and look how well that worked for them The Kursk blew up and the Moskava got KOed
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  4480.  @just_jay7078  The USN prefers flexibility
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  4481. Shush how dare you use common sense
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  4482. Considering the drama with the first deal not likely
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  4483. Even out of date, the F-22 is more than a match for it
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  4484. 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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  4485.  @bekeneel  Combined with Ukraine attacking S-300 and S-400 sites Russian has nothing to stop them
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  4486. Even if they destroyed them BAE systems is going Ka-ching
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  4487.  @PauloGoncalvesGuimaraes  Russia has have advanced subs but not enough to make a difference The US is starting to field its block IV Virginia class and construction of the block V while Russia can barely field the Yasen hypersonic weapons are a problem for now but not for much longer just as supersonic missiles were a major threat till advances in missile and sensors changed that picture the same will happen with hypersonic weapons
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  4488. Russia struck Ukraine, killing more civilians and justified the West sending even more weapons to Ukraine Smooth move Putiin
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  4489. The JAS-39 is lightweight powerhouse true but that low operating cost is because it doesnt have much to work with For countries on a budget, its the perfect plane
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  4490.  @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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  4491.  @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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  4492.  @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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  4493.  @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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  4494.  @1chish  The Houthis are not backing down its getting time to take kids gloves off and get down to business
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  4495.  @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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  4496. Its interesting but futile tactic 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. Hence the nuclear threats, he's gambling and bluffing hard The futility is that no one in the West will recognize these referendums Even if Ukraine was captured, the West would still deal crippling sanctions to the puppet government and Russia
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  4497. lets be clear everything russian is a target
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  4498. The Feds need to give him das boot
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  4499.  @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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  4500.  @manohisoaandriatsiaroniman3436  It is but there is no urgent need for it right now
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  4501.  @adriankemble5870  Again all Russia would do is much the Middle East and US that much richer
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  4502. Developing a next generation warship is not cheap especially when its the first one
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  4503. Lets the games begin
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  4504. 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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  4505. Twice as many but the US is firm believer in CBU-87s
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  4506. 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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  4507. 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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  4508.  @ahassanization  No one said its sustainable however for right now ,its bring in the dough
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  4509. 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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  4510. its not The corner stone of the US military's might is its air power While artillery has its uses , missiles and drones are far more flexible Case in point Since the war started in Ukraine Russia has only managed to destroy 1 HIMARS and damaged 2 while over 100 towed 155m units have been destroyed as over 120 self-Propelled Artillery Thats not counting Ukraine's Russian made equipment Russian losses for its artillery is equally as high The key is that HIMARS can set up, shoot 1-6 missiles and displace under 2 mins but most importantly, it does out of range of most all systems on the ground The Swedish Archer and German Pzh-2000 can also do the same but at shorter ranges Will towed systems be around for much longer not likely
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  4511.  @CoreyANeal2000  Yeah no Air power strike for effectively than any artillery battery ever could Hence why M1299 was abandoned The Humvee Hawkeye need 2 mins to emplace and fire. Even with RAP , its range is only 12 miles The Archer artillery can emplace and fire 3 rounds with 75s with range of 31 miles The Spike NLOS can be launched from the back of JTLV from up to 31 miles away. Newer missiles are network centric allowing them to handed off once fired The Israeli variant of the launcher is mounted on TOMCAR that drive out of the back of CH-53 and CH-47s substantially faster than any sling loaded arty but most importantly, the missile seeker is passive EO-IR/CCD which gives that target little warning and unlike arty which Ukraine has show that EW can impact GPS guided, missiles are relatively immune to most EW Shelled arty days are numbered
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  4512.  @CoreyANeal2000  Incorrect.the point of developing M982 Excalibur and other precision rounds is 1 round 1 target. Unguided rounds depending on the skill of crew was average of 3 to 10 rounds GPS is simple load and shoot. The Excalibur S uses semi-active laser targeting allowing for more precise shots but Laser warning receivers are common place now Thanks to lessons learned in Serbia, the US military has heavily invested in SEAD/DEAD sensors and weapons so there is no risk In a pier to pier conflict, sophisticated air defenses are not a problem Russia and China's push with hypersonic weapons has made such defenses moot Case in point, The S-400 missile range is 250 miles. Launched from 300 miles away Most subsonic crew missiles need 35 minutes to reach an S-400. That mean EA-18G has to jam for last 30 min which makes them vulnerable to defending fighters The Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) covers that distance in 3 mins The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) also can strike within 2 mins launched from 400 miles away With either missile, the EA-18G only need to jam for 2-4 mins Enemy cant respond in any case. All missiles has to strike is communication and radar and the site is useless Follow up strike can target command truck and missiles later on The Hawkeye can be airfielded only be sling not internally carried , it would need a redesign for internal carriage but its range is still just 12 miles at best The problem with the Stryker SHORAD is that desperately need a modern warfare upgrade
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  4513. The point of precision rounds is 1 round 1 target. On average is 3 to 10 rounds using uguided rounds depending on the skill of the crew where precision is load coordinates and fire. The US military unlike Russia has is heavily invested in SEAD/DEAD. The hawkeye can be sling loaded not carried internally The gun would have need redesigned Thanks to hypersonic weapons, such defenses are moot The Army's LRHW can strike an S-400 from 300 miles in 2-3 minutes, Combined with jamming from EA-18G, there is nothing S-400 could do about Before hypersonic weapons, yes but now not so much
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  4514.  @charlesdark2861  Incorrect Aircraft are assigned kill boxes and orbit till called for. Artillery has to be in range or in the area Unless its self-propelled howitzer , Towed artillery has set up to shoot and that takes time It also depends on the situation Case in point Retreating Iraqi forces set fire oil fields to prevent aircraft from destroying them The US military responded with TOT packages that flushed them out so aircraft can destroy them Today, targeting pods are advanced to enough to see through virtually anything
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  4515.  @charlesdark2861  Them not being on station defeats the purpose of having killboxes Again unless its SPA or they just happen to be in range its aircraft not arty The whole reason for expanding the MQ-9 from 4 to 16 hellfires as well 500lbs bombs was to address need for CAS Thats why newer missiles are being equipped with hand off capability allow them to fired and handed off to friendly forces for terminal guidance Hence why both the Army and Marines are rethinking towed arty due Ukraine SPA have been more effective and survivable than Towed units HIMARS has been highly survivable with just 2 units destroyed and 2 damaged thanks to be its ability to rapid fire and displace
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  4516.  @charlesdark2861  Thats why CAS has been expanded beyond A-10, F-16, F-18s and F-15E They can only orbit for 1 hour plus before having to hit the tanker and crew can only be in air for so long B-1s and B-52 orbit for hours. Their only limitation is they cant use missiles like Hellfire or Maverick. MQ-9s can orbit for hours but their limitation is the payload As Ukraine is showing, shelled arty can only do so much Newer SPAs like Archer and Pzh-2000 can rapidly shoot and scoot before counter fire reaches them Afghanistan, was mountainous terrain and SPA did better staying in fixed locations like M777 than moving M777 and M119 can carried by air but again, it takes time and their range is limited The JTLV with SPIKE NLOS missiles can be carried by air and strike targets 20 to 30 miles away The Humvee Hawkeye to match that would need the gun redesigned so it lower The CH-53K can carry a humvee internally but that Hawkeye is too high so they would have lower the gun or bring back a newer generation of M40 recoilless rifles U
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  4517. Russia only being successful as Ukraine is running out of ammo
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  4518.  @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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  4519. 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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  4520.  @jaypeedesuyo662  yawn
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  4521. @chadrides 13 drones is literally a tax write of the US military
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  4522. 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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  4523. lay off the copium
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  4524. You elected a crazy men and wonder why he is making crazy decisions
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  4525. 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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  4526.  @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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  4527.  @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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  4528.  @1chish  Thats called delayed and no it does not compare to other projects I
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  4529.  @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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  4530.  @1chish  The quote Eurofighter GmbH or Typhoon consortium was founded in 1986 so again you come up short
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  4531. The sound of precision
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  4532. They are showing light cars, not heavily loaded cargo vehicles
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  4533. Different times
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  4534.  @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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  4535.  @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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  4536. 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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  4537.  @Chunkylover.  No moron Its called visual confirmation for a reason
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  4538. more like overestimated
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  4539. 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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  4540.  @clintonjohn5482  Doesnt matter as they cost Russian strategic assets
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  4541.  @clintonjohn5482  If the West wasnt hold back Russia would already cease to exist
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  4542. 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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  4543.  @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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  4544.  @diegoflores9237  its facts try it some time
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  4545.  @diegoflores9237  yawn
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  4546. The big reveal is freaking cards when DAs and the AG is gunning for your head and courts handing you L after L insanity or stupidity or both
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  4547.  @solinvictus1234  False
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  4548.  @solinvictus1234  Lets recap Which is currently the best selling attack gunship on the market and which is still being developed
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  4549.  @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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  4550.  @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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  4551.  @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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  4552. 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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  4553.  @GunnerRA155  The AW249 has nothing on the Apache but of course crazies want to try and defend what doesnt exist
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  4554. @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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  4555. 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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  4556.  @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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  4557.  @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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  4558. They are no advancing, the whole point of this offensive is to drain Russian forces
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  4559.  @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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  4560. @1 CQC English clown
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  4561.  @leonzh5218  Which doesn't say much
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  4562.  @amackzie  Its a tug of war with measure vs counter measure
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  4563. Incorrect Sabo can be used against Bradleys, the T-72s gunner aimed poorly The Bradely's engine is the front a Sabo to the engine block would have immobilized it instantly All this highlights is why the US simplified its rounds The T-72 can carry SABO, HEAT, HE, FRAG, ATGM So one its very likely ,the gunner selected the wrong ammo type and the round but did minor damage or two they just aimed wrong or three inexperience crew
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  4564.  @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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  4565. 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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  4566. Well the problem is weight and advancement of technology https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/34880 https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/11/13/the-corps-is-already-looking-for-a-new-light-tactical-vehicle/ This buggy carries 8 Spike NLOS missiles. Its light and small enough to be carried in a MV-22 or CH-53K. Spike NLOS can be fired from up 16 miles away and carries 95lb warhead. So 4 of these gives you 32 missiles which can easily destroy armor in single shot. So imagine, you have 4 of these plus two support vehicles with reloads. MV-22s and CH-53K can transport a small highly mobile force with long range precision capability that require little support. 1 Abrams MBT carries 44 rounds but they have to get within 3 miles of their target. at 70 tons, the only way to deploy is via LCAC or C-17 Man and vehicle mounted missiles are get longer range and much easier to transport. Even with APS, newer missiles, like the Spike have Counter-APS features With a war with China, the Marine Corps wants to float like butterfly and sting like Hornet. Able to move quickly but still strike effectively Tanks dont fit in with that strategy. I wondered myself why the Corps didnt look at the Japanese Type 16 MCV or the Army's Stryker MGS as options as the much lighter than Abrams but it still too much weight per say. The counter point is if the Corps wants to be mobile, why are they cutting aircraft units as well
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  4567.  Dord Dord  Which literally means nothing The Constellation class was labeled FFG(X) numbers were assigned LHX was the America class , SSN(X) is the successor to the Virginia lcass CG(X) was the proposed Ticonderoga-class replacment The Zumwalt-class destroyer carried the DD(X) name before it was renamed The ship class and X is what the USN uses before the ship is assigned a name and number
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  4568.  Dord Dord  There is nothing to get, you are just making shit up, the USN called its next gen destroyer DDGX is them literally doing the same they have done for decades
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  4569.  Dord Dord  What part of concept do you not understand
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  4570.  @salilpanwar6922  So 1 Abrams supposed lost vs nearly 1000 T-72s all models destroyed
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  4571. 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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  4572.  @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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  4573.  @salilpanwar6922  And US weapons has knocked hundreds of T-90, 80 and 72s
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  4574.  @your_local_boogeyman  Simple its called aiming for center mass and gaining position
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  4575. 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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  4576.  @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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  4577.  @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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  4578.  @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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  4579. 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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  4580.  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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  4581.  @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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  4582.  @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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  4583.  @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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  4584. @Intel Guru It and Combat sent are very valuable when dealing with SAM sites
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  4585.  @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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  4586.  @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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  4587. 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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  4588. 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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  4589. Iran is asking for the US to kick their behinds
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  4590. Biden give Iran sound advice and they ignore it Now its open war
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  4591. It would have been very short fight.
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  4592. 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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  4593. They can't match simply because its far more flexible than what they have
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  4594. Trying annexing more terriority and see how that workds out
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  4595. Actually It would make more sense to retire the F-117s completely and keep 20 F-22s flying. The F-117 is uses for counter stealth development and other uses The F-22 would provide more as it can perform maneuvers similar to the Su-57 and has advanced electronics suite similar to whats found on the Su-57 and J-20s.
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  4596.  @decentish8546  They will reduce the amount but decom the rest. Congress wont say shit as this is problem of their own creation. The USAF wanted at least 380 F-22s but Congress limited the USAF to just 187.By time they realize they fucked up, the F-22 production line was already closed and restarting would have beyond astronomical. The USAF has already reminded Congress about their fuck up with F-22s and reminded that NGAD will be cheap and because of their penny pinching Both China and Russia have caught up.
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  4597.  @goran77ish  The F-117 was retired because its was 1st gen aircraft. It provided that stealth could work and the lessons from the F-117 were applied to latter stealth aircraft Secondly the F-117 payload was just 2x 2000bs bombs. While that made the F-117 an excellent first strike weapon,its had no use beyond that. The F-22 can carry SDBs which gives flexibility to strike a variety of targets. The F-22 electronic suite allows to perform ISR missions. The F-117 has no electronic suite nor ecm As for using the F-22s along There is not enough to do so The USAF out of 187 F-22, only 64 are combat coded for oversea operations Even if all 187 were combat coded NGAD, F-22 ,F-35s and F-15EX makes no sense NGAD-Air superiority. F-35-strike F-15EX-ANG makes sense
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  4598. You can thank Putin for that
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  4599. 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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  4600. No one misses trumptard
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  4601. With what more Russian hot air
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  4602. 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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  4603.  @Russian_Captain_  Oh yes Another Russian fairy tale
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  4604.  @AbuBakar-gi8wh  Cope
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  4605. 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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  4606.  @paulbarclay4114  Not likely
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  4607. 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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  4608. The LRHW
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  4609.  @St0p_C12yi17g-Ho  In service
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  4610. Its only just started Ukraine initially could only strike targets in Ukraine but with that Russian lifted ,they can freely strike Russian forces in Russian Russian in response is moving its forces out of range hence why Ukraine isnt striking as much That puts Russian forces at disadvantage what Ukraine needs is for Biden to give 500 JASSM-A/B which would effectively end things as that would allow Ukraine to strike Moscow at will
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  4611. 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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  4612. @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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  4613. Next generation tanks need Lighter weight for better mobility. Getting tanks to battlefield is still logistical challenge Greater engine efficiency. Most MBTs need at least 300 gallons of fuel for range of 200-300 miles. Long range precision rounds like the LAHAT, KTSAM or some other gun-launched missile ability to strike targets at least 5 miles away Thats armor, material and personnel targets Lastly protection 360 degrees including top attack protection All that would be nice but the reality is that tanks days are numbers The US made JTLV recently added the Spike NLOS to its already impressive arsenal of weapons The JTLV doesn't have tank's heavy armor but what it lacks in armor, it make up with its impressive arsenal of weapons as it can be fitted with a variety of weapons Additionally, it just needs 40 gals for 300 miles vs a tanks 300 plus for the similar range Tanks main gun is limited to range of the gun and types of rounds JTLV can be fitted for anti-air, anti-armor, anti-personnel, EW and anti material but mos importantly, it can be transported via helo Vehicles like the JTLV are going to be the future When tanks are already in place, its great but when they are not, its a logistical challenge
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  4614. 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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  4615. @@karmakazi101 This isnt disposable either
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  4616. More Charlatans than visionaries The F-16 was the only thing they got right
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  4617.  @GenericUsername1816  No, the fact that its been over year is why Russia is not winning in ukraine
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  4618. 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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  4619.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  Putins' trying to do so for over a year and gotten nowhere
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  4620.  @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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  4621.  @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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  4622.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  Not likely
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  4623.  @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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  4624.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  Again wrong Only the Abrams uses a turbine everything else is diesel
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  4625.  @JethroBodineWhooWee69  The US doesnt need to convert the Abrams to diesel nor does Ukraine need them to do so
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  4626. Prototype
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  4627. The Gripen is light weight powerhouse for countries on a budget
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  4628. True but you forget CEO have money and influence
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  4629. 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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  4630.  @nicholasmaude6906  Thats upgrade not change Change would be the difference between F-15E and F-15EX The F-15EX completely different from the F-15E The Block 4 was planned from the start
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  4631.  @nicholasmaude6906  The F-35s changes are not that They have been planned from the start hence why they are called block 4
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  4632.  @nicholasmaude6906  No they wont
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  4633.  @nicholasmaude6906  No they wont
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  4634.  @nicholasmaude6906  The advanced Hornet did the same yet its simple referred as F-18 Block III they are not adding letter anymore The only exception if the F-15EX
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  4635. The Fighter Mafia was ultimately laughed out of the defense industry because their so call conclusions were very much complete nonsense They did use their PR to back door the F-16 into service which was the only good thing they did right
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  4636. @Alexander Schmidt The USAFs NGAD/ADF/PCA program is develop a successor plane to the F-22. F-22 is the successor to the F-15 but too few were built and too few F-15s remain. The F-35 is an excellent plane but its no match for the Su-57 in WVR combat. The J-20 is designed to be high flying interceptor not a dogfighter The F-22 can easily take on the Su-57 or J-20 but USAF has too few of them. USAFs NGAD/ADF/PCA program changes that fact
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  4637. 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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  4638. Makes sense
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  4639. 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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  4640. 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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  4641.  @manmin517  Iraq is the one crying as MQ-9s are back in busineess
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  4642.  @CenterZero_DeadSecurity  Who is complaining about the US smoking an Iranian backed military in Iraq oh wait Iraq is
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  4643. Yeah no
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  4644.  @greetandries99  cope
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  4645.  @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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  4646. Wont do anything
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  4647.  @CdA_Native  The court says otherwise
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  4648.  @awakentotruthmichaelsmith4698  They already are
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  4649. 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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  4650.  @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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  4651. They are going to do that The DDG-X is planned to have swappable VLS modules which allow the entire units to removed and replaced instead going one by one Depending on how many missile used or the time They simple pull the module for maintenance and replace it with fresh loaded one Personnel on shore can handle the unloading of unused round and put them into VLS for later use
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  4652. They can only funnel so much equipment into Ukraine
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  4653.  @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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  4654. its game over now
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  4655. Yes, they fired 800 surface to air missile during the conflict and downed 3 planes. Additionally downing the F-117 justified billions in spending for new weapons and capabilties The USAF could easily shredded the wreckage but the F-117 was outdated by that time
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  4656. Not likely
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  4657.  @kostaskritsilas2681  No one is doubting that Gripen is cheap, its just not the best buy in this situation. The F-18E/F is the overall best buy for Canada. They are already familiar with hornet so training and maintenance is much simplier whereas learning a new plane with Gripen. As you stated, there is a process of getting approval by Saab whereas Boeing can simply add the order to the build queue. The F-18 has substantially moving parts with its intergration to the CAF. The CF-18s are already flying on borrowed time They are buying old hornets and parts from countries that are transitioning from the legacy hornet. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34139/canada-is-looking-to-give-its-cf-18-hornets-new-radars-aim-9x-sidewinders-and-more This is dated Jun 2020, this pretty much confirms that Canada is going to buy the Super Hornet The everything brought is compatible with both Legacy and SH The Gripen is not compatible with some items on the list
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  4658.  @SonnyKnutson  If this was 2008, then yes that would work but its 2020 and the CAF is on borrowed time. Saab and Brazil took 5 years from signing to first plane. The RCAF requirement is 88 planes Depending the changes, Boeing can field a RCAF SH in half or less time
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  4659. only obsolete when significant air power or precision munitions are present
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  4660. 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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  4661.  @capitalism420  Attacking with missiles 9 out 10 times is literally simpler than bringing planes
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  4662.  @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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  4663.  @johnnyenglish583  Uh, ts 2025 buddy and converting merchants ships to carriers was due to the infancy of aircraft carriers and aviation at that time in the 1920s Secondly, this is merchant ship not purpose built warship its armor is likely wafer thin hence why 2000lbs Quicksink or MK-48 ADCAP would easily send it to the bottom If Iran was smart which they are clearly not, they would stop trying to complete with the big kids and stay in their lane The ways that Israel or the US could end this ship are endless
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  4664. depleted uranium and tungsten are both heavy metals and both equally as dangerous The reason companies have dropped it simply because technology has become more affordable Rounds like the AMP are programmable can fuze in top attack mode which is just as lethal as SABO if you up gun from 120mm, to 130 or 140mm, you can include larger warhead which greatly increases lethality
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  4665. 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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  4666.  @secretsquirrel8010  The Army's problem with the Apache has been moving it across long distances. In order to so , they have break it down completely https://www.18af.amc.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2001738138/ The newer Apache has adopted the blade folding system that USMC and USN on their helos for Apache https://www.defense.gov/observe/photo-gallery/igphoto/2001341464/ So instead of having to do a complete break down , they can transport it in come piece ready to go. Once they get it where it needs to be it just needs fuels and weapons and it is ready to roll. removing and reattaching the blades require the Apache to do a test flight to verify it condition https://www.dvidshub.net/news/229562/soldiers-conduct-new-apache-blade-folding-kit-training Apaches with the new kit can be stored on ships much like the AH-1Z. .
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  4667.  @secretsquirrel8010  That would be incorrect https://www.army.mil/article/185760/south_carolina_national_guard_soldiers_conduct_new_apache_blade_folding_kit_training Secondly if the kit was available then the AH-64 wouldnt have to do complete break downs the kits came with the E model not the earlier models
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  4668.  @secretsquirrel8010  Not likely. The articles and visuals of Apaches being says otherwise Secondly the article is directly from the army saying that kit is there to address the issues with transporting the Apache across long distances. So all the articles and visuals are wrong and your right suurrre
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  4669.  @secretsquirrel8010  Riiggght says the random you tuber
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  4670. The infamous test was not true showing of the F-35 capabilities
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  4671. Dont worry when the West stops holding back it will end very quickly
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  4672. 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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  4673. @GAMBLER Lemme spell it out for you Not happening. First Trump blocked funding to the USPS because he disagreed with mail in voting. That fact will be seen as interference with voting Secondly Trump stated that states counted votes that were illegal. Despite his denial of the COVID-19 , states still had to count votes while maintaining CDC guidelines Again the Courts are not going fault for the states as they understand COVID-19 effect on everything. Third back to mail in voting. Mail voting dates back to almost a century if not longer. Its not going to change because of one man disagreement with it Trump lost , the end
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  4674.    Numbers changing does not matter States are certifying their results and courts are telling Trump to pack sand In end , Biden will be president
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  4675.  Sir Bumblefahk  For starters ,nothing is infallible USPS not making a profit has nothing to do with Trump blocking their funding or him being in office Secondly the USPS said they need additional funding to handle the flow of mail during the election and Trump denied the funding so again he loses
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  4676. Probably upgraded even more by now
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  4677. Yes 105mm has that but the bulk of those rounds are obsolete now The only relevant rounds left APFSDS, HEAT, HEMP and precision guided HEMP is High Explosive Multi purpose like the XM1147 which is several rounds in one Newer guns like the 130mm and 140mm make HEAT rounds far more lethal as the larger shell can carry a bigger bursting charge
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  4678. The best option for Ukraine would be the Harpoon Block II+ ER in 6 packs out of IL-76 Harpoon Block II+ ER range is 192 miles and there Il-76s in western hand that Ukraine can use The system would be roll on roll off kit that would be installed in cargo without having to be integrated Using intel, two would take off and flying long and separate routes and close to 140 miles to launch and leave 12 missiles from one plane use to target Russia shipping and 12 more for a second targeting land targets With proper coordination, ground force can knock defenses and open the door for the missiles to strike without having to contend with the target defenses The same tactic can be used with land base launcher but it still requires proper coordination,
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  4679.  @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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  4680. 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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  4681. Funny how Russian forces are getting pulverized by the very same weapons they said wouldnt make a difference
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  4682.  @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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  4683.  @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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  4684.  @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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  4685. The QE is clearly superior here
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  4686.  @BSPBuilder  The Fujian air wing is currently MIA, its ship without planes. The PLAN is hoping that the J-15 adapted to CATOBAR would address its problems By western standards whereas is the AWACS, EW, Tanker, ASW, COD and HELO capabilities
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  4687.  @doc0core  Again the QE Lets recap The J-15 has not been tested on the Type-003 nor does the J-35 exist. The QE has its F-35s already The UK's only problem is the lack of a internal cruise missile for the F-35B
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  4688.  @doc0core  The Type-003 literally is relying on a mountain of IFs while the QE and PoW are actually factual The QE honesty has more potential than you realize AWACS, EW, Tanker, ASW, COD and HELO capabilities, UK can get it all from the US very quickly The MV-22 can provide Tanker, and COD for QE class The versatile MQ-9 has an ASW, AWACS and EW packages in develop for use with the STOL version to give USN LHA/Ds the same capabilties as CVNs It still retains the 8 pack hellfire capability for dealing with small crafts The UK can literally dip into the US arsenal for anything it needs while China is spending years trying to catch up As for Bear claw, the mighty Russian bear has been made a joke by Ukraine FYI, lay off the propaganda,
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  4689.  @doc0core  Kinks that will decades for the Type-003 As for the QE being a mistake, you are confusing ships. The QE functioned as designed with zero problems. The only ship that had major problems during the deployment was the Type-45 destroyer which you are correct, Proven to be over-ambituous, and proven to be poorly planned As for the aircraft, the UK needs money for its Tempest so cutting F-35 is where they get the money The US can afford the CVN and LHD The UK has to do with one ship
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  4690.  @doc0core  China has very very long road to travel but seems content with short cuts
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  4691.  @doc0core  Instead of buying the Su-33, they copied it and made the J-15 which turned out to be mess The J-20 lacks a cannon and its currently on engine number 3. It weapons load is extremely limited compared to the Su-57, F-22 and F-35 The FC-31 also lacks a cannon , has more weapon options but like the J-20 engine problems The Fu is supposed have a Integrated electric propulsion but doesnt use the standard marine turbines which rises a lot of questions its power out is less than Kitty Hawk conventional carrier
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  4692.  @doc0core  The J-15 has been described by Chinese and western media as the "Flopping fish" due it numerous problems Secondly Russia is upgrading its Su-33 to Su-30SM standard wheres the J-15 oh right, it has AESA radar ?
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  4693.  @doc0core  If the PLAN was serious about the J-15, they would be Equipping it with the same WS-10A as the J-11, targeting pods , all the bells and whistles that the J-10 and J-11 have but they are not Specifically, they would be following the USN F-18 block III example
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  4694. 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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  4695. Give them the ATACMS so they can end this quickly
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  4696.  @yettimannettii2039  They need the Dali out of the way
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  4697.  @yettimannettii2039  That ship is the biggest problem for the reopening that channel
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  4698.  @yettimannettii2039  The best place to keep the Dali crew is on the ship if legal action is taken, its easier to find them If you put them up in hotel and they decide to skip to Canada and back to SIngapore or India cant really stop them Unlike other countries with ship and sailors stranded because the owners went broke and they cant afford to go home The US doesnt tolerate that mess here so they are well taken care of
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  4699. The problem is that normally when a person in chokehold, they normally respond but as this idiot was mentally unstable, he kept fighting which is why the man keep him in the hold Now his failure not realizing that the chokehold wasnt doing anything and that he need to change holds
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  4700.  @waynemorgan6153  Which goes back to what I said A normal person would have responded
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  4701. 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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  4702. 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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  4703.  @2406west  The F-35s penetrates, the B-21 brings the heavy stuff , the F-22 clears any aircraft that are airborne and the F-15EX protects EA-18Gs, EA-37 and E-7s
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  4704.  @daeladub  The B-21 along side the F-22 and F-35 primary mission is knocking out the enemy's ability to fight and communicate That allows the forces on the ground to move far more freely and not have to worry about enemy attack from the air
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  4705.  @nate1sam  They are call missiles for a reason because they can miss and if they do miss The B-21 will find itself in world of trouble
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  4706.  @nate1sam  Technology is not perfect and putting the B-21 in that situation is only asking for trouble The F-15EX can turn with a Su or MIG its simple smarter keep the B-21 as for air ground not air to air
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  4707.  @daeladub  Which is how it should be used The F-22 and F-35 sends its target info and they send the ordnance to target
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  4708. @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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  4709. Ah yes Russia wishful thinking
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  4710. So basically just justify the need to send more weapons to Ukraine smooth move Russia
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  4711. They should make a 105mm variant of the Archer
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  4712.  @petter5721  A 105mm would easily transported by air
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  4713. Why would the West be concerned when the SM-3s exists
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  4714. Sure not
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  4715.  @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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  4716.  @Rohith_Chandrasekar  And you point is ?
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  4717.  @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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  4718.  @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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  4719.  @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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  4720.  @GTfour01  cry harder
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  4721.  @GTfour01  Yawn clown
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  4722.  @GTfour01  That would be you and childish comments
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  4723.  @GTfour01  Responding with bogus claims sad
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  4724.  @GTfour01  That would be you clown
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  4725.  @GTfour01  Its Kyiv ass wipe
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  4726. North Korea isnt exactly a ASW powerhouse so its very likely that the US already sent the USS Jimmy Carter to record the subs acoustics as well as test its capabilities The crew probably was crying with laughter from the amount of noise it made
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  4727. Ukraine is already rearmed
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  4728.  @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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  4729.  @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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  4730. Of course , Iran needs Russian and China Without it Israel will wipe the floor with them
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  4731.  @deansmits006  Lets EA-18Gs for starters The F-18 was designed from the start to use to air to ground. Even with all the changes, the F-14 still couldnt use the same amount of weapons as the F-18
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  4732. The answer is not likely Despite Taiwan receipt of newer weapons, they still lack behind in critical areas In order to render PLAAF and PLAN moot, they need both long missiles on the ground and air that exceed 200 miles they dont have that In order to deny landing forces, they need highly mobile arty like Pzh-2000 or Archer which they dont have lastly They need an advanced variant of the Mark 60 Captor mine with bigger warhead that can cripple any ship that comes need Taiwan Again they dont have any of that
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  4733. No, Ukraine can liquidate with Storm Shadows like they did one of Putin's generals
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  4734. 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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  4735. 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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  4736. No, the plenty to be served as he has to answer for his crimes
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  4737. 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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  4738. its called being smart Israel is going for all the big cheese in Iran so staying out in the open would be insane The US saying they know where he is is ominous because unlike Israel The USAF strategic bombers can carry several bunker busters and drop them on like rain on Iran's bunkers
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  4739. Ultimately it was unintentional but NATO wont let it sild
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  4740.  @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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  4741.  @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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  4742.  @alexbond969  Nice try but the fact remains Russia is playing the denial game and no one is buying it
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  4743.  @Subhamremady  Again he's not idiot like the Russian generals which are literally dropping weekly
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  4744.  @OddeyeDL76  We are see fields upon fields of wreckage Plus several others destroyed in base attacks
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  4745.  @НиколяФилибер  They are equipped but only able to inflict tactical damage not strategic
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  4746. 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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  4747. 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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  4748.  @biljanacvjetinovic6204  Its hilarious how you bots are desperate
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  4749. @YouTube oppressive censorship There is nothing stopping Ukraine from using its own weapons to attack military targets in Russia. The smart play would be to have special forces knock out the defense while Su-24 attack the targets with KH-29s. Ukraine can use its weapons but they haven't quite master combined arms tactics yet As providing weapons, we provided them with switchblades but they prefer off the shelf drones. They firing off Javelin precisely but still using too much The fact is we have to give them weapons a pace they can absorb.
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  4750.  @drfelren  Does Russia have more nukes No Both the US and Russia abide by START which limits both sides to 3000 nukes each Even in their enduring stockpiles the US still has more Now Russia's problem that bulk of its SLBMs are older R-29 on older SSBNs The USN 14 SSBNs have the updated Trident which out of 177 launches failed just 11 times Russia' RSM-56s failed 10 of 31 times which does not inspire a lot confidence Secondly the USN over 32 ships equipped with AEGIS and SM-3 The SM-3 has irked both Russia and China as they both determined that it is capable of boost phase interception against SLBM and ICBM The SM-6 ability to intercept terminal phase has been another irk China and Russia Defensive speaking, NATO has ships able to intercept missiles plus the NATO defense system and plus each country own defenses Russia defenses are land based with no sea based element Nukes are not problem , getting them pass NATO extensive defenses
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  4751.  @drfelren  The capabilities are questioned for several reasons The USN has used the Trident series since 1989 and its test record to date has been very impressive The RuAN use the R-29 and RSM-56 which as I said before doe not inspire a lot confidence The next problem is bombers Russia's bomber state is pretty abysmal right now. The Tu-95 with 8 missiles and Tu-160 with 6 missiles The USAF B-52 carries 20 AGM-86 and the B-2 16 gravity bombs The problem there is that USN has enough destroyers and cruisers with SM-6 to create a missile picket line can easily down them Thats further compounded by the newer SM-6 range which is likely 300-500 miles its uses the SM-3 propulsion On Russia's they have 2 Kirovs with the S-400 and 2 Slava with S-300s The US can easily defend itself in the Atlantic while the Pacific is only real way to strike at the US whereas Russian can't stop USAF bombers The last fact is what I mentioned first The US defenses are PAC-3s, GBI, and THAADs on land and SM-3 and SM-6s at sea whereas Russia's defenses are solely land based S-300/400/500 and the A235 People asked why Russian developed its 6 new strategic weapons, because they knew that getting through US defenses would cost them dearly Hence Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System under water nuclear torpedo 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear cruise missile Avangard RS-28 Sarmat Kinzhal All weapons that they hope can keep parity with the US
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  4752.  @drfelren  They screwed up when they played the hypersonic card The Kinzhal can only be carried in limited numbers while the ARRW can be carried in massive numbers
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  4753.  @drfelren  That really doesn't make any sense but you can't rationlize Russia's crazy
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  4754.  @youtubeoppressivecensorshi8047  Not bad Just incredibly stupid given Russia' situation
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  4755.  @drfelren  The MiG-31 requires special conversion to carry the Kinzhal. All the hardware for the R-33s and R-37 as well associated power systems had to be removed. It can only carry 1 Kinzhal and It carries no weapons for self defense. Effectively its sitting duck if enemy fighters get in range. Lastly, one missile So unless you are going against a target with no defenses to speak off, 1 missile per plane is pretty insane not mention what lost of the aircraft would greatly effect you combat capabilities The Tu-22M3M carries 4 missiles. The USN trained in 80s to defend against waves of Tu-22s with 3 KH-22s as the Russian had close to 400 Tu-22s. Normally 8 bombers per wave which was 24 KH-22s The tactic was 3 waves of Tu-22s per USN carrier would only cost the Soviets 240 planes which for them was acceptable That was whole reason why they developed countermeasures for dealing with swarm attack Its 2022, Russia only has 63 Tu-22Ms and only 30 will be able to carry the Kinzhal While the odds were no the USN favor in the 80s The current widespread usage of AEGIS , MK-41 VLS , SM-6s and Cooperative Engagement Capability allows the USN to deal with high volume attacks with ease So insane that Russia actually believes that the US can't counter the Kinzhal But the biggest insanity is Russian's usage of it in Ukraine The West has intel aircaft all over and you are giving the US clean look at the missile performance, flight profile as well reading its EM and RF emissions ???? you can't rationlize Russia's crazy
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  4756.  @NuclearFalcon146  Information warfare has been another area where Russian forces are hurting badly in Ukraine's access to starlink has hurt Russia's ability control information and thus why their propagandists and trolls are failing miserably They tried constantly prove that HIMARS were destroyed with so callled visual , then fell silent when Ukraine revealed that those were just wooden decoys Targeting the Patriot was supposed to be their propaganda victory but turned into yet another black eye
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  4757. At this point no one believe anything Russia says
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  4758.  @richardmarsden5610  Its caled desperation
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  4759. And thats a system not operating at max capability Flex
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  4760. ssshe thats too much logic
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  4761. of course Now that they dont' need him for the speaker of the house vote the republicans.dont care what happens now
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  4762. Just another idiot running off at the mouth
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  4763. This is Trump screwing himself As for him claiming that he declassified documents There is a whole lengthy process which he did not follow Second That authority only lasts while the person is actually president. Second, another president can reverse that decision. And then there's also another category of material that cannot be declassified All Trump had to do was let NARA do it jobs and this whole situation would have been moot
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  4764. Not short sighted It happens when you have asses with zero military experience in the wrong positions
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  4765. 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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  4766.  @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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  4767.  @redemissarium  Ukraine as been pledged large number of L2 but doesnt have them yet
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  4768.  @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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  4769. Fox was cost 800 mil as result of carlson and other misinformation
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  4770. its open war
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  4771. 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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  4772. Sure not
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  4773.  @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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  4774. 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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  4775.  @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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  4776. 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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  4777. its called facts try sometime instead of running off at the mouth
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  4778. 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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  4779.  @Alexey_Nikolaevich  yawn cope harder
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  4780.  @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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  4781. If they had stayed, they would have lived longer. Secondly with more people, they could done a lot more to survive
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  4782. 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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  4783. Overstretched No Severely under equipped , yes
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  4784.  @cass7448  Humans defeating an enemy like Skynet isnt impossible ,however the movies make too many mistakes
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  4785. No its Soviet Russia you are already guilty
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  4786. Iran buying Su-35 doesnt matter , they are still no match for the Israeli air force or the USAF The US didnt prevent anything Egypt carried out a test with the SU-35 vs Rafale and the Su-35 got curb stomped by the Rafale Indonesia simply didnt have any money. The started in in 2017 and was delay after delay As for countries looking Russia's aircraft poor performance is likely sending them to China
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  4787. Yawn
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  4788. @@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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  4789.  @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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  4790. That would be incorrect, Russia will stop. Russia's advantage over Ukraine was its lack of capabilities which the West has been supplying to Ukraine The constant flow of weapons from the West is allowing Ukraine to hold it own. The West reluctance to with supply Ukraine advance weapons has been steadily fading and eventually they will get weapons able to push Russian forces out.
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  4791.  @knowahnosenothing4862  Austrailia's issue with the Tiger and NH-90 is support Boeing and Sikorsky advance over others is the USAF They have contracts with the USAF for use of C-5s and C-17s which makes it easier for them to delivery and support customers A400M is unable to carry like the C-17 so EU normally to contract with AN-124 which is very very expensive
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  4792.  @arvedludwig3584  Most likely
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  4793. Yeah not likely Trump Those so called negotiating skills aint going to work More to the point, has never worked Iran and Israel are likely heading to open war
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  4794. No Life will just continue to suck for Russian forces
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  4795. Yet its happening
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  4796. How about no The F-35B from the start was going to be completely different from the rest. The problem was the fact that F-35A and F-35C was so far apart The reason why the F-4 was a successful joint asset was the fact that USAF and USN models had very little differences The F-35A and F-35C are majorly different
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  4797.  @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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  4798.  @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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  4799.  @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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  4800.  @Converse-o4d  Unfortunately iran has gifted this to Trump The Houthis are supplied with Iranian weapons so by striking Iran, it cuts off the weapons to Houthis as well other terrorist groups in the middles so Trump has very compelling argument for striking Iran
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  4801. Because the salami slicer is bad ass missile
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  4802. Its Russian vaporware
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  4803.  @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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  4804.  @pjhgerlach  An initial batch was sent with 300 mil package Ukraine has likely gotten more now
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  4805.  @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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  4806. main missile armament is not damaged. You do realize you just contradicted yourself completely There is no open fire. Ammunition explosions have stopped. ??
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  4807. That F-15 was simply a test bed nothing weird about it
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  4808. No ,the truth is that MiG-29s are a waste of time Lets say you give them to the Ukrainian Air Force what good are they Do they have advanced radar and sensors on par with the Russia air force no Do they have advanced air to ground and air to air capabilities no Do they have the latest generation of weapons no The DOD isnt stupid, they know its a waste of time
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  4809. @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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  4810. 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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  4811.  @Stephen-4722  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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  4812. Makes zero sense
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  4813. 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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  4814. 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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  4815. 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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  4816. Nah fam don't run keep that same energy ya'll had when Russia invaded Ukraine 7 months ago
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  4817.  @juanitacruz6015  what are rambling about
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  4818. 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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  4819. 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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  4820. iran is striking randomly while Israel is striking effectively
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  4821. Iran loves its propaganda The F-35s will be working in EA-18Gs to destroy Iran's radars The question is will the US use the newer JATM or AIM-174s against Iran's F-14s
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  4822. 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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  4823. Considering that Russia has broken out T-62 on down as well T-72 thats actually not a stretch
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  4824.  @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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  4825. No ,the US doesnt cut corrners with its programs like China and Russia does
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  4826. All Russia has to do is take its ass home
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  4827.  @jimkeogh8552  So much for the republican party's rep
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  4828.  @ch2onic  The fact that the Patriot was able counter them in them first place is the issue
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  4829. ​ @TheGrowlingAraknid  Drones swarms are only problems to ill prepared defenses. The Iron Dome and Patriot are geared for missile attacks not drones The Flakpanzer Gepard went from scrap metal to rock star overnight and showed up effective gun systems are against drones Additional , The Leonidas Stryker is designed with high-power microwave weapon designed to counter drones en masse The Leonidas is just one a number of system being developed for drone swarms But also remember , intelligence is easy way to counter drones' With intel, if you know where the drones are coming from, you can kill them at source and prevent them from becoming a problem in first place Secondly, drone communication is two way,so again, if you can use the EW assets and back track to source Again strike at the source and deal with the drones before they can be used
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  4830. They are running a war and believe me, its costing them dearly
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  4831. So the curious question is why the military hasnt adopted it because that ability to switch from slugs to buckshot is super useful when breaching and entering
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  4832.  @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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  4833. @@alextim6961 With what hot air
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  4834. 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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  4835. Bet you the USAF is reconsidering the AMBER racks
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  4836. Russia is definitely not intercepting HIMARS, thats literally just propaganda The missiles travel too low to fast
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  4837. ​ @Kaiser Wilhelm I I can't tell if you are clueless or just stupid If Russia had captured the equipment, they wouldn't be threatening countries to stop supplying Ukraine Russia has gotten its hands on few weapons and thats about it if Russia can captured weapons as you so falsely claim, there losses would be significant lower Secondly its called the Kalibr not the mess you wrote third, those missiles are only supersonic and most importantly ,there is thing called range their range is only 410 miles ding dong
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  4838.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  Russia destroy a few pieces is not the whole defense there clueless Ukraine defenses were supposed destroyed yet Russia aircraft are still getting blown out of the sky by the very same defenses that Russia claimed to destroy
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  4839.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  The fact we are 3 years and counting is all the proof needed The fact that the Black Sea Fleet had to evacuate to Novorossiysk The fact that Zelenskyy is able to travel freely around Ukraine as well to the West and back several times again proof If Russia had destroyed Ukraine's defenses, then targeting Zelenskyy would be a piece of cake yet here we are
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  4840. The fact we are 3 years and counting is all the proof needed The fact that the Black Sea Fleet had to evacuate to Novorossiysk The fact that Zelenskyy is able to travel freely around Ukraine as well to the West and back several times again proof If Russia had destroyed Ukraine's defenses, then targeting Zelenskyy would be a piece of cake yet here we are
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  4841. The fact that Zelenskyy is able to travel freely around Ukraine as well to the West and back several times is proof
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  4842.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  Is that excuses we hear. FYI basic military strategy is elimination of the enemy's command and control
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  4843. Elimination of Command and control is basic military strategy kiddo., you knock out their leadership and ability to command. why do you think that both the US and Russian place premium on knocking out each other command and control Both in conventional and nuclear exchanges
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  4844. Elimination of Command and control is basic military strategy kiddo., you knock out their leadership and ability to command. why do you think that both the US and Russian place premium on knocking out each other command and control both in conventional and nuclear exchanges
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  4845.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  Elimination of Command and control is basic military strategy kiddo.
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  4846. Zelenskyy actions are not that surprising West is tip toeing around while his country is being torn apart
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  4847. Johnson knows that Biden and Dems are reasonable and will negotiate but his own party is circus and the ringleader is trump
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  4848.  @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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  4849. 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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  4850. Ukraine is just facts of life when you send armor in with no protection
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  4851.  @saysumn7369  Wow, apparently reading is also impossible for you Mach 20 is design speed ding dong
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  4852.  @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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  4853.  @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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  4854.  @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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  4855.  @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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  4856.  @saysumn7369  Ah yes denial by all means cry harder with your baseless information
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  4857.  @saysumn7369  Still waiting for actual facts oh wait you have not cry harder as usual
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  4858.  @saysumn7369  Yawn Would say waiting for actual facts but you have none other rambling on about yada yada
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  4859. The problem is going boil down to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) ability to meet supply and demand That has been a problem for Rafale and Gripen as buyers have questioned what SAAB and Dassault abilities
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  4860.  @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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  4861. They are but it pays dividends for the THAAD to be there
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  4862.  @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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  4863.  @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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  4864.  @bigbux630  The irony is that its not
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  4865.  @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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  4866.  @bigbux630  Yawn
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  4867.  @bigbux630  Cope harder
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  4868. 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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  4869. Both sides stopped because the attacks highlighted both sides strengths and weaknesses as well as a few unexpected and very surprising losses Neither side has a decisive advantage over the other and based out the what happened , they are going to be making quite a few orders from their suppliers to address their deficiencies
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  4870.  @sagnikchakraborty1613  Lay off the propaganda there buddy
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  4871.  @randomJabs  Incorrect, the US initially offered Pakistan permissive action link (PAL) technology to safe guard their nukes however opted instead to help them develop their own PAL tech as well provide another key security measures for safe guarding their nuclear weapons As stated before, neither side had clear advantage so they backed off
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  4872.  @sagnikchakraborty1613  Sure thats why several Indian's prized aircraft are now lawn darts
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  4873.  @sagnikchakraborty1613  you do realize that both the US and French ISR assets has confirmed the losses cope harder
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  4874.  @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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  4875. 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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  4876. 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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  4877. It depends on the country The US uses DU liners and other materials. Others use composites
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  4878. You mean loss of aircraft, pilots ,aircrew and skilled maintenance personnel overall a massive loss in capabiltiies
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  4879.  @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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  4880.  @antonantonov6812  You can confusing measured response
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  4881. Show how far China and Russian programs are behind the US
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  4882. Exactly
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  4883. its more than a middle finger Putin will lose his shit when ATACMS strike the Kerch bridge
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  4884. If the Ukraine forces are embarrassing the "mighty russian army" this badly Then they know they can't fight NATO
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  4885. Its not The reason for the panic in the EU is the fact they dont use depleted uranium munition or armor They rely on tungsten alloy rounds which likely won't penetrate the T-14 armor. Hence the EU rush to get the 130mm tested and fielded Russia went all in trying to protect the T-14 as do something about its Russia tanks abysmal performance but all for naught Nobody trying to go tank vs tank when there are far more efficient ways to destroy armor The F-15E can carry up 28 GBU-53s and launch them from 45 miles away. The EU can do with Eurofighter with Brimstone 2 as well F-35s with GBU-53s if the ATGM teams knock out the Panstir S1, Tunguska and Tor thats protecting the armor Aircraft can precisely target tanks 5 F-15Es with GBU-53s over 100 munitions. thats potentially 100 tanks destroyed Tanks were once feared but the market to destroy them has produce very efficient means of destroying Hell good ole fashion cluster bombs can do the job
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  4886.  @maksimluzin1121  What about the multi-layered different range air defense and fighters/interceptors of your opponent? They will watch silently to your actions and wait? No you are differently a moron First Armor is mobile , advance air defense units is not. The Panstir S1, Tunguska and Tor can travel with the armor and fire in a matter of seconds whereas The S-30 and S-400 requires minutes to stop , set up, and be ready to fire. Same with the Buk, has to to stop , set up, and be ready to fire. While those units are moving or setting,they are vulnerable to attack, Secondly F-15E, Eurofighter and F-35s can attack those sites with cruise missiles launched well outside to their weapons range. Now pay attention ,and you are game down, you dont' put fighters/interceptors up in the same airspace as your air defense units Thats friendly fire and no the missiles cant tell the difference , so if you put up fighters/interceptors in the same airspace, your ground can't fire stupid as they risking hitting allies Now pay attention By sending ATGM teams after the enemy air defense equipment, you create opens that can be exploited, while enemy is scrambling to close the hole , aircraft are giving enemy armor the business, its called tactics and planning moron And the Tunguska and Shike being used against ground forces matters because? More to point how they are going be used if they are destroyed S-300/S-350/400/Buk meet anti-radition and cruise missiles as well ATGMs teams Its called modern warfare for reason
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  4887. 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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  4888. 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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  4889. Right lets recap In two missiles strike against mall and residential building , Russian forces killed 40 plus civilians yet Ukraine forces blow up bridge with 3 civilians death and its now an outrage hah Cope much
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  4890. 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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  4891. And that matters because oh wait it doesnt
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  4892. 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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  4893. The F-15EX with the ARRW can do the same
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  4894. 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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  4895.  @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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  4896.  @premierpollo  Their bluff has been called
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  4897.  @MAli-rr9km  Exactly the problem if they go with the JF-17 only the MIG-35 can match the Typhoon
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  4898. True Russian tanks have 125mm rounds but the problem for Russia is that Ukraine has captured several T-90s as well given the US a few so the US knows all the T-90s weak points Reports from Ukraine have shown that Ukraine forces armed has exploited the T90s vulnerabilities so the M10 chances are actually pretty good
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  4899. 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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  4900.  @A_TAYLOR06  Its not about density DU is self sharpening and pyrophoric which tungsten does not have
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  4901.  @A_TAYLOR06  They need depleted uranium not tungsten to fight against Russia tanks
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  4902.  @silveriver9  Pelsoi showed that China is all bark and no bite No is buying the moral high ground bullshit
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  4903. 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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  4904. Good job but they need to speed it up a bit
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  4905. Simple promote fear, then do it and claim you are acting in self defense
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  4906. That would be incorrect Everything is pendulum it swings back and forth as technology advances Just as sensors get better as does weapons The S-400 key features is AESA radar and 250 mile range missile A hypersonic missile traveling at Mach 10 covers 275 miles in 2 min 9 secs That means that electronic warfare aircraft only have to jam the S-400 for 2 mins Versus 30 min for a subsonic TLAM additional defending aircraft like the MIG-31 with R-37 still don't have enough time to lock up electronic warfare aircraft as they can easily disrupt the MIG-31s radar The faster hypersonic weapons means less time for defenses to respond depend on the distance Once advanced electronic warfare systems and hypersonic weapons are fielded , aircraft have advantage as far ground targets go Even with the S-500, advance jamming and hypersonic can KO it In the air , again incorrect one of the key features of the R-77 is its ability to down other missiles That capability is also found some western missiles That latest generations of AAM can down missiles fired from other aircraft so even if they could fire, the missile can be intercepted so having sensors is only half the equation The USAF is working drones able to deploy aerial decoys which can confuse sensors Hence the reason why stealth is very prevalent
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  4907.  @bitrage.  Again incorrect The F-117 was limited production aircraft solely used by the USAF with only 59 examples built The F-15 is mass production aircraft used by 7 nations with over 1600 examples built no comparison
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  4908.  @bitrage.  Again incorrect With 4.5 gen aircraft, once they lost their EW protection, they have to rely solely on weapons and tactics to survive the situation With 5th gen, if they lost their stealth, they can fall back on EW. Its all about weapons ,tactics and technology and using them correctly in the right order
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  4909.  @bitrage.  Again incorrect You can't compare F-117 and F-15 two aircraft built for different reasons The F-117 proved that stealth was operationally viable as well as it limitations There was no operational need to retain the F-117 with F-22s and F-35s built
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  4910. ​ @bitrage.  Again incorrect its not figured out, its fact Everything is pendulum it swings back and forth as technology advances Each side has an advantage till the other side advances pass it Aircraft had the advantage till radar and missiles were developed That advantage lasted till SEAD weapons and tacts advanced Missile and radar advanced as did SEAD weapons and tactics The Iraqi air defenses were designed for high volume targets ,not Apaches and Pave lows flying NAP 10 feet of the ground For every advance, there is a way around it Counter stealth radars still have to deal with Electronic warfare ,decoys and cruise missiles Hell depending on the location, Apaches flying NAP or special forces with ATGMs can open up the door
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  4911.  @bitrage.  And problem with that would be ?
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  4912.  @bitrage.  Again incorrect The F-117 and F-15 are two completely different aircraft for completely different reasons with different production runs Your quoted fact is nothing but 100 percent bullshit If you were comparing the Panavia Tornado ADV to the F-15 which came out after the F-15 but was retired by 2011 only then you have point There was no operational need to retain F-117s with F-22s and F-35s built its called being practical Why retain 59 F-117s which 187 F-22s and hundreds of the F-35s do exactly the same mission The F-117 has limited speed and maneuverability whereas the F-22 and F-35 has very high speed and maneuverability facts
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  4913.  @bitrage.  There is no difference clown when you are wrong , you are wrong end of story
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  4914.  @bitrage.  Yawn
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  4915.  @bitrage.  Again incorrect The M2 was designed in towards to end of WW1 yet newer rounds like the Mk211 make the M2 just as deadly
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  4916.  @bitrage.  Again incorrect its called being practical why retain 59 F-117s when you have newer aircraft
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  4917. Tanks are pretty much done this time as Ukraine is showing The USMC explanation is pretty solid. Tanks have armor and firepower but the logistics of getting it into theater and supporting is massive headache Its main gun limits what it can do Marines with the JTLV and various ATGMs and loitering munitions have demonstrated the ability to strike nearly 16 times further as well superior accuracy The JTLV is substantially lighter, requires just 45 gallons of fuel compared 504 per tank Can be tailored for anti-armor, SHORAD, Counter UAS,EW and Anti personnel. The JTLV NMESIS with 2 Long range precision missiles can strike both land and sea targets its lacks tanks heavy armor however armor kits can make up for it
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  4918.  @Frenchfrys17  That would be false The best 155mm system reaches 43 miles. Loitering munitions launched from the back of JLTV depending on model can reach over 100 miles Other types of surface to surface also massively out range artillery More importantly, it can strike precision against fixed or moving targets Artillery is a lot of things but far being the god of war. Once aircraft got precision weapons, arty become moot The JTLV doesnt need heavy armor, it has light weight and flexibility which is military are prefering over heavy armor They were seeing armor kills using lightweight mounted fires from the joint light tactical vehicle at ranges of 15 times to 20 times the distance a tank was previously achieving. “We can kill armor formations at ­longer ranges using additional and ­other resources without incurring a 74-ton challenge trying to get that to a shore, or to get it from the United States into the fight,” Smith said. “You simply can’t be there in time They cost a lot in acquisition, maintenance, fuel and logistics when compared with other platforms. Speaking at the International ­Armoured Vehicles Conference on Feb. 10, Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, argued that early ­experiments already are proving a smaller, more effective force for ­anti-armor than bringing tanks to the fight There is a another quote from a Marine General that stated that Ukraine validates the USMC decision to divest its tank force
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  4919.  @Frenchfrys17  Right because the Marine Corps sole mission is fighting China, wrong how about actually reading the full context instead of cherry The Marine Corps shift is to make the Corps a much more flexible rapid response fighting force As the Smith said Armor cant get there in time Ukraine all conventional aircraft is mostly grounded due to the immense air defense network presence in Eastern Ukraine-False The Ukraine air force is ground because they have no capabilities to speak off For air to air combat, their only weapons are short range R-73s and R-27s while the Russian air force has both R-77s and R-33 that massive outrange the R-73 and R-27s The Russian air force has AWACS and Aerial Refueling tankers while the Ukrainian air force has neither Lastly the Ukrainian air force only has handful of short range missiles and unguided weapons while Russia has plenty of long range and precision bombs if the Ukrainian Air force had actually gotten JAS-39s back 2014, you would see a completely different fight as the JAS-39 has access to full range of US and EU weapons Like AIM-120 and Meteors to match the R-77s and R-33. JDAMs, PAVEWAYs, ,MAVERICKs and a number of long range precision cruise missiles Loitering munitions themselves are also easily intercepted by active protection systems and SHORADS.-False again counter-active protection system (CAPS) capability hit targets at higher impact angles of up to 70 degrees. APS effectiveness drops off at high angle Loitering munitions can provide near 90 degree drops on target. SHORAD can't engage loitering muntions as they fly too low but that also requires that Armor needs a SHORAD unit present which itself goes back to point of SEAD which would suppress any SHORAD So again wrong
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  4920.  @Frenchfrys17  And it would be 1000 words of nonsense Quote Army "The Army will now focus on upgraded lethality efforts, according to the statement, such as the Medium Caliber Weapons System, the Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station-Javelin, Anti-Tank Guided Missile updates and the 30mm cannon because they can “provide better distributed capability" The USMC The experimentation that we’ve done now to date successfully using lightweight mounted fires – think the back of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle – is killing armor at ranges, through calculation, about 15, 20 times the range that a main battle tank can kill another main battle tank, He added the Marine Corps didn’t get rid of its tanks because they weren’t good at taking out adversary tanks, but rather “we can kill armor formations at longer ranges using additional and other resources without incurring a 74-ton challenge trying to get that to a shore, or to get it from the United States into the fight. You simply can’t be there in time.” Both the USMC and Army are doing exactly what I stated, The USMC completely divested it tanks in favor JTLV variants while the Army is focused on both its Stryker and JTLV None of your comments does not change the factor both USMC and Army are moving away from heavy armor As for tanks, When Tank Plinking was coined 1991 where US aircraft were dropping 500lbs laser guided bombs on Iraqi tanks which decimated upwards of 80 percent of Iraqi Armor. The writing was on the wall for tanks Russian forces using armor is they have no options left. While the US spent a fortunate on the SNIPER/LITENING/ATFLIR targeting pods as well upgrades for JDAMs, PAVEWAYs and the Small Diameter Bombs as well E-8 JSTARS and MQ-1/9s for its Air Power and Battle management Russia made no such investment with its air force hence why they have been basically useless. If the Russia had same capabilties as the USAF things would be very different but as with everything with Russia in Ukraine, their shortcomings have been painfully apparent Their KA-52s and Mi-28 are getting smoked because they lack precision missiles. Most of videos you are of them running and gunning on targets very few videos show them strike precisely The US upgraded the Hellfire in all purpose weapon and the videos of Apaches in combat, you see they are not shy about dropping hellfires on targets Apaches and MQ-1/9s will smoke anything with hellfire literally The Turkish TB-2 has exposed a massive chink in Russia's EW. The MQ-1 and 9 use SATCOM while the TB2 uses mainly line-of-sight propagation, Russia's EW was designed to target the SATCOM signals not LSP The Ukrainian air force can come off the bench if they get the right weapons and go after the Russia remaining assets in the Black Sea Battleship became obsolete because of poor thinking What the USN should have done is remove the obsolete Mk7 guns and made room for missiles and lighter guns Remove the rear turret and replace it with twin-arm Mk-26 system from Ticonderoga class The MK-26 on the cruisers was 44 missiles, they could have easily gotten double that number Add a hanger large enough for 2 SH-60s Remove 2 turret and fit a second Mk-26, the longer size of Batteship can accomdate larger missiles like the Harpoon Lastly remove the first turret and replace it VLS The BB has potential but it was wasted
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  4921.  @Frenchfrys17  No , you actually didn't read the article per your pointless response. The articles clearly show the current direction of militaries and heavy armor is not in the cards As for self propelled howitzers, they are evolving into lighter more flexible systems The Swedish Archer Artillery System weighs just 30 tons. The French CAESAR just 20. Even the newer M1299 is just 40 tons Self propelled howitzers are considerably lighter than tanks and unlike tanks, the size of 155mm makes development of longer range and more advanced much simpler No I am bringing up modern warfare Why waste time trying to bring armor to bear when achieving air superiority allows for total control Once you control the air, the everything on the ground becomes moot Wow you knuckle draggers you are stupid When dealing with an enemy with, integrated air defence system (IADS) , The first aircraft in F-18s launching ADM-160s aerial decoys with F-35s in stealth with AGM-88Gs.with EA-18Gs at ready to start jamming. Once the decoys reach the designated point, the EA-18Gs starts jamming allowing the F-35s to easily close to 100 miles and fire off AGM-88Gs , Thats just 4 missiles for command truck, radar, missiles and Panstir The Panstir when linked the S-400 radar benefits from its advanced nature but it if its jammed, the Panstir is screwed as its own radar is not powerful enough to resist jamming. This is the current plan based on the US military existing capabilties Now the future NGJ pods as well HALO, HAWC and ARRW weapons change this picture from the current 20 minute exercise to just 1 minute 30 secs depending on weapon used An ARRW launched from an F-15E covers 350 miles in 1 min 23 secs , an EA-18G can easily suppress any radar for 1 min 23 secs The ARRW payload is not knew but with 1000lbs warhead, it would easy cripple an S-400 site As far as 4th gen fighters attacking S-400, they have air launched cruise missiles which allow to attack well outside S-400 range Apache flying nap of the earth can and have in past penetrated IADS its called tactics for reason
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  4922.  @samuelskinner7704  Dont feed the bot
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  4923. The statement is refocusing their goals which is basically they retreating from Kyiv and moving on other objectives
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  4924. No The Leo 2 and Abrams are superior hands down
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  4925.  @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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  4926.  @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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  4927. Its not really absurd The Russian air force performance as well air defense has been sub par at best
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  4928.  @StephenAngelico  Here's the problem with that In Vietnam, the F-4 had a system called the APX-80 Combat Tree which allowed to read IFF from enemy aircraft that was early 70s tech 2020 version of that has to be more accurate and its likely that Russian aircraft run with their IFF off to avoid getting picked off but seems like Ukraine has found another way to target them and accurately My guess is because they moved their radars closer front lines They can see Russian aircraft approaching PATRIOT ,IRIS-T, NASAMS and SAMPT use AESA radar which most RWR cant detect and hence they getting swatted like flies
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  4929.  @StephenAngelico  Finding the A-50 isnt hard as radar gives off massive RF thats easily to spot The Su-34 and Su-35 is likely a combo of intel One might theorized that Ukraine likely recovered intact gear from Su-34 and Su-35s that its allowing them to target them more accurately In case, the US need to give Ukraine at least 22 PAC batteries so Ukraine can have a proper ntegrated air defense system, (IADS).
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  4930. 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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  4931. If they chose it
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  4932. Sorry buddy, no entitled pass for you FYI dont drop the soap
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  4933. Bye
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  4934.  @bobsmith3983  Right because MAWS and RWR dont exist cope harder
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  4935.  @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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  4936.  @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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  4937.  @Fng_1975  Fall from Glory: The Men Who Sank the U.S. Navy, Well that explains the source of your misinformation Lets gets the simple one out of the way First what is the author's credentials , he has none. Did he ever serve a day in military, no one, He's nothing more than investigative journalist making false assumptions. Randy Duke Cunningham who advocated for the Sup Bug over the Sup 21 Tomcat. Btw, he went to jail for receiving bribes from defense contractors. Vietnam War ace and Congressman Duke Cunningham criticized the Super Hornet as an unproven design that compromised air superiority. So why did the Duke change his mind Not because he was bribed Retired U.S. Navy pilot and Vietnam Ace, U.S. Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), took the throttle of the U.S. Navy's new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet on Saturday, Feb.7, flying the strike fighter for 1.3 hours. On the ramp immediately following the flight, Rep. Cunningham said, "I loved it! It's a great airplane!" He went to jail for receiving bribes from defense contractors which has nothing to with Boeing as if you actually read allegations not reading someone made up story He criticized the F-18E/F so Boeing allowed him to actually fly it. So once he got behind the controls and actually handled it, his perception changed as he actually handled the aircraft and found to be better than expected no one has come out against the book or it’s author since it was published in the late 90s and has been praised for its blunt honesty." You confusing the fact no one gave a shit about his book. The book was released Feb 26 1997,the F-18E/F entered low-rate production began in March 1997 with full production beginning in September 1997. So despite the book release and alleged acclaim for its ts blunt honesty, the plans for the F-18E/F went forward as no one gave a shit about it Quote "Grumman proposed substantial improvements to the F-14 beyond Quick Strike, but Congress rejected them as too costly and reaffirmed its commitment to the less expensive F/A-18E/F" The Secretary of Defense can make requests but its still up to Congress to decide. Cheney tried to defund the MV-22 ,however was overruled by Congress both times So solely saying that Cheney did it even close to reality. Next, here’s your DOD budget 101 class. Navy requests money and when they receive -WRONG instead of making asinine assumptions try actually reading it , you might actually something Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Materials Provides for a deployable battle force of 285 ships in FY 2023. Procures 9 battle force ships in FY 2023 (2 SSN 774, 2 DDG 51, 1 FFG, 1 LHA-6, 1 LPD-17, 1 T-AO 205, and 1 T-ATS-6) and 51 over the FYDP. Funds 4 other construction efforts (2 LCAC SLEPS and 2 ship-to-shore connectors). Aircraft procurement funds 96 fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft in FY 2023 (13 F-35C, 15 F-35B, 5 E-2D, 10 METS, 5 KC-130J, 10 CH-53K, 26 TH-73A, 3 MQ-4C, 4 MQ-25, 5 MQ-9A) and 420 over the FYDP. As I stated before, its completely different pots The USN didnt' choose wrong What conflict has the USN been in where the F-14 capabilities were needed , not one
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  4938.  @johnsilver9338  The USN working on options for the FA/XX and F-35C. One such is the HALO which gives them carrier based hypersonic weapon but ultimately its going to be the AGM-183 ARRW on B-1Bs backed by FA/XX , F-35C and EA-18G with NGJ pods going after the Chinese DFs As long as the ARRW meets its designed speed of Mach 20 ,range of 1000 miles and carries at least 1000lbs warhead, The Chinese A2/AD would be moot As for Chinese SAMs, no much of a threat The HQ-9s are SARH guided and they are most definitely having buyers remorse after buying the S-400
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  4939.  @johnsilver9338  The need the ARRW subsonic weapons don't have time sensitive strike capability At 900 miles away, an ARRW still only need 3 mins 36 secs How far can a massive DF travel in that time, may 2 miles A TLAM from that distance 1 hour 41 mins A TLAM would have to be 100 miles away but even than its 10 ish minutes and being that close is risky The ARRW's high speed and long range means that DF is screwed once its found
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  4940.  @Clean97GTI  The F-14's weight problems are established facts
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  4941.  @Clean97GTI  Again incorrect The F-18 was designed as a multi-role asset and can do considerable than the F-14 ever could For Anti-ship missions, the F-18 carries up 4x Harpoons whereas the F-14??? For SEAD, the F-18 carries AGM-88 or ADM-141 whereas the F-14 For Long range precision strike, the F-18 carried 1x AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER For Medium range precision strike , the F-18 carries 4X AGM-65 The F-18 was certified for the B-61 nuclear weapons as well could use both Zuni and Hydra rockets Whereas the F-14?? The F-14 abilities for air to ground were limited solely bombs The only thing that F-14 had over the F-18 was the AWG-9, AIM-54, TARPS and LANTRIN The AWG-9 and AIM-54 allowed the F-14 intercept both missiles and bombers While the APG-79 outclasses the AWG-9, the AIM-120D won't fully replace the AIM-54 till the AIM-120D-3 is fielded TARPS and LANTRIN won't be replaced till the USN fields the Litening pod to replace the ATFLIR The F-18 Block III increases differences massive The F-14 speed and range was not enough to keep. USN has performed well without it
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  4942.  @Clean97GTI  That would be false The BRU still required the corresponding LAU unit for mounting. Second, the APG-71 has nothing to do with AGM-88 and or AGM-84 Weapons require interface via MIL-STD data bus and stores management system. Proposed is exactly that ,proposed not proven The USN lack of interest is why the F-14 was shelved. The F-15 for example by 1990 had enjoyed several upgrades whereas F-14 was still relatively behind The Bombcat was too little to late There is this thing called aerial refueling, only been around since the 50s Yes the Harpoon's 170mm range was shortcoming, the LRASM range is over 310 miles so much for that theory The MIG-29K couldnt touch the Hornet on its best day lets break all reasons this is the best joke you wrong First the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has no AWACS able to spot the F-18 Their AWACS is the KA-31 helicopter and the newer KA-35. I will give you 3 guess on how well that radar works and its range here's a hint, its under 100 miles Secondly Russian ships with the S-300F system can only spot targets up 50 miles away The Kirovs with S-400 range again just 160 miles While AESA radar is common in the West, AESA is not common in the Russian military The MIG-29K Zhuk-ME is PESA and its range against aerial targets is 75 miles It par with APG-73 but outclassed by APG-79 Additional without EA-18G support, the APG-79 can simultaneously jam and target the MIG-29K The F-18 can carry 10 AIM-120s to the MIG-29K 6 R-77 Lastly the F-18 has been upgraded to Super Hornet whereas the MiG-29K is still very much junk FYI, thats not counting fact that F-18 has , E-2D and F-35 to back it up whereas the MIG-29K back up is the even more worthless Su-33
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  4943. 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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  4944.  @yudakarno1312  My strategy , things would be over in a matter of days
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  4945.  @fdnfdnasd7714  Right ,you mean like the 100 F-16 that Russia claimed to blow up already LOL
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  4946.  @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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  4947. The simple answer is yes
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  4948.  @night7185  Spike NLOS says otherwise
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  4949.  @ghostlyimageoffear6210  Well their days are numbers AI and facial recognition is getting better and better Airports are going digital and info being shared much faster So its no unsurprising that airport goes oh wait, you travel 10 times in last month but have no source of income
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  4950. Of course Putin is yapping after Ukraine gave Russian another black eye with the loss of the A-50
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  4951. Pretty sure name calling is the least of his problems in prison But hilariously enough and sadly we wont see what happens when he tries to say don't call me Mr. Brooks" to other inmates
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  4952. Emphasis on when its actually seen vice the typical Russia claims
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  4953.  @ehisgeorge414  And where is Wagner now
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  4954. Russian forces havent adapted, Ukraine has dialed it back because too much info online can be fatal
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  4955.  @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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  4956. There is only 1 To try to exhaust and destroy Western supplied systems
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  4957. They could do that and find the hard way
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  4958.  @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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  4959. I would say solely for ISR at most
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  4960. 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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  4961.  @tommytomas-fr3sh  Bakhumt is literally moot right
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  4962.  @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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  4963. Putin's gambling will only backfire on him territory annexed under gun point won't be recognized by any one
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  4964. Walls closing in on Trump
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  4965. The simple answer is yes the Red sea much like the Gulf of Aden and eastern coast of Somalia is major shipping artery It been blocked or rendered unusable would be a major disruption for everyone. The plus side is that the APKWS II may be answer the USN and USAF are looking for dealing with drones and slow flying cruise missiles Allowing the SMs to engage the ballistic missiles but I am surprised that USN hasnt tried AIM-174 engagement yet in the Red Sea
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  4966. @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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  4967. Well hopefully its enough to bar him from office
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  4968. Lay off the potato juice Ivan
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  4969. The US tried that once before, it was called WW1 and WW2 Sitting back and letting the world go to shit is not the answer
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  4970.  @Stephen-4722  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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  4971. The NLOS has longer range but only usable with drones and helicopters The JAGM can be used with different types of aircraft The NLOS is design mainly for surface to surface firing in situations where the IDF may have to deal with contested air space
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  4972.  @cruisinguy6024  The PW4000 needs 6.5 gallons of oil per engine I would wager they probably had one 55 gallon drum full of oil onboard and there was likely a way to transfer for it to engine if needed 45 hours I need to cot , a lots of tv shows to binge watch , coffee and some damn good food
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  4973.  @cruisinguy6024  They likely do Just a simple transfer to the oil pan to keep it topped up
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  4974.  @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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  4975.  @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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  4976. At what people are they going to realize Israel does not care
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  4977. Ya think
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  4978.  @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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  4979.  @kizzyp2735  Case in point The US and UK started dropping TLAMs and bombs on Yemen
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  4980. Thats how conflicts start senseless waste of good beer
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  4981. 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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  4982. The US military should really stop the nonsense and procurement the SPIKE NLOS permanent not interim solution The AH-1Z needs mast mounted EO/AESA system
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  4983. 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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  4984.  @TomasFunes-rt8rd  Sorry clown, I never like my own comment like yourself you should work on that
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  4985. its 16 units and yes they are changing the course of the war The M777 needs 20 minutes per mission The HIMARS only need 4 The Ukraine and US currently ironing the details of providing Ukraine with 200 ATACMS missiles Unfortunately for Russian , the PrSm program is in near production and the fact the M48 and M57 ATACMS are close to 20 years old Its easier for the US to give the Ukraine the older model ATACMS versus spend money to demil them
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  4986.  @orchidhealth2097  Go bother someone else with your childish nonsene
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  4987.  @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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  4988. 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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  4989. @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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  4990.  @megazombiekiller9000  They have less ammo because there cannons doesnt need a lot of rounds. For most applications 5-10 rounds Secondly most of those air forces have limited combat operations The F-111 is one of many instances of USAF aircraft weighing more than their naval counterparts Even if the F-15E and F-15EX weight more the F-18E/F
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  4991. Never any doubt
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  4992. Iran's propaganda machine overheated from the all the BS they were trying sell especially when Israeli forces struck a news broadcast while it was live What Iran is trying to claim is similar destruction as the Russian Oreshnik and Avangard missiles however their problem is that Israel's defenses backed by USN ships as well THAAD and bolstered by other countries in the region knocked out most of what they put up in the sky. Even more embarrassing was that their supreme leader had to hide in secret bunker as Israel had easily taken out a substantial amount of Iran's command structure so there are in face saving mode right now
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  4993. Cope harder
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  4994. Just as Russia stole from the US whats your point
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  4995. The die hard Russian trolls are out in full denial propaganda mode trying to spin the coup
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  4996. There is always going to be a trade off. Its just what trade offs are you welling to accept
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  4997. facts
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  4998.  @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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  4999. He should be given das boot
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  5000. let him rot in NK
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  5001.  @rebelliousfew  They dont have enough ,however that numbers keep growing
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  5002. 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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  5003.  @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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  5004.  @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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  5005. 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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  5006. Ukraine attacking with drones has limited success Attacking with torpedo on the other hand will change that
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  5007. thats was bound to happen
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  5008.  @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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  5009. The bird strike was moot The true issue is that pilot overshot the runway but still landed at higher than normal rate of speed The correct procedure for no gear is flaring the nose so you kill your forward momentum This pilot clearly didnt do that
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  5010.  @Tony-zg4yf  There is nothing concerning about the wall Its the ILS array which is supposed to be there and supposed be fixed on the runway not parallel to it
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  5011. The US will glass NK in 30 mins
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  5012. 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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  5013. That is what happens when you design a tank poorly
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  5014.  @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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  5015.  @tk03_85  The M10 is only 2 tons heavier
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  5016. You have to understand that training takes time
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  5017.  @jim2376  They are getting training now but it still takes time
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  5018.  @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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  5019. The E-7 selection made no sense What the USAF was planning to do was Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A which made sense for 1000 different reasons The KC-46 could have been included is as variant which would upgrades all the B-707s models, E-3, E-8, KC-135 , RC-135s and even 747 E-4B into modern common aircraft The blame is Obama and gates who during the time the E-10 was under development was cancelling programs left right and center Using the B-767 as common airframe for the USAF needs make more sense than buying the B-737 The biggest is growth The B-767 has ample room to grow where as the B-737 smaller size limits its growth potential Second the B-767 is more cost effective instead of various air frame, you have one
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  5020.  @soulsphere9242  The E-10 is the better choice overall and could been developed relatively quickly The E-767 exists already so its simple matter updating
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  5021.  @soulsphere9242  The E-10 program would have replaced several aircraft where the E-7 is just one
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  5022.  TheUmmahRises  UNSC approved the US resolution thats one key step is moving towards offensive action against Yemen
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  5023.  @dallasyap3064  The USMC has the same issue but they adjusted their tactics so the MV-22 is rarely pushing into direct action or a hot lz
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  5024.  @knowahnosenothing4862  And with aerial refueling, it could even further The principle benefit is that it would allow the V-280 to carry more cargo and personnel further
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  5025. @John Grigg They do have quite a bit of kinetic energy but not that much Can they cripple, consider the fact that target is 100,000 tons and armored
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  5026.  @wolfgangjr74  No likely carriers have layers compared to surface ships
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  5027.  @gflucas4285  The recent loss of ship literally proves otherwise
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  5028.  @ariaspes3842  Cope harder clown
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  5029.  @Avatar555555  He's just a clown car ignore it
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  5030.  @bearpolo3618  Here's a though take your own advice The J-35 doesnt have the WS-19 nor does it have TVC First the WS-19 is still in development and second TVC isnt included in the final production which neither are in cope cope
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  5031.  @bearpolo3618  Its called facts try it something instead running at the mouth with nonsense
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  5032.  @bearpolo3618  How exactly is outdated there genius when the J-35 is not even in production let alone carrier trials or even pilot traning nada like your facts
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  5033.  @typingthis30  The J-35 is long long long way from doing anything The PLAN bottle neck is lack of pilots and training One of things that USN does is that pilots are land on carriers in the T-45 trainer several times before they reach the fleet The PLAN has no STOBAR capable trainers so they are flying the J-15 from scratch. Thats new pilots flying with instructors in J-15S The PLAN fleet of J-15s isnt that big to begin with If the PLAN had any sense, they would have brought MiG-29Ks as STOBAR trainers so they could train their pilots with out having to use the few J-15s they had
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  5034. Yet the Patriot is has done nearly 20 times and counting
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  5035.  @0x0NoFear0x0  Put that under things that will never happen
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  5036.  @hitmantwovictors  Notice that no one has heard about Kinzhal again after Patriot kicked its ass
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  5037.  @hitmantwovictors  Cover up what exactly
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  5038.  @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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  5039.  @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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  5040.  @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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  5041. Kinda happens when the idiots in Congress are blocking Ukraine funding and weapons
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  5042. And it only going to get worst fro Houthis
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  5043. Why people overhype training exercise as real world , the world will never know In training exercise where there are limitations and rules yes, in real world combat no
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  5044.  @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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  5045.  @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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  5046.  @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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  5047.  @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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  5048.  @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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  5049.  @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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  5050.  @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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  5051. While the A-10 would be glorious against Russian armor, its not survivable First starters, airspace is heavily contested both aircraft and air defense units What Ukraine needs speed ,agility and precision The key point is the F-16 with Harpoon missiles can strike the Black Sea Fleet , which the A-10 cant do The F-16s with Storm Shadow, KEPD-350 or JASSM-A can strike deep into Russian held locations without ever presenting a target Lastly, the F-16 is more than capable to going toe to toe with Su-35s
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  5052.  @basitmohammad3805  One carrying ANFO
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  5053.  @dr1flush  Its called visual evidence clown military grade explosives don't produce that much flash and flare
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  5054.  @dr1flush  It wasnt a sucide truck they masked a bomb
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  5055.  @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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  5056.  @dr1flush  No actual experts said that LMAO nice try with the copium
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  5057.  @dr1flush  What part of masked a bomb did you miss ??
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  5058.  @dr1flush  No clown The plan was two fold target the bridge and train
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  5059.  @dr1flush  The only person that is confused here is you LOL
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  5060.  @dr1flush  No , you are only one that is literally confused here
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  5061.  @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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  5062.  @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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  5063.  @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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  5064.  @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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  5065.  @dr1flush  And again your point is what exactly The fact still remains ,they slipped through
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  5066.  @dr1flush  Lets see Truck bomb not fake Hidden bomb also not fake your comments as usual 100 bullshit
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  5067.  @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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  5068.  @dr1flush  As usual everything
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  5069.  @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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  5070.  @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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  5071.  @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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  5072.  @dr1flush  YAWN!!!
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  5073.  @dr1flush  Actually dont need it The fact you wrote it shows everyone you are literally just a shit talker
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  5074.  @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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  5075.  @dr1flush  And writing 4 comment again won't make you any less a loser
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  5076.  @dr1flush  Yawn
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  5077.  @dr1flush  Yawn!!!
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  5078.  @dr1flush  Yawn This ground has already covered Your lame attempts to go back over covered ground save face is hilarous
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  5079.  @dr1flush  Ah the sweet the sound of desperation
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  5080.  @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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  5081.  @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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  5082.  @dr1flush  Yawn once again
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  5083.  @dr1flush  Copium!!!
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  5084.  @dr1flush  Copium!!!
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  5085.  @dr1flush  Copium LOL
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  5086.  @dr1flush  Copium!!
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  5087.  @dr1flush  Cope cope
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  5088.  @dr1flush  Cope cope cope of jungle
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  5089.  @dr1flush  Cope Cope LMAO
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  5090.  @dr1flush  Hey Copium your caps lock is stuck cope cope
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  5091.  @dr1flush  YAWN with the copium
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  5092.  @dr1flush  Copium!!
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  5093.  @dr1flush  Keep trying with the copium
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  5094.  @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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  5095.  @dr1flush  Copium-Straw man LOL
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  5096.  @dr1flush  Copium!!
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  5097.  @dr1flush  Copuim!!!!
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  5098.  @dr1flush  Keep on coping
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  5099.  @dr1flush  That would be you copium
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  5100.  @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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  5101.  @dr1flush  The massive copium continues
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  5102.  @dr1flush  Keep trying to cope COPIUM
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  5103.  @dr1flush  Yawn Copium
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  5104.  @dr1flush  Yawn Copium Trying ,maybe someone will actually you believe your bullshit NOT LMAO
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  5105.  @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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  5106.  @dr1flush  Ah yes ,the sweet sound of copium
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  5107.  @dr1flush  Ah yes, Copium is getting desperate with the lame call back now hilarious
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  5108.  @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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  5109.  @dr1flush  Oh wow copium is now dr quinn medicine idiot LMAO
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  5110. You are using the wrong metric The A-10 excels at CAS and Anti-armor but is not survivable in contested air space The F-35 does not have the A-10 capabilities but its far more survivable in contested air space The A-10 has no use beyond air to ground The F-35 can perform virtually any mission Th A-10 is basically the same drama that USN had to deal with it Congress made a massive stink over naval gunfire support (NGFS) with USN and their retirement of the Iowa-class battleships The USN like the USAF made its position clear but Congress refused to listen so to get them off their ass about it They agreed to give the DDG-1000 the AGS. When NGFS was finally declared moot, the USN had to clean up the mess The A-10 should be retired but Congress refuses to listen
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  5111. 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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  5112. 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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  5113. On a scale of 1 to 10 about 6
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  5114.  @Alexey_Nikolaevich  The Bradley has already proven itself long before Ukraine Cope harder
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  5115.  @_upiter-5.  Cope harder
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  5116.  @willyvanroy3534  which is what Russia will amount to
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  5117.  @MrLeadb1  Russia so far proven to be anything but peer more like subpar
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  5118. 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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  5119. It was never going to happen
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  5120. 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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  5121. The short answer is no
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  5122. 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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  5123. Only take Russia 3 years to nail one system Still a massive flex for HIMARS
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  5124. They are adapting new tactics as they realize they will no longer have free reign
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  5125. The US by no means is terrified by Russia's paper weapons
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  5126. How about no
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  5127.  @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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  5128.  @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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  5129.  @avrolancasteraircraft5446  Right , the image of T-90 in the US was fake cope harder
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  5130.  @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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  5131. That is why you don't hover in place in a war zone
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  5132. Maybe but ultimately time is running is out for Trump and his merry band of jackasses. Dec 8th is deadline for legal challenges. After that day, all challenges will be moot
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  5133.  @sigma-sigma1  Yawn troll
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  5134.  @francoisleveille409  Incorrect In Soviet Russia. there are no promises
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  5135.  @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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  5136. And you point is what exactly Whats the delivery system, range, payload All literally a joke
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  5137.  @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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  5138. 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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  5139. 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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  5140. 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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  5141. The simple fact its still a bad idea For setting up bases on Mars, absolutely due the distance they have travel and weight is serious issue but for putting something in orbit its clear that the NASA needs to make a shuttle with single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) capability
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  5142. Wow how did he pull that off
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  5143.  @Kruger590  No such rank
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  5144.  @Kruger590  No such rank there genius
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  5145.  @Kruger590  McGregor is a joke
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  5146. Biden has the right idea but he should gift Ukraine a few hundreds JASSM and Harpoons so neither Trump nor Putin can force anything on Ukraine once Trump takes office
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  5147. If Saab was smart, they would be working a carrier variant of the Globaleye
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  5148. Because it takes to time They just can't drop hundreds of pieces of armor on Ukraine it takes time
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  5149. 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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  5150. The US is considerably deploy the THAAD to Iran which has them scared because the THAAD is fully capable knocking down whatever Iran puts up and unlike Israel The US would have no issue dealing with saturation attack
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  5151.  @CWLemoine  The Falklands and Gulf war both times is where the AV-8B and VTOL got its boost The problem with the F-35 program was not the F-35B but with the F-35A and F-35C People blame the F-35B for no reason The first JSF was the F-4 Phantom which USAF, USMC and USN used The USMC and USN models were relatively the same while the USAF model had slight differences The F-35A and F-35C are too far apart The only differences between the 2 should have been different gear and folding wings but they are miles apart The B was always going to be different but the A and C should have had the 90 percent commonality What could have happened was the Convair Model 200 for the STOVL made by Boeing instead that fugly X-32 and the Lockheed's X-35 for the USAF/USN but Boeing screwed up too badly
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  5152. 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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  5153. 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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  5154. 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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  5155. 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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  5156. This will end up as another black eye for Russia
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  5157.  @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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  5158.  @evazabbas2443  Its called Iranian stupidity
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  5159.  @kevinw2592  Their plan was so replace all the Sus and MIGs as they claimed that they could make the Su-57 cheap enough to do Since they were invested in the Su-57, they didnt bother with upgrades for the existing aircraft Now that plan has flamed out in spectacular in fashion, they are rushing to trying to maintain a credible air force
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  5160.  @MrDCrosswell  The Su-57E was offered in 2019 thats 3 years and counting
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  5161.  @MrDCrosswell  The difference is that customers trust to US to resolve the F-35 issues more than they trust Russia Su-57 claims of superiority
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  5162.  @MrDCrosswell  Right so proven that after 20 years, there are just 14 built with no exports versus over 750 F35s built with new export orders yearly The facts speak for themselves the Su-57 is nothin but hot garbage Even sales with the MiG-35 and Su-35 have been a strain Fact is fewer and fewer countries are buying Russian
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  5163. 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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  5164.  @alienbotfarm187  Doesnt need to
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  5165. Thats the literally the cruix for the matter you dont need highly enriched uranium for peaceful purposes
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  5166.  @aleenazahir  Simple Israel isnt unstable regime funding terrorist
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  5167.  @countvonthizzle9623  its actually several factors Originally, the Argentinians had planned to go carrier to carrier with the UK however after the General Belgrano was sunk , their carrier ported itself the rest of the war Without their carrier , the Argentinians other problem was the FAF Mirages could not aerial refuel Instead trying to come up with a field mod, The Mirags went out with tanks and by the time they got to UK Fleet, they only had minutes till bingo fuel while Harriers had relatively full tanks which basically made it a turkey shoot The UK has been relentless in making sure that Argentinians cant get advanced aircraft but has relented as Russia is offering MIG-35s and China JF-17 as well possibly ,J-10 All of which would create problems similar because they are capable of carrying advanced weapons which was another issue in the war
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  5168. Took them long enough
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  5169. You mean Trump will do whatever Putin says
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  5170. Wrong
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  5171. 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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  5172.  @蟹チャン  That would be you What does a person who never served a day in the US Congress know about US policy zero Black is dilettante with no experience in foreign policy He never served a day on any of the US subcommittees Foreign Affairs or Poilcy let alone a day in Congress He's literally just a shit talker Its funny that the Chinese don't know the difference between the Virginia Senate and US Congress
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  5173.  @蟹チャン  Still doesnt' change the fact that he's a shit talker
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  5174. Ample no Even close More like running on fumes
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  5175. So much for Putin's claims
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  5176. Its very simple ignore it if the sounds too good to be true, it is So called exclusive party with 3500 price ticket sends up all the red flags
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  5177. 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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  5178. Probably, the last tank the Army will buy
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  5179.  @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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  5180. If the US decides to drop steel, B-52 can strike from over 600 miles away with JASSM_ER missiles or up 1200 miles away with the newer JASSM-D The B-52 would never present a target to Iran's defenses Iran's mistake is that they know that US will target Fordow with B-2s so they are going try and cover the area with as much air defense they think they can hide but USAF and USN are going lay waste to any moving with a 100 miles of Fordow
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  5181. 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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  5182. Except it was light two astronauts
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  5183. So just more targets for Ukraine
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  5184. 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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  5185.  @TrevorCrook-c1s  Here's thought Ukraine has few not many
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  5186. Not really if Ukraine was smart , what they would do is adopt USN WW2 Patrol Boat (PT) tactics The PTs carried 4 torpedos mounted the decks Modern torpedo can self home or being guided by wire but most importantly they are designed to break the keel of ships which is crippling to any ship The drones go in at night and launch torpedos at against targets in port, 100 percent chance of hit. 500lbs shaped charge warhead targeted to rear even better chance of knocking out of engines Attacking ships at sea, a little harder but with the right torpedo can be done with ease
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  5187.  @burnttoast111  You dont need a MK-48 for starters. The ships of the Black Sea Fleet not that heavy , a lighter weight torpedo would do job. Secondly, torpedos are launched on the surface via pneumatic launcher which again not issue All Ukraine needs to the Torpedo, launcher and FCS which is very simple mod. Modern torpedoes like missile can home on targets without the add of sensors All the drone has to do arm and fire it direction of the target and it will do the rest As for Russia using torpedo nets false, they are no longer in use Secondly whats stopping the drone from over net and in the port as they have done several times
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  5188.  @burnttoast111  Again wrong if they can build a drone and missile They can build a surface to surface torpedo All they need a 500lbs sharped warhead, engine able to get up at 50 knots speed and casing and contact fuze Basically a Mk-37 with bigger warhead and higher speed As long as they can keep it at deep of 5ft It will be damaging Ukraine's drone attacks against ships would be far more effective if they a better means of striking the ships
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  5189.  @burnttoast111  Ukraine has sank more ships with missile than drones Drone attacks on shipping is rare and success even rarer if Ukraine hopes to have any chance going to distance, they have to come with a better means attacking more effectively and efficiently
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  5190.  @burnttoast111  At 0:29 in the video seems up the effectiveness of drone attacks USV has damaged two ships and sunk one and best they have done is cost a corvette whereas missile strikes have got Russia two major combatants The Slava cruiser and Kilo sub When drone strikes actually take out a major combatant , then they have actually done something
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  5191.  @burnttoast111  Again wrong The Slava cruiser and Kilo sub are major combatants as well major losses for the Black Sea Fleet The ships are that USV have targeted are minor assets Again if Ukraine wants to have real chance, they need to target major assets not minor
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  5192.  @burnttoast111  No, you literally have no idea what you are talking about
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  5193.  @burnttoast111  No miscommunication you literally have no idea what you talking about
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  5194.  @burnttoast111  Two no nothing ships does not match lost of a cruiser and submarine cope harder
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  5195.  @burnttoast111  Youe desperation is hilarious As you have trouble reading no two nothing ships does not match the lost of cruiser and sub cope harder
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  5196.  @burnttoast111  Cope harder LMAO The USV have yet to achieve anything other than being a nuisance The Moskva , 10,000 cruiser was KOed with just 2 anti ship missiles and the Kilo claas sub one cruise missile USV require several units just to achieve results ,let alone actually destroy the target The US is working on provide the vastly superior ATACMS. specifically, this batch will include the longest range variant which 190 mile range will provide Ukraine with true deep strike capability
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  5197.  @burnttoast111  yawn!!!
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  5198.  @burnttoast111  Case point Ukraine used drones to allegedly damage on A-50 on the ground which was never confirmed Now today, yet another A-50 was shot down thats the type of stragetic action that Ukraine needs to be doing, Going after assets whose lost will have a major and immediate impact
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  5199.  @burnttoast111  Those are the kinda of strategic attacks that Ukraine needs to step up on As the US is sending another batch of ATACMS , Ukraine needs to use them in tandem with drones Drones to neutralize the defenses so ATACMS can strike unhindered
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  5200. 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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  5201.  @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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  5202. Belarus may as well hand out blindfolds if they make a move towards Kyiv
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  5203. because of the RD of adopting this design to other ships
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  5204. 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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  5205.  @井蛙坐井观天  Here are actual facts U.S. Navy has support worldwide whether onshore or at sea, and interoperability benefits with other U.S. and allied naval ships One example of this is the LM-2500 series which 80 percent of USN ships and also in use with several allies The use of a common engine greatly reduces operational cost. Very few USN ships dont use LM-2500s and upgrading the rest is only a matter of time The Chinese navy is miss mash of tech, only the Type-52D and 055 have a degree of commonality The SM-3, SM-6, ESSM, and newer SM-2 Active have lock on after launch capability as their seekers have active radar homing They can be fired without the launch ship designating the target The Chinese HQ-9 is semi-active radar homing (SARH) and can't function unless the launch ship designating is the target Additional the ESSM can be quad-packed 4 missiles in 1 VLS which gives the CGs and DDG substantially more missiles than PLAN ship PLAN lack both quad pack missile and lock on after launch Additional as part of the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) , the SM-3, SM-6, ESSM, and newer SM-2 Activce an be handled off to other assets Again, capability that PLAN does not have The PLAN has built ships but their capabilites are no where near the USN level
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  5206. Its very simple Depleted uranium has 3 capabilities that tungsten rounds cant match First its naturally self sharpening. Modern composite armor is designed to blunt KE rounds. DU can withstand that effect better tungsten Second its naturally Pyrophoric, DU can self ignite and burn at extremely high temperatures which is bad day for any tank Lastly, its cheaper. Kontakt-5 works by submitting KE rounds to violent forces in a effort to break them. DU can simply be made thicker while tungsten require more machining Tungsten rounds require a lot machining to compensate for armor developments while DU doesnt require that much The counter point is that 130mm and 140mm tank guns are in testing now and they kinda make DU moot Besides shear kinetic energy. the larger size rounds can easily accommodate precision guidance as well bigger warhead Most 120mm HEAT rounds have between 3-5lbs of high explosive and weigh about 54lbls A 130mm rounds weight 66lbs and 140mm as much 88lbs a 140mm HEAT round could have the same explosive payload as modern ATGM
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  5207. 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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  5208. Its called MQ-9 and Helffire
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  5209. This channel's propaganda is hilarious
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  5210. 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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  5211. Its Iran they love to say everything is big threat
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  5212.  @subjectc7505  Right so you wasted time and money building ship that Israel or the US can easily sink in as little as 1 bomb Not even worth using an anti ship missile
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  5213. Single attack seriously There is sub commander in the USN looking at this ship through the scope and drooling knowing that trumpard is very likely to start something with Iran and even more likely to give the order to sink it
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  5214. Right Didnt Ukraine just liquidate of Putin's general with a Storm Shadow
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  5215. which means they were repaired
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  5216.  @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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  5217. In simple terms not long
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  5218. He needs to go home
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  5219. @Enki Anu The reason it isn't viral because he's just a shit talker Question What does a person who never served a day in the US Congress know about US policy zero Black is dilettante with no experience in foreign policy He never served a day on any of the US subcommittees Foreign Affairs or Poilcy let alone a day in Congress So what is his actually credentials ? He has none hence why this will never go viral He's a literal nobody
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  5220. Its either tonopah test range or Area 51 or both. Considering that they started working on the technology back 2010 and declared most of it mature in 2017 This is not surprising.
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  5221. Thats so wrong
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  5222.  @ss304_82  Again fantasy
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  5223. 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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  5224.  @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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  5225.  @brianmatthews4323  ssh the adults are talking
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  5226.  @brianmatthews4323  LAME LOL
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  5227. 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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  5228. facts
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  5229. 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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  5230. 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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  5231. Yeah, its called Russian taking its ass home
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  5232.  @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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  5233.  @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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  5234.  @Hans-zq4ig  cope harder
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  5235.  @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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  5236.  @Alqoaity  Yawn
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  5237. Normal nonsense from Iran
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  5238. 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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  5239. Chase the US out with what exactly harsh language You really wanna be on the receiving end of US airpower ?
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  5240.  @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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  5241. 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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  5242. In a nutshell
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  5243.  @naushadali6982  How about you learn to read a map before running off at the mouth
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  5244.  @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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  5245. 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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  5246.  Chicken Stealer  North Korea has nukes but in reality, there are no threat to the US or SK At the height of the cold war, the US and Russia both had enough nukes to glass the planet 15 times over each Even with START and SALT treaties , both US and Russia still have enough nukes to glass the plane 15 times over Does NK realize that one US ohio class SSBN or SSGN can cripple the entire country in one attack Ohio SSGNs carry 154 TLAMs which equipped with unitary 1000lbs, submunitions and or glow in dark w80 Its the reason why Russia, China and Iran do not push the USs nerves
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  5247.  Chicken Stealer  What fantasy world are you living The NK having nukes does not in any form stop the US from attacking. The US has THAAD, PACs and Aegis in position to knock down anything NK puts up. Secondly the Mach 20 AGM-183A ARRW which is development ,once fielded ,effectively allows the US to destroy NK in one attack. B-52s can carry 20 plus per plane. 5 B-52 is 100 ARRW thats every command and control bunker destroyed. Every nuclear missile NK has destroyed. Every advanced radar site destroyed . While ARRW are knocking out CC, radars ,nuclear missiles and other priority targets. USN/USAF/USMC aircraft are pouring in KN-06 is NK best SAM so ARRW will go after them, everything else has NK , EA-18Gs can easily suppress and destroy as its S-200 and older NK loves to claim its has a lot tanks and the USAF A-10 brrrrrrrrt will put an end to them Even without the ARRW, the US can still kick NK door any time
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  5248.  Chicken Stealer  Even with Nukes the US can still kick in the door anytime they want
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  5249.  Chicken Stealer  Not likely Correction, the US has NK under sanction as its showing it does not need to use bombs to keep NK in check
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  5250.  Chicken Stealer  it has been working as NK struggles
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  5251. 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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  5252. Looks good but also looks like a needs a tend more stabilizing but the fact that it can fire while moving that should be an automatically sell the the US military
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  5253. The big red flop
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  5254. The simple answer possibly but only if they do it right
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  5255. The Apache has vastly combat experience
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  5256. Better late than never
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  5257. Hello pot kettle
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  5258. Russian desperation so bad
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  5259. How about no The reason why the Brimstone was passed over was production In 2012, the UK received its 500th Brimstone In 2012 ,the US placed order for 24,000 Hellfires The Hellfire is used by USN, USMC ,USAF and US Army as well the CIA alone There was doubt that Brimstone could meet the US needs as the US orders hellfire generally by the thousands The MDBA to date has never delivered on that scale
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  5260. The MiG-35 was already dead. Its been on the market since 2007. Ironic, interest has been in the older model MiG-29s not the MIG-35s As for the Su-75,Checkmate, its more junk. I say that because I am seeing the same hype Russia did on the Su-57 when they called it the PAK FA. Like the PAK FA, the Checkmate isnt built yet. The first flight is 2023. The PAK FA program was delayed by nearly 3 years due to engine problems They are planning on use the Iz-30 engine designed for the Su-57 program. Surprise Surprise, the IZ-30 is supposed to be equipped to Su-57M in 2022 whereas the first 76s will use the existing AL-41F. In a nutshell, they are still ironing out their problems with IZ-30s hence the delay to 2022-23 Now lets look at what we can see. They still have that big ass blister OLS system by the cockpit why ??
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  5261.  @sockaccount8116  Despite Russia claims of ironing out the Su-57s problems, no one buying it
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  5262. Sorry but for better or worse, the UK needs its Uncle Sam
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  5263. 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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  5264. Typical propaganda
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  5265.  @johnosullivan2197  Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  5266.  @johnosullivan2197  Cope harder ivan
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  5267. 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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  5268. @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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  5269. As glorious as the A-10, its simple not the right tool for this job
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  5270.  @whatdoesntkillyoumakesyous6707  Its more than firing HARM and longer range sensors , The A-10 is high subsonic while Russian jets are supersonic The A10 lacks radar while again Russian jets There is whole list of reasons why the A-10 is not the plane for this job
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  5271.  @Chuck_Hooks  Aircraft require do require support but if Ukraine wants a realistic chance of pushing Russian forces out , they need aircraft Ideally the JAS-39 but they dont exist in the numbers that Ukraine needs so the only choice is the F-16 To get the F-16 up to speed only takes 4 months. The pilots go to nearest country with F-16 sim and start training Since they are already pilots, they simply need familiarization. 2 weeks in the sim. 2 weeks in the books 1 month of flying in the two seaters learning all the tech. 1 month solo flying and 1 more of practical application The norm is 12 months but if you condense it the essentials , 4 months is doable The maintenance personnel spend 4 months working along aside F-16 maintenance personnel in Poland They can learn the day to day requirements and troubleshooting very easily For more advance problems, western personnel can help and there would nothing Russia could say because they do the exact thing with their own aircraft that export Have advisors on hand for problems For weapons just keep it to the essentials. AIM-9 and AIM-120s for air to air. AGM-84 ASM and land attack. AGM-65s and GBU-10/12/24s for general purpose plus the gun The F-16 is rated at over 30 types of weapons,however Ukraine only need 5. The GBU-10/12/24 hardware is the same The F-16 has the CART which allows it use the drogue instead of boom for aerial refueling. The MIG-29s could be adapted in tankers for the F-16s No one denying that bring a fighter into service will be process but Ukraine needs them more than HIMARS Example, the Kherson bridge, The F-16 with GBUs or Mavericks would have knocked that bridge out in strike Russian ships docked in port again, smoked with a single 2000bls GBU-10 targeted at the waterline Russian airfields with KA-52, Mi-28 and MI-35s Two F-16s with 6 Mavericks or 6 GBU-12s , completely knockout in one strike
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  5272.  @whatdoesntkillyoumakesyous6707  The A-10 can't use it as effectively
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  5273.  @benghazi4216  There are ways to get the Gripen but it still boils down to numbers 150 F-16s is very easy as there over 4500 built and that would completely replenish the Ukrainian air force
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  5274.  @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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  5275. No defense system is 100 percent
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  5276. 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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  5277. 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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  5278.  @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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  5279.  @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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  5280.  @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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  5281. 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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  5282.  @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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  5283.  @mikelmarcelle1970  This was Leopards being caught by arty not in tank combat big difference
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  5284.  @JABelms  And you point The Leopard were deployed in major offensive
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  5285.  @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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  5286.  @beast8667  Proof in the pudding kiddo
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  5287.  @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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  5288.  @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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  5289.  @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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  5290.  @vladimirprotein1275  Once again , your point Oh wait ,you dont have one
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  5291.  @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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  5292.  @walterbrunswick  yawn
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  5293.  @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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  5294.  @walterbrunswick  What truth the fact that despite of Russia's bullshit claims Ukraine is currently kicking in their front door
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  5295.  @JABelms  Ukraine has nothing to worry about The losses emphasizes Ukraine need for more weapons
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  5296.  @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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  5297. 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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  5298.  @SamPashmi  True but the offensive is showing there are still short falls that are hampering Ukraine's abilities
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  5299.  @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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  5300. 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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  5301.  @meikhet.maru.011  No problem
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  5302. War is hell
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  5303. Not anymore
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  5304. The F-16s are not fully weaponized if Biden would give Ukraine JASSMs for its F-16 that would rapidly change the tune in Ukranie
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  5305. The proposed F-14 variants never addressed the F-14 massive weight The F-18E/F in fighter configuration was only 1500 more than the F-14 empty weight There was no saving F-14
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  5306. How about no Iran is no match for Israel
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  5307.  @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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  5308.  @RobFomenko  Hence why SEAD is needed to carve out that hole
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  5309.  @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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  5310.  @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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  5311.  @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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  5312.  @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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  5313. 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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  5314. No they did not
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  5315. Sending people to die for some lunatic reason always ends badly but its far worse than you think Here person that has been conscripted against your will Here some Russian equipment or weapons that the West would like to get their hands on I will bet that some that has been conscripted against their will , will try and barter their way out of Ukraine by providing Ukraine forces with intel, equipment or weapons or all 3 Anything to gets them safe passage out of Ukraine As long as they dont do anything stupid, as far as Russia knows, they were captured
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  5316.  @anthonykaiser974  No, i never the USAF made that call, they are just bone dead stupid for complaining about cost when there are too F-22. The F-22 cancellation was to due to short sighted people in the White house and Congress. By cutting procurement , they drove up individual unit cost. The F-15 and F-16 as a series has been flying for much longer
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  5317. I never said that USAF made that call, it was made by short sighted people in congress and the white house The F-15 and F-16 as series has been flying for much longer
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  5318.  @jeromebarry1741  Yes however In contested airspace, the F-16 vs Su-35 is 50/50 split whereas A-10 versus is 10/90 split with high odds of it being shot down
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  5319. At the end of the day The US military pioneered tank plinking Pretty sure they can do it again
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  5320. 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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  5321. Of course, republicans would go after the FBI They raided their bosses house
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  5322. closer to a few months
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  5323. 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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  5324.  @kordvaramini5969  The Persian gulf is international waters, any country can be there
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  5325. @ @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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  5326. 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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  5327. 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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  5328. Its dangerous but not impossible
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  5329.  @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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  5330.  @hyokkim7726  Very much so
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  5331.  @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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  5332.  @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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  5333.  @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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  5334.  @kabbythedog9409  Russia's supposed weapons aint doing shit in Ukraine
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  5335.  @philsalvatore3902  it is
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  5336. Thats good but not enough
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  5337. Notice all Russian claims are backed up with zero evidence
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  5338. facts
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  5339.  @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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  5340.  @agb3762  Cuba decide they wanna fuck around they will find out real fast
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  5341.  @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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  5342.  @agb3762  Its called fuck around and find out
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  5343. 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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  5344. Even if Russian destroyed the site, its like playing wack a mole The US alone has 1100 Patriot systems with over 10,000 missile made Russia damaged one. The fact that patriot performed so well in round 2 The US should give Ukraine at least 50 systems
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  5345. @ @anarchyandempires5452  Even upgrading the CIWS to a 30mm does not give the range of the Searam but USN can add improvement since as longer range and data-linking capability The only issue with missiles is reloading them.
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  5346. Its not that simple Look at the F-35B and AV-8B It they achieve VTOL by 4 point system The V-22 would need the same redesign
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  5347. @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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  5348. @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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  5349. @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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  5350. @Drew Peacock The fact you have to ask how special forces could get into Russia is nuff said
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  5351. @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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  5352. @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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  5353. @Drew Peacock Its not refuse, its realizing you literally have no idea what you are talking about
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  5354. @Drew Peacock Sorry not playing the stupid game of 3 page
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  5355.  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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  5356. @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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  5357. @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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  5358. @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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  5359. @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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  5360. @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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  5361. @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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  5362. @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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  5363.  @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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  5364. Nice tank
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  5365. 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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  5366. If the USMC buys an ACV with 105mm turret, then the EFV wouldnt have been a waste after all
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  5367. Its a waste of time but good luck
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  5368. What Russia wants is irrelevant what they will get is black eye
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  5369.  @michaelrenper796  Battleships died out simply because their big guns had limited use fullness as conflicts charged there were no longer big battles with ships slugging it out and the range of those guns were limited As pearl harbor showed Their armor was easily penetrated by aerial bombs , the precursors to modern bunker busters The Yamato was sunk after several waves of air strikes A single F-15E with carrying eight 2000lbs LGB or 5 LRASM would do it in one strike
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  5370.  @Nobodyisperfect-us6pk  Whether have big jammers or small ones , it doesnt matter, the USAF and USN has the assets able to locate them One of the fun discoveries from the war in Iraq and Afghan was that EA-18Gs working as group could trilaterate a signal sources like a cell phone from long range Mind you, they were doing with the older ALQ-99 pods. The USN is currently fielding newer AESA based AN/ALQ-249 MB pod which is several hundred times more capable than the ALQ-99. The USAF is fielding the newer EA-37B Compass Call to replace the legacy EC-130H Compass call so locating them wont be problem nor will destroying them So lets say for argument sake, they have 1000 jammers fielded The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) from Cobra and Apache is cheap and effective as well as Hellfire from MQ-9s The GBU-39 at 40K per unit with over 17,000 made. A little pricey but ample numbers to do that job. The US is very good at deal with the problems at source so in addition to destroying on the field, they would also prioritize destroying warehouses where additional units would be stored You are forgetting Ukraine does not have capability yet to effectively destroy Russia's EW sites whereas the US would have no problem
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  5371.  @Nobodyisperfect-us6pk  The USAF would have no problem dealing with it
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  5372.  @williambinkley8879  Thats the USN fault are not re engineering them with more modern guns One of the precursors to the standard MK45 5 inch gun was Major Caliber Lightweight Gun (MCLWG) in 1975 That used 203mm round and had base range of 18 miles. Re gun the Iowas 203mm or slightly bigger
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  5373.  @davidnealy6459  No, Trump claims to be a billionaire so thats absolute a legit request for his crime
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  5374.  @benedibrava  The court found him guility
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  5375.  @davidnealy6459  Trump is the one that bills himself as such and we all know now its all act and lie
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  5376.  @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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  5377.  @davidnealy6459  Wrong Whether its foreign or US Trump still had to follow the established rules and regulations
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  5378.  @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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  5379.  @hasnat9545  yep
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  5380. With the range of surface to air missiles ever increasing , you need something able to get close without being seen till its too long
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  5381. 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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  5382. 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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  5383. Ukraine getting Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T is why you dont see the Su-57 trying its luck
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  5384. shocker not
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  5385. In simple terns China's Temu/Wish J-35 can never match the F-35 capabilities
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  5386.  @Qwiv  Its combat, lives will always be at stake regardless. The scope is having options not only one option. The counter UAS , there are several systems in development First the Epirus' Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) array mounted on which is designed counter drone swarming weapons. The system is currently mounted on IFVs Second USMC Ground-Based Air Defense which is 3 parts Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) is JTKV with 30mm cannon and 4 tube Stinger, MK-2 is L-Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) which radar/jammer on MRZR Lastly, the Medium-Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) which basically a mobile variant of the Israeli Iron dome And thats just the US There is massive push for counter-UAS weapons So yes, that is over reliance Secondly there are no other options The Amy dumped OH-58s in favor drones however in a contest airspace , drones would have problems operating effectively and the Apaches dont have the sensor payloads for recon Drones in Ukraine is highlighting the limits of Russian SHORADs They were designed to go after TLAM, F-16s , F-15s ,gunships and much larger UAVs Ukraine has few aircraft ,few cruise missiles and even fewer gunships so Russian defenses are facing threats they were not designed to handle The TB2 enjoyed success initially till Russian defenses got their act to together and that was that for it Ukraine itself, is using Flakpanzer Gepard to great effect against drones and loitering muntions Germany has developed the Skyrange 30 and 35 which are modernized Gepards but unlike the Gepard has both hard kill and soft for counter UAS
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  5387. 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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  5388. 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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  5389. Even with downgraded avionics , its still better that what Ukraine has currently The MIG-29 is made by Mikoyan and Su-27 by Sukhoi both Russian companies, Secondly they use main Russian weapons which are old and outdated and their supply is limited Lets look at what they get with the F-16 The F-16 is made by Lockheed which can assist Ukrainian forces with any issues they need. The F-16 has MIL-STD data buses which allows to US, EU, French and Israeli weapons That gives Ukraine access to a wide variety of weapons and capabilities. Russian forces has been claiming that GPS jammer has dulled JDAMs The F-16 can use laser guided PAVEWAYs which are uneffect by jamming. Additionally targeting pods can equipped to F-16 which gives Ukraine forces greater ability to target Russian forces on the ground with far greater precise. Ukraine would likely get LANTRIN pods The biggest rub is that F-16s carry anti ship missiles which put the Black Sea Fleet on notice
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  5390. Lets look at that with just a handful of weapons from the West Ukraine is kicking Russias teeth in
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  5391. 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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  5392. 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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  5393. Its the Houthi signing their death warrant
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  5394.  @leoncutajar1369  No one has offered anything there genius
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  5395.  @sul-v5p  They have survived because countries have shown resistant that resistant is steadily disappear
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  5396. Hiding is where they are
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  5397.  @mohammedriadh4990  So best you can do is ancient history from completely different time in history
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  5398. No The president can have a level of immunity but Trump notion of absolute immunity is BS Secondly and most importantly, the alleged crime should be the deciding factor
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  5399. The F-35 was operational, it just wasnt used due to plot
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  5400. Go ahead and flip that coin Russia will find out very quickly that UK and France aint Ukraine
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  5401.  @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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  5402. 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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  5403. 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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  5404.  @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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  5405.  @yohanessugiarto8620  The SLAMER requires too much interfacing AGM-84 is load and shoot
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  5406.  @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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  5407. ​ @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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  5408.  @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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  5409.  @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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  5410.  @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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  5411.  @yohanessugiarto8620  With an asset able to match the Su-35 The F-4 is harder
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  5412.  @yohanessugiarto8620  The F-4 can perform the badly needed air to ground but without newer assets its a waste
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  5413.  @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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  5414.  @_Chuck  It has proved a lot First, the fact that IRS failed to audit Trump has been decried by both sides as its policy that all sitting presidents are audited. There is no gray area in that policy Secondly Trump falsely asserted that he couldn’t release the documents because he was under audit which the release again proved was lie The release shows his mountain of lies As experts continue to peel this onion back , more and more it shows that he like Trump Org committed massive tax fraud
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  5415. It took you idiots 4 days just to agree not happening
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  5416. 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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  5417. 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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  5418.  @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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  5419.  @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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  5420. ​ @MiliMo101  Ukraine is getting F-16s their genius
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  5421.  @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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  5422. 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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  5423. Ukraine is getting its aid so Russia's good times are over
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  5424. its going 2 years and Russia is only getting more and more black eyes Oh look, Russia seized a bradley while Ukraine shot down 1 of 10 A-50s and damaged the even rarely IL-22s and the day before, two bradley tag teamed a T-90M
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  5425. 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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  5426. And now realize that Ukraine is doing this a few modified Su-24 , Su-27 and MIG-29s and will very shortly Ukraine will get 61 F-16s which can use virtually any US, EU, FR or Israeli made weapon so instead of a few planes carry out here and there attacks Ukraine can send whole 10 plane strike packages against Russian targets Ukraine has no anti-ship capable but F-16 can carry 2 Harpoons per plane The F-16 uses the JASSM but can be wired for SCALP/Storm Shadow and KEDP-350 While Ukraine has limited number of R-73, R-27 and even fewer R-77s, the F-16 will access to hundreds of AIM-7s. AIM-9 IRIS-T.s and AIM-120s wouldnt be surprised if they were also wired for MICA . ASRAAM and Meteor as well I would bet money on the Meteor simply because it cant compete with AIM-120 proven combat record however it KOing Su-35, MIG-31, IL-22 and A-50s would a massive boost to it hence why we are likely to see it and if Ukraine planes it cards right The F-16s even with the older APG-68 could still use it up 100 miles
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  5427.  @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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  5428. 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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  5429. 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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  5430.  @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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  5431.  @havanasyndrome3024  And Ukraine provided Iran to be lying through their teeth as they proved the Patriot is highly effective
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  5432. Pakistan lobbed a few missile The US would have dropped metric tons of munitions
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  5433. 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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  5434. That just means that the West will need to turn it up a few notches
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  5435.  @jeffreyexposito3803  4 HIMARS has had Russian forces screaming 12 has had them crying bloody murder 50, they would be running for their lives Ukraine doesn't need 50 HIMARS What they did need is a mix of weapons The Harpoon Block II+ ER can be quad mounted on the coastal launcher and strike both land and sea targets up 192 miles away 20 Harpoon coastal launcher with the Harpoon Block II+ ER 20 HIMARS so just 8 more 10 M270 with ATACMS That would give Ukraine incredible striking power
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  5436. 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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  5437. 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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  5438. The smarter play would have been to adopt the Japanese Type 16 design to the Stryker which would have been highly cost effective
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  5439. 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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  5440. The only way the USAF could defeat Godzilla is rods from god and even then they would have to be accurate with the timing and targeting but it can be done
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  5441. They destroying Russian equipment at wholesale prices is how they are doing
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  5442.  @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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  5443.  @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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  5444.  @wolfvale7863  Like I said its waste of time
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  5445.  @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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  5446. Dig in and wait
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  5447. Simple Russian forces are being commanding by people who never served day or flew desk most of their carriers
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  5448. 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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  5449. The F-35 hasn't cost 200 mil since 2007 and that was just for early pre-production EMD models its 2022 and the production models for 78 for the F-35A, 101 for the F-35B and 94 for the F-35C If the F-35B and C had the orders that the F-35A had, their price would be considerably lower however the F-35A orders are in the thousands while the F-35B and F-35C both are under 400 orders each
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  5450.  @marko9598  its going to come to point where the West will had enough and take more direct action
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  5451. The MGS problem is poor design. What they should have done is model it based on the Japanese Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle First No autoloader Second up gun to 120mm which simplifies logistics and allow the MGS to use the newer M829A4 if needed. Also allows to use the Israeli made LAHAT and South Korean K-STAM. LAHAT and K-STAM are precision rounds that are available now and be purchased The problem here is that development of US 120mm precision always end up being cancelled for various reason XM943 120mm Tank Round- Smart Target Activated Fire and Forget (STAFF) cancelled due to cost ? XM1111 Mid-Range Munition (MRM) KE and CE again cost Actually surprised that XM1147 120-mm AMP has lasted this long Get ride of the low profile for normal one with at lease 20 round capacity The MGS had a lot potential
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  5452. Well India is going all in on the Prachand despite its short comings
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  5453. Little kim and littler kim be quite the adults are talking
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  5454. And you point there are 1000 F-35s operating across 10 operators Russia barely operates 32
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  5455. 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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  5456. Russia ready to get their ass handed to them
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  5457. 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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  5458. Its made in china nuff said
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  5459. Its a 6th gen bomber
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  5460.  @Defective1313  its different chart first and second generation were in WW1 3rd was WW-2 era emphasized heavier designs, bombs and as well newer bombsights for increased accuracy 4th gen emphasized nuclear strike with bombs and aerial refueling 4.5 added cruise missiles as well conventional strike capabilities 5th added stealth
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  5461.  @Defective1313  The B--21 goal is to do everything the B-1, B-2 and B-52 does but better
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  5462.  @OshinAttari  That will never happen
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  5463.  @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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  5464.  @Dani2kAl_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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  5465.  @Dani2kAl_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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  5466.  @Bird_McBride  The F-15E is death from above
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  5467.  @legend9805  and then you woke up
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  5468. It good but ultimately with out the ATACMS or longer range Harpoon, it can only do so much
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  5469. 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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  5470.  @scoobydoo8498  You are forgetting the states own ablle to take care of itself
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  5471.  @MrLeadb1  Only in Russia's dream will that happen
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  5472.  @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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  5473.  @yourmomismywaifu4274  Heavy equipment is this situation is too much of liability
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  5474. @Darren Exactly, larges scale engagement favor Russian forces
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  5475. 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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  5476.  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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  5477.  @mrjerzheel  Yet the F-16 has decades of combat and actual confirmed kills whereas the Su-35 ?
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  5478.  @off6848  But still better than a Su-35
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  5479.  @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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  5480. @Nothing To See Here The 6.5 gen on up will be fully unmanned. Right now the 6th gen is optionally manned. Right now, the F-35 requires 8 million lines of code just to fly a fully unmanned would have fly ,think and react like a pilot. IBM watson can answer questions but pilots have to react to ever changing situations Even when dogfighting, AI still have to maintain the same situtional awareness as pilot My best guess is at least 500 million lines of code plus the hardware would have to be able to handle the stress of combat. The IBM watson use 16 TB of RAM and its processes at 80 Tera FLOPS You need at least 100 Tera FLOPS processing power. Ironcially, the F-15 size would allow to be the perfect test bed for unmanned systems The last issue is hacking. We have tech but the time is the issue
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  5481. Strange anyone believes Russia's nonsense anymore
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  5482.  @kathrynck  Once production hits full steam the JAGM price will be under 150K
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  5483.  @kathrynck  If they follow through with replacing TOW as well as making model able to be used by aircraft like the F-35, F-15EX and F-18E/F like the UK Brimstone The price could go even lower
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  5484.  @kathrynck  True but the JAGM allows for time sensitive strikes While the Stormbreaker rely glide speed, the JAGM motor gets it to target within seconds
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  5485. They are welcome to try
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  5486.  @lebohangmokheseng9250  Give Ukraine more weapons just to spite them
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  5487. This a game changer because Ukraine with Storm Shadow have been limited on the amount of strike they can do as the EU inventory of Storm shadows isnt that big, it was no more than 2000 missiles made The JASSM on other hand , there are over 7500 missiles made. The USAF can easily give Ukraine 300-500 missiles with ease but most important is that Trump is considering giving Ukraine JASSM-ERs which range is over 575 miles. Thats 3 times the range of ATACMS. The variant of Storm Shadow that Ukraine has range is only 150 miles The JASSM-ER would allow Ukraine to strike Russian targets without ever getting in range of any sort of Russian defense
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  5488.  @kings243-w6e  Ah the famed Oreshnik that has done jack and shit Russia revealed it and it has absolutely nothing
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  5489. Oh yes so called weapon that has done nothing
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  5490. Russia is showing a few pieces of capture gear while Ukraine has captured and sent the west far more valuable equipment Ukraine sent the West captured Panstir S1, T-90s, electronic warfare systems as well as recovered equipment from downed aircraft but by all means Russian show off equipment that doesnt matter
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  5491.  @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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  5492.  @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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  5493.  @Mrdardas99  You can haul them on trucks but lighter options are easier
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  5494.  @harveywallbanger3123  The Namer armor too many trade offs its high grade protection but at also at a cost
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  5495.  @edmunddantes7097  Like all the trolls, he doesnt understand how badly things would go for Russia if they tried the West
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  5496. if Iran's radar was so capable, they wouldnt have shot down an airliner
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  5497. @@ardashirshah7786 And then you woke from your dream
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  5498.  @iraaus  How about no First air defense units are supposed update and confirm their position with HQ which gives them green light operate there was no human error with position, it was simply panic by the battery due its inferior tech Iran can track F-35 allegedly but cant tell the different between it and airline , sure , not As for your other statement about communication signatures Again no Secondly, the F-35 6 different datalinks for for communicating while in stealth including ultra high bandwidth communication
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  5499.  @iraaus  No F-35 was hit Lebanon The propaganda on that ignored basic reality The claim was that S-200 hit F-35 The missile from S-200 carry 478lbs warhead A proximity detonation from missile like that would shatter any plane like glass Yet your claim is that F-35 withstood a hit from missile like that let that sink in
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  5500. You do realize that US is literally holding back
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  5501.  @Charles-k9g5y  Honestly, nothing how much did they gain everything The USAF developed the MOPs over decade ago and they have just been sitting around The USAF used 14 so not thats justification to procure more bombs Secondly as the damage was iffy , thats more money for the Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) program for the B-21
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  5502.  @Charles-k9g5y  Nothing that the US cant write off but if you wanna get technical For the strike package alone which is bombers and their munitions as well 30 TLAMs that was just 210 mill There was 52 planes for aerial refueling which if we just use KC-135s is 16 mil The ISR assets as well other strike aircraft we can only guess but for argument sake , the bill wouldnt nothing more close to 500 mil which again is nothing but tax write off
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  5503. The only issue with the turbine is that not fuel efficient.
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  5504. Congress should investigate ? You got to love how ridiculous the republican thinking is Biden with documents from 6 years is a scandal? Yet Trump resisted and obstructed efforts from the National Archives to recover over 11,000 per the President Records Act is ok because Trump declassified the documents even the ones that he had no right to. its perfectly ok for Trump to ignore the law
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  5505. 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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  5506. 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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  5507. Yes by all means, lets listen to con artist trying to put money into his pocket
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  5508.  @bonvoyage5377  Thats called being lucky not professional
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  5509. 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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  5510. Not exactly Israel has 10 C-130s while Iran has 12 Il-76s and 27 C-130s They both have the ability to do via air or ship Its not not tactical feasibility to do so
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  5511. Its means that Trump only brought himself a temporary stay
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  5512. Thats highly unlikely Point of fact, snipers dont act like hollywood
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  5513.  @CaptTripps  Snipers aim for center mass not the head Trump was hit in the ear , only graze if the shooter had aimed for his chest, it would hit a lung as well do potentially fatal injury This guy was an obvious amateur hence why he missed
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  5514.  @ET-bg8ru  Oswald was only 90 yards away and using a long rifle
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  5515.  @CaptTripps  I find it hard to believe that trainers outside the military would train head shots if you miss with a head shots, odds are you wont get a follow up shot as the target will likely take cover Sky news shows that shooter was on top of a building a broad daylight with no cover , just out in the open This person had no training of any sort
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  5516.  @CaptTripps  he was neither
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  5517. Never any doubt
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  5518. No duh
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  5519.  @ABR04D  Man portable AGTMs make it that much more dangerous
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  5520. 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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  5521.  @PeterLamin-bw5rs  So it means that they if pushed , they can defend themselves
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  5522. 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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  5523.  @ravichitgopkar5304  The F-16 will be burning Russian forces
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  5524.  @grahamstrouse1165  No they should split them up The Freedom for the LCS and the Independence as the FFG Since the Independence design would require changes the aluminum-hulled and speed would be addressed
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  5525. The Status-6 does not change anything. The US like Russia operates the nuclear triad
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  5526.  @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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  5527.  @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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  5528.  @johnfor7522  And again that matters because ?
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  5529.  @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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  5530.  Truth Be Told  Again wrong If NATO wasn't holding back this would be over very quickly
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  5531. Doesn't matter, the DOJ will win it on appeal
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  5532.  Joe and The Ho Gotta Go  The WH has nothing to do with this
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  5533.  Joe and The Ho Gotta Go  The corrupt judge cannon may buy trump's bs but the appeals wont
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  5534. 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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  5535.  @diegochoi  South Korea has nuclear technology but have signed several treaties stating they will NOT develop nuclear weapons for simple fact that conventional weapons can be used for more readily and easier than nuclear weapons A nuclear exchange between NK and SK only ends badly SK is trying the reduce the effectiveness of NK missiles with continued advancement of air defense missiles and radar Remember , when the US deployed a THAAD to SK, both China and NK were up in arms over the deployment saying it was too advanced for the SK highlighting their fear of advanced defenses SK has brought US SM-3 and SM-6 which are just as effective but SK has limited assets to deploy them
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  5536. Down right hilarious if Iran thinks its drone's matter
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  5537. 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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  5538.  @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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  5539. and then you woke up as Ukraine was kicking the front door
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  5540. Thats why this pacakge included the max range ATACMS
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  5541.  @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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  5542.  @garikaichuru160  Cope harder
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  5543. 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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  5544.  @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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  5545. 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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  5546.  @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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  5547. Their fault and downfall
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  5548. The Hellfire is not expensive 1 missile 1 target Before ,cannon and unguided rockets completely depended on the skill of the pilot The hellfire is simple point and shoot
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  5549. 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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  5550.  @Igorsov  If push comes to shove they will use it
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  5551. Its just more paper from Russia
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  5552. 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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  5553.  @narrativequestion  O and 10 for Russia
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  5554.  @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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  5555. No, just yet another example of Russian arrogance Russia keeps maintaining the narrative the western weapons are not doing anything while tank turrets are flying Generals are dropping ships becoming reefs aircraft are falling
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  5556.  @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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  5557.  @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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  5558.  @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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  5559.  @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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  5560. An obvious amateur that watched too much hollywood movies military personnel are trained for center mass as that maximizes the chances of a kill or immobilizing the target if the shooter had actually training, he would have aimed for his chest not his head if Trump was hit in the chest, it would have hit a lung as well done serious internal damage This wasnt a pro shooter that much is certain
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  5561. Sky news is showing footage that shows the shooter was on top a building with zero cover so how law enforcement and secret service missed lets just say a lot people are getting pink slips after this
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  5562. The use of 70mm rockets is cheaper and the going in the right direction but ultimately they need to revive C-130 with laser weapons
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  5563. Oh how the mighty has fallen oh wait ,you would have to be mighty first to fall
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  5564.  @Amaking10000  Yeah no Odesa is the far south where there is very little air defense equipment
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  5565. Right Trump is conveniently trying to dismantle the DOJ and FBI simple because they did their job and appoints a clown to the AG People can never see the tree for the forest of BS trump peddles
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  5566. All the more reason why the US need LRAAMS
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  5567. Presidents are not kings nor is their rule supreme No one is above the law
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  5568. There is no threat from DOGE
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  5569.  @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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  5570.  @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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  5571.  @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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  5572.  @zg8661  Yet we are 3 years and counting in Ukraine imagine that
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  5573. Not exactly The Japanese kills were aided by the fact that the USN F4F Wildcat and Army Air Corps P-40 both vastly inferior to Zeros The kill ratio reverse when later model, F6F Hellcat, F4U Corsair and P-51 Mustang as they outperformed the zero Secondly Japanese pilots complained that the Zero 7.7mm was problematic because better armored US planes could absorb a lot damage and still fly The 20mm cannon had not problem but their ammunition was limited compared to the 7.7mm Those complaints is why the Kawanishi N1K was solely armed with 20mm cannons Lastly, for reasons on unknown, the Japanese did not rotate pilots like the US They kept them on front
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  5574.  @wedgeantilles8575  That thinking cost them dearly as without training or insight newer pilots didn't know anything about their enemy
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  5575.  @znail4675  The lack of fuel was not problem for the Japan's air force. That was only a problem for their navy Zeros only needed 300 gallons of fuel while Japanese ships needed 1200 to 3500 tons of fuel per ship The fuel for one light cruiser was enough for 133 planes The fuel for one battleship was enough for 12,611 planes
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  5576. The tail section was intact which didnt betray much other material and noise reduction methods If the cockpit , engines and forward section was intact, they would gotten more intel wise
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  5577. No Iran had to cope with the fact that Israeli air force penetrate their airspace again
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  5578.  @nomadiclapse  And Iran should realize that Israel has all the backing they need
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  5579. First , there are no battleships in service secondly its called Close in Weapon system (CIWS) CIWS dont have infinite ammo The USAF can use ADM-160s to bypass the CIWS ADM-160 are aerial decoys that act as jammers which will blind the CIWS, since the decoys are half the size of JDAMS its even harder for the CIWS to target. Ships can't target ADM-160s with missiles either
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  5580. Correction Russian jamming only works because Ukraine lacks the means to counter them
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  5581. Its much simpler to apply the Growler package to the Typhoon than buying Hornets
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  5582.  @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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  5583.  @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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  5584. it can be can easily misused
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  5585. The brave youth niger will change their tone very quickly when the reality of combat sets in
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  5586. 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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  5587. 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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  5588.  @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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  5589. @@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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  5590. @@JimCarner Again who said anything about engage the site with HARMs
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  5591. @@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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  5592. They have more faith in the US than Iran
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  5593.  @MrSarkardip  India's is heavily invested in the MKI which is a given but its not likely they are going to give the SU-75 the time of day Most of those countries can barely afford what they have now
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  5594.  @tringuyen7519  Since North Korea forces are present, I think are willing to make that deal
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  5595. Iran speeding towards its own destruction
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  5596. IKR
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  5597. The technology wasn't outdated, the design however could no further
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  5598. I suspect what they are planning is a fleet of B-21 but also an low cost modern aircraft that can mirror the B-52
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  5599. Does Russia not know what the Kessler syndrome is
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  5600.  @miriamsaleh3913  Wrong, the Houthis are attacking ships in international waters in the red sea They were warned
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  5601.  @calvinblue894  Simple Boeing and Airbus have the regular airline market on complete lock down. The Chinese ambitions that their indigenous made aircraft can break that hold is nothing but a pipe dream. Russia companies barely get any business as far regular airlines go. China's hope is that it would give them an edge and possible break into the market but as Chinese aircraft dont have any sort of credibility its just a waste of time
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  5602. The difference is that US is taking time where Russia and Chinese took the quick and road
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  5603.  @tshavfengvang7831  No they are always about quick and easy The Russian and Chinese systems are extremely limited why the US system in mind allow 1 bomber to carry 20 plus missiles thats far superior to both Russia and China as well gives the US the ability to neutralize both their systems
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  5604.  @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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  5605. No ,you do need DU rounds as for drones attacks The AbramsX prototype has 30mm auto cannon its just need German AHEAD rounds as well programmable rounds and sensor upgrade During WW2, US tanks had two gunners, main and Asst Since sensors are not perfect and autloader in use the fourth crewman can operate the anti drone defense
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  5606. A thumb of a US weapons Glad to see this page cant get even simple things right
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  5607. Russia cant handle the truth
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  5608. @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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  5609.  @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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  5610.  @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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  5611.  @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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  5612.  @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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  5613. @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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  5614. 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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  5615.  @CrispyOkra  How long does it take to get munitions vs having to place the whole system
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  5616. @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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  5617.  @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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  5618.  @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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  5619.  @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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  5620.  @larsc.krogens3937  Ukrainian farmers are making a kill selling scrap metal
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  5621.  @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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  5622.  @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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  5623.  @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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  5624.  @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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  5625. 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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  5626.  @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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  5627.  @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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  5628.  @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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  5629.  @noticing33  There is no difference
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  5630. The US laughs in MQ-9
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  5631. Not likely The UK best bet for saving is buying from uncle sam and minimizing its own weapons For example, The LRASM is can be used by the F-35 and P-8 as well the MK-41 VLS and has topside canister launcher option as well . Thats a win for the RAF and RN aircraft and ships The Eurofighter can use both LRASM and JASSM-ER as well as the C-17 via rapid dragon even possible the A400M Thats 2 missiles from the US that can solve several problems The problem with the SPEAR-3 is that at 200lbs , its warhead isnt that big. Most estimates at 14lbs-33lbs . Slightly stronger than hellfire missile but its range 87 miles is great not its warhead The USAF SIAW carries the same 150lbs warhead as the AGM-88G as well has similar range of 150 plus miles At nearly double range and a warhead 5 times more powerful, you have a lot of options than you would have SPEAR-3 SPEAR-EW is a keeper but not SPEAR-3
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  5632.  @yyperi  pretty much
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  5633. 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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  5634. The B-1R would be interesting prospect if they equipped it with AIM-174s , AIM-120D and powerful radar Effectively a true flying SAM site
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  5635. Rifling was seen as a means for getting better accuratcy but advances in technology has made smoothbore just as accurate without the complex machining for rifling
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  5636. The problem with the J-20 strategy is the F-15EX with AMBER rack can hold 22 missiles The newer variants of the AIM-120 as well AIM-9X II are sensitive enough to target PL missiles as well as SAMS So they may wanna rethink that
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  5637.  @kanlu5199  Sure not
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  5638.  @josephmumma6997  Interceptors can be fighters but J-20 doesnt have realistic chance against an F-22 in WVR fighting 50/50 chance in BVR
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  5639.  @ranguren2156  yawn
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  5640.  @nietkees6906  Not likely First with F-16s in the mix, it will take considerable strain off Ukrainian ground forces While hunting air defenses with F-16 can be challenging due fighter and AD , Ukrainian ground forces have already been destroy Russian air defenses equipment Hell just they smoked an S-400 site recently So with ground forces actively hunting Russian air defenses equipment, F-16s are free to support ground forces Since Ukrainian forces can easily tell F-16s from MIG-29s,Su-24, Su-25 and Su-27s, the Ukrainian air force can ground all those aircraft So ground forces instead of guessing will know to engage any of those aircraft on site
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  5641.  @nietkees6906  How effective has Russian AD been so far Not very As far the F-16 , you forgetting key points Ukrainian, MiGs and Sus by modern standards are woefully obsolete The F-16s Ukraine will get a very much modern Their RWR, MAWS and EW is vastly superior to the MIGs and Sus they are using
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  5642.  @nietkees6906  How kills does the S-400, at most 5 so far The reason why Russian air defense is keeping the Ukrainian force out of the fight is lack of weapons As far as precision guided stand off weapons, Ukraine has very little. The weapons they do have are unguided and require to get 1 to 3 miles of their targets which makes easy for AD Lets look at what the F-16 can do The GBU-12 can be launched from as far as 9 miles away and unlike the JDAM,. the GBU-12 is immune to jamming The AGM-65 can be launch from over 12 miles away and like GBU-12 is immune to jamming While the MIG-29 and Su-27 can use the AGM-88 at fraction of its capability, the F-16 can fully use the AGM-88 to max capability from 40 mile away At 40 miles, systems like the Pansir S1, Tor, Buk, Tunguska and other Russian SHORADs are now useless as the F-16 can accurately target them at the range which MIG-29s and Su-27 currently cant do With those out of the picture, the threat drops to S-300, S-400, as well Su-35 and MIG-31s with R-37s This where combined arms come in and grounds forces can do Ukrainian air force a solid and target the S-300 and S-400 sites Kinda of hard for S-300 and S-400 to go after F-16s when Ukrainian ground forces are dropping HIMARS and 155mms on them And that leaves up the few Su-35 and MIG-31s to try which a needle in haystack If Ukraine ground forces keep up the attacks against the S-300 and S-400, the F-16 will have free reign
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  5643. @@JimCarner if Ukraine plays its cards right, the HTS will be moot
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  5644. ​@@JimCarner The newer Blocks of the F-16 dont need the HTS as it been programmed into targeting pods and use the aircraft radar which has considerably longer range than HTS The EA-18G has HTS functionally built hence why you dont see the HTS mounted on it HTS is carry over from when aircraft needed to specialized for roles The newer but older LANTRIN can function as HTS with the F-16s radar
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  5645.  @gups4963  Precision weapons from the US JASSM is maybe because the USAF as could send older model JASSM-A which would allow to buy newer JASSM-ER and XR models in place The SLAM-ER is no go as the USN has not brought a weapon to replace it yet. That was supposed to be the JSOW-ER but that was canx place of newer yet to built JASSM. The AARGM-ER and LRASM/JSM are too few number to even considered AIM-120C-5/7 is what Ukraine will get The newer models of Harpoon is also what Ukraine will likely get
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  5646.  @gups4963  Reverting JASSMs to baseline software circa 2000s isnt that hard to do The US gives Ukraine 100 JASSM-A and USAF places order for 50 JASSM-ER and 50 JASSM-XR so it works out either way The AGM-88A-D is most likely but E and G not happening The US gave Ukraine PAC-3 MSE which most modern variant of the Patriot because the odds of it ending up in Russian hands very low Russia has been shown its searching the aftermath of Ukraine strikes looking for bits and pieces to see what was used So an intact AGM-88G in Russian hands is not something the US wants to deal with AIM-120C-5/7 and AIM-9R are still capable but old enough not to betray anything Same with JDAMs as well PAVEWAY, Maverick, Harpoon,and CBU-87/97 All capable but still old enough to not betray anything Now what the West should be doing is buying Israel's F-16i Sufa that Israel is trying to get rid of as well KC-130 The Sufa key feature is its use of CFTs Why that matters is that F-16 has CART CFT which allows to use drogue instead of boom for aerial refueling Israel's Sufa CFT are fitted wit advanced EW which Ukraine could piggy back of and a number F-16s like airborne jammers similar to EA-18Gs That would greatly increase their survival
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  5647. @@JimCarner The LANTRIN has under gone some upgrades but compare to LITENING and SNIPER, its still very much older "Building on the LANTIRN’s success, Lockheed Martin would create an advanced targeting pod for fighters and bombers called Sniper, offering twice the resolution, triple the recognition range and 10 times the geopointing capability of the LANTIRN" LANTIRN ER, which is the latest LANTIRN production configuration, is offered as a newly fabricated pod, or as an upgrade to existing pods.
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  5648. @@JimCarner Targeting pods carry the software needed for the HTS without the need for the HTS to be physical present
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  5649. @@JimCarner I have provided plenty, you are just oblivious HTS was carry over from the 80s and hasnt been seen on any newer aircraft
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  5650. @@JimCarner Dont have to the absence of it on newer aircraft is all that needs to be said the absence of it on the EA-18G again all that needs to be said HTS become moot as SAM range increased substantially
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  5651. @@JimCarner Once again , already thoroughly backed The HTS is absent of newer aircraft as targeting pods have taken that role over
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  5652. 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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  5653. 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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  5654. 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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  5655. Doing 1 F-16s doesnt equal to hundreds of planes Russia has lost so far
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  5656.  @bonn9730  Exactly they cant send hundreds planes because Ukraine would destroy them all
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  5657. 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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  5658.  @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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  5659.  @hishot1078  it doesnt have to be
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  5660.  Johnny Reb  Don't see how tank armor is excellent quality material
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  5661. Interesting ideas they have
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  5662.  @kamsunleong6648  They have no air force because both the US and Israel have taken care of that If they have no air defense how are they shooting down MQ-9s
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  5663.  @AutoGreenz  The USA never bluffs
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  5664. @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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  5665.  @fatdoi003  Again whose going to buy it ?
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  5666.  @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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  5667.  @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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  5668.  @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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  5669. Russia keeps maintaining the narrative the western weapons are not doing anything while tank turrets are flying Generals are dropping ships becoming reefs aircraft are falling and now depots are going up like roman candles
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  5670. 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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  5671.  @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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  5672. Sorry to fellas but your future does like that bright or that long
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  5673.  @bobbyraejohnson  Yet he will do it anyway
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  5674. Other than the crap for stealth, lack of gun and piss poor engine
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  5675. T-90 getting smoked by the Gustav is more Russia inept than anything else Why they are staying still when they know that Ukraine forces has a shit ton of ATGMs
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  5676.  @pazuzu1945  Which is great that Ukraine forces are putting the weapons to good use But they need to lay off the armor and focus on Russia supply lines
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  5677. Yes the US can uses intercept Russia's latest toy with SM-3s or SM-6s
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  5678.  @ericsuarez834  Thats called battle damage
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  5679. Sorry but no The incident was pilot error
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  5680.  @RFU  Tactically speaking in this conflict, every bridge is very important
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  5681. Ok You fucked around and found out that the West is done playing holding back You dont wanna see what a full court press from the US military looks like
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  5682. 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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  5683. Guess no one told them that DDG(X) design right now is just notional right now
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  5684.  @minus21334  They didnt just use the Burke they took elements from the Ticonderoga as well
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  5685. What exact does space engineering expert know about missile defense absolutely nothing
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  5686.  @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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  5687. Unfortunately neither Japan nor Germany would be up for that fight The Luffwaffe performs Baltic Air Policing and trips to red flag andthats about it. They havent been in combat since well WW2 With the exception of the Germany army going to Iraq, Kosovo and Afghan as support Most of the Germany military hasnt seen any combat. Japan is pretty the same why ,besides relief missions ,they also lack combat experience Neither has significant offensive capabilities The Russia has zero qualms about using depleted-uranium munitions whereas both Japan and Germany can't use it because of opposition The T-14 is why Germany to rapid develop the 130mm as existing tungsten rounds won't penetrate the T-14s armor Ironically the EU opposition the cluster munitions is something that will bite them in ass in conflict cluster munitions are extremely good at thinning out large numbers of the enemy forces and Russia is all about numbers 2 CBU-87s can cover about 200 yards which means one plane can cover a whole a lot area per attack without cluster munitions the EU lacks the weapons to take out large numbers of enemy forces en masse
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  5688. How about he sticks to movies and leave reality to rest of us
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  5689. 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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  5690. Now thats comedy
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  5691. Simple H and K
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  5692. So now Trump responds disproportionately
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  5693.  @viruspter1dactl  THe WS-15 by no means will ever match the F-22 F119 and the US has vastly superior anti stealth capabilites what aicraft does china have to test its anti stealth oh wait just 2 planes
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  5694.  @voidtempering8700  You can actually prove the F-15EX is better than the J-20 The F-15EX is designed to use the F110-GE-129 If you count all the variants , the J-20 since 2011 has had 7 engine variants in 13 years The F-15EX can simultaneously carry Legion/IRST21 pod, Sniper XR targeting pod while carrying 12 AIM-120s with 2 JASSMs and still have room to carry the AN/ASQ-236 Dragon’s Eye pod centerline whereas the J-20 payload both in stealth and non stealth is less but most importantly, the F-15EX has gun while the J-20 does not While the PLAAF is tight lipped about the J-20 cockpit, we see the F-15EX is using a single wide area display backed by two Advanced Display Core Processor II (ADCP II) There is a long list of reason why the F-15EX is better than the J-20
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  5695.  @PvtPartzz  Those aircraft 90 percent of time were flying with radar reflectors not in full stealth
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  5696. 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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  5697. Its not called war for nothing
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  5698.  @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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  5699.  @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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  5700. So far after nearly 3 months true statement
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  5701. They need to send more these units
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  5702. With Russia, everything is in years aircraft, pilots and mechanics
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  5703. ATACMS baby
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  5704. Interesting
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  5705. Right here person that has been conscripted against your will Drive this brand new , T-72B3, T-80BVM or T-90M in Ukraine that the West would like to get their hands on or here person that has been conscripted against your will here is brand new Russian weapons or equipment or Hi I was conscripted against my will I can provide you info on my base in exchange for safe passage out of Ukraine
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  5706. 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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  5707. 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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  5708. 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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  5709. Its simple , the F-18 has gone as far as it can go and its time to be replaced
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  5710. The problem with that is the it opens China's coast line to SEAD. The thing people forget about the F-35 is that it can operate effectively in stealth and non stealth. Example the F-35 is designed to use the JSM and JASSM. The J-20 would need to be 400 miles out to deny the F-35 the ability to use the JSM or JASSM, or at 800 miles to stop the F-35 from using the JASSM-ER. China problem is that they lack tankers. So luring the F-35 in close will not work out for them
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  5711.  @Strangelove101 @ They have the H-6 but too few to make a difference. The Xian 20 would improve their ability but still not enough to compete with the US
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  5712.  @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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  5713.  @donsims1941  As stated before many times, there are docs that not even the president can declass
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  5714.  @indianasunsets5738  The vice president isnt bound by the presidential records act
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  5715.  @289cobra9  Trump is legally required by the presidential records act while Biden as VP was not
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  5716.  @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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  5717.  @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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  5718.  @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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  5719.  @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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  5720.  @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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  5721.  @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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  5722.  @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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  5723.  @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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  5724.  @donsims1941  Again goes no where
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  5725.  @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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  5726.  @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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  5727.  @donsims1941  No dumbass I am not like you and spend every waking moment on YT
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  5728.  @donsims1941  Again ass nothing will come of it
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  5729.  @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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  5730.  @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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  5731.  @donsims1941  Again ass thats process regardless
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  5732.  @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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  5733.  @donsims1941  Yawn ass wipe The key difference here is the president records act moron
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  5734.  @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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  5735.  @donsims1941  Lets recap what did the Appeals court do to Trump special master Nope not entitled Trump lawsuit again nope
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  5736.  @donsims1941  Oh no not charges orange jumpshit and a jail cell
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  5737.  @donsims1941  And your point oh wait you dont have one
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  5738.  @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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  5739.  @donsims1941  Again irrevleant
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  5740.  @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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  5741.  @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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  5742.  @donsims1941  No dumbass their are things that not even the president can declass its called national security moron
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  5743.  @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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  5744.  @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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  5745.  @donsims1941  No , the Mar la go investigation still on going clown
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  5746.  @donsims1941  Again dumbass few a pages does not equal the 11,000 that was seized from Trump
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  5747.  @donsims1941  Again Wrong dumbass Those 11,000 documents did not belong to Trump regardless of classification
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  5748.  @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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  5749.  @donsims1941  Right and where is the special master cancelled by the courts appeals Trump is going jail
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  5750.  @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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  5751.  @donsims1941  Give it up clown nothing will come of it for Biden Trump on other hand will burn
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  5752.  @donsims1941  yawnnnnn
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  5753.  @donsims1941  All you rambling is not going to change the fact Trump is getting an orange jump suit
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  5754.  @donsims1941  You actually thought that was going work ass wipe sad
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  5755.  @donsims1941  Yawn loser
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  5756.  @donsims1941  YawNNN
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  5757.  @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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  5758.  @donsims1941  Yawn dumbass with pointless ranting The DOJ is charging Trump not Biden cry harder
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  5759.  @donsims1941  Yawn with pointless rumbling
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  5760.  @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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  5761.  @donsims1941  he's going to burn
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  5762.  @donsims1941  The Georgia DA has already stated charges are coming for Trump LMAO
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  5763.  @donsims1941  Nothing will happen to Biden point blank where Trump is going to burn deal with it
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  5764.  @donsims1941  Unlike previous They have him dead to rights
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  5765.  @donsims1941  Yawn Trump is going burn
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  5766.  @donsims1941  Yawn clown Hunter biden has nothing to do with Trump getting roasted
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  5767.  @donsims1941  Dont worry sunshine they will be here shortly for Trumpard behind
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  5768.  @donsims1941  Trump is getting matching orange jump suit
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  5769.  @donsims1941  Oh you mean the Republican party showing how petty and childish it can be
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  5770.  @donsims1941  All you have stated the Republican party is nothing but a bunch petty and childish figures
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  5771.  @donsims1941  As long as George Santos remains in office, the Republican party literally has no room to tell anyone anything
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  5772.  @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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  5773.  @donsims1941  Cope hard
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  5774.  @donsims1941  Cope harder
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  5775.  @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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  5776.  @donsims1941  Again why bother And again clown, its called not taking the risk
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  5777.  @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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  5778.  @donsims1941  No dumbass its called listening to the actual experts Those guys have 4 stars for reason
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  5779.  @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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  5780.  @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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  5781.  @donsims1941  They are called subject matter experts for a reason clown
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  5782.  @donsims1941  All made nonsense sad
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  5783.  @donsims1941  Yawn clown
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  5784.  @donsims1941  Yawn cope harder
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  5785.  @donsims1941  And nothing is happening imagine that
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  5786.  @donsims1941  Trumpard admitted to turning evermore back to the govt
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  5787.  @donsims1941  Desperation much still rumor not fact ding dong
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  5788.  @donsims1941  yawnnnnn
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  5789.  @donsims1941  Desperation much
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  5790.  @donsims1941  Again just all fiction
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  5791.  @donsims1941  Only idiots like you buy it
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  5792.  @donsims1941  off your meds again sad
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  5793.  @donsims1941  Get back on your meds crazy one
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  5794.  @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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  5795.  @donsims1941  Yet he has indictments coming left ,right and center
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  5796.  @donsims1941  Yawn
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  5797.  @donsims1941  Wow moron acting like this is overnight process
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  5798.  @donsims1941  LOL Even YT cant put with your stupidity
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  5799.  @donsims1941  Yawnnnn
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  5800.  @donsims1941  Cope harder
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  5801.  @donsims1941  Exactly all your ranting and raving about literally nothing is why YT is constantly deleting your posts
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  5802.  @donsims1941  And whose comments are being deleted LMAO, the only person butt hurt is from YT deleting your comments
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  5803.  @donsims1941  Yawnnnn
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  5804. "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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  5805. True diesel are quiet when they are battery power however its highly unlikely that this sub would achieve that even with help from Russia Diesel weakness is that they have to be refueled The odds of this sub getting far is highly unlikely unless it went on a one way trip or they arranged a clandestine civilian ship tanker to act as refueling ship The latter seems more likely but still difficult to arrange without outside help
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  5806. And Russia is acting like the West cant replace what they destroyed
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  5807. 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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  5808. And so it begigs
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  5809.  @tguyver4858  Thats not how it works Israel can precisely tune the jamming to block Starlink
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  5810.  @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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  5811. Well at this point Business will not be good for him for a long time of ever
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  5812. 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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  5813.  @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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  5814. its very likely that the US sent F-117s simply because Syria has an S-400 They likely put up RC-135 Rivet Joint and Combat Sent from Cyprus to monitor the S-400 reaction and emissions as the F-117 likely flew various profiles to get the S-400 to look in its direction Hence why Ukraine has been able to destroy the S-400 Hell I wouldnt be surprised of F-117s have been in Ukraine
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  5815. Hilarious
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  5816. Nope Trump broke the law Biden didnt its that simple
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  5817. Wrong metric The F-16 doesnt need to compete with any Russian aircraft Ukraine needs the F-16s ability to freely use any western weapons Case in point, Ukraine cant use the AGM-88 fully with the MIG-29 or Su-27 whereas the F-16 can use it to max capability The US ,Poland or Australia can do Ukraine a huge favor and provide baseline JASSM-A
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  5818.  @1chish  That may work for 12 tanks but ideally they need at least 50 plus Ideally they need at least 200 plus western tanks and the Leopard is only one with numbers that can be sent quickly Now US has 3700 older M1A1s in storage but again getting them to Ukraine will take a lot time as all Abrams in EU for M1A2 SEP Honestly I think the UK is going up their numbers because it will allow them to buy new built Challenger 3 instead of upgrading existing tanks
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  5819.  @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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  5820.  @darreloutland4604  No its reverse engineered from the Iskander
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  5821.  @ericberg2131  Russia isnt winning this
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  5822.  @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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  5823.  @bobsemple9341  11 months later is not winning Thats Russian forces losing badly
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  5824. Russia's Kalibr is more analogous to the US Harpoon, not the TLAM The Harpoon has air, ship ,sub and land options just like Kablir The TLAM doesnt have an air launched version but there are no differences between the sub and ship models They are the same missile just with different boosters Even the planned model for US Army, is the same missile as the USN but with different booster The Kalibr is a whole system of various missiles and launch platforms and capabilities vary by missile light and heavy warhead, longer range , heavier weight, the Kalbir is just a whole mesh of capabilities The USN is upgrading its TLAM to Block V which just 3 missiles V for general purpose, Va for moving targets and Vb for bunker busting Even though its 3 new models, they are still the same dimensions and weight If you look at the newer Kaliber models, heavier and longer By keeping the same dimensions and weight, using the TLAM ships and subs remains the same but with Kalibr getting heavier and longer it limits the ships and subs that can use it The newer USN LRASM closer to the Kalbir as air, ship and land. No development on sub but again The air, ship and land of LRASM are the same missile just with different booster or no booster with air Russia is trying to mirror the US ability to make generally purpose weapon system but they can't get it right
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  5825.  @dmitriiageev8718  Right and what has Russia done in the last 3 months ? zero
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  5826.  @dmitriiageev8718  Sorry but massive cluster fuck convoys are uniquely Russian
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  5827. which is why I say amateur because terrorist groups prefer high body counts to injuries
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  5828. Russia is supposedly wining yet Ukraine is mounting a massive counter attack
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  5829. Reactive Armor saves weight but not the tank Once that area is hit, its now a vulnerability
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  5830.  @TheNegaduck  Before precision guided munitions and ballistic fire-control computers, it was total dependent on the skill of the gunner With precision guided munitions and ballistic fire-control computers, its very easy to target specific locations more than once
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  5831.  @TheNegaduck  Ballistic fire-control computers are getting faster and more processing power so they can generate solutions much faster and with greater precision regardless of explosions and smoke, at unpredictable maneuvering enemy or weather Also remember there are greater coordination between crews which allows them to better coordinate their attacks Honestly NATO isnt that worried about Russia tanks Specifically the US isnt When Germany become one, NATO got a look at the T-72 an its ERA The T-80 has been US hands several times When Ukaine had its falling out with Russia they give the US the latest T-80 with all the latest russian gear This has allowed the US to test its armor against Russia 125mm rounds as well test its 120mm rounds against Russia armor The T-90 uses all the same equipment so its effectiveness even with newer rounds and armor is still very limited The T-14 is the best they have but they made so exotic that they can barely afford it Before NATO compromised Russia armor it was a problem now not so much The US isnt worried as latest DU round is fully capable of defeating the T-14 armor For countries that are not using DU but tungsten, its major problem The US places premium on DU because of naturally self sharpening and pyrophoric after effects Tungsten can achieve penetration but lacks the after effects
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  5832.  @TheNegaduck  The development of the T-14 says otherwise. The T-14 uses a completely new technology.With the T-90 where Kontakt-5, Shtora and other tech was carried over The T-14 carried nothing over from the previous tanks Kontakt-5 is 3rd generation as same Relikt The difference is that Relikt is high end 3rd gen whereas Kontak-5 is upgraded As for ammunition, the Svinets series on down was definitely in US hands but the Vacuum-series on was not .The Refleks and all of the HEAT rounds again compromised The T-90 uses Relikt but the US developed the M829A3 to counter Relikt and the M829A4 to counter the Malachit on the T-14 Other dont use DU ammunition so they have to rely on double tapping or just precision rounds for mobility kill
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  5833.  @TheNegaduck  Russia like the US is not going up on DU just because of whining from human rights group
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  5834. ​ @TheNegaduck The Konakt-5 is 3rd gen., Sources go both ways. I The M829A2 not A3 was the direct response to the Konakt-5. The M829A3 was designed with Relikt , specifically, it was designed with future threats in mind The US with testing of Konakt-5 came to realized that the trick to defeating Russia ERA was by increasing the mass of the penetrator By making it thicker and heavier, the penetrator would easily break through the ERA The M829 weight and length has been consistently increasing. More efficient propellant allows heavier penetrators to be used The T-90M is heavily upgraded model but Russia doesnt have enough to make a difference The 2A82 cannon is completely new technology however its limited to use on the T-14 only so again its not problem If Russia could retrofit the 2A82 to existing, then it would be problem but the 2A82 problem was it was designed for a unmmaned turrent so it lacks a fume extractor The M829A4 can defeat the Malachit, if the US Army wasnt confident about M829A4, they would either invest in the Rheinmetall Rh-130 L/51 or started developed of a new M829 Neither has happened. As stated before, the The US isnt worried as latest DU round is fully capable of defeating the T-14 armor For countries that are not using DU but tungsten, its major problem hence their rapid push to get Rheinmetall Rh-130 L/51 fielded on their tanks
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  5835.  @TheNegaduck  No they need an autoloader for 130mm rounds. There is no getting around that, Rounds are simply too heavy. Human loaders would tire quickly Now EU countries since they are not going to use DU are pushing for the 130mm to be the new NATO standard which is ??? The US is looking at ETC for M1A3 which is still very much under RD where the 130mm is nearly ready so it iffy with the US They are no estimates yet on the 130mm range yet but if it exceeds the T-14 by a wide enough margin, Russia may revisit its plans for 152mm cannon I will say that size of 130mm should making precision guided rounds much easier to make and HEAT rounds far more destructive than the 120mm That alone may spark a response from Russia as they dont want to be outgunned
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  5836.  @TheNegaduck  ​ @TheNegaduck Both France and Japan have tanks with auto loader so tech is available but the problem will be ammo storage I dont' see it carrying the same 40 round load out That would be false. If 130mm exceeds the 2A82, then it will be problem as it means that EU tanks can hit them at much longer ranges with sabo rounds
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  5837.  @TheNegaduck  The actual irony is that weapons like the GBU-53 and SPEAR-3 which can be carried in large numbers by aircraft and launched from 40 plus miles means handful of aircraft can wreck a convoy of armor in short order ATGM teams instead of trying to kill armor, they now go after the Panstr-1,Tor and Tunguska units that are protecting convoys from air attacks One F-15E can carry up 28 GBU-53s.. 4 aircraft is 112 GBU-53s With F-22 providing CAP against Russia fighters and forward observers calling the shots They can easily target and destroy T-14s, T-90s, 80s and 72s IFV and AFV even with Malachit ERA and ATGM can't trade blows with tanks The market for dealing with armor has produced a lot weapons that call the question of tanks usefulness into question The Russia have the Gaz Tigr with 8 Kornet similar the US JTLV heavy guns carrier with 30mm cannon and Javelin The Israeli Tomcar with 8 Spike NLOS can bypass APS all together by performing 90 drop on target So armor usefulness is in question
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  5838.  @TheNegaduck  The Kornet like all missile outrange tank guns. The Spike NLOS tops the scale with 16 mile range Yes up close, armor would easily smoke them but thats all the reason to not get up close The fact is that the Gaz Tigr, JTLV HC and TOMCAR are substantially lighter and can be deployed by air in numbers substantially easier to replace if destroyed. Tanks take far longer to repair or replace substantially cheaper to buy proliferation of anti-tank weapons with counter APS and longer range is definite sign armor days are numbered unless something changes
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  5839. More nonsense
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  5840. 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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  5841. 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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  5842. 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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  5843. If Ukraine gets enough to create an integrated air defence system (IADS) it will make a major difference
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  5844. Not likely
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  5845. 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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  5846.  @ReallyFarFarAway  Germany is pledged them
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  5847. Its looks like a tire blew which sent the truck into dirt and that caused to come apart
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  5848. Iran has missiles while the Israel air force can easily penetrate Iran's air space and strike without warning
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  5849. True FPV drones are cheap and effective but how many drones does it take to be effective The Javelin is immune to most countermeasures while FPVs are not FPV drones require precise aiming to strike vital points , the Javelin not so much Despite FPV claims, the ATGM market is very much unaffected
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  5850. The Reaper has considerably greater range and capabilities than the Bayraktar
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  5851.  @Angrysandhill  If you call losing your flagship to the country with no navy low or losing your most advance jets and helicopters low or losing more generals than any other military in the last 40 years low
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  5852.  @EvanSchatz  Putin's problem is he can't gripe reality you are mobilizing inexperience troops to go fight against battlehardened Ukraine forces
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  5853.  @government_is_violence  Yet needs to mobilze 300,000 troops yeah right
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  5854. @Some This eclipses Vietnam The US was held back by several factors whereas Russians problems are worst The US didn't strike certain parts due to fear of expanding the war, the Russia is not striking certain parts because they literally can't
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  5855.  @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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  5856.  @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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  5857.  @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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  5858.  @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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  5859. First the F-35B is not for the USAF Secondly unlike the Russia and China, the US doesnt ignore problems
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  5860. 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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  5861.  @GrimYak  thats called getting lucky
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  5862. 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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  5863. @Live and let Lift Russia is still hoping that its capabilites are enough to deter the West Emphasis on hoping
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  5864.  @bagamut  There are no quote by thousands of photos. US, EU and even Chinese aircraft have been regularly photographed Russia zero PESA zero of what you wrote First thats not how it work period but please keep grasping at those straws
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  5865.  @bagamut  Whereas AESA is standard on everyone and costs nothing more
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  5866.  @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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  5867.  @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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  5868.  @Артём-ц5э8з  The burning wreckages 20 KA-52s say otherwise
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  5869.  @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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  5870.  @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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  5871.  @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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  5872.  @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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  5873.  @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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  5874. 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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  5875. 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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  5876. Iran isnt ready for Israel
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  5877.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  No that missile is absolutely russian made
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  5878.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  And its russian there geniss
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  5879.  @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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  5880. Security faliure
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  5881. There is nothing to be scared of from the paper Russian air force
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  5882.  @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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  5883.  @monumentaltravel3745  The Ukrainian air force has been a non factor due their limited capabilities and weapons
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  5884.  @rawonboard7831  Thats why they called stand off weapons
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  5885.  @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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  5886. 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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  5887. So Russia is bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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  5888. No, Iran is ready to glow in the dark
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  5889. Why ??
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  5890.  @SonsOfLorgar  M230LF and MAWS are light weight 30mm cannons that the Humvee can handled mounted in the back
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  5891. Russia learning the weak points of the L2 is literally moot The whole point of the 130mm program is giving the Leopard a gun able to smoke the T-14 in one hit as Germany already knows that its 120mm will be ineffective against it Secondly the L2 replacement, the KF-51 is already in the prototype stage
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  5892. And so it begins
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  5893. 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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  5894. You do realize that Israel will crush Irans's so called air force in a matter of hours
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  5895. 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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  5896. Between never and never
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  5897. 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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  5898. The odds you are not going to see very much dog fighting in modern warfare The development of hypersonic weapons has made dogfighting moot You are not going to see F-35s versus F-16s they will be fighting Russian Su-27/33/35,57 and MiGs as well Chinese Su-27/ Su-35s and J-series Pound for pound, the F-35 has all advantages The US has Su-27s and MIGs which are used for training Thanks to Ukraine and Russian stupidity, The US also has sensitive tech from that Su-35 that pancaked into the field Example An EA-18 can jam the enemy radar while B-1s with ARRWs launch from 400 miles out An ARRW at its designed speed can cover that distance in 1 min 35 sec A B-1 can target defenses as well runways and taxi ways With those damaged, the enemy has to wait for combat engineers to repair the damage so they can get their planes in the air With defenses destroyed ,the enemy air force can be destroyed on the ground by F-35s up close or with coordinated strike with TLAMs or JASSMs Combat engineers have to clear the rumble, fill the holes and cover it matting , by time they get a hole filled, the strike second would be on them Even if they had assets in the air , The EA-18G and B-1 can leave before they get in range With China once their DFs are destroyed, the PLAN/PLAAF problems will increase The USAF can launch ARRWs from stand off range against their DFs and the only way to stop them is send their fighters out to 1000 miles which is exactly what the USAF/USN want them to do The PLAN/PLAAF aerial refueling capability is limited while the USAF/USN has ample tankers so it long range fight is advantageous for USAF/USN
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  5899.  @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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  5900. There is no doubt that F-16 is expensive but Ukraine can off set that issue very easily Instead trying to trade blows with RuAF, they chose their battles carefully First , launch a massive strike against the Black Sea Fleet ships and bases Specifically target ,fuel storage, the docks for frigates and subs as well as attack both supply ships and frigates at sea With Sevastopol. and Novorossiysk out of the picture ,The Black Sea Fleet becomes a moot point The Crimean bridge can be put of action with precise strikes from F-16s Lastly, Russian forward operating bases rely on supply lines from larger bases This is where the West need to ramp of supply its Storm Shadows as well supply Ukraine with Baseline JASSMs, KEPD-350 and ATACMS 3 massive well coordinated strike against critical assets would by Ukraine months of tactical time 1 last tactic would be use ADM-160s lure out Su-35s and MIG-31s so A-50s can be engaged If Ukraine tries to trade blows, then yes they will lose that battle but if they fight smartly, they will win
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  5901. 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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  5902. Again with the cleverly edited propaganda
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  5903. They don't need to toughen sanctions, they to stop tip toeing around and take direct action against Russia
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  5904. The burning questions is still why did the ship veer at the last moment and why did back up kick in faster
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  5905.  @goodasgold2012  More like very messy
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  5906. Picking a fight with the UK is suicide for so many reasons besides nukes
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  5907. Well they definitely angered a lot people by showing that her vs the bear
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  5908.  @lairdcummings9092  its a cheap short cut
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  5909. 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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  5910. 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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  5911.  @guyb7995  Its not numbers its sourcing flyable air frames is the problem
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  5912.  @guyb7995  Considering Ukraine situation they need airframes with a lot of hours
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  5913. A politician being held accountable say it aint so
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  5914. This is how people get their asses kicked
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  5915.  @TemplarX2  Extremely capable is not the Rafale Limited capability defines the Rafale
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  5916.  @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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  5917. Right the same arms that have been kicking Russia's ass for the better part of 3 years
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  5918.  @Hinata0928  The irony
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  5919. 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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  5920. 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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  5921. Despite all its hype, the MIG-29 has not had a stellar carreer
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  5922. Russia is desperately trying to capitalize on a weakened Ukraine before they are completely resupplied by the US
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  5923. Its not rocket science Launch systems are not safe enough to do it yet
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  5924. It would be more successful if they give Ukraine the ATACMS
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  5925. Ukraine strikes Russia hard once again
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  5926.  Abraham Donaldson  Yawn clown
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  5927. 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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  5928.  @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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  5929.  @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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  5930.  @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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  5931.  @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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  5932. It came down to simple facts The F-18E/F Block III was the most cost effective easiest solution however Boeing fucked themselves literally out of Canada The Eurofighter still very much lacked upgrade and its production had few others The Rafale would have require a seismic shift in weapons as it uses no of the CF-18s which meant either buy French weapons or upgrade the Rafale to use the CF-18s weapons The Gripen's only problem was that there was doubts that they could produce aircraft in the allotted time The CF-18s is very max out right now If Dassault had knocked off only french weapons nonsense and objection to 5 eyes, they would have a shot The Eurofighter politics killed any chances it had as they can't agree on common upgrades If the Gripen had better production numbers, it might have feared better
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  5933.  @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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  5934.  @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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  5935. @@flynnspunks83 That would be false B-2 during normal ops always travel with ASD on and reflectors
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  5936.  @ghxst.5128  Well she called
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  5937.  @ghxst.5128  She called and China blew nothing but hot air
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  5938.  @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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  5939.  @ariaspes3842  Cry harder clown
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  5940.  @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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  5941.  @painkillergames1030  Not a story facts
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  5942.  @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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  5943.  @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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  5944.  @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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  5945. overestimated russia
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  5946. 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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  5947.  @emojidinosaur7300  Yeah that happens Russian forces would be crushed in a matter of days
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  5948. No duh They want their puppet back
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  5949. 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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  5950. 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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  5951. So Pelosi called so China can either fold or get its light punched out Either way , it ends badly for China
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  5952. In a nutshell, yes
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  5953. Its not if, its who is going to buy ? China and India are focused on their own programs Besides those two, most operators of MiGs and Sus can barely afford what they have let alone the Checkmate
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  5954. 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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  5955. Thats is the magic question but better let than never
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  5956.  @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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  5957. Yeah think
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  5958.  @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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  5959. @@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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  5960.  @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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  5961.  @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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  5962. It would actually have to fly first
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  5963. its just called taking precautions
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  5964. Space and balance
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  5965.  @PZantanKilla  And you point is ? No system is perfect
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  5966.  @vueport99  The problem with the swarm tactic is that weapons are evolving to deal them more efficiently
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  5967.  @koskok2965  Truth enough but problem with cheap drones is that directed energy weapons able to high power shot rapidly are being fielded Using both Laser and microwave energy These are 1st gen. The second generation in works have increase range and power allowing them engage targets at much longer ranges While these cheap drones are threats to countries that can't afford defenses The ones with deep pockets can
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  5968.  @marczhu7473  Oh right, the US smoked an Iranian general and the best Iran did was fire off a few missiles, LOL
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  5969.  @ajay9429  They can send hundreds in a wave and that makes easier for the defenses The Gepards that Ukraine have uses the AHEAD round which release 152 heavy tungsten metal sub-projectiles per round effectively giving it a massive kill radius per round The USMC 30mm rounds are airburst and programmable allowing the gunners to maximize their effectiveness per shot As I stated, they can mount the MADIS on any JTLV which allows them have dozens of units
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  5970.  @koskok2965  They dont understand they need to use ZSU-23-2 not AKs
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  5971.  @vueport99  Actually if Ukrainian forces would apply a literally of their ingenuity They would mount the shit to of ZSU-23-2 they have on the back of trucks Use simple cameras for aiming Station look outs so they can get warning by mounting them on trucks, they get in place quickly
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  5972.  @vueport99  Ukraine is already exporter All that captured tech is already in Western hands First , nothing says F-U to Russia like handing over their tech to the West The T-90M , Krasukha and RTU-518 jamming pod in Western was the worst possible outcome for Russia Second, sending that tech is two fold because the value of that tech intelligence wise of sets the cost weapons to Ukranie Ukraine gets billions in weapons and in return the West gets billions in Russian weapons, armor and tech Third and most importantly Lockheed is doing cart wheels as the HIMARS and Javelin performance has been heavily praised Same with SAAB(several weapons), MESKO(Piorun), Bayraktar(TB2) AM General(Humvee), BAE systems(M777) Krauss-Maffei Wegmann(Pzh-2000) GIAT/Nexter( CAESAR) Raytheon (AGM-88 HARM) Every time Putin does something stupid and Ukrainian forces praise their western weapons Western defense companies go Ka-ching while Russian defense companies are screaming and sobbing in their pillows
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  5973.  @nabihlakkis562  And your point ?
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  5974.  @koskok2965  There are ways but Ukraine simply doesnt have the tech needed
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  5975.  @trending1908  They spent billions of dollars in Afghanistan 10+ year war and they got plenty out of it Lets use Ukraine for example The US had a hard time trying to track down insurgents just as Russia is having hard time tracking HIMARS and other SPA The solution that US discovered was that 3 EA-18Gs networked together can generate targeting tracks for hostile radio-frequency sources in real time including cellphones When targets were detected, the info was transmitted via datalink to strike assets to deal with the threat. A capability Russia wishes they had Big 50 was good for dealing with threats at long range but it requires a lot of precision M1278 Heavy Guns Carrier JLTV with 30mm cannon delivers the same performance and range however 30mm airburst rounds means that even the enemy is hiding behind something, the rounds can be fuzed to detonate about them.Mostly importantly depending on number of targets, it only takes 3-5 rounds Another capability Russian forces wish they had The Russia use of Iran's drones is another nod at them wishing they had capabilities like the US MQ-9 The US military gained a wealth of information for asymmetric warfare as well defenses that Russia would kill to have right now Most of the improvements from the US military stem from Iraq and Afghanistan operations
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  5976.  @outman6207  Air burst rounds doesn work well on flying target- thats most hilarious thing I have heard all day Air burst rounds date back to WW2 with. WW2 Proximity fuzed were designed to detonate at pre-set altitudes. Those were not very effective as they had to guess·ti·mate Modern systems have radar and data links remove any guess·ti·mation from the equation and allow air burst rounds to detonate within lethal range Ukrainian forces just require a little know how and tech A simple laser range finder can provide the target exact altitude and that can be forwarded to the gun crew which can literally dial in its not hard
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  5977.  @Hanif_A_F  Cheap drones only work when the target has no defenses to speak of
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  5978.  @russiannpcbot6408  Ah yes the propaganda Iran never hacked anything They only recovered malfuncting one
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  5979. 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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  5980.  @JudgeCrater22  Its amazing that people still believe Russia propaganda News flash, fake story
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  5981.  @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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  5982.  @willrobinson9767  Right, the middle east is going to cut off their biggest buyer not in million years there buddy
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  5983. The West has plenty of missiles but thats not what Ukraine needs
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  5984. The simple route is simply buy more AEGIS SHORE systems as well mobile launchers
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  5985. LMAO the irony
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  5986. 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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  5987. Hopefully ,it keeps him from running again
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  5988. The E-7 makes zero sense What USAF should have down revive the E-10 MC2A but based on KC-46 airframe
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  5989. So they literally can buy a simple water filter
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  5990.  @andrewyork3869  DEW age but the USN still invest in projectile based weapons The USN tested hyper-velocity projectile (HVP) in the Mk-45 guns Raytheon already made Excalibur N5 for the Mk-45 All it needs MMW seeker , data link and optimized warhead As long as they can keep the cost over 200,000 , It will be a real option Had the Navy not screwed up the AGS it wouldnt be an issue The AGS used its unique 155mm round instead of used the standard Army and USMC round
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  5991.  @andrewyork3869  20lbs-30lbs using continuous-rod warhead would be more than enough It doesnt need to destroy just damage it Hypersonic weapons are under intense stress and damage like that would be enough to cause it to destroy itsef
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  5992.  @andrewyork3869  No need that when you have PGMS
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  5993. Dont let him resign Burn him with the law
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  5994.  @drewski1441  What have they done other than get shot down
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  5995.  @hakeemajibola5555  You might wanna check the alleged sources of those reports
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  5996. The ARRW has had a string a of successful test behind it With HACM still untested and woes with LHRW Its still the only credible asset for now The most likely course is that barring disaster The US will buy a few till other programs mature or fail A win win situation
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  5997. 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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  5998. 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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  5999. 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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  6000. Sorry snowflake but not happening Trump need $$ for his campaign and all these court cases are draining that steadily Secondly Trump stacked his deck very nicely for his first campaign and with a lot outside inference he got in then he showed his true colors and that fact crushed his re-election And it will do so again
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  6001.  @Ketoku_fr  Exactly
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  6002.  @chamindadewage9004  Not likely
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  6003. Bakhmut is still up for grabs, however Ukraine to change tactics if they want to prevail
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  6004.  @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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  6005. 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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  6006. 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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  6007.  @JB-xj4rn  Its already been proven
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  6008. Black is dilettante with no real experience in foreign policy He never served a day in Congress
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  6009. 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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  6010. It remains to be seen is the 6th gen
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  6011. 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? Putin wants try a nuclear conflict when the West has 3 times more defensive capability than Russia ?
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  6012. A PAC-2 and PAC-3 combo interesting
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  6013. Crane Corps was the dumbest idea till Tomorrow War ? lets fight aliens with light caliber weapons instead of heavy caliber weapons Because using the SIG-Sauer MG 338 would make too much sense
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  6014.  @cablemccraft880  The Tomorrow War made absolutely no sense. Using the time machine, they should have one development new weapons for fighting them two , the people that were going to die in the past, they should brought them to future. The movie Millennium is the perfect example of this. Bringing people minutes from certain death to repopulate the future
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  6015.  @mayo697  It is movie but at the same time, when you dial it back to the Song Dynasty which was 960–1279 time frame armies using tactics like this are not that far fetched Hell look at the musket era Lets walk shoulder to shoulder in line towards the enemy ?
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  6016. 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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  6017. Sorry thats literally a tax write off at the end of year for the US government
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  6018. Simple Obama and Biden made the deal with Iran so anything they did , Trump is undoing Putin is Trump's bromance so Trump is letting his bestie slide
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  6019.  @thehusketeers4319  cope harder
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  6020.  @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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  6021.  @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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  6022. 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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  6023. its not It just means that the next generation of tanks will have better protection against drones
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  6024. Ah yes the propaganda that Russia is actually doing something beside getting the crap kicked out of them
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  6025.  @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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  6026. Again not likely
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  6027. Which is literally moot The missile range is 600 miles Carrier aircraft can strike from over 700 miles away
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  6028.  @andyspoo2  Yeah no Kinetic energy is only good for penetration not destructive effects
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  6029.  @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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  6030.  @JSFGuy  They dont need Block 70 What they need is F-16s that can use AGM-65, PAVEWAYs, JDAMs. AGM-88 and CBU which most F-16s can do Now the US can really do Ukraine a solid and either intergrate Storm Shadow or KEDP-350 or better, give Ukraine some JASSM While ATACMS is iffy, the USAF has thousands of JASSMs and giving Ukraine the older models allows them to buy newer
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  6031.  @JSFGuy  its not about range its about utility The AGM-65 is usable virtually any target Move the point,, IR and SAL which makes it immune to jamming
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  6032.  @JSFGuy  Its shorter range but far better utility than AGM-88
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  6033. Russia downed a watered down variant of the F-16 which is just them trying to boost morale Ukraine has cost Russia , 37 Su-34s, 12 Su-30SM, 7 Su-35s, which represents their latest aircraft Additionally Russia also lost 3 Tu-22Ms ,2 A-50 AWACS and 2 IIL-22 command places The cherry on top is that Ukrainian forces actively salvage crash sites and send back what ever they find intact back to the West so they are just trying to cope with the reality if they fought the West in conventional war, Russia would lose badly in a matter of weeks The Ukrainian air force longest ranged weapon is the Storm Shadow with 150 mile range. The US made JASSM range is 600 miles Ukraine can use the AGM-88 in limited capacity while Western aircraft can fully use the AGM-88 to max potential Lastly , the Ukrainian air force cant do counter air missions where you deliberately pop up on radar to draw out enemy fighters into engagements as one they dont have aircraft and their pilots lack the time with the F-16 whereas F-15C, Eurofighter, Rafale and Gripen pilots would no problem engaging Russian fighters up close and personal
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  6034.  @KievanClippy  Russia downed a watered down variant of the F-16 which is just them trying to boost morale Ukraine has cost Russia , 37 Su-34s, 12 Su-30SM, 7 Su-35s, which represents their latest aircraft Additionally Russia also lost 3 Tu-22Ms ,2 A-50 AWACS and 2 IIL-22 command places The cherry on top is that Ukrainian forces actively salvage crash sites and send back what ever they find intact back to the West so they are just trying to cope with the reality if they fought the West in conventional war, Russia would lose badly in a matter of weeks The Ukrainian air force longest ranged weapon is the Storm Shadow with 150 mile range. The US made JASSM range is 600 miles Ukraine can use the AGM-88 in limited capacity while Western aircraft can fully use the AGM-88 to max potential Lastly , the Ukrainian air force cant do counter air missions where you deliberately pop up on radar to draw out enemy fighters into engagements as one they dont have aircraft and their pilots lack the time with the F-16 whereas F-15C, Eurofighter, Rafale and Gripen pilots would no problem engaging Russian fighters up close and personal
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  6035. Coping hard
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  6036.  @jedidiah5131  What Ukraine had was vintage soviet era crap What Ukraine has now is near state of the art western tech The irony here is that Ukraine is not even using the systems at their max potental
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  6037. 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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  6038.  @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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  6039.  @josiealvarado2296  Lay off the copium
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  6040. 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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  6041. All the more reason for Israel to deal with the problem at its source
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  6042. The simple answer is yes The F-16 gives Ukraine a tremendous boost in capabilities The key factors are The F-16s with AGM-84F can attack both the Black Sea ships and bases which Ukraine currently cant do Ukraine can only use the AGM-88 and JDAMs at fraction of it capability while the F-16 can fully use the both Lastly, the assets like A-50 are now targetable by F-16
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  6043.  @VBITS97  Lay off the potato juice Ivan literally wrong on all counts
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  6044. it doesnt need to be hypersonic the military standard is gray not blue
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  6045. 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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  6046. Just an example of piss poor thinking
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  6047. Israel strikes again
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  6048. The Patriot is all truck mounted As the tactic they used, again common tactic since the 60s There was nothing special about it It was simple bait and shoot tactic Bait the Russian forces into committing and shoot once the target arrives
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  6049. You got love Russia's attempts to save face with these propaganda videos that show absolutely nothing
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  6050.  @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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  6051. 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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  6052.  @Cavcav11  With what missile
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  6053.  @Cavcav11  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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  6054. Massive security failure against the board
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  6055. Pretty sure the SR-71 could fly faster but due to technology it was built with, it couldnt sustain that speed in operational flights The thing that is great about the Darkstar from Top gun is that it has conventional engines for take off and scram jet for hypersonic flight Why thats greatly is the SR-71 pilots had a super bitch of a time keeping it slow enough to meet up with tankers
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  6056. 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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  6057. 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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  6058. While the M338 does give boots on the ground considerably more firepower, its no replacement for 50 cal in any way First is rounds, high-explosive incendiary armor-piercing (HEIAP), Mk 211 Mod 0 aka Raufoss MK-211 and saboted light armor penetrator (SLAP), M903 has anti-materiel asnd anti personnel properties that no 338 round could ever match. Second and most important is energy its possible for vest to stop 338 round however with big 50 even if the vest stopped penetration, the target will die from shock from the shear amount kinetic energy of the impact So no 338 is no replacement for it It can definitely replace the 7.62 but big 50
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  6059. Yes but its money well spent Russia had convoy outside Kyiv that was hundreds of vehicles across 24 miles which was over 4000 vehicles Imagine being able to accurately target key vehicles like fuel trucks, munitions , food ,water ,air defense and communications Tanks cant fight without fuel or munitions Arty cant fire without munitions Air defense cant protect them from other attack aircraft
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  6060. Thats really a moot point the US didnt leave anything that show stopping
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  6061.  @AgatBluvsky-ow9gp  All military matters are handled by HASC committees Cruz sits on none of those committees s why would the SecDef answer questions from someone he doesnt answer to Simple he wouldnt
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  6062. All military matters are handled by HASC committees Cruz sits on none of those committees s why would the SecDef answer questions from someone he doesnt answer to Simple he wouldnt
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  6063. All military matters are handled by HASC committees. Cruz sits on none of those committees why would the SecDef answer questions from someone he doesnt answer to Simple he wouldnt
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  6064. Cruz sits on zero military committees
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  6065.  @korana6308  Modern AAM have TVC allowing to effectively cope with aircraft equipped with TVC
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  6066. This fear mongering didnt take long
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  6067. Putin can flip that switch and see how fast the West hands him his ass on platter
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  6068.  @__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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  6069. Finding pilots is not the problem, What is needed is weapons and aircraft Specifically heavy weapons If Trump hadnt be elected , then real possibly would have been the US refurbishing Austrailia' airworthy F-18s and sending them to Ukraine equipped with JASSM, MAVERICK , HARPOON JSOW and SLAM-ER. Getting western pilots from the UK and else where trained on the F-18 wouldnt take long
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  6070.  @blackdification  Either way, Russia capturing the Leopard 2 is still moot
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  6071. Actually you can keep all 12 out They just rarely do it
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  6072. Here's new flash kiddo North Korea didnt attack anyone but Russia is
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  6073.  @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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  6074.  @henrygwese7549  Highly unlikely
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  6075.  @davemoore1101  No you simple cant cope with reality
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  6076.  @davemoore1101  your copium is hilarious
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  6077.  @user-McGiver  That was simply Cold war tactics
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  6078.  @colbunkmust  generational designation applies to various items including bomber
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  6079.  @colbunkmust  generational designation applies to tanks ,armor and so forth As time evolved, it didnt just stop with fighters During WWII, bombers were made by the US, UK, French , Italy, Russia and Germany Its 2025 Only the US, Russia and China can afford to make them
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  6080.  @colbunkmust  And I would do that because ??
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  6081. 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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  6082. Ants firing missiles at a Lion
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  6083.  @selvammaniamawasi697  A lion and the houthis are ants
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  6084.  @mohamednamani3320  Yawn
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  6085. You do realize that at the end of the day The US cares very little about Africa as a hole
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  6086. F-47 makes no sense it should have been F-36 or F-37 but the ball is in Boeing court now
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  6087. @ nah
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  6088. @ True but 47 is too much on the nose
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  6089.  @lee.gallagher  its likely going a bird of prey possibly the Kestrel or Warhawk II its either going to be old name from WW2 or worst another on the nose towards Trump Fury would be good
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  6090. FAFO
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  6091. After 6 months not likely
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  6092.  @speedyv6247  What are they doing in Ukraine getting their asses handed to them The Su-34, Su-30 , KA-52 and Mi-28 represent their latest tech yet they have been downed with amazing regularity Russia's saving grace has been Ukraine overall lack of capabilities yet a hand ful of western weapons has made the mighty Russian bear toothless
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  6093.  @speedyv6247  Wow, I would call you a moron but that would insult to the word By all means, name the tank that Ukraine makes Last time the world checked, they either Russian made or copies of Russian tanks
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  6094.  @Kardashian_merchant  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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  6095. if you pair with it Megawat reactor, it can do more than that
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  6096.  @americanwoman9342  Thats true but Harris is still needs the right running mate and not gimmicks
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  6097. Then the Houthis will learn why the B-52 is called the Buff
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  6098.  @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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  6099.  @Testio26  Says the clown quoting ancient history
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  6100.  @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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  6101.  @Testio26  Coper harder maybe someone might actually believe you Not
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  6102.  @Testio26  yawn
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  6103. 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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  6104. 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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  6105.  @williamzk9083  The Spike is most modern missile
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  6106.  @eedragonr  Not likely
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  6107. If Lockheed was smart, they would develop a 2 seat variant of the F-35 that can act as a Growler
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  6108.  @kaourintintamine1383  Hence the perspective F-35E would need to be redesigned with pods for stealth and non stealth operations
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  6109.  @kaourintintamine1383  Imagine you are tracking inbound missiles and boom, this jamming appears out of nowhere and you lose track its stops and now you lost track of the missiles By the time , you get your sensors back ka frecking boom a hypersonic missile has struck your radar and communications Those subsonic cruise missile that you were tracking were actually decoys The targets that you warned were not the real targets The EA-18G can be seen from hundreds of miles away where potential EF-35E can approach and stealthy take up key positions and blind the enemy more effectively
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  6110. Try more like 3 hundred problems
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  6111. 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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  6112. 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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  6113. Great,. we will blow it up again at 6am PST on 10 Oct 22 Sharp
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  6114. Enough with the drones and more of them working on bring the NGAD and FA/XX into service. If they keep playing this drone angle , they are playing into Musk hands that the military needs to cancel all manned projects
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  6115. It pure stupidity that Russian forces wouldnt destroy it so Ukraine wouldnt able to capture it
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  6116. Not quite F-15EXs with ARRWs approach with EA-18Gs. F-35s , F-47s and B-21 approach in stealth One they reach their designated points, the EA-18Gs lay down jamming while the F-15EXs launch ARRW against the enemy's command and center. the F-35s with SIAW target their defenses and the F-47 proceed to engage all airborne assets while the B-21s start lobbing JASSM-ERs against all targets It well planned and time simultaneous attack Against air fields TLAM-D with submunitions would be better because it can target all the aircraft parked vs an F-15E with JAGM or GBU-53s having to target them
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  6117. 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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  6118.  @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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  6119. Yawm Just more hot air from Putin
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  6120. They can do it if given the right weapons
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  6121. Again so much for Trumps so called skills Israel is not going to stop just because he says so
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  6122. The lack of the BVR on the F-16 was the fact that Block 30 plus aircraft had started production and the USAF was transition. Secondly the F-16A was envisioned as dog fighter like F-15 but without BVR capability. You can thank the fighter mafia for that. You can also thank them for the resistance in adding AGC to F-16 as they believe that the F-16 should be a pure dogfighter while AGC would be handled by the A-10. By the time ,GD ignored their advice and added AGC to the later F-16 blocks RAAF had already secured the F-18 Most of the F-18 initial success stemmed from the F-16s short comings Granted the Israel air force helped changed the F-16s view in other eyes
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  6123. And that was all she wrote
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  6124.  @BWolf00  That is dis-information Here is the situation in a nutshell why Trump is going to fry for this one When the election was called for Biden in, instead of using Nov-Jan to transition out of the WH, he spent those 2 months saying that he wasn't going anywhere and that the election was stolen. When the results were set in stone, he had from Jan 7 to Jan 19 to get out. So the documents ending up in Mar a Lago wasn't an accident during transition but a direct result of his actions. The NARA asked and asked , then sent a subpoena and even then , he still didn't fully comply for the request for documents He claimed that he declassified the documents but there is no paper trail that backs up . He can say wants a doc declass but has to still under go the proper vetting procedures which he never did
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  6125.  @BWolf00  Again that's justices not normal people
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  6126.  @cyeszin2818  Which literally has nothing to do with the case at hand
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  6127.  @mikehannigan848  It actually highlights my point of why information can't be released Case in point, Chad Yeszin claims that the Judge representing Epstein show how disqualifies him ?
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  6128.  @BWolf00  Considering the FBI and DOJ position There is very high probability that someone within Mar a lago made them aware of these documents which they likely checked with NARA first who confirmed that the docs were indeed missing
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  6129.  @BWolf00  There lies the problem, There is no negotiating with the NARA regarding what is what. All documents are supposed to go to NARA and they determine what is the property of the government , what can be public and what belongs to the president exclusively That is their role
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  6130.  @BWolf00  Its not suddenly its more like they got fed up with his stalling
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  6131. 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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  6132.  @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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  6133.  @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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  6134.  @rishabbhattachaya6676  Russia gets stronger from some anti tank weapons LMAOOOOOO
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  6135.  @Tayletubby  Shh don't tell him that you are running his copium LMAO
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  6136. While the shooter location was that exposed, Trump SS detail doesnt have all the bells and whistles like POTUS
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  6137.  @kwokfanfan3606  Likely
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  6138. This is why the US spends so much on the presidents aircraft
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  6139. 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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  6140. 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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  6141. Nope Man portable missiles are going to rule
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  6142. 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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  6143. victim card
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  6144.  @cedriceric9730  The US hasn't restrained itself, they value precision over spray and pray tactics hence why the HIMARS is having such an impact its allow Ukrainian forces to strike very precisely per missile
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  6145. Correct, so Congress needs to stop playing games
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  6146.  @196cupcake  No it makes no sense but what does make sense is China bribed him and then give him up The US has denied Taiwan access to more advanced tech due the fear of it falling into Chinese hands and this incident only reinforces that Everyone is trying to rack their brain about why they wanted a CH-47 but they actually didnt want it
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  6147. Interesting to see if this makes to NATO standard
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  6148. 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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  6149. 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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  6150.  @ArizonaAstraLLC  The F-16 is alot of things but old isnt on of them
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  6151. different pots of money and different arguments
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  6152.  @goatgoatgoatgoatgoatgoatgoatgo  Again two completely different sources
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  6153. 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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  6154.  @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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  6155.  @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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  6156.  @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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  6157.  @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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  6158. 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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  6159.  @grahamstrouse1165  And your point The ESSM can quad packed per VLS Size is irrelevant Every generation of ships is larger the previous generation The Burk class started off at 8000 tons and grew 9500 The Planned DDG-X is 13,000 so again Size is matter not
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  6160. its simple Trump wants a fight and is determined to get it
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  6161. Seriously
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  6162.  @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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  6163.  @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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  6164.  @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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  6165.  @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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  6166.  @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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  6167.  @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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  6168.  @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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  6169.  @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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  6170.  @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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  6171. 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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  6172.  @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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  6173.  @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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  6174.  @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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  6175.  @jaypee389  its not about rpm its doing max damage with just one round
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  6176. Even better way is to smoke them with ARRW
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  6177.  @HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle  The DF-21 and DF-26 are massive launchers that are very easy to target with high speed weapon
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  6178.  @justice9775  If the F-22 was built the full spec, the USAF likely wouldnt be bothering 6th gen aircraft right now. It would focusing one block 4 F-22 or F-22C The Eurofighter has features that the F-22 lacks. Most notably ,in WVR, the F-22 lack off boresight capabilities as well as IRST The Eurofighter with the ASRAAM has 90 degrees off boresight capability whereas the F-22 lacks off boresight capability.Even though the F-22 can out turn the Eurofighter, the Eurofighter still has over the shoulder capability The F-22 is just starting to field the AIM-9X but can't fully exploit it capabilities. Even though the USAF is fixing said problems, they are doing the least about of work as their focus is getting the 6th gen operational
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  6179.  @scottwhitley3392  As much as EU argues not likely
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  6180.  @drumstar2117  Well in for penny in for pound
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  6181.  @DTB2.0  Yes they are not They are test planes that are used to test various types of technology to see if feasible or usable
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  6182.  @DTB2.0  They are well beyond the prototype
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  6183.  @janventer7942  How long what How long has the Su-57 been worthless pretty much the whole time Ukraine is exactly the high threat environment that stealth is designed for yet the Su-57 has been on the bench most of the time
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  6184. 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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  6185. Not an option
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  6186. Yes , those game changers are why Ukraine has lasted this long
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  6187. Nice fake story France did not participate as they literally had no aircraft to spare What aircraft they could spare was already tasked in Afghanistan and the Charles de Gaulle Super Étendards were not equipped for precision strikes and the Rafale inventory at that time was just one squadron if France quoted learned its lesson then why is France buying the US made EMALS and AAG from General Atomics for the PANG
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  6188.  @oatmealman1586  Wow its like you people never went to school Reentry vehicles use ceramic shielding to protect them from extreme heat during reentry Hypersonic weapons traveling at the high end of hypersonic speed Mach 15 plus have the same shielding The reason why they have warheads is called Lethality Enhancement The kinetic energy shatters the target while the warhead amplifies the damage
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  6189. 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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  6190. Nope
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  6191.  drafteethewhitetrhfggot7227  Russia hasnt attacked Kyiv since the Patriot defeated the Kinzhal
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  6192. Yeah no
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  6193. exactly
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  6194. Its a dangerous gambit for the president to go to Israel but shall see how this plays out
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  6195. Yeah no Are their programs that USAF needs to cancel, yes the NGAD and CCA is not one of them The point of the F-22 was maintaining superiority over China and Russia which did and would keep downing if short sighted people didnt cancel it What is needed is not 5th but 6th gen aircraft that utilizes the best features from the F-22, F-35 and F-15EX It would be prohibitively expensive as well as pointless trying to develop another 5th gen aircraft 800 not but at least 400-500 AI and drone technology absolutely not People may be drunk on the FPV kool aid from Ukraine but thats isolated situation When you start taking people out the cockpit prematurely that how problem start
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  6196. The F-35 is a multi service program The NGAD is not The F-35 replaces F-16s for USAF, F-18s and AV-8s for the USMC and gives the USN stealth from the sea thats a simple or easy task to accomplish The NGAD is built solely for the USAF not USMC or USN When you have multi-service programs, its very long and complex To replace the F-14, the USN ordered F-18E/F in 1992 , it flew by 1995 , first units by 1999 and IOC by 2001 The F-15EX was ordered in 2018, flew by 2021 with first units by July of this year There are several cases when USMC, USAF and USN buy their own unique assets in considerably shorter times
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  6197. Russia is only fighting Ukraine and getting their assed handed to them
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  6198.  @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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  6199. 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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  6200. 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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  6201. In a nutshell not possible to do The only way to protect the tank is complete ammo separation
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  6202.  @hypnophonz  Its not that Kinzhal wasnt hypersonic its was the fact the Patriot beat Kinzhal 7 times in a row
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  6203.  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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  6204. 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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  6205.  @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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  6206.  @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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  6207. They are but they shouldn't be I don't understand why the SOSUS hasnt be repurposed, A modernized SOSUS on both Coasts plus the Gulf of Mexico would effective put an end to Narco subs But personally MQ-9 SeaGuardian's with Broad Area Maritime Surveillance kits dropping Hellfire missiles instead of sonobuoys would deter Narco subs The USAF is retiring it's RQ-4s, Reequip them with Broad Area Maritime Surveillance kits and give them to Coast Guard There are several ways to end this problem permanently yet no seems to be taking the initiative to do You want drugs off the streets but don't want to pay for the tools to do so
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  6208. 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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  6209. He answered that very carefully
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  6210.  @andrewwmacfadyen6958  Its meant to keep Russia at bay till F-16s are fielded
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  6211.  @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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  6212.  @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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  6213.  @callwar-zr1xm  And how many BRCS countries have tier air forces and navy very very few
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  6214.  @Gulzari-x6i  Who is going to support them Honestly
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  6215.  @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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  6216.  @WretchedOnes  Which are all paper weights
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  6217. 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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  6218.  @ikj2  New flash there clueless one its crimea annexation there ass
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  6219.  @ikj2  yeah crimea annex there clueless one
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  6220. 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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  6221. China's navy cant leave the South china sea without get eaten alive
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  6222.  @erikdexter3100  They can win
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  6223.  @pedrinho963  Highly unlikely
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  6224. No one can help Russia is the point
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  6225. China's fleet cant leave the South China sea and has to few aircraft to matter against EU
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  6226. But importantly thanks the Putin The EU has been arming themselves to the teeth
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  6227.  @callwar-zr1xm  Again BRICS does not matter In a open war what can BRICS do absolutely nothing
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  6228. What's Putin's going to do of wait nothing
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  6229.  @startingbark0356  No , in China's case that exactly works, they tried to reserve engineer crap and develop halfed ass models
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  6230. The USN kinda shot itself in the foot. CVNs were carrying F-14, S-3, KA-6, F-18s and EA-6B for various roles. The idea by going all hornets was to save which it did,however it created a new problem. F-18s flying tanking missions were burning up flight hours like crazy. This greatly reduced aircraft life. The F-35C is supposed to operate with F-18 not replace. There are only 60 F-35Cs of the planned 340. The F-18s replacement is the FA/XX which won't be ready for at least 10 years So they have extend the F-18s life The F-15X is actually very very over due. The USAF didnt get enough F-22s to fully replace the F-15Cs. It has few F-22 and most of its F-15C are decades old despite upgrades. All the National Guard units should get F-15X as its perfect for homeland defense missions. No need to send it over seas.
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  6231. Ukraine tanks Russian for the gifts
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  6232. They still will The shootdown was against Russian assets not civilian targets big difference
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  6233.  @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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  6234.  @manuelvenum4615  Wrong dumbass Helicopters are divided into light, medium and heavy The Mi-8/17 is designated as medium lift and its vastly inferior to other helicopters in that category
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  6235.  @KrisHandsome  Its both First As the Mi-8/Mi-17 can not aerial refuel, its range and payload are extremely limited, it has stop and refuel numerous times depending on distance and payload. The Mi-8/17 was absolutely the worst helicopter for that attack , what does aerial refueling have to do with a battle at an airport relatively close to where the helicopters likely took off from? What does the Mi-26 have to do with anything and what do you think those would’ve done to influence the battle had they also been deployed? Hmm Lets see The Mi-26 has been shown able to carry 2 Gaz Tigr 5 Mi-26 could brought 10 Gaz Tigr which could haven 4 armed with PKPs, 2 with Kords , 2 with AGS-17 and 2 with Kornet EM 2 waves of Mi-26 could brought Tigr with varying weapons while 5 more could land 500 plus troops Instead of idiotically trying to to secure the airport for Il-76s, All they had to do is utilize Mi-26s As stated before, Russian helicopters can't aerial refuel and the Mi-26 limited range made it a no go which meant they had to rely on inferior payload of the Mi-17 Which can't even externally carry a Tigr Since Russian forces couldnt bring any armor, it allowed Ukrainian forces to drive them out Aerial refueling as its has become more and more common among western helicopters at first ,it was just special mission variants, however regular units are getting it to The US Army isnt upgrading the UH-60Ms to MH-60M specs are they replacing it with the V-280 Every thing you pointed out why is the US Army is replacing the UH-60 as it reached its obsolescence
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  6236.  @KrisHandsome  Again wrong Besides the UH-60 The EU made AW101 and EC725 can also aerial refuel The only western except is the NH-90 which is being phased Hostomel is only a short distance from the border with Belarus where it was attacked from, Yet despite it being short distance you claimed, they still lost if the distance was short as you claimed, Russian forces should have been able to bring overwhelm forces to secure instead, they are driven out. This also is irrelevant as the airport was taken in under 48 hours Was Russian forces able to land Il-76s while they had the airport under the control Nope, because they didn't hold it, Ukrainian forces were able to render it unusable. Mi-26 certainly can’t carry a T-72B3. Only an idiot like yourself would make that silly comparsion The Tigr isn’t well armored enough for the sort of defensive operation you seem to be implying, And once you again proving you are literally just an ass Its not about armor moron, its weapons The US Army Ranger Ranger Special Operations Vehicle and USN Seal Light Strike Vehicle dont have armor what they bring is firepower, as they can carry heavy machine guns, ATGMs and other heavy weapons, far easier and vastly more efficiently than boots on the ground The V-280 hasnt entered production , however as I stated, the UH-60 has reached its limit Aerial refueling is exactly why the Army selected it The USAF and USMC have operated the /CM/ MV-22 for over 16 years and demonstrated the superior qualities of tilt rotor Specially ,it allows the USAF and USMC to travel considerably distance on a moment notice without the need to for transports like C-5 or C-17s The UH-60 may be relevant for some countries who lack capabilities, however the US Army is moving on 50 miles at most from an assembly area in Belarus to Hostomel. and yet MI-26 again fail
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  6237.  @manuelvenum4615  Easier when you understand that fact
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  6238.  @KrisHandsome  As for the rest of your nonsense US forces at the Battle of Debecka Pass were outnumbered and outgunned by Iraqi forces yet to using only Javelin ATGMs and superior tactics they inflicted heavy damage to a mechanized infantry & tank force before defeating them completely with help from air support So again why Russian forces werent able to prevent the disaster at Antonov Airport, if the distance was short as you claimed, they would have been flying wave after wave again didnt happen thats sums up Russian tech right niw Not happening
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  6239.  @KrisHandsome  They held a town near Kyiv and accomplished what exactly ? Nothing Your case that Belarus was close again proves Russian incompetence as they were unable to use the airport, their whole plan was to land IL-76s which never happened as they failed to to secure the airport. by the time they actually did, the Ukrainian forces were able render it unusable If they were as close as you claim, why no Mi-26 ? A single MI-26 can land nearly 4 times the amount of troops of Mi-8/17 As you stated, the distance was relatively short The Mi-8/17 cruises at 160 mph while Mi-26 cruises at 158 mph So again, the answer remains the same It comparable as small number of forces engaged and defeated superior ,however unlike the Russian forces, US force achieved their objective
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  6240.  @KrisHandsome  "They lost the overall offensive in that region. It is not uncommon for one side to win a battle but lose the campaign" Most hilarous thing I have heard all day Capturing or crippling the capital literally dates back to the earliest days of warfare When you do one or both, you control the outcome of the conflict Not capturing or crippling Kyiv is why Russia has lost this conflict The latest due to that blunder is now that the West is providing Ukraine with even more advanced air defense equipment laying the foundation for Ukraine to have an integrated air defence system (IADS) an IADS with some of the newest western defense system But sure, Russian can lose key battles its only costing them war Why are Russian forces not conducting aerial assaults with Mi-17 because their blunders has allow Ukraine to get a shit ton of MANPADS
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  6241.  @KrisHandsome  Yes it is hilarious as that failure has literally cost them the war The point of attacking the capital is to neutralize the enemies command and control as well communication Since Russia failed to do so, them wining battle is literally moot as President Zelensky and the rest of Ukrainian command remain in control and command The Mi-17 is piss poor asset that fails miserably in every way is what it has to do with it
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  6242.  @alangordon3283  And you are really clueless The CH-47 does not carry additional tanks externally ding dong Its tanks are built externally and not removable
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  6243.  @KrisHandsome  The war isn’t nearly over and it hasn’t cost them the war. Wrong As Ukrainian military command and control remains untouched , Russia will not win this conflict point blank Everyone knows except you of course can read that writing on the wall The failure to capture Kyiv as well neutralize Ukrainian military command and control is why they are not winning this As for the Mi-17 yet it fails in every way compared against western helicopter FLIR and other advanced features are standard for western helos whereas the Mi-17????
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  6244.  @KrisHandsome  The US lost in Vietnam and Afghanistan without the whole of America’s government and military leadership being neutralized. FALSE Trying to hilariously rewrite history Pathetic When US attacked in 91, unlike Vietnam which you clowns can't let go The military was allow to contact unrestricted and unobstructed warfare and neutralized Iraqi leadership as well as command and control which prevented the Iraqi military from mounting effective counter attacks resulting in the Iraq losing 9 out of 10 engagements Secondly The US withdrew from Afghanistan , they did not lose. The whole point of Afghanistan was Bid laden and al-Qaeda Once he was dead, staying became moot but continue your pathetic attempts rewrite history its hilarious How is Ukraine getting supplies from West , oh wait thats right, because their command and control is still intact Their president is able to make contact the West unobstructed Mi-17 can have all those features, No it can't Russia's is infamous for selling monkey models of their equipment Case in point, they proved Iraqi with monkey models of their equipment and Iraqi forces were slaughtered as result Secondly Russia against is legendary for claiming that those features are exotic and expensive yet in Ukraine, the KA-52, Su-30 and Su-34 which represent their latest tech is getting the shit kicked out of it Technically if you count their modernized Su-25, all have double digit losses Why because by failing to neutralize Ukraine entire command structure. They have been able to get their hands on more and more advanced weapons And its only getting worse
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  6245.  @KrisHandsome  The CH-47 is heavy lift assets The Mi-17 is medium lift no comparison between the two as you clearly stated that UH-60 carries externally tanks like the Mi-17 the difference is that UH-60 doesnt have to depending on the model or mission thanks to superior tech There is no comparison the Mi-17 is simply junk
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  6246.  @mahyadnaadlaw3112  Russian forces seem to be learning that lesson the hard Ukrainian forces to add insult to injury dressed up a HIMARS with christmas lights and shredded scores of Russian troops in the same strike
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  6247.  @mahyadnaadlaw3112  Aerial fueling ding dong is the staple of modern air forces
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  6248.  @anthonyinzerillo2804  And what does Vietnam have to do with modern warfare absolutely nothing Also the US didn't take out the Iraqi leadership in 1991, that's simply not true WRONG clown Denial much The F-117 struck Baghdad and Iraqi command and control bunkers on the first night dumbass Why did Iraqi air force run to Iran then by all mean ass wipe explain
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  6249.  @anthonyinzerillo2804  I have already thoroughly proven you to be an ass so you back for more
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  6250.  @anthonyinzerillo2804  not a single person of Iraqi leadership was killed 1991 Right out 35,000 fatalities no Iraqi leadership was killed you are special kinda of stupid
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  6251.  @rudrakshsinghkatal5609  They dont have weapons to do yet but dont worry sunshine they are getting there
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  6252.  @rudrakshsinghkatal5609  No Question is how dumb are you The same technological gap exists in Ukraine Russia and Ukraine failing out dates back to 2004 Since 2004, Ukraine has not received any new equipment from Russia Secondly despite Russia literally giving Ukraine everything it has, Ukraine has held out long enough for them to get more advanced tech
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  6253. Good luck with that
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  6254. 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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  6255. Counter drone technology is going to focus of militaries long after Ukraine
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  6256. So much for Putin's annex
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  6257. 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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  6258. Russia's aircraft are getting shredded in Ukraine, Chinese aircraft are a joke and Turkey cant build them faster enough
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  6259.  @jordanjason6721  Cope cope
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  6260. The Gripen is the perfect choice but the F-16 is only the feasible choice
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  6261.  @syncopatedfeb4770  The LRHW is called Dark Eagle ding dong
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  6262.  @syncopatedfeb4770  And your point
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  6263.  @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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  6264.  @Arya-Khosro  sure it was not
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  6265. 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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  6266.  @slabsys  Ukraine is still very much in this fight
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  6267. Sure Literally making the case for the West to up the ante in Ukraine
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  6268. Simple because even the US has its bad times and this unfortunately will last only 3 years
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  6269.  @dreamhunter2973  Simple not happening Israel has show its specially customized F-35i Adir are wrecking havoc in Iran. Iran's so called advanced defenses have been crushed Iran's propaganda machine has been desperate to try and save face. its as hilarious that during live broadcast where their propaganda machine was in full swing, Israel struck and they were off the air that quickly The Eurofighter has put some good numbers but nothing like the F-35 The Gripen has yet to truly get its hands dirty
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  6270. 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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  6271. 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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  6272.  @militavia-air-defense-aircraft  Waterline is still the best area to target on carriers as the 2000lbs pounder could penetrate both sides of the ship with the blast Now the battleships, yes the rudder would be best target The carrier sides are designed to counter torpedeos not bombs
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  6273. The simple answer is no, its too risky
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  6274. Can't hide from that upcoming conviction
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  6275.  @davidjacobs8558  Apparently he missed the part where the India Army brought 464 T-90s in 2019 Yet since 2004, there are only 141 Arjuns built
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  6276.  @oorhood  The Arjun couldnt fight its way out of wet paper bag
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  6277.  @oorhood  Its not but thats what Arjun capabilites are
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  6278. 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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  6279. Good job
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  6280. How they tricked doesnt matter How it ends will be with Hamas destruction
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  6281. Lay off the propaganda buddy
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  6282. 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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  6283.  @a0flj0  Same difference
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  6284. 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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  6285.  @maxstepanov1272  English clown
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  6286. sure not
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  6287. Its more like , sorry fellas nothing personal but its the new administration
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  6288.  @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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  6289. Yes and no Yes thats not really cost effective but you use what you have
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  6290. Russia subs wouldnt do jack shit
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  6291.  @MSDGroup-ez6zk  No such thing there
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  6292. So Musk is trying to become mega corp no surprise there
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  6293. Funny how people are ignorant to fact that F-35 was being testing when it crashed
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  6294.  @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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  6295. Would not be surprised
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  6296.  @williamzk9083  Israel blocking the re-export is simply due to fact that Russia would respond by arming its enemies in the middle east While it wouldn't change Israel's superiority in the region, its still a headache they don't want. As for the Akeron , wrong on all counts France to date has only produced 2900 missiles. The US military FGM-148A/B/C or Block 0 was 37,560 missiles The last order was in 2020 was 5200 missiles Lockheed has ramped up to 4000 missiles per year Whereas the France and Akeron ??? The NLAW's production was 24,000 missile SAAB like Lockheed is also ramping up production. The Akeron has no numbers compared to the rest As for the US relying on the TOW Its replacement has to meet the standards for modern warfare Able to counter active protection systems, longer range, lock after launch, data link and other features The only missile that can do is the Spike NLOS but its too heavy
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  6297.  @williamzk9083  Everyone understands Israel is in delicate position.Its not like other countries Helping Ukraine will blow back on them The Spike hasnt been used yet to justify that comment The Javelin has this thing called upgrades The planned is the FGM-148G in 2025 That missile is based on lessons learned in Ukraine It called time and Javelin, NLAW , TOW and older missiles are the only ones with numbers that Ukraine needs If France wants to promote the Akreon they know what to do
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  6298. Short answer, No
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  6299. 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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  6300. Ah yes , the last ditch copium from Russian bots
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  6301.  @I_Will_Disappoint_You  Simple No cares about 2014, 8 years ago The notion that you are starting a conflict from something alleged in 2014 is hilarious Secondly and most importantly, Ukraine has 30 plus countries supporting it Strange how 30 plus countries don't buy the alleged cleansing bs
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  6302. No they are not
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  6303.  @jamesevans938  Sweden is sweetening the pot by offering to adopt the Archer to existing US military heavy lift vehicles which could potentially attract the USMC as well
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  6304.  @TamikaMay1997  Which has zero impact on anything at all
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  6305.  @TamikaMay1997  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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  6306. 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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  6307.  @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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  6308.  @goldiga3935  and then in 2020, used to smoke an Iranian general and senior officers despite being taken down by Iran
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  6309.  @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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  6310.  @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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  6311.  @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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  6312. ​The drone crash and Iran did a poor job of hiding that fact
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  6313. The Drone was hacked and Iran did poor job of hiding that fact
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  6314.  @goldiga3935  Cope cope
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  6315. It honestly depends on the carrier and if it has the right weapons. As its WW2, there would be no GPS. Ironically, all they would need A-6 Intruders for attack and F-14 for CAP/escort , E-2 for AWACS and S-3 for ASW The A-6 could sunk any Japanese ship with either AGM-123 Skipper which had a 1000lbs warhead and could be launched from up 15 miles or with AGM-62 Walleye with 2000lbs warhead from 45. A-6 could also use the early versions of Paveway II. Most important the A-6 TRAM enabled it perform night attacks so A-6 carrying 5x 2000lbs LBG at night could easily sink carrier or battleship in 2 hits as laser guided weapons can be keyholed. F-14 with AIM-7 could easily BVR kill Japanese aircraft. The AIM-54 is overkill even if targeted against larger aircraft. The S-3 can carry 4 MK-46 aerial torpedos which are more than a match for a WW2 sub So with A-6 handling the attack, F-14 taking care of the fighters, E-2 being the eyes and S-3 on the hunt for subs Super carriers can operate up 90 days without resupply The IJN would last about 5 weeks. The IJN is spread out through the pacific so it will take time to hunt them down
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  6316.  @coriespringer9785  No it has to be search and destroy
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  6317.  @garethbull2226  First As its WW2, there would be no GPS The latest generation of weapons and technology heavily rely on GPS. JDAMs, JASSM, SLAMER, JSOW A-6 didnt rely on GPS nor did most of it weapons. How would a 2020 carrier in WW2 use GPS, it can't The F-18 has few weapons that dont rely on GPS. F-14 uses the earlier LANTRIN pod which had its own inertial measurement unit for generating targeting info and didnt rely to much on GPS S-3 could travel further and faster than the MH-60s and carry a heavier load
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  6318.  @garethbull2226  A pre-GPS air wing would be better. Secondly the USN does not use the LITENING pods. They use the AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR pod. The ATFLIR is only used by the USN and RAAF. The USN is considering a replacement as the LITENING and SNIPER pods has been heavily upgraded with feature not found on the ATFLIR Now yes granted an all F-18 carrier is easily to operate than A-6, F-14 and S-3 but combat with the IJN will least at least 5 weeks max so maintenance wont be a problem Those weapons can operate without GPS but ones I mentioned never had GPS so it makes it simpler S-3 range and payload are much better. Yes WW2 subs operated on the surface which in theory means a long attack from with Harpoon would be possible Well the USN has been suffering a series of set back with the MH-60 as its not operating as effectively as they hoped. The USN lack of an ASW aircraft has become a issue
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  6319.  @garethbull2226  The benefit of the S-3 was it that it was carrier based which allows it to be airborne as needed. The USN has the RQ-4 and P-8 which greatly increases it detection capabilities but they have to be on station The P-8 can fire on targets whereas the RQ-4 can just spot them. Now there is a MQ-9 navalized that can operated off a carrier and carry weapons and operate up to 49 hours Give it the ability the launch 2 Mk-54,JAGMs and sonobouys and aerial tankering problem solved. In case a sub is forced up to surface, carrying JAGM allows it to inflict damage while its on the surface
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  6320. 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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  6321.  @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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  6322.  @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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  6323. 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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  6324. 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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  6325.  @bobnoneya1267  Its just for morale which Russian forces desperately need
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  6326.  @shsh-he5qg  Wrong
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  6327. The simple answer is no
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  6328.  @unviversalyhappy  Suspending them is vast of time because they as sad as it was were following the policy and procedures in place at the time
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  6329.  @ivangarcia1327  Its ultimately futile They as sad as it was were following the policy and procedures in place at the time
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  6330.  @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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  6331. ​ @springbloom5940  If they try that the Ukraine forces can simply demo the 3 spans in the center
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  6332.  @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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  6333.  @springbloom5940  What part of nuclear option did you not understand
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  6334. its not a huge blow its called getting your ass kicked
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  6335. What it is with countries and military parades ??
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  6336. True but it also shows how far ahead the US program is compared to Russia and China
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  6337.  @allanbernabe38  They will reveal it when the time comes
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  6338. 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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  6339. Go home Putin you are off your meds Russian was actually fighting now, Moscow would on its knees by now
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  6340.  @emilgustavsson7310  Its called measure response for reason that ass Your source is convict sex offender with zero experience hilarious
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  6341.  @maquacr7014  Where do you guys find these clowns the yellow pages under psychos
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  6342.  @emilgustavsson7310  Your source flew a desk his entire career let that sink in
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  6343.  @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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  6344.  @emilgustavsson7310  Sure not
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  6345. An Embraer ERJ-175 ? What did the pilot do run the engine up at max power while at gate ?
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  6346. Yeah its called BS
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  6347.  @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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  6348.  @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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  6349. Its fairly simple Israel like the US is unmatched in traditional warfare
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  6350. The presence of Russian ships wont save Iran
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  6351. @wademarshall4158 Lay off the crazy States have the right to set their own guide lines as to the required criteria candidates have to meet the criteria to be on the ballot for elections if the candidate does not meet the criteria, then they wont be on the ballot 14th Amendment ban on insurrectionists holding office issue is not going away anytime soon Trump's only hope is if SCOTUS sides with him ,if not , then Nikki Haley
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  6352.  @dl8909  And your point that design is like a KH-58Mk2 or KH-69
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  6353.  @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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  6354. 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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  6355. So Iran is so desperate that they have use weapons that they were holding back in case the US attacked
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  6356. Even with the propaganda HT still acknowledges the F-35 superiority
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  6357. 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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  6358. 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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  6359. its not a lie Ukraine hasnt been resupplied since Nov And Russia was taking advantage of that
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  6360. Looks like Su-30 or Su-35
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  6361. 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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  6362. So Israel is basically saying nuff said and are going to lower the boom on Iran
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  6363. 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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  6364. Russian turrets are setting new altitude records
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  6365.  @ragnarulrichson778  Ukraine was losing When Ukraine supplies from the US ran dry Russia was making gains Now that Ukraine is resupplied Russia's good times are over
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  6366.  @SnakePliskin762  That combined with the ship turning is likely When the ship turned, its screen was blank, but once it repositioned, its picked up the F-18 at close range and the crew reacted due its proximity
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  6367.  @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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  6368.  @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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  6369. Putin is running out of cannon fodder
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  6370. True AI can pull more G than human but so can missiles
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  6371.  @michaelpuckett5317  G limits can always be overcome but 10 out of 10 times that aircraft will be damaged beyond repair
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  6372. Its tax deductible colonel
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  6373. Sorry but your YT law degree is wrong States have the right to set their own guide lines as to the required criteria candidates have to meet the criteria to be on the ballot for elections if the candidate does not meet the criteria, then they wont be on the ballot
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  6374.  @goldsburg  Incorrect All elections, including federal, are administered by the individual states
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  6375.  @goldsburg  No such thing
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  6376.  @kylerittenhouse3161  By all means, shut up
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  6377. 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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  6378. Why
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  6379. Pretty sure Ukraine is only getting started
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  6380.  @Sin3xtreme  Oh look Ukraine is letting Storm Shadow fly in Russia now
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  6381.  @Sin3xtreme  Ukraine is letting missiles fly
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  6382.  @Sin3xtreme  Yet Putin is crying
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  6383. 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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  6384.  @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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  6385.  @1973oiler  You do realize that there are things called observation satellites in space which have repeatedly debunked Russia's claims
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  6386. its likely that Boeing will possibly get both as means to save money as common design like the F-35 but i am rooting for Northrop
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  6387.  @haseebkhanperdasi2828  And now Israel is going level Iran in response
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  6388. its simple math Iran does not believe in Israel's right to exist as country , to that end, they are willing to supply terrorist groups to do their dirty work for them The reason for Iran position is simply ideology. All Iran had to do is simply acknowledge right to exist and simply leave them alone but driven by their ideology has Iran on a path to destruction
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  6389. thats too much sci fi
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  6390. 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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  6391. Actually they will If Ukrainian aircraft are being modded to carry western weapons, then Russia is screwed First the naval problems The Black Sea Fleet has 4 Frigates which don't have advanced air defense , their defenses max out 31 miles Even early model AGM-84 range is 120 miles , the remaining Corvettes also don't have advanced defenses So wiping them out won't take long Secondly MI-24 have been modded before to carry Mk-46s torpedoes and as the Kilo's are diesel again won't take long With their naval assets out of the pictures, Russia can't resupply via sea and things would take a turn for the worst for Russian forces if they lost their naval assets
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  6392. 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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  6393.  @megladon13  No they dont matter
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  6394.  @megladon13  cope harder they dont matter
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  6395. Iran 's welcome to try but as Israel has neutralized Iran's air defenses as well destroyed Iran's ready to launch missiles it wont amount to much. Iran needs to not make any mistake that would trigger massive relation from a trigger happy Trump
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  6396. So basically the 7th generation on up will AI piloted But technology is not perfect Whats happens if that AI malfunctions Malfunction AI and 7th gen fighter in enemy hands intact is the worst possible outcome
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  6397. He's complaining because ATACMS can be used in the 60 western launchers that Ukraine has thats 60 ways for Ukraine to bring the pain to Russian forces
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  6398. The longer Russia stays. the more countries open their armories to Ukraine
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  6399. 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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  6400.  @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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  6401.  @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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  6402.  @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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  6403.  @ravichitgopkar5304  Its called being practical
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  6404.  @joblogs1072  The idiots who wrote that treaty have no idea about combat
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  6405. Ukraine is losing cities while Russian bases are blowing up weird right
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  6406.  @the13xiii52  Lets see look at the results of that training 1 Russian flagship sank over a dozen general killed Russia best equipment destroyed with amazing regularity Ka-52s and Mi-28 touted by Russian as flying tanks combined for 20 losses T-90s touted as best protected tank easily destroyed, Hell Ukrainian forces KOed a T-90 with recoiless rifle no less Now Ukraine special forces attacking targets in Crimea, seems that training is paying off
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  6407.  @the13xiii52  In order to hold a city moron, you need supply and logistics from your base No base, no ability to hold city
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  6408.  @the13xiii52  Yeah, thats called getting your ass kicked Russia has been at 6 months and gotten no where Ukraine has hold for 6 months and is fighting with a vengeance
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  6409.  @madzihove  Well lets see, Russia has vastly more capabilities than Ukraine yet after 6 months , this situation is very much highly contested You are right, no one cares about Donbass, or luhansk as those are the separatist regions where they have a power base The Russian complaints about the West supplying Ukraine yet does nothing about it as HIMARS continues to erase Russian targets wholesale
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  6410.  @the13xiii52  I love it when the only come back your idiots got is decades old crap this 2022 not 1940s
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  6411.  @the13xiii52  6 months and all the so called losses they have inflicted on Ukraine they are still very much in this fight weird right
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  6412. Better to give them Ukraine than waste them
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  6413.  @samudrasyarif6828  perks of being a superpower
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  6414.  @everlastzyt5895  Its still a carrier with no planes
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  6415.  @kevinlang9533  Not likely
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  6416.  @everlastzyt5895  That would be false The USN has 9 Carrier Air Wings (CVW) which rotate from carrier to carrier When a carrier undergoes Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) which takes them out of service for 4 years, their air CVW is assigned to another carrier while they are in RCOH. When a carrier is not RCOH and doesn't have CVW yet, it is used to accommodate T-45 trainers for carrier qualifications Lastly a little common sense here The Ford replaced the Enterprise ? so what you did think happened to the Enterprise's planes when it was retired ?
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  6417.  @everlastzyt5895  Again wrong The Ford class, with a planned total of ten ships, will replace the Navy's current carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship, Gerald R. Ford replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and then eventually taking the place of the existing Nimitz-class carriers. So what , the USN retired the Enterprise for what ? Lay off the stupid so what you did think happened to the Enterprise's planes when it was retired ? moron The facts still stand the USN has 9 CVW to equipment it carriers whereas China has jack and shit As far the Ford just launched ? It was launched in 2013 and commissioned in 2017, so again math is not your strong suit Again the type 003 is carrier with no planes clown as the stated before, the USN has 9 CVW to chose from to equip the Ford
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  6418. @Bill Randleman The SC will shred him like the Court of Appeals did They didnt give him the time of day with his election nonsense They are not going to entertain him now over documents that is literally the property of the US government
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  6419. 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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  6420. Cue Ace Ventura Loser
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  6421. Fusion power for aircraft dates back to earliest days of nuclear power, its wasn't feasible then or now As for Macross and Gundam Fusion power is the only realistic power source for both if you tried to build it real world Gasaraki TA very much realistic as they had very limited operational time of just 60 minutes and even with upgraded power cells, its still just 36 hours They had no over tech weapon, just basic auto cannons and missiles and even the model equipped with a rail gun still require a lot of time between shots
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  6422. Why you would go to another country and show your ass FYI, other countries dont play games
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  6423. 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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  6424. The sound of precision
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  6425. 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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  6426.  @unavailableusername9694  Thats literally wrong on all counts
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  6427. Exactly
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  6428. 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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  6429. 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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  6430.  @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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  6431. Ahh Trump and his inability to make complete sentences. Iran may wanna to rethink that. Iran supplies to Houthis with the weapons that they use to attack ships in the Red Sea. They also armed other terrorists groups A US strike on iran would effectively eliminate the supply of weapons which is very compelling reason for the US to strike.
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  6432. The AC-130 mod wouldnt be feasible because of the A400M wing design but they can adopt the USMC Harvest Hawk Wing pylon launcher and ramp launcher with 30mm or 40mm cannon in the rear door The A400M can also use the Rapid dragon If Airbus was smart, they would trying to actively market the A400M variants as options to the EC, HC, KC and MC as well TACAMO as well as a harvest hawk variant
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  6433. The simple is yes Most of the former warsaw pact countries have a lot seriously out of date weapons
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  6434. They are taking their chances on foot
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  6435. Yeah , no its more like RIP Russia's credibitiy as super power
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  6436. What he means is that US hasnt order any stingers since the late 90s Till Ukraine Stingers were not a priority however Ukraine has show they are effective but limited in range MANPADs are cheaper for dealing with drones but not a really a cost effective solution MANPADS need larger warheads over 10lbs as well better guidance systems and longer range hence the US isnt buying more stingers They want something with better capabilities
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  6437. Rheinmetall. SAAB, Lockheed, Raytheon, MBDA are all going Ka-ching thanks to Putin
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  6438. 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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  6439.  @josemannuel5696  And you deal realize that the US withdrew as Bin Laden was dead and unlike Afghan The US has plenty of targets to chose from
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  6440. In a nutshell, Trump knows that the odds of changing the constitution e nil so hes deliberately creating situation that will led to civil unrest so he can suspend the constitution and stay in office
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  6441.  @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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  6442. @Jon Sei Lim Its not by any means stunning first its not operational secondly its aircraft are not built The only operational carrier aircraft that PLAN has is the J-15. The AEWACS is being built and medium fifth gen fighter does not exist yet So they are a very long way off
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  6443. Just a failed conflict from the start Lets recap 3 key points First the Battle of Antonov Airport The US military would have came in at night, dropping forces at primary ,secondary and tertiary LZ While the first wave would be assaulting the airport, the secondly would be securing LZs for MC-130s to land additional forces MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator carries the same load out as an Apache but still retains the MH-60 ability to aerial refuel The USMC LAV-25 is light enough to transported by C-130 which allows attacking forces to have both light armor and aerial support So instead of mirroring US tactics, Russian forces decide that it would be bright idea to attack Antonov Airport in broad day light not only were they driven back but it give Ukraine forces time to render the airport useless Russia's plan was to land 18 Ilyushin Il-76s full of forces and blitz Kyiv just 7-12 miles away It would have worked except of the asinine decision to attack in broad daylight Second and most important Instead of attacking Western Ukraine and systemically cut Ukraine from the West by deploying screening forces to border of Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova which would prevented the West from supplying Ukraine, Russia attacks Eastern Ukraine and leaves the door wide open for the West to supply Ukraine With the West cut off, no HIMARS, Arty , MANPADs nada but instead once again , they left the door open Lastly, instead of reinforcing the Black Sea Fleet with 1 Oscar , Akula and 1 or 2 Udaloy basically overwhelming firepower from the Black Sea ? Beef up the Black Sea Fleet before Feb 24, they did nothing and ow the few assets they have left are basically useless they lost from the start
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  6444. ?? 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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  6445. The CIWS was built back in 80s with only limited technology and knowledge With advancements in technology, namely programmable rounds , its very likely that CIWS will be upgraded to a single barrel system Programmable rounds can fuze and detonate near the target eliminating the guess work Single barrel systems can be reloaded much faster and use less ammo
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  6446. Oh lay off the grass buddy The West aint Ukraine
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  6447. And ignores the fact that Ukraine drones destroyed as many 7 strategic assets at Pskov
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  6448. 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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  6449. Carrier aircraft principal advantage is they are already there The FA/XX like the F-18 should have to flexible design to where an EA model can be built or the USN settles adapting the pods to the F-35C The USN does not need the ARRW but they are working at hypersonic weapon that the F-35 and FA/XX can use The HIMARS success is literally due to Russian incompetence and arrogance The simple is that they claimed that their KAB-series , SVP-24 Gefest and missiles were just as good as the US but at 1/4 cost as they claimed that Syria proved that Ukraine proved that to be 100 percent false HIMARS is functioning as poor man's strike aircraft , true but it still does not compare with aircraft if Ukraine forces had F-16s with its full range of weapons, things would be considerably worst for Russian forces
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  6450.  @Chuck_Hooks  The C-130 and C-17 are way too valuable in their as transports.Carrying few cruise missiles does not replace bombers The USN tried using F-18s in place of dedicated tankers and look how well that worked out, they ended up burning up nearly 30 percent of their hornets The Rafale claims that its SPECTRA allow the Rafale to operate without dedicated EW aircraft. again no quite working out The value of dedicated assets can't be understated As far as unimaginable at this point that bombers will ever fly over a target Again incorrect, the whole point of SEAD/DEAD and CAD is to ensure air superiority As long as they are needed Its not about range or persistence , China's A2/AD depends solely on the DFs keeping the USN at bay The USN and USAF plan is the USN locates with F-35C and EA-18G while the USAF attacks the DFs with ARRW With them acting, the DFs have to relocated further inland which reduces their range at sea and allow the USN get closer The PLAN/PLAAF will send fighters which again goes back to carrier aircraft As their carrier is only 1000 mile away , a nominal speed its 2 hours in and out Land based aircraft can only come from SK,, Japan or AU There are plenty of advantages to carrier planes
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  6451. And the US carried out strikes today show how very little they care about hot air from Iran
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  6452. Funny how those alleged broken weapons have inflicted so much damage to Russian forces
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  6453.  @doctorg1468  Yet mysteriously you idiots cant explain why the war has gone for 18 months
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  6454.  @Paul-u9b6g  We live in the digital age now You got to another country or even apply for a job and conviction for this easily found and your life that much harder So why these clowns take the risk ??
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  6455. 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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  6456. 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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  6457. 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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  6458. So much for those vaunted Russian defenses
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  6459. 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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  6460.  @korana6308  If they actually did they wont have any of the current problems they have now
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  6461.  @korana6308  If Russia was using the Su-57 they would have no problem searching and destroy units on the ground Case in point The HIMARS has been a bane to Russia for 2 years yet only 1 confirmed loss with 2 damaged if the Su-57 avionics is as it claims it would have no problem finding them
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  6462. Great yet another unqualified person
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  6463.  @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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  6464. That China only knows how to copy
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  6465. The Buk wont help
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  6466. Israel isnt holding back
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  6467. @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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  6468.  @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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  6469.  @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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  6470.  @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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  6471.  @allanm250  Despite all Russia's claims here we are over year and change later
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  6472.  @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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  6473.  @niklaus9678  :Learn its called you use what you have ding dong
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  6474.  @vob8509  Throwing numbers around like they matter they dont Ukraine has proven they are very much still in this war
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  6475.  @Grove-street677  cope harder troll
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  6476. 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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  6477. You are forgetting where Israel gets its weapons from
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  6478. 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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  6479.  @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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  6480.  @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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  6481.  @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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  6482.  @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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  6483.  @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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  6484.  @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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  6485.  @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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  6486.  @matthewq4b  Right I am quoting direct from the program manager your just making up bullshit so whose really tapping out
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  6487.  @matthewq4b  As I told you before moron timelines are not solid figures They are situation dependent
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  6488.  @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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  6489.  @goldiga3935  Yawn clown cope harder
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  6490.  @MsLampalampa  Lets put it this way FAFO
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  6491.  @carpenter3069  Being resusable is very much not a require Being survivable is
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  6492. @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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  6493. The pilot Believe it or not when pilots get in actual combat against real targets, the adrenaline is pumping so hard they dont feel anything Also remember when someone is coming after you again that adrenaline is pumping and you are in another world because you are trying to survive
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  6494.  @adamb8317  F-15 pilots from Desert storms accounts
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  6495. Threatens US with what Hot air?
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  6496. 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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  6497. cope harder
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  6498. its definitely low collateral damage munition and they timed its perfectly
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  6499.  @thomasantn  Simple, the F-22 was cancelled and left with insufficient numbers to maintain US air supremacy. The F-15C is too old. The F-15EX is technically years over due but its not a front line weapon The F-35 isnt quite a air superiority asset. With the limited F-22s, supported by F-15EX and F-35 Can the USAF maintain achieve air supremacy in conflict, the answer is questionable Will airspace be contested , yes but the USAF has too few F-22s to do so The simple fact is that USAF no longer has technological gap that allowed it to comfortably maintained air supremacy So that 300 price may be high but its badly needed The USAF is long over due for technological upgrade that will allow it to comfortably maintained air supremacy for correct and future conflicts
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  6500. What can we say the truce was too little too late
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  6501. 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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  6502. The idea is a lighter option that easier to support logistically The problem with MGS was that it was poorly designed Griffin has actually has a lot potential because the Army can use to replace the Bradley and have a common platform which would save major $$$ It can configured as a light tank and configured as Bradley replacement with the newer 50mm XM913 The only thing it would need would the Spike NLOS
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  6503.  @palnagok1720  You do realize that unlike Yemen, Iran is target rich Secondly by glassing Iran, Yemen and other terrorist groups lose access to weapons
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  6504. 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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  6505.  @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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  6506.  @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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  6507.  @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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  6508.  @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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  6509. Easy there turbo initial operational capability (IOC) is not till 2027 so they are still finalizing what the differences will be between the C2 and C3 You have realize that Ukraine also changes things with armor The AbramsX prototype has 30mm autocannon. Before Ukraine, that was considered meh Now with things with Ukraine, that cannon paired with programmable airburst rounds or German made AHEAD rounds as well as advanced sensors may be the only way to keep tanks revelant
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  6510. They need to rethink that and source other systems that can be fielded faster
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  6511.  @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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  6512. Human loaders can match autoloaders but the difference is that even with training, human loaders will tire out eventually depending on how long the battle drags on whereas the autoloader will maintain the same pace regardless.
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  6513.  @janchovanec8624  Human loaders are going to still tire out even with strike and regroup tactics
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  6514. At this point, no one cares
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  6515.  @terrypollard5618  No he does not so you are saying he can declassify the names of agents working undercover in various countries just because he feels like it
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  6516.  @ginnyrose7133  It doesnt matter how they were kept It matters if he was authorized to keep them
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  6517. You elected a crazy men and wonder why he is making crazy decisions
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  6518. 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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  6519. 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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  6520.  thulomanchay  No they literally dont care
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  6521.  @GenocideJoe-xv8oz  Funny thats not what HT is showing
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  6522.  @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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  6523. Having actual capabilities is cheaper Russia's failure at the Battle of Antonov Airport highlights this fact The CH-53E/K , MH-60 and MH-47 can aerial refuel while the Russian Mi-17 and Mi-26 can't So instead of arriving with full tanks, they came in fuel limited The CH-53E/K can carry the tactical bulk fuel delivery system (tbfds) which allows them to refuel both vehicles and aircraft While the other aircraft refuel in the air For AH-64 and A/MH-6 can land to waiting CH-53s with TBFDS and refuel More the point, the USAF would set up FARP/Staging site 50 miles away large enough for MC-130 to land with armor Lastly, instead of striking precisely, the KA-52 was running and gunning 3 years later, KA-52 losses are over 60 and only dropping because they using the LMUR missile more and strike from long range instead getting up close were Ukrainian forces have been able to deal with them Lastly, Russia's saving grace has been its EW but also its curse because it shows thats it far easier to destroy the jammer than counter it
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  6524. I still take good ole gas powered over eletric
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  6525. Yet Ukraine used 6 missiles and wiped out 2 Russian bases causing the massive equipment lossses
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  6526. 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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  6527.  @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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  6528.  @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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  6529. Simple respond in kind
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  6530. Notice how crisp the Marines are
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  6531. Unless they have been upgraded to carry NATO standard weapons , its basically an exercise in futility
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  6532.  @oleksii000  Honestly, yes
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  6533.  @TroIIingThemSoftly  Having equipment and it been upgraded is two very different things
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  6534.  @oleksii000  Thousands of ammunition for an aircraft is rounds for the gun, ding dong
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  6535.  @oleksii000  You are simpleton so stupidity is natural for you
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  6536.  @oleksii000  Happens every time you look in the mirror
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  6537.  @oleksii000  Still throwing your tantrum I see
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  6538.  @oleksii000  Yes we know are you are clown and proud of it
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  6539.  @oleksii000  Why do you keep telling everyone your are clown?
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  6540.  @oleksii000  YT is taking pity on you being a clown and deleting you comments LOL
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  6541.  @oleksii000  You posting that you are clown is hilarious because YT is literally deleting it everytime
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  6542. 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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  6543.  @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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  6544.  @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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  6545.  @goldiga3935  So again just making up numbers
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  6546.  @gang3576  Cope cope
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  6547. Democrats and Republicans are both equally worthless because neither side can act like adults.
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  6548. 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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  6549.  @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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  6550. Bombers and fighters have different charts 1st gen and 2nd was WW1 By 3rd, you longer range, heavier loads and vastly improved bombs sight 4th was nuclear strike and aerial refueling 5th was balanced of both nuclear and conventional strike What makes the B-21 6th is its the construction method Rather than make brand new tech solely for the it They used derivatives of existing tech to give it capabilites that greatly exceed previous bombers B-52, B-1s and B-2 all had to undergo expensive upgrade programs for weapons, radars and sensors The B-21 already has the MIL-STD databuses and stores management system built in for conventional weapons Its possible that it has targeting pod built in like the F-35 does So its coming out of the gate with already able to use conventional weapons without having to be upgraded The B-2 APQ-181 is unique to it while the B-1 and B-52 use derivatives of F-16 and F-18s radar Its likely has an derivative of the F-35 APG-81 which gives it access to the same abilities as the F-35 radar, namely electronic warfare, and ultra high bandwidth communications. lastly its uses an derivative of the F-35 F-135 which its also possible for it use same growth options as the F-35 as well as the possible of using ADVENT engines in the future
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  6551.  @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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  6552. 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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  6553. 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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  6554. Attacking Israel not the US cant image why
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  6555. its tax write off their buddy
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  6556. 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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  6557.  @jordansmith4040  If that was the case Where the the legions of T-14s
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  6558.  @JLSMaytham  Thats kinda prerequisite for running a business
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  6559. Its called state diner for a reason
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  6560. LOL its hilarous how they find these nobodys for their propaganda
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  6561. Everything is warming up
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  6562. 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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  6563.  @colbunkmust  Procurement for the F-35C isnt a priority compared to the F-35A
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  6564.  @colbunkmust  No, Lockheed right now is more concerned with the F-35A which is the cash cow than the F-35C If Canada had asked for CF-35C or the UK for the F-35C as they considering adding cat and traps to their carriers The F-35C might move ahead a little but the queue is the F-35A If Lockheed was smarter, they would privately build an F-35E two seater off the F-35C frame A two seater would appeal for training but most importantly a potential EF-35E for electronic warfare would appeal to basically everyone else especially the USN
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  6565.  @colbunkmust  Incorrect. The F-35C between 2009 and 2016 was between 2 to 7 planes annual. Only 2017 did the USN and USMC for that matter starting making serious orders Secondly, the before the F-35C can hit the fleet, The Fleet Replacement Squadron has to have adequate instructors and pilots trained before the F-35C can move operational As I stated because the of the low procurement and USN decision with the F-18E/F , the F-35C intro severely delayed . The F-35C procurement is low while the F-35A is not As for the F-35s a while, LRIP-13 was first order over 100 planes , LRIP-12 was 91. The rest of planned LRIP are 120 planes plus. COVID has severally impacted FRP The FA/XX needs to adopt engines, sensors and other tech from USAF programs to keep costs down. if they go it alone , they wont get anywhere fast
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  6566.  @colbunkmust  Delays are only going to hurt both programs badly
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  6567.  @colbunkmust  The simple fact of the matter is that if the USAF had to engage Russia or China in air The battle would be iffy which is not good The USAF need to regain its dominance
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  6568.  @colbunkmust  Its called facts
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  6569.  @magenta130  Fight for your home or live under Russian oppression, you propagandist are hilarious
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  6570. 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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  6571.  @danielobrien8417  Videos are proof cope some more
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  6572. 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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  6573. @judeskawatjemoeder5704 Toss bombing is still practiced but is slowly being phased out
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  6574. 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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  6575. 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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  6576. What Irony Russian armor getting shredded by TOW
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  6577. 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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  6578.  @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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  6579.  @Flamechr  Mission killing a carrier is waste time if the sub is destroyed in the process. Secondly unlike the Russia navy , the USN has plenty of dry docks that can hold a carrier so even with damage, all the USN to do is dock it pier side , crane off the aircraft and equipment ,then dry dock and repair the damage then put it back into service
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  6580.  @quantum.decoherence  If the missile is hit, then shear force of its speed will completely destroy it , secondly the debris wont do any damage, its called the curvature of the earth. Unless the missile comes over the horizon, its going harmless hit the water
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  6581.  @BorntoYeet  The Zircon has level low flight profile however as you started, its not as fast as the high level
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  6582.  @certaindeath7776  That would be false You are aiming against a moving target. if the target location was fixed, then simple inertial navigation system would work, Secondly carriers are travel in battlegroups so there are multi ships present, in order to go after the right target someone has to guide the missile . Without that guidance,it will lock on to the nearest target. The anti ship missiles utilizes data links which allows the launching platform to keep them on target. Secondly due to speed the missile travels, it can't use Electro-Optical Targeting or e Digitized Scene-Mapping Area Correlator (DSMAC) The only thing that it can use is active radar , data linking and passive homing all of which can be defeated by EW passive homing tracks target by their RF emissions , Simple blip enhancement can counter that as stated before, EW Jamming can disrupt the seeker and communications There is no such thing as seeker than cant' be beat Its called countermeasures for a reason moron There is measure ,then countermeasure, then counter-countermeasures ,it goes back and forth And thats why the USN developed Cooperative Engagement Capability , the effective counter Chinese and Russia tacitcs as told you before, the advancement of technology makes swarms basically useless
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  6583.  @BorntoYeet  Not if you use a double tap or combine it with other assets
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  6584. Leas to own how nice of Russia and how awesome to see Ukrainian force cruising in M113
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  6585. ATACMS and F-16s is how
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  6586. Wouldnt be problem if they simply built it
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  6587.  @greatbriton8425  The problem with countermeasures for tanks is that its very easy to bypass them with weapons and tactics
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  6588. Understatement
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  6589. Neither
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  6590.  @3373just  Thats point, the F-35 problems are not unique. Russia is struggling to get the Su-57 fully operational
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  6591.  @Nas12223  Great is not the word for it The F-35 software requires 8 million lines of code while the F-22 is 1.5 The Su-57 is 4 million lines The J-20 uses few weapons is its software is likely in 1-2.5 million range if you combine all the corners China has cut just to get this far The J-20 is not that great
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  6592.  @korana6308  How about no The Su-57 was built with multi capabilities similar to the F-35 but failed miserably. The J-20 is simply a corner cutting project
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  6593.  @korana6308  Wrong on all counts multirole capability is built into newer generation of aircraft The concept of single role aircraft is effectively dead. Secondly the Tu-22 and Tu-160 only wish they could do a fraction of the what the F-35 can do Lets recap . For SEAD, the F-35 carries AGM-88s , Tu-22s KH-15, the Tu-160 has no SEAD capability. For air to air, the F-35 can carry up 6 AIM-120s in stealth or 10 missiles in no stealth, the Tu-22 and Tu-160s carries nothing. The F-35s the JAGM, SPEAR-3 and SiAW Again the Tu-22 or Tu-160s carries nothing Heres a news flash kiddo, the Tu-22 and Tu-160s are nothing but oversized missile carriers that have very little use beyond using long range missiles The USAF upgraded all its strategic bombers with conventional weapons allow them to us 80 percent of same weapons as smaller strike fighters Russia didnt upgrade its bombers which is why they have been largely useless in Ukraine Lastly Air superiority/ air dominance fighters again a dead concept in modern warfare what could is your Air superiority/ air dominance fighters when I can easily smoke them on the ground Since the late 90s, destroying the enemy on the ground is far more effective than trying to fight them on in the air
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  6594.  @M16_Akula-III  5th generation aircraft are software defined. They dont use federated system like 4th gen aircraft. Those lines of code define the aircraft capabilities Case in the point, the F-35 operate 6 different data links allowing to communicate in various ways without compromising its stealth The F-22 on the other hand has to use Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN). The Su-57 uses the S-111
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  6595.  @korana6308  No, it didnt start with the 4th generation multirole capability goes back as far as WW2 however afters there was change to make aircraft for specific missions or single role however it died out as the cost of aircraft rose The F-35 is not a bomber , its multi role strike fighter. The word bomber implies that it like the B-52, B-1, Tu-22 or Tu-160, thoses are bombers, the F-35 is not The F-35 can perform SEAD, CAS, LAND ATTACK, ISR, CAP , ASUW and EW, Not a bomber. The Kinzhal has been a nothing burger The US plans for hypersonics are vastly superior to both China and Russia The Kinzhal is limited to just a few assets while the US planning for all assets to be able to use the same weapon across the USAF, USN and USMC whereas the Kinzhal usable on just MIG-31K and Tu22M3 which dont exist in great numbers They are oversize and useless
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  6596.  @M16_Akula-III  Simple Your airfield is 400 miles from the coast I have my ISR monitor when take off, refuels in the air and cycles as well defenses and communication location When your aircraft hit the tanker to refuel, my EW starts jamming while hypersonic weapons approach A mach 10 hypersonic weapon covers 500 miles in roughly 4 mins The first missile strikes comms, followed second strike on radar, missiles 3 and 4 strike the taxi ways, while 5-6 strike the runways With holes in your runway , it buys time for stealth aircraft or subsonic cruise missiles to deliver the coup de grace and destroy your air force before they can get airborne The EA-18G w can suppress an S-400 however the subsonic TLAM needs little over an hour to reach its target and there is no way an for the EA-18G to jam that long thats ample time for defenses to counter and even more allow your entire air force to get airborne and even worst, plenty of time for defensive fighters refueling to top up and engage With Mach 10 hypersonic weapon, that hour becomes just 4 mins which EA-18G can easily suppress an S-400 for that long With comms and radar knocked out, the aircraft in the air have no idea whats is going on. Israel's Spike NLOS can strike targets up 30 miles away and they made special forces launcher that carries 8 missiles and can be internally carried by CH-47, CH-53s or MV-22 Same situation, they knock out comms and radar as well put holes in the runways and taxiways grounding your air force till the holes can be patched and allowing time for larger missiles like JASSM or TLAM to strike before aircraft can get airborne There are dozens of variations but by knocking radar, comms and cratering the runways and taxiway, you can keep the enemy's air force grounded
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  6597. Yeah its called Skynet and Legion
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  6598. Yeah, the Oreshnik will be met by the US SM-3 or SM-6
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  6599.  @ncv-eu4rj  It would be AIM-6 as to not get them confused with each other confused
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  6600.  @ncv-eu4rj  The RIM-7 and AIM-7 are very different missiles
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  6601.  @ncv-eu4rj  It may not but but AIM-6 rolls off the tongue easier than AIM-174
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  6602.  @ncv-eu4rj  The existence of the AIM-174B has bee confirmed now. Rather two NAIM-174 were flown out to carrier on F-18E I liked AIM-6 better But implications of an air launched SM-6 are huge
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  6603.  @williamzk9083  China developed those weapons and now we have that problem as a result
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  6604. What they have doesnt make what they are asking is to get their feelings hurt
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  6605. Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  6606. 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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  6607. 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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  6608.  @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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  6609.  @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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  6610. Kinda happens when you cost them 800 mil
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  6611. Ideally keep them around for air to air combat training
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  6612.  @johannuys7914  Which is literally moot
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  6613.  @kazileon1994  How is Ukraine being armed to the teeth an objective
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  6614.  @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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  6615.  @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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  6616. 200 at most is what they need
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  6617. 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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  6618.  @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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  6619. its not a surprise that was the logically next step
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  6620. Here's new flash They have been training July of 2023 Some pilots in the US , other Denmark Once they reached a certain level , they were sent to Romania for advanced and final training
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  6621. 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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  6622. Just a guess Lack of leadership
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  6623. The EC-130H Compass Call and the newer EA-37B They dont have flight line aircraft, just support planes far back Ideally , they should look at make EA variant of the F-16
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  6624. Because those undeclared states are not actively supplying and training groups that the world has labelled as terrorist
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  6625. 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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  6626. 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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  6627.  @mikemckinnis3877  Sure not
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  6628.  @mikemckinnis3877  all false info that was never proven
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  6629.  @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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  6630.  @colinspencer2205  They own for now
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  6631. The JLTV is definitely a step in right direction. but
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  6632.  @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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  6633.  @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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  6634. 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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  6635.  @kameronjones7139  The F-35 has dominated in situations where it can maximize its stealth but what happens when that advantage is negated The F-22 lacks the F-35s advanced avionics but can easily hold its own in any range The NGAD needs the F-22s speed and agility as well cockpit visibility. The F-35 HMDS/DAS/EOTS /COMMS and weapons capability needs to carry over
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  6636. 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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  6637.  @mobiuszero2424  The FC-31 has been flying 2012 nearly 10 years The J-20 was operational in 6
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  6638.  @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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  6639.  @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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  6640.  @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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  6641.  @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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  6642.  @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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  6643.  @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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  6644.  @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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  6645.  @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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  6646.  @mobiuszero2424  After 8 years of flying , it should be ready
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  6647. They figured that messing with countries pockets would cause them to go after Israel instead of dealing with them Except they forgot ,they are the ones missing with the countries pockets and the countries are coming after them not Israel
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  6648. 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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  6649. facts
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  6650.  @paulafowler3597  They are playing the system They steal only enough to where its misdemeanor not felony therefor the DA is limited on what they can do This where 3 strike rules should came in to play so repeat offenders get hard time instead of getting off lightly
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  6651. 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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  6652. For the CAS mission, the APKWS trumps the A-10 GAU-8. The APKWS can fired precisely on target from up to 7 miles away whereas the A-10 using the GAU has to get up close and depending on enemy, they may be armed with MANPADs which can bring down an A-10. The Hog can take some hits but even it has its limit APKWS can be fitted with various warheads for maximum flexibility The fact is in contested airspace, the A-10 can't operate whereas the F-35 can The F-35 sensors are vastly superior to the targeting pod carried by the A-10 Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have never dealt with situation where air space was contested
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  6653. ​ @AllThingsCubey  The fact is that is time for the A-10 to sunset The A-10 beyond CAS and some air to ground missions has no other utility It can't peform AAW, ASuW ,EW, ISR , Time sensitive strikes and strategic missions whereas F-35 can do it all The USAF future for Air power is B-21-strategic /conventional strike NGAD-multi-role/Air superiority F-35-multi-role/Strike F-15EX-Air National Guard/Low intensity conflicts The F-15C,F-22s, F-16 and A-10 would be sunset The only aircraft that is the wildcat is the F-15E which may be replaced by model of the NGAD or upgraded F-15EX Everything is boneyard
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  6654.  @AllThingsCubey  They got 4 years to work As long as funding is stable and not fucked with it can be done With the ATF in 80s the contractors were selected in 86 prototype flying by 90 and down selected in 91 because funding was constantly fucked with , the EMDs were not built till 97 and production didnt start till 2000 Building methods have greatly improved since the 80s and very easy for them to get started by 2025 and have enough by the 2030s but the key is that funding has to be stable as well as a big name like Lockheed, Boeing or Northrup which has the capability to do so It can be done Secondly they have been working on this since late 2012. The time in between has been working on maturing the technology needed. The key piece being the ADVENT engines and laser weapons The rest of technology already exist and is fully mature
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  6655. its called FAFO If Iran decides to mess around they will find out
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  6656. 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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  6657.  @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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  6658.  @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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  6659.  @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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  6660.  @wolfswinkel8906  Israel has the experience but not resources.
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  6661.  @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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  6662. The US military does not need to match only destroy it.
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  6663. SMH
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  6664. Hence why its all garbage
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  6665. The F-16 will burn but they will be burning Russian forces into smoking corpses
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  6666. A few billion worth of F-16 will do
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  6667. ​ @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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  6668. 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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  6669. Trump crying over someone doing their job and not bowing to politics hilarious
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  6670. At this point ,why would you ever vote republican ever again
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  6671. That is the exactly why he's going to fry. The PRA mandates complete cooperation not peace meal
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  6672. 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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  6673. 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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  6674.  @dosdannys  Yawn clown
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  6675.  @lape2002  That would be false Airbus hasnt brought anything to the ground Airbus commercial may be reaping some rewards from the Boeing commercial problems but lets look at Boeing defense vs Airbus defense The JDAM series still massively outsells the French AASM AU dumped the Tigre in favor of the Apace E CH-47, E-7, P-8. MV-22, F-15EX, all have been doing relatively well Lets look at Airbus defense Despite its hype the C-130J still massively outsells the A400M The Typhoon is on its last leg The only product they have that is doing reasonably well is the A330 MRTT Boeing does not rely solely on its commerical side like Airbus does
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  6676.  @bentboybbz  Incorrect Modern warships have two props if one was damaged , they would simply run on the other Additionally depending on the damage the ship may still be able to use the prop but at lower speeds which is why this moot and the simple fact that is other ships can take it under tow as needed
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  6677. Iran continues to show how much they were overestimated , all they are doing is spraying and praying with missiles with no real sign of any precision while Israel is striking precise targets
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  6678. True but for now its needs to pass test to make sure its operationally ready (again)
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  6679.  @davidrobertsemail  Carrier cant be operationally without its planes There are systems onboard that can only tested when planes are aboard
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  6680. Iran can a small area while the US can strike every where
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  6681.  @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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  6682.  @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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  6683.  @walterbrunswick  Sorry but weapons of mass destruction would only humiliate Russia I wouldnt have wasted time on counter offensive
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  6684.  @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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  6685.  @les-chouans  And your point
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  6686.  @les-chouans  Ah yes , the Russian propaganda whats next the tooth fairy and easter bunny
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  6687.  @les-chouans  it called no shit sherlock there is major offensive in progress
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  6688. 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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  6689. The simple answer Russian incompetence Russian lost this conflict from day one At Battle of Antonov Airport Simple plan take the airport, land reinforcements and blitz Kyiv just 10 miles away and reinforce again with additional ground support If they had been successful, Kyiv would have fallen in 3 to 5 days instead they turned a simple plan into massive cluster fuck Instead of coming in at night as the US would have done, they come in broad daylight and got their asses kicked Instead of using Mi-26s to bring in additional forces, they used IL-76s and ended with 2 shot down and rest forced back to Russia when Russian forces failed to capture airport , the Mi-26 could have landed nearby at secondary LZ and allowed Russian forces to maintain pressure but instead they give Ukraine time to render the airport unusable. Without that airport, the convoy instead of pressing into Kyiv ended up grinding to a screeching halt That was the critical mistake that cost them The other critical mistake is lack of leadership In the US, all the generals in high level positions and most of the time, the SecDEF as well have vast military experience In Russia, most of the general in high level positions have very little combat experience or flew desk most of their careers Perhaps the biggest is that Sergei Shoigu, Russian Minister of Defense never served a day in the Russian army By all accounts, its literally a politician With combined that together Ukraine surviving this long kinda makes sense as the Russian leadership has literally no idea what they are doing
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  6690. LOL, you Russian bots are so hilarious
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  6691.  @krod16  Yet Ukraine is still in
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  6692. 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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  6693.  @roblockhart6104  Yup It would have been a totally a new air frame design
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  6694. 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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  6695. @Peter Angles Lets just say it doesnt end well for the S-300 and S400
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  6696.  @efxnews4776  Again wrong Just because nukes are being fired, it does not mean that conventional forces simply dont matter
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  6697. This AG needs to be fired point blank. It would be different story if he stated that his office couldn't investigate who raped the child because the doctor didn't provide the information Thats not the case here, he's going after her because she did the abortion ? Clearly shows where he's priorities are and why he needs to be removed
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  6698. 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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  6699. How to heck did that miss that
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  6700. At what point is Russia going to realize that they West isnt worried about them capturing equipment from Ukraiine
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  6701. The B-52 advantage is that it does not have to worry about stealth So adding weapons is not a problem. The B-21 weapons have to work with its stealth Example the B-2 cant' self designate laser guided bombs while the B-52 has targeting pod attached to wing So its curious to see if the USAF fixed that issue with B-21
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  6702.  @808INFantry11X  what are you rambling about ?
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  6703. Simple Fuel efficiency
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  6704. 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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  6705.  @davidhouseman4328  Exactly why they dont compare with CVNs
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  6706. Hence why Russia is getting its ass kicked by under equipped Ukraine
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  6707. 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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  6708. caution is out the window
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  6709. At what point does Russia realize no one buying their heavily propaganda videos
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  6710. right as we are 4 years into Russia's 3 day operation
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  6711.  @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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  6712. Not even a shock
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  6713.  @bluemarlin8138  Yeah no This isnt the 40s Any harbor is basically a fixed target and easy to target With hypersonic weapons thats mere minutes Moving targets are considerably harder to target
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  6714. Losing your flagship is not winning Losing nearly a dozen generals is not winning Having your most advanced aircraft blown out of the sky with amazing regularity is not winning Russian forces can't find a remedy for Ukrainian forces increasing capabilities So the logic is simple 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. Hence the nuclear threats, Remember , Russia famously claimed that West supply of weapons wouldnt change anything yet here we are 7 months later
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  6715. 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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  6716.  @michaelinsc9724  Hopefully they realize that mistake sooner than later
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  6717.  @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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  6718.  @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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  6719. Targeting rails only work if there is train with bunch of cars if you target the rails only, repairs can be done quickly, but with a train and cars, it takes much longer
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  6720. Still no comparison here Biden is fully cooperating while Trump fought tooth and nail claiming executive privilege to documents which he no right to
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  6721. 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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  6722.  @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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  6723.  @icemike1  what allies
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  6724.  @raivenbeatz1468  All of which will do nothing
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  6725.  @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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  6726.  @williamzk9083  Literally wrong on every count, the F-18E/F range is 450 miles while the F-35C range is 670 miles. So for starters , its range is not short Secondly there is this called aerial refueling, Depending on the mission and position of the ship, F-35 only need 1 while F-18E/F need at least 3 The USN whole investment with EA-18G is to deny the enemy the ability to use hypersonic weapons at long range Case in point, the DF-21 claims 1100 range. The USN can easily operate its F-35C from 1000 without worrying about DF-21 The DF-21 like all missiles still need its sensors to lock in to target as well communication to make sure it stays on target Thats kinda hard to do when both your sensors and comms are being jammed. In order to counter, the Chinese would have to deploy assets to counter EA-18G which again only ends badly for them
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  6727. Just more misinformation UH-60s crash almost monthly
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  6728. And the point is ? The F-35 is not the US military sole asset. its readiness is not factor
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  6729. No they would not Same basic missile but different upgrades per country
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  6730. 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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  6731.  @lukeallison3713  Lockheed is working a sub launched LRASM
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  6732. 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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  6733. 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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  6734. Sorry but it already is China's problem is engines They are still relying on Russian engines while they struggle with their locally made The USAF had 30 years of operating the B-2 to gain invaluable insight for the B-21 China has only operated the Xian H-6
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  6735.  @xiaogangdasha  The J-20 is another failure Sec Def statement the B-21 can hold any target at risk is chilling
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  6736.  @xiaogangdasha  Lets see J-20 has no gun limited payload and in 10 year time, has got through at least 5 engines
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  6737.  @xiaogangdasha  Let see The J-20 has not left the box that China keeps it in while the F-22 and Su-57 have seen real world operations As the PLAAF keeps the J-20 in a tightly sealed box, it does not compare to the others Even at the air show where it was show cased, the routines was tightly choregraphed as the J-20 only did basic moves and rolls No minimum radius turns No slow speeding handle demo Nada even the Su-57 demos show a degree of performance
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  6738.  @xiaogangdasha  How exactly is the J-20 supposed to compete with the F-22 or Su-57 when China keeps its in a tightly sealed box If China was serious about the J-20 , they would send overseas like they do with J-10s and J-11 but they wont as the J-20 is sub par at best
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  6739.  @xiaogangdasha  India has top tier AWACS ,however their problem is that their missiles quality is piss poor The R-77s hasnt lived up and Astra is dragging ass In order to counter China in a potential engagement, they need a massive improvement with their air to air missiles
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  6740. 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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  6741.  @kdcustoms1272  HMS allow for off bore sight shoots allow pilots to shoot over the shoulder or even behind not useless
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  6742.  @kdcustoms1272  The lacked HMS simply because of the budget constraints at the time. The F-22 is designed for all range combat not simply BVR By that logic, the USAF should removed the gun and AIM-9s
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  6743.  @kdcustoms1272  No the F-22 is designed for all range combat, not just BVR
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  6744.  @kdcustoms1272  Its easier when you understand fact The US experimented with OBS technology back in late 60s and early 70s to equip the F-14 with the AIM-95 and F-15 with AIM-82 The USN also developed Visual Target Acquisition System (VTAS) None were adopted The ATF started a few years later and none of it was added to the ATF When Germany provided the West with R-73 in 1990s, The crash program to add OBS began in the West however due to budget constraints from Cold War being over , the USAF couldnt get the funds to add it the F-22s The F-22 lacking OBS was short sighted ness by the USAF
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  6745. Funny how Africa countries were quick to rush to Russia and now they are SOL
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  6746.  @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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  6747. The key word there is deluded
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  6748. 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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  6749. Its not exaggeration its called a reality check Russia's favorite statement is that US weapons are exotic and expensive while Russian weapons are cheap and just as effective Now the reality check in Ukraine has shown how ineffective Russia's cheap weapons and how deadly US weapons are The Patriot going 2 for 2 against the Kinzhal was the biggest black eye since the loss of the Moskava Imagine know if a Su-35 or worse a Su-57 gets KO.ed by Western weapons
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  6750.  @kathrynck  Sorry but no is buying the supposed misinformation, KA-52 losses have been visually confirmed as Su-34s Both are getting the shit kicked out of them T-90s have ended in western hands so Russia's only choice is getting the T-14 mass produced Russia has overused the Kinzhal and Patriot went 2 for 2 against it Russian's failurism as military force in Ukraine blatantly is clear
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  6751. Apparrently Russia doest get the concept of upgrades
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  6752. 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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  6753. 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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  6754. The F-22 design was chosen because of the NATF program where an navalised F-22 was envisoned. Secondly the F-22 used TVC while YF-23 did not As things have changed now The YF-23 design should be reused with few changes for NGAD A modernized version of the F-22s ALR-94 paired with F-35s DAS/EOTS/HMDS , wide area display, MADL as well newer radar The same advanced processors from the F-15EX Engines would be the F-35 F-135 or the ADVENT. The aircraft should be wired to accept both if needed The weapons bay needs to be redesigned to accommodate more air to ground munitions, anti ship munitions as well as the air launched variant of the SM-6 that USN is testing Same bubble canopy as the F-22 Lastly , it 2 gun design On the left a GAU-22 with 500 rounds On the right , an empty space for the DEW provision
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  6755.  @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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  6756.  @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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  6757. 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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  6758. Ukraine has been a massive gift to NATO and nightmare for Russia Russia's conventionally capabilities are barely working
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  6759.  @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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  6760. The B-21 seems like it can use more weapons than the current generation bomber Ideally, the J-20 and Su-57 think they have picked the B-21 and commit only realize via IRST they have been decoyed They radio back its decoy, , Their base screams at them to withdraw as their MAWS goes off Mis---- radio silence Their base sounds the alarm as they realized they have been played Ka-fucking boom as the base gets shredded by HACMs The B-21s approach , One carries ADM-160C MALD-Js and launches two waves of them One wave to up high and the other sea skimming the second carries the AIM-120 or AIM-260 The last two carry HACMs One the enemy fighters commit and pass the wave sea skimming, the pop up and start jamming The B-21s use the jamming to simultaneously launch against the incoming fighters and the enemy bases With the jamming present, they cant detect the B-21s opening their bay doors nor the missile launches
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  6761. 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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  6762.  @jerromedrakejr9332  They have redesigned the system but the problem still remains. If the autoloader carousel is hit, jack in box effect The rounds are deeper in the tank but still a potential problem
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  6763.  @adksmsjudn34321  That would be false If Germany was confident about the DM-63/73, they wouldn't be pushing for Rheinmetall Rh-130 L/51 130mm The only country thats worried about the T-14 is the US When Germany became one, US got a look at the T-72 and its ERA The T-80 has been US hands several times When Ukaine had its falling out with Russia they give the US the latest T-80 with all the latest russian gear This has allowed the US to test its armor against Russia 125mm rounds as well test its 120mm rounds against Russia armor several times over the years The T-90 uses all the same equipment so its effectiveness even with newer rounds and armor is still very limited The US isnt worried as latest DU round is fully capable of defeating the T-14 armor For countries that are not using DU but tungsten, its major problem The US places premium on DU because of naturally self sharpening and pyrophoric after effects Tungsten can achieve penetration but lacks the after effects The after effects of DU is what really screws a tank The irony is that tungsten and DU are both heavy metals and just as bad each other so the notion that one is worst than the other a joke
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  6764. No they don't and no other countries wont support them
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  6765.  @Bird_McBride  Ukraine is being resupplied so Russia's good days are over
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  6766. More over R kelly you are getting company
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  6767. 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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  6768. 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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  6769. 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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  6770. Fun fact, the building was empty was there was no secondary explosion
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  6771.  @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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  6772.  @vic5015  The simple answer is yes Lockheed and MBDA combined solve that very quickly
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  6773.  @simpledude5974  Cope harder clown
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  6774. Cope harder
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  6775. Russia is neither
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  6776. Not the best time to get cocky but still need to use the momentum they have gained
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  6777. 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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  6778. Yeah yet another dud weapon from Iran
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  6779. This is sham referendum under gun point
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  6780.  @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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  6781. Send some more ships and find out
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  6782. The answer is absolutely not
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  6783. and your point
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  6784. Iran loitering drones are a literally joke
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  6785. 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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  6786.  @georgeray649  That would be Hamas
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  6787. 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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  6788. WOW whats going with networks
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  6789. Notice all Russian claims are backed up with zero evidence Grainy video and missile strike proves jack shit
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  6790. Minus the tree huggers, the nuclear energy is pro and con Pro is power output , Con is Fukushima and Chernobyl The safety aspect of it while advances in technology has made it considerably safer, if things go south, the damage is far worst than other sources of energy if you want cheaper energy, then the ocean is the only source
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  6791.  @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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  6792.  @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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  6793.  @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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  6794.  @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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  6795.  @darkcloud5830  Dont have to facts speak for themselves
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  6796. 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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  6797. 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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  6798. They said that first time and yet photo showed otherwise
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  6799. Stupidity
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  6800. Thats fine and dandy but they better make sure to applying the lessons learned from Ukraine
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  6801.  @davidflitcroft7101  They need to ease up on the munition usage and speed up in the tactics area
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  6802. 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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  6803.  @WorldLetsDoRandomShit  Its not being patriotic its just been practical if you honestly pull back the layers and trace the route of the problem. The USAF waited entirely too long to replace its KCs
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  6804. 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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  6805. They get it when a decision is made
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  6806. 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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  6807.  @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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  6808.  @ungas024  Thats a nice high low mix
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  6809. The problem is that stupidity is taking root once again. Insufficient F-22 were due to cost and by the time they realized their mistake too late Now they screaming cost again because of Russia's inability to make the more Su-57 and China's problem with the J-20 tech How about we not wait for them to unscrew their program and get air dominance back to be uncontested
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  6810. 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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  6811.  @dfui.  The Taurus can be if they intergrate to the F-16
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  6812. 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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  6813. The General didnt praise anything about the J-20,
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  6814. Trump found a reason to drop the MOAB and now Israel gave him an excuse to use the MOP
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  6815. Once Ukraine gets F-16 and munitions fully operational then yes, this conflict will be over shortly
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  6816.  @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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  6817.  @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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  6818.  @wstj4240  The F-35 can deal with the Su-57 and FC-31 needed. Secondly the F-35 does not rely completely on its stealth While mach 2 sounds good, The US sees no reason to rely on speed. The so called capabilties on the Su-57 and FC-31 has done what exactly the Su-57 has been offered for export for nearly 3 years and still hasnt got a signed contract outside of Russia yet Same goes for the FC-31 nada. So far 3/4 F-35 variants has seen action which promoted the F-35 sales. The Su-57 went to Syria to try and do the same and got nada
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  6819. Its about to change owners
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  6820. And what exactly is Russia going to do use harsh language
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  6821.  @uniy123  Its called patience and the west is steadily losing it
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  6822.  @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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  6823.  @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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  6824.  @manuelmamann5035  Besides your broken english, its clear you have no idea what you are talking about
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  6825.  @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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  6826.  @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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  6827.  @MaltedJacker  I am just wonder what idiot make this decision
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  6828. yet India wants more US tech
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  6829. 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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  6830.  @vmpgsc  The C-130J was never supposed be in the RAF but delays with the A400M made their purchase necessary
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  6831. They could but it highly unlikely
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  6832. Simple, its called running the grift
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  6833. As far use goes, Getting Ukraine enough tanks to matter was a challenge for the US. Ideally, the US and UK shouldnt have sent tanks but instead backed Germany will sending just leopard 2 which greatly simplifies training and maintenance As for the lack of T-14, its basically comes do the fact that Russia's most advanced weapons that have been fielded so far have been either been destroyed or captured Panstir S1 is supposed to protect Russian forces as CIWS and SHORAD, its has ended up in US hands Several pieces of EW also in US hands The West got a look at T-72s armor and ammunition when Germany become one in the 90s and a look at T-80s when Ukraine and Russia fell out in 2004, Again a look at T-72s and T-80s The T-90 resused much of the same tech so for all intents and purposes, it was basically useless
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  6834. No, he appealed and was denied Just because he appealed doesnt mean they will grant it
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  6835.  @shahadathkadir  How about no The US has free hand in Yemen to play
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  6836. 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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  6837. @WB Simple The Spruance class like the Ticonderoga-class was retrofitted whereas the Arleigh Burke were purpose built Instead of retrofitting, they built totally new ships with the Flight IIA which address the Flight I short comings The Spruance class lack of AEGIS was another factor The Spruance class needed 6 radars for what Burke did with 3 with the SPY-1 and 1 with the SPY-6 It was easier and cheaper to simply retire the Spu cans and replace them with newer purpose built Burkes then upgrading them If Congress had laid off the naval gunfire support bullshit earlier the Zumwalts would be in greater numbers
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  6838. The USN need to follow through with the SSGN and make 4-8 for Columbias conventional operations
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  6839. So much for Russia as superpower
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  6840.  @Andrey_Versilov  is not
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  6841. 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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  6842. 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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  6843.  @ligmasurvivor5600  its not about the ERA its about the missile that was used
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  6844. if the US decided this was war Yemen would be burning by weeks end
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  6845. 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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  6846. Johnson has reached across the aisle many times showing the Dems that he is willing to be reasonable of course they would back him up
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  6847. 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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  6848.  @Predator42ID  SPC wasnt made for general purpose use but time will tell
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  6849.  @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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  6850.  @2Potates  That would make the rounds lighter not more effective
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  6851.  @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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  6852.  @Rob_F8F  The F-18E/F yes but they havent committed to a EA-18G variant yet
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  6853.  @Rob_F8F  that is the hope but we need an actually plan
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  6854. Downing a few missiles wont stop Ukraine
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  6855. Stalemate
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  6856. 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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  6857.  @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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  6858.  @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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  6859.  @nanyanguo1  How many does China very very few cope harder
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  6860.  @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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  6861.  @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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  6862. That remains to be seen Right now , what Ukraine needs is integrated air defence system (IADS) across to the country to stop attacks cold Thats more ASRAAMS, Gepard, Avengers ADS and Patriots Offensively, Ukraine needs ATACMS pont blank, The 60 M270s and HIMARS would allow Ukraine to strike massively against Russian forces and save Storm Shadow for targets much further as Ukraine USV has proven effective, some needs to look at giving Ukraine torpedos There are plenty of Mk-46s USV with MK-46s striking at night would be highly effective Unlike the USV, the MK-46's warhead is optimized for naval warfare
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  6863. 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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  6864. NATO won't invade however Belarus getting directly involved only ends badly for them
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  6865. Nope, Russia's usage just makes it seem that way
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  6866.  @bogdagt  Smoke just about any target
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  6867. @Roger Smodher Wrong on every count
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  6868. @Roger Smodher Right, the US which has literally more stealth assets than all nation combined would magically how problems with Russia or China crap do you know how silly that is ?
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  6869. @Roger Smodher Again No Su-35 or Su-57 ever got near F-22 thats literally progandana at its finest
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  6870. @Roger Smodher Wow, you are like non spot propaganda machine of non sense
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  6871. @@johngrey9780 ELINT and SIGLINT
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  6872. @@johngrey9780 System are already cailberated for that speed ICBM and SLBM travel at hypersonic speed is what people seem to forget
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  6873. @@johngrey9780 Yawn
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  6874. @@johngrey9780 double yawn
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  6875.  @etecarghakamallahiri432lah5  yawn
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  6876.  @alexorehowski3387  YAAWWNNN
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  6877.  @breadfahlifebreadfahlife9065  With the continued advanced of weapons and tactics Cost would be relatively low depending the weapons and tactics ATGM are getting long range and more portable. A coordinated SF strike where they simply put an ATGM in to radar and command truck would blind the site from incoming missiles Israel's Spike NLOS can be launched from over 30 miles away and be mounted small buggies They can salvo 4 missiles. thats the radar, command truck, missiles and other equipment out of action Ukraine is showing that strikes from the ground are far effective loitering munition more advanced that what Ukraine is using is another factor
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  6878. 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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  6879. No, they sent it a on mission and things went pear shaped
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  6880. 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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  6881. 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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  6882. Encouragement does not change the fact that the only way out of this mess is getting the Supreme Court to restore Roe v Wade protection
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  6883. 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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  6884. The F-22 like the F-15 was designed purely for air superiority The F-22 has the muscle but the F-35 has the brains They are trying to give the F-22 some of the F-35 brain power but honestly its waste The F-22 should be retired as long the NGAD has both the F-22 muscle and the F-35 brains combined
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  6885. All Ukraine needs to more radar SPAAG
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  6886. She's a nutbar what did you expect
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  6887. The US has more options with Israel than Ukraine
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  6888.  @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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  6889.  @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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  6890. More over R kelly you are getting company
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  6891. it took long for Ukraine to strike the S-500 and embrass Russia once more
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  6892. LOL 10th rounds
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  6893. its not a nightmare its cost effective to use the APKWS 22K per shot vs 2 mil for an AIM-9
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  6894. I love this channel so much
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  6895.  @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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  6896.  @srijanme  By all means try LMAO
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  6897.  @mikewaterfield3599  There shouldn't be that much left to do beside build it. When it was clear that USAF wasn't getting more F-22s, they started work back in 2009 The engine companies already have ADVENT engines nearly ready for flight tests. Its likely reusing the F-35 AAQ-37/40 but with much higher resolution. Also copying the F-22 ALR-94 like the F-35 did with the ASQ-39 I would also wager the same helmet as the F-35. AESA radar at this point is childs play . They may include side and rear radars Lockheed Martin delivered its LANCE high-energy laser weapon which covers direct energy weapons They have the tech , they just need to put it together
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  6898.  @cleopatra7377  NEVER
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  6899.  @bl8danjil  No wrong Tri-service designation only brought the services under one system versus each having its own When aircraft stopped being designed for single missions is when they stopped with the 2 letter titles We are talking about military aircraft not cars, what an asinine comparison The F-15E is designed for multi-role but still retains the F designation The F-22 was carried the F/A-22 before they settled with F-22A The Tri-service designation fall out of use in the late 80s as the new method is F-15EX, F-16 block 72, F-18 block III
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  6900.  @ricky1231  Just to prove my point that the other guy is full of shit here is some light reading for you "One-third of F-35s could be delivered before operational testing is complete" The article has a direct link to the original GAO that outlines the F-35 Block 4 modernization effort costing 15 billion ish US Navy confident it can fix its fighter jet shortfall — and avoid another This article puts a lot of the USN issues in context Pentagon budget 2023: USAF reduces F-35 procurement, but grows combat air funding The decision to wait for the Block 4 instead of the buying more Block 3F Defensenews, USNI, Janes and the Drive all have the info with links
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  6901.  @ricky1231  The Stingray only carries 15,000lbs of fuel while the Super Hornet with ARS carries 29,000 So they have some growing to do but as far as area denial goes The answer to that is hypersonic weapons US made Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) claims Mach 17 with 1725 mile range With those specs, It can strike a target 1000 miles away in 4 and half minutes The Chinese DFs are massive launchers and 5 mins is literally no time The ARRW or AGM-183 with so far is rated at Mach 5 plus but 300 miles from aircraft is very easy to do Russia is only problem child for the US is the Zircon which can be launched from the Yasen sub but the low procurement of that class works for the USN
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  6902. ​ @bl8danjil  Your asinine comments already says it all In USMC service, the KC-130 fills the role of tanker ,transport and gunship, if the US military was following the Tri Service designation The KC-130J in USMC service would has been changed to MC-130J, however it still designated as KC despite its multi mission capabilities FYI ass hat USCG , Army, USAF and USN all use the MH-60 designation for their UH-60 models so the USMC using the MC-130J would create zero problems The F-35 is the latest example the US military literally not following the quote tri service system
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  6903.  @seagie382  Its just example of the no one giving a fuck about guidelines
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  6904. Not likely if the ATACMS smoked sevastopol , Putin will have heart attack
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  6905. 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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  6906. @ its simple When Trump lost the election he tried to lean on the military to keep him in office and they said NO The fact that he's choosing retired officers shows he trying to circumvent the legal channels to make it so the military can do whatever he wants
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  6907.  @LanaTodd-pn1yg  The fact that he's choosing retired officers shows he trying to circumvent the legal channels to make it so the military can do whatever he wants
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  6908. Its not a dliemma its exactly what they need
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  6909. With the F-22 , the F-117 became moot to operate in full forces hence why it was scaled back to limited numbers The F-117, F-22, F-35 and B-2 gives the US a lot of aircraft to due Dissimilar air combat training (DACT) with As China and Russia are building stealth aircraft, the US has plenty to aircraft that dissimilar enough to get good training on
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  6910. 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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  6911. Yes all their weapons are British and American, Here's a hint why In potential conflict , Israel's industrial military capability could be crippled or destroyed effectively leaving them defenseless whereas by using weapons from the US and elsewhere, they wouldnt be defenseless if their own local stuff is destroyed Case in point In 2023 and 2024, the United States transferred over 14,000 Mark 84 bombs to Israel. The US also sent large numbers of Mk-83 and Mk-82s The US sent THAAD to Israel as again Israel uses a great deal of US tech and connecting the THAAD to their defense network was simple plug and play So you are arguing Israel using common sense lets look at Iran if all their local stuff get hits, they are boned and they know it
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  6912. Right Ukraine using ATACMS shredded 3 Russian bases and counting
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  6913. Now that Ukrainian forces have demonstrated their accuracy with the HIMARS Russia's panic is through the roof
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  6914. Well If Israel had responded massively to Iran's attack ,it would have looked bad
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  6915. Yup Thats to advances in technology, its smaller but far more effective
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  6916.  @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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  6917.  @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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  6918. Too easy for modern ATGMs
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  6919. Correction None of them are a threat
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  6920.  @HarleyCenter-uv9vs  No they are not, they have been poorly maintained
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  6921. Not likely by July , Ukraine will start receiving its initial batch of F-16s and then things will turn around
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  6922. And your point ,
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  6923.  @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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  6924. 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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  6925. Air combat very meh at this point Simple put why bother to fight the enemy head on in ACM which you can easily destroy them on the ground. an F-35 uses its stealth and knocks a hole the enemys defenses for an F-35 to sneak through That F-35 carrying 500lbs GBUs makes a dash for the enemy's airfield and drops bombs on key parts of the runaway preventing the enemy from getting aircraft airborne Simultaneously F-18s carry cruise missiles launch against the airfield and finish the job The enemy aircraft that are airborne are forced to disengage and run Even with a full tanks, with the airfield knocked, they have no place to land , and have to make for the next airfield which may or not be under attack Hypersonic weapons makes the situation a reality as you can strike defenses and key points leaving the enemy open to attack
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  6926. No one cares China
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  6927. Its more efficient to destroy them
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  6928.  @Fiberous_Pulley  The HIMARS is striking Russian forces daily
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  6929. 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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  6930. More propaganda
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  6931.  @boikanyoonneng9170  Thats missiles failing not whole system get destroyed cope harder
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  6932. 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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  6933. No they thought that Israel wouldnt do anything if they held hostage they though wrong
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  6934. Could the US add a kill switch yes but doing so would tank their ability to see weapons permanently
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  6935. Nope Send 50 M6 Linebacker model those are Bradleys with 4 tube Stinger missile
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  6936. @Kashatnic K I would say they realized why the US has super carriers.
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  6937. Everyone is threat now
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  6938.  @khiem1939  Why leave the asset intact
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  6939. Thats not a slap, thats says game on
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  6940.  @efraj5106  Russia is losing Case in point, Russia is jamming JDAMs. The US countermeasures for jamming JDAMs were the Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module (SAASM) as well various other methods under the Anti-Jam GPS program however as shown in Ukraine, none have worked in response the US has ordered Home on Jam seekers for JDAMs and SDB I as Ukraine has show that the only reliable way to deal with jamming is the physical destruction of the jammer. So in potential conflict with NATO, they wont waste time trying to overcome the jamming, they will simply destroy the jammers So you have told the NATO they need long range weapons able to search and destroy jammers even if they are stationary or moving as well as assets able to locate jammers Thats called losing
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  6941.  @efraj5106  Russia use of EW is hurting them more than anything else
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  6942.  @JohnJones-k9d  No, NATO doesnt need EW as badly as Russia does
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  6943.  @mauser98kar  Not really the AGM-88 is home on jam as long as its broadcasting, the missile will find it Additionally the HARM has 150lbs blast‐fragmentation warhead For comparison, the RIM-7 has 90slbs blast‐fragmentation with an estimated kill radius of 27 ft So as long as the AGM-88 can get within 35-40 ft of target, the warhead will do the rest Thats why the US is equipping Home on Jam to the JDAM 500lbs JDAM hitting on or even near. the jammer is done Taking out the jammer is best course because it allows other weapons to function effectivelly again
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  6944. Israel will pay Iran back with interest
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  6945. 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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  6946. Just a waste of time
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  6947.  @FireAngelOfLondon  Airburst rounds for 50 is not possible the fragmentation would be nothing 20mm or 25mm have far better fragmentation
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  6948. facts
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  6949. The F-117 was designed for maximum stealth, it so cant use air to air weapons
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  6950. Funny how those western weapons has allowed Ukraine to kick Russa's ass for the last 18 months
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  6951. 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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  6952. You missed that part where the camera crew was provided to the USAF had ample time to edit what they didnt want the public the see The B-21 cockpit wont be public till its successor in development
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  6953. AG got him dead to rights
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  6954.  @antoine7334  Yet there are barely 180 Tiger made Australia is retiring its Tiger in favor of the AH-64E Germany is retiring its Tigers in favor of the H165M That alone is 72 aircraft being scrapped Japan is retiring its 12 AH-64Ds Not counting the 819 uses by the US Army Thats still over 400 in export with over 5000 built
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  6955. LMAO you are source of info is the New York times thats belong desperate
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  6956. 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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  6957. 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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  6958. 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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  6959.  @jammiedodger7040  Well 130mm isn't quite ready yet
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  6960.  @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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  6961.  @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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  6962.  @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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  6963.  @Section20Ul  Yes the UK sailed 8000 miles however lets recap why they won First , the UK fleet depleted all its fuel in the process however, the US diverted a supertanker with 2 million gallons of fuel to the Falklands Without that tanker, the UK fleet and aircraft would not be able operate Secondly, the US give the UK access to US SATCOM which allowed the UK to communicate in real time with its forces in the Falklands that real time communication allowed to the UK to coordinate its forces effectively So by no means , did the UK retake the Falklands by itself Oh yes, the famous misunderstanding that training exercise and combat are too very different things What happens in exercises is literally moot You are as bad as the Indians who claim they kick everyone asses in every exercise Yet in 2019, got their asses handed to time in real combat
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  6964.  @davidwhite5972  Of course the USAF could have done it would been over in 3 days at most
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  6965. Ukraine can deal with the Kinzhal against targets that are protected with Western systems Russia is avoiding those systems
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  6966. Heat seekers are countered by Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) which instead wide band jamming ,they used a focus beam to essentially fry the seeker DIRCMs are getting stronger emitters but ultimately its still a battle between measure and counter measure MAWS and RWRS work by detecting the missile and radar emission , AESA emissions are extremely hard to spot and missile are using more composites to make them stealthier Ultimately, in place of of flares, they need an active protection system (APS) similar to tanks that can launch small missile with payload similar the 35mm AHEAD round that releases a lethal spray of small fragments to destroy the missile
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  6967. 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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  6968. If only it was true
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  6969.  @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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  6970.  @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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  6971.  @Giganibba511  And you point would be ?
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  6972.  @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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  6973. how about no
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  6974.  @trumanhw  AIM-174 doesnt weigh 3300lbs The complete SM-6 package weight 3300lbs however the AIM-174 lacks the MK-72 booster which weighs 1500lbs alone so the AIM-174 only weighs 1800lbs Secondly AIM-174 job is giving the USN the ability to defeat Chinese DF-21/26s as well Russian Kinzhal and Zircon weapons The AIM-174 retains the SM-6s 140lbs warhead which unlike AIM-120 or AIM-260, the AIM-174 is usable against all airborne threats including hypersonic missiles The USN problem is defending its ships from hypersonic weapons. While the SM-6 block II and GPI are slated to give them that capability, they are still limited in range Adding an AIM-174 allows USN aircraft to engage threats long before they reach the fleet The concept is using Command and Control Battle Management Communications (C2BMC) as external sensors to engage threats at long range. The Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) with E-2D at medium range and SPY1/6 at short range So instead of seconds, they have minutes The AIM-260 job is expanding the AIM-120 capabilities with longer range , better and improved seeker against low rcs targets as well use of newer technology while retain the AIM-120s size.
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  6975.  @philsalvatore3902  The AIM-174 in the images show a weight of 1863 marked on the side The pylon used can easily carry 3300lbs but the AIM-174 isnt that heavy
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  6976. 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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  6977. of course it did
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  6978.  @mgshabbire311  They can back but it wont help them
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  6979. Emphasis on court approved
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  6980. I don't see why it takes months when the US has 3000 plus tanks in storage which they could be pull out 31 tanks and make them ready a few weeks at most
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  6981.  @filipinainaforeignland3552  why not
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  6982.  @obsidian7644  31 tanks are than enough The point was so that Germany and rest of countries will follow suit Thats 31 from the US, 14 from the UK, Germany is pledging 14 and other countries are pledging Leopard 2 as well so that number will easily increase to at 100 plus tanks
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  6983. By all means ,try
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  6984. How about no aircraft shot down The first image was of aircraft in the field that was curiously not on fire from the impact yet the fuselage was burning and roundel was on the wrong spot not to mention the design was totally wrong the second image was disproportionate image of F-35 on the ground with damage Like the first image, the design was totally wrong. The F-35I like the F-35A has pattern on the top thats black and white for aerial refueling that lead to the door for the probe which is missing The space between the wings and vertical stabs is totally wrong So no All we are seeing is poor AI and even poorer photo shop Similar to the Houthis claims of striking a CVN All BS
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  6985. 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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  6986.  @bryanslayter4053  Exactly With whats coming Life for Russian forces is only going to get worst
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  6987.  @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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  6988.  @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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  6989.  @Aamirmhmd99  1.24 billion per battery
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  6990. Not likely modern fighter development takes much longer
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  6991.  @SMac86  Modern fighters take much longer depending on complexity
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  6992. Its more than acceptable, its major opportunity for Ukraine to give Russian forces yet another black eye
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  6993.  @mandoreforger6999  They can either move them closer and use them with BMs either way, the S-400 is just a minor speed bump
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  6994. The video doesnt really go into details about the engagement but one this they are getting wrong is that $1000 drone can replace the 178K Javelin While FPV are making their mark, they are more damaging than destructive Simple numbers 1 out of 10 times, the FPV might actually destroy target, the remain 9, it will damage it 9 out of 10 times, the Javelin will destroy what it targets or leave seriously damaged FPV has been soft killed by EW while Javelins are immune to EW
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  6995. If the West would speed things up and get Ukraine want it needs, this would be moot
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  6996. 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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  6997.  @syncopatedfeb4770  Israel has nukes Iran does not Israel both air and sea delivery for long range strike Iran does not
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  6998.  @syncopatedfeb4770  And when has Iran proved that NEVER dumbass
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  6999.  @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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  7000.  @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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  7001.  @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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  7002.  @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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  7003.  @Birdylockso  The US uses retired ICBM and MRBM first and second stages
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  7004. Several reasons besides poor flying skills and judgement
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  7005.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  Ah yes, the famous Russia is fighting 53 countries How exactly does not matter when Russia borders Ukraine The US traveled 7000 miles 3 times to middle and sealed the deal in weeks Yet Russian with Ukraine right there cant seal the deal after 3 years
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  7006.  @I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV  Apparently you cant read Those 4000 aircraft by the time Russia started gettings its butt kicked were scrap that hadnt flown in decades
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  7007. They wont have the time
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  7008. Unless they have been upgraded to carry NATO standard weapons , its basically an exercise in futility
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  7009.  @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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  7010.  @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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  7011.  @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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  7012.  @ragingmonk6080  Weakening is one thing but this conflict is long pass that stage
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  7013.  @ragingmonk6080  Putin using cannon fodder is not weakening Weakening would destruction of Russian forces on a strategic scale
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  7014.  @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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  7015.  @ragingmonk6080  Still throwing your temper tanturm from being to be nothing but ass hilarous
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  7016.  @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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  7017.  @ragingmonk6080  Cope harder, maybe you actually believe your own bullshit
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  7018. Iran supports a number of terrorists groups with weapons and training, a conflict with the US would see that end' which is a massive strategic victory as those groups would no longer have a ready supply of weapons and training There would no strategic victory.for the US, only benefits
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  7019. 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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  7020. 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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  7021.  @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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  7022.  @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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  7023. Lets add some reality here its going 2 years and not a single HIMARS has been destroyer despite Russian propaganda claims The Excalibur in INS mode is still dropping with lethal range of targets The Bradley has gotten rave reviews from Ukraine forces because unlike their Russian junk, the Bradley has saved many of their lives The ATACMS opening attack was destroying 20 Russian helicopters and KA-52s losses has soared to nearly half Russia's fleet And again this week Ukraine destroys yet another Russian ship
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  7024. Iran wont survive a war against Israel
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  7025. 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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  7026. Got what right ? There is a lot they got wrong
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  7027.  @DJ_Force  Thats very much a shame
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  7028. 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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  7029. That's look more like a controlled demo
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  7030. Sure it would not
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  7031. 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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  7032. So China wants to get its lights punch out basically
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  7033. They can warn all they want Uncle sam doesnt care War is business
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  7034. 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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  7035. 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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  7036.  @00calvinlee00  Yes and no its wasnt forced. Yes the USN objected because the USMC air wings would no longer be in the carrier rotations however the USMC changed their minds The F-35B was going to be the sole aircraft for the USMC air wing but studies showed that space was at premium with the F-35B and adopting it with the Next Generation Jammer pods would be too problematic for it to replace the EA-6B however the F-35C on the other hand was trifecta First , they would stay in the USN carrier rotation appeasing the USN, Second the F-35C can easily carry the Next Generation Jammer pods but most importantly is the F-35Cs weapons bay is the same size as the F-35A which allows for internal weapon carriage for weapons like AGM-88G and other larger weapons that F-35B cant carry Additionally with the F-35C on CVN with EW pods, they can do the same as before and interoperate EW pods with the USN as well as additionally capabilities There is a lot of reasons why the USMC realized the F-35C made sense.
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  7037. Exactly
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  7038. Yeah no Chinese military manufacturing is based reverse engineering from other countries The J-20 for example has been 6 engine series so far and counting. Made capable engines is area where China struggles in Now Russia also struggles as engine issues nearly derailed the Su-57 but they were trying to make engines as advanced as the newer ones the US was fielding China copied the Su-33 and didnt get it right there are several other areas but Russia is still marginally better than China
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  7039. About bloody time
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  7040. @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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  7041. 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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  7042.  @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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  7043.  @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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  7044.  @dreamhunter2973  Thats the other side of the coin All that training will pay off
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  7045.  @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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  7046.  @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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  7047.  @wolfmaster0579  Kill chain is what people dont understand
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  7048. @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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  7049.  @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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  7050.  @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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  7051.  @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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  7052.  @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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  7053.  @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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  7054. Here's a new flash he cant
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  7055.  @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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  7056. Power stations are legitimate military targets
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  7057. @ @start2957  In a conventional war ,the development of long range hypersonic weapons has made achieving very easy airborne jammers can jam AWACS and ground radar while hypersonic weapons strike Example, the AGM-183 can cover 500 miles in 2 mins Supported by airborne jammers, it strike defense while stealth aircraft use bombs to neutralize airfields runways and taxiways while air launch missiles close in to finish off the airfield , timed correctly, the entire base can be wiped out Any airborne interceptor would be forced to withdraw as they have no place to land Even if interceptor detected the jammers, its still a race to get in range
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  7058. Sell sell and more sell No seize it all
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  7059. 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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  7060. 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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  7061.  @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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  7062. 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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  7063.  @LonnieDale-s4n  Its Congress fault not theirs
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  7064.  @LonnieDale-s4n  The current is still in charge
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  7065.  @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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  7066.  @notion9590  All his dumbass had to to was get on the plane and come home
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  7067. 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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  7068. Ukraine will not win unless the West stop tip toeing around
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  7069.  @williamlloyd3769  As the Red Sea has shown the MQ-9 is not survivable even with EW pods they need the MQ-20
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  7070.  @jdo8405  The USMC has been divesting a lot of equipment so yes they have the money for it Remember they give up the EA-6Bs, Abrams , gunships and so forth. Hell even USMC M777s and HIMARS are being divested Ironically Ukraine has highlighted the weakness of both systems
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  7071.  @jdo8405  The TLAM is better than HIMARS for several reasons but the biggest is that its immune to EW
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  7072.  @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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  7073.  @zachdaniels5626  Thats why its called the golden bb ding dong
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  7074.  @Держава3  Lay off potato juice their ivan
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  7075. He's some very good points
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  7076. Oh life is going to suck for the Russian forces
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  7077. Its called a setback their genius
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  7078. 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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  7079. Got the holy hands
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  7080.  @Vorname_Nachnahme  Yawn
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  7081.  @DanAth-il1uq  Right so video correct and everyone else wrong NOT
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  7082.  @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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  7083.  @evrussia  Yawn ivan
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  7084. and then you woke up
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  7085. The irony is that Maintenance Chief is saying ok, you got 2 hours to fix it before it flies again
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  7086. Simple Russia is radioactive wasteland
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  7087. Yeah not happening 105mm , no way 30mm to 40mm at best
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  7088. You think maintaining the worlds largest military is cheap ?
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  7089.  @Taylor.Sullivan98290  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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  7090. 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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  7091.  @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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  7092.  @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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  7093. ​ @triggerpointtechnology  Thats why I said Gasaraki In Gasaraki, the first Generation Raiden only has 60 min operational time Later in the series, the second generation Shinden based on lessons learned from Raiden operational time is 36 hours due to improved battery tech With current tech They would use the Telsa battery by at 1/50th size I say about 23-30 inches in length at and 1/2 to 1 inch thick Just enough power ,radio, optics, sensors , computers and laser designator possible a short range radar The basic hydraulics can handle recoil for weapons but no one is lifting cars anytime soon It can be easily made but people will have to understand reality over the movies
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  7094. The difference that was combat ,this was training
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  7095.  @octagonPerfectionist  The whole reason this happened is because their range is not clearly marked . In the US, range control are clear so the pilots always know their position on the range They are tall towers with flags and brightly marked that pilots can clearly see
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  7096.  @triadwarfare  Simple When you see the towers, you know its training when you open country, you know its for real that simple
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  7097. 4 missiles does not do much on the battlefield
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  7098. Right 4 months you think anyone believes anything from the Russia MoD
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  7099.  Yana Kuzmina™  Again after 4 months no one believes anything from Russia
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  7100. 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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  7101. @Sam Rossi SpeaksSings&Films This election is very over and Trump lost ,the end
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  7102.  @bobboy5508  That would be false If Trump wanted all legal votes counted, he would be requesting a recount from all states however he are requesting recounts from the states where he lost. He cant face the fact that he lost. Georgia is recounting only because of narrow margin, the rest are not doing unless he pays for it. The RNC is committing money to Georgia not Trump because they know keeping him in the white house is lost cause. The only the thing they have left is trying to keep the DEMS from gaining control of the Senate. The fact they are indulging Trump's BS is not going help them. They are indulging Trump's BS but not putting up serious money
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  7103. 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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  7104. Either way, its a big deal
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  7105. 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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  7106. 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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  7107. 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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  7108. @spec Russia is bark and no bite at this point
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  7109. The F-16 never considered. The USN was trying to get away from single engine as the engine technology at the time was still unreliable
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  7110.  @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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  7111. 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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  7112. Nukes in Belarus are just a stunt
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  7113. 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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  7114. By shit ton of ATGMS
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  7115. The answer is absolutely
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  7116.  @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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  7117. US lawmakers are idiots The military doesnt need their input stay in their lane
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  7118.  Dave Klonpenberg @ Diesels are still a threat that USN hasnt dealt with effectively yet
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  7119.  @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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  7120. @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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  7121. They should be focusing on perfecting hard kill defenses against torpedo's
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  7122. Well considering that US solution was dropping 500lbs GBU-12s on them
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  7123. 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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  7124. Israel is paying no games
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  7125. @daemianbox If the Apache was in Ukraine, it wouldnt have the KA-52s losses The KA-52 finally achieved effectiveness with LMUR missile as it allowed it to attack targets from long range The Apache since the 1990s had the Longbow hellfire which one is fire and forget but most importantly, the Apache can fire it without unmasking Secondly thanks to Iraq and Afghan The Apache is equipped with real time interfaces that allow to view feed from UAVs which allows the Apache to survey the area before hand The KA-52M doesnt have that feature either You talk about goat keepers and sandals but fail to realize a lot of the Apaches advances come from lessons learned Example, the KA-52 was running and gunning due to fact they couldnt use Ataka or Vikhr The Apache had to same issue hence why AGM-114M/N were developed allowing the AGM-114 to used against personnel Why the AGM-114R has RE/H/X payload also personnel The AGM-114 is still expensive at 100K per missile so several kits costing 20K to 30K were developed turning Hydra 70 unguided rockets in precision munitions but at greatly reduced cost The KA-52 has no where near the Apaches capabilities hence why its getting its ass kicked
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  7126.  @daemianbox  Laughing doesnt change reality The KA-52s is on its last leg
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  7127.  @daemianbox  It shows there is no denying anything I said
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  7128. 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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  7129. 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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  7130. Bad yes and worse if they make the mistake of responding against US bases as they will get a massively disproportional response from Trump
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  7131. The utterly poor performance of Russian munitions says it alll
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  7132.  @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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  7133.  @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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  7134. 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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  7135.  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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  7136. Hence why thats idiotic idea A person's vitals could change instant
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  7137.  @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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  7138.  @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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  7139. 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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  7140. Depth is honestly not a problem Strategic bombers like the B-1B for example carry as many 24 GBU-31 bunker busters or of the newer 4 GBU-72s So as most 4 B-1Bs with mix of bombs to clear the way for the B-2 drop the GBU-57 As long as the USAF targets the right spot, they can literally dig their way via bomb to the bunker Also remember that USAF also has the Rapid Dragon which also drop JDAMs and can carry up 45 GBU-31s Iran's problem is that the USAF can use either Strategic bombers or transport to rain on their day
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  7141.  @johno1544  Solid rock wont stop bunker busters , it at most is a speed bump you dont need nuclear weapons for bunker bustering that just a myth
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  7142.  @garryh3126  Once again By renting to a civilian company, it allows the C-5s to be prioritized for needed missions. Civilian can do the low priority missions while the C-5s can handle all the high priority missions. The rest of your bullshit has nothing to with the fact that US simply rented a AN-124 so its own C-5 could handle high priority missions.
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  7143.  @garryh3126  Your bullshit txt has nothing to with matter at hand For the 3rd time By renting to a civilian company, it allows the C-5s to be reserved for high priority missions while the civilians handle the low priority missions facts moron Example The AN-124 is Ukrainan not Russian The AN-225 also Ukrainan All made by Antonov which Ukrainan not Russian More to the point, its all operated by Antonov Airlines which is again Ukrainian not Russian
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  7144.  @garryh3126  The point is everything you said is Ukrainan not Russian Russia does not own the AN-225 Ukraine does More the point, the bulk of AN-124 are Ukrainian owned not Russian called facts moron
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  7145. Good job just don't over reach
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  7146. 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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  7147. 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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  7148.  @khanaliqasim1757  By all means , send a Yasen to the gulf and allow the USN to record it
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  7149.  @petersinclair3997  Opening at long range needs bases and supply ships in strategic positions which they dont have
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  7150. The 2024 election is still a year away and Trump tard is still a lot of legal trouble
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  7151. 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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  7152.  @viarnay  They can't literally Starlink greatest asset is shear numbers
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  7153.  @teemuvesala9575  Now that is hilarious
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  7154.  @peacedo5431  Again he didnt listen
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  7155. No, the US has no need for such missiles when they have nearly 200 Strategic bombers that can stand off strike Iran from 1000 miles away
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  7156. ​ @arandomcrusader-9355  First its only 2 active with 2 in testing/fitting. Secondly the cost of the Yasen is so high thats it being capped at 10 boats Third most importantly, the Zircon is not fully operational on any of the Yasen as they literally just started testing the beginning of October Lastly, how many Zircons will the Yasen carrying isnt known however as the Yasen is copying the US Virginia class Virginia Payload Module, it likely near the same. The Zircon like the Kinzhal can be defeated with simple EW Jamming can effectively disrupt communications and blind seeker Hypersonic weapons rely on communication from launching platform to stay course and on active radar homing in the terminal phase. Jamming can effectively throw a wrench in that. Moving targets are problematic because they are moving The Chinese DF-21 claims 1100 mile range and a speed of Mach 10. It needs 8 min 38 seconds to reach its target when launched from 1100 miles a carrier can change its position by 5 miles in 8 mins. The Russia Kinzhal claims a range 1240 miles from MiG-31 and 1860 from Tu-22M3 however the problem remains the same. When launched from over 1000 miles, a carrier can change its position by nearly 5 miles. So in order to stay on target they need info via datalink, without it, the seeker will lock on the nearest target. The Zircon can launched much closer but its seeker is still vulnerable to EW One of the advantages of subsonic missiles is that their low speed allows to carry electro-optical or imaging infrared seekers for target recognition and terminal homing EO/IR seekers can compare images stored on the missile onboard memory and allows the missile to find the right target without external input The speed of hypersonic weapons prevents the use of EO/IR seekers Even the seeker is pointed at the right target, the target can still barrage jam ,deploy blip enchanement and decoys Hypersonic weapons are excellent for land targets but not for ships Airfields, weapon storage sites,fuel depot, ports , factories, power plants. large radar sites are all targets that are perfect for hypersonic weapons as missiles would require no external input, they just drop and destroy but ships is like trying to tread a needle
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  7157.  @jman-c03  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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  7158. Its called having crappy weapons
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  7159.  @greathornedowl1783  And that has what to do with the MI-35 absolutely nothing
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  7160. A missile with built in cannon Wont work DARPA has already developed the CHAMP which is a JASSM equipped with HPM weapon which show that direct energy weapons from missiles are possible and useful but the JASSM is massive missile Shell based weapon wouldnt work
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  7161. @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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  7162. @ @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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  7163. Of Houthi propaganda would claim that after losing face to the US
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  7164.  @愛を込めてロシアから  All yes, the copium
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  7165.  @IronBroccoli  The advantage of the GBU-53 is to accurate targeting When Russia had it convoy outside of Kyiv, its was over 30 miles long with over 4000 vehicles With GBU-53, you can target vital assets such fuel trucks, munitions, water, food, SHORADs , Jammers and key weapons like tanks , MLRS and artillery guns With munitions, its just luck of the draw Instead needed hundreds of munitions all targets, you accurately target the assets that they cant operate without Ideally, the US does need to either buy or adopt the UK SPEAR-3 design as its powered so its able to carry out time sensitive strikes up 90 miles away They also need to revisit JSOW-ER as the JSOW has modular warhead options from a unitary 500lbs warhead, submunitions and the BROACH for hard-target penetration with range of 280 miles Ukraine has show how effective all 3 types of warhead options, particularly submunitions are a bane to airfields as Ukraine has destroy a lot russian helos on the ground Of the 61 KA-52s lost, large number have been from ATACMS strikes
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  7166.  @IronBroccoli  The GBU-39s stock would be used first and the GBU-53 in limited use but US does need the SPEAR 3 as its powered
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  7167. Regardless, shes the only choice
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  7168.  @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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  7169. 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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  7170. 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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  7171.  @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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  7172.  @mbusombuso9119  They need enough units to cover the entire country The current inventory only provides limited coverage and protection
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  7173.  @mbusombuso9119  Thats now once Ukraine gets enough systems in place it will be a thing of the past
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  7174.  @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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  7175.  @СерхиоБускетс-ф7я  Oh living in denial Typical propagandist rants ICBM mines LMAO Its called ICBM sites ding dong
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  7176.  @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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  7177. Shes going take everything including the clothes of his back and I will enjoy every minute of it watching Trump crying as his house of cards gets hauled away by repo Leitia
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  7178. 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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  7179. So let the criminal go free thats what we do huh
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  7180.  @joshuapaul2022  By themselves ,that would be a problem but backed by the West Not a problem
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  7181.  @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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  7182. Speed isnt important any more as missile always fly faster The emphasis is making the aircraft more survivalable via stealth , electronic warfare and stand off range munitions
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  7183. @ Aircraft will never be faster than missiles clueless one
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  7184. Cue Ace Ventura LOSER to Mccarthy
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  7185. Exactly
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  7186. 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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  7187. The MGS problem was poor design
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  7188. Given Russia's desperate state I wouldn't rely on them holding to it
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  7189. Tanks days on the battlefield have been numbered since the development of newer weapons. Even though tanks have APS,RA and technology In 91 ,the US military was dropping 500lbs GBU-12 on Iraqi tanks. In 2021, the that same tactic is just as lethal despite advances in defensive technology for tank
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  7190.  @kameronjones7139  Exactly The advent of precision guided munitions limits the effectiveness of ground vehicles Example, the GBU-53 carries a 100lbs warhead and has range of 45 miles in all weather conditions. Its seeker uses MMW/SAL/IIR. F-15E can carry up 28 while F-35s can carry 24. 100lbs warhead can shred anything vehicles including tanks 4x F-15E is 112 GBU-53 Thats entire convoys wiped out with just 4 planes In 91, the highway of death lasted 2 days Today 14 B-1Bs with 144 GBU-53 each would have needed just 2 hours max
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  7191.  @kameronjones7139  Bombs have been around since WW2 but only in recent years ,their accuracy has improved An USAF general pointed out in WW2 bombing accuracy circular error probable (CEP) was 1000 ft Today its as little as 3 feet or less depending on weapon
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  7192.  @kameronjones7139  Even with combined arms The situation is still the same The S-400 claim to fame was its 250 mile range , ability to defend itself and its mobility. Advances in weaponary have effectively negated that advantage Manpads were seen as banes to aircraft and helicopter but longer range sensors and missiles again have negated that
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  7193.  @kameronjones7139  That depends solely on how much damage your air force does Once again, the Gulf After 6 weeks of being pounded relentlessly by allied air power ground combat lasted a mere 3 days
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  7194.  @kameronjones7139  However it only lasted 3 days as the bulk of the enemy forces had been destroyed
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  7195.  @kameronjones7139  Wells see the Iraqi military was battle harden veterans from the Iran-Iraq war where this was the first large scale for the bulk of the allied forces including the US Desperate their experience, the US technology overwhelm them With the growing damn for UCAV its hard to keep armor protected The UK plans for it MQ-9 to carry 18 Brimstone missiles which can fired from over 30 miles away Even with SHORAD systems Drones can be equipped with longer range weapons
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  7196.  @kameronjones7139  They may have been battle harden but that doesn't mean you gained any skill False The Iraqi military managed to pull of a few victories against allied forces not enough to change the outcome but still managed a few The problem was the allied forces were extremely coordinated and methodical where Iran forces not so much Secondly M2 Bradley killed more Iraqi tanks than the Abrams Another example is the USS Missouri It was attacked by Iraqi missiles the US forces tried to use countermeasures but the UK forces engaged with missiles Reason being was one of the officers on the UK ships was veteran of the Falklands and knew that decoying wouldnt based on his combat experience
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  7197.  @kameronjones7139  The use of decoys was not conclusive with the attack on the Mason. Secondly if they were used, you are talking about two very different levels of technology They were not poorly lead, they were not lead at all as the allied forces targeted their command/control and comms effectively preventing them from organizing counter offensive. No, the Iraqi military tactic for its tanks was use in place as fixed arty . They heavily depended on the fixed defensive positions which made them easy targets as allied hand ample precision weapons for use During the Iran-Iraqi war, there was very little precision weapons on either side whereas during Gulf, there ample precision weapon
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  7198.  @kameronjones7139  The ground war lasted 3 days because the bulk of their ground forces had been decimated by air strikes. Remember when the allied forces advanced, Iraqi troops were surrendering en masse. Air power alone was why it ended so quickly The allied forces had ample precision weaponary which resulted in them tank plinking Iraqi with 500lbs GBU-12 Its also why the A-10 get it reputation a matter many aircraft got their reputation in the Gulf.
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  7199.  @kameronjones7139  3 days of combat did not win the war 6 weeks of relentless bombing did
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  7200.  @kameronjones7139  The fact is you keep trying to claim that 3 days of combat out of a 6 week campaign matter in the grand scheme which most certainly did not. 100 hours of ground combat does not measure up to 6 weeks of air strikes All that showed is that after 6 weeks of air strikes, the Iraqi forces barely lasted 3 days
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  7201.  @williamt.sherman9841  Combat lasted 3 days as the bulk of the enemy forces had been destroyed Secondly the use of the word division means nothing In use terms, the word division means up to 21,000 troops for the US while in Japan it means 9,000 Each country has its own idea of what a division is and its capabilities Saying that they fought 3 full strength divisions is pointless as the US and Iraq differ on formation and capabilities of a "division" The USMC division comprised of infantry ,armor ,special forces and combat engineers So that word is pointless
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  7202.  @williamt.sherman9841  It is pointless as each country has its own idea of what an division is Saying that they fought 3 full strength divisions means jack and shit as it varies from country to country. https://www.airforcemag.com/article/1093plinking/ because Tank plinking is something they made up
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  7203.  @williamt.sherman9841  False Whats next the, pics from the highway of death was fake as well LMAO And you are just ignorant period The Iraqi Army was estimated to be little over million strong in 91, by 2003,that estimate had dropped to just 375K The Iraqi Army losses were supposed lower but yet in 2003, they crushed by US forces within 5 weeks SMH " Risks to Aircraft will only get worse as new systems like directed energy and hypersonic projectiles are developed " DEW are line of sight weapons and hypersonic weapons are still limited by their range nimrod The battle between SAMs and aircraft goes back and forth and right now, Aircraft have the advantage Russia S-500 claims missile range of 310 miles against aircraft while the S-400 claims 250 miles There are this things called air launch cruise missiles, I know you live a fantasy world but in real world, weapons like the JASSM_ER can launched from F-15,16s and F18s from over 500 miles away well outside of missile defenses range like the S-500 newer weapons like the JSOW-ER and JSM can also attack the S-400 outside its range The newer generation of air cruise missles are also much smaller than TLAMs as well stealthier in design Secondly aircraft like the EA-18G can jam both SAM and Counter PGM radars The S-400 and S-500 AESA can be fully suppressed by the existing ALQ-99s but it requires 3 aircraft per radar which is problem however that will solved with the NGJ pods which will bring it down to one aircraft per aircraft Also in the real world, there are things called ADM-160s which can decoy as well jam Lastly nimrod lessons learned from the Gulf The F-111 with PACK TACK, F-15/16s with LANTIRN and A-6 with TRAM were destroying Iraqi armor at wholesale prices. however these systems had poor resolution and required the aircraft to operate at lower altitude which exposed them to ground fire and MANPADS A-10s were using AGM-65 IR seekers as poor mans targeting pod The latest generation of targeting pods are designed to provide HD quality and high resolution FLIR imagery from over 30 miles away at high altitude Aerosol and other measures could block LGB which is why the US developed Dual mode JDAM and PAVEWAYs which can travel to the target area via GPS and use laser targeting for terminal targeting reduce the targets chances defend and also why the US developed the GBU-53 which is a 6 shooter mode SAL/MMW/GPS/IIR/DATALINK/INS. Oh thats too many big words for you, the GBU-53 can be guided by laser, radar, Infrared back by GPS/DATALINK/INS That bomb will not missile it target and it can be launched from 45 miles away nuff said
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  7204.  @PolluxA  Yawn random person on Youtube
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  7205.  @williamt.sherman9841  Random person Youtube reminded me one of more factor. The S-400 is based on the lessons learned from the Gulf, that SAMS need to highly mobile, able to fire and move at as staying in fixed locations made Iraqi SAMS easy targets for PGMs. The S-400 is also able to fire on various target types however it can't fire on the move, it has to rely on Tunguska, Panstir, Buk or Tor for protection while its displacing. Those systems radar are which older model PESA and weapons are significantly shorter. A single EA-18 can easily jam their radar. It also has to rely on those systems while in place for PGMSs defense. Since they can't use their radars, they have rely on the S-400 for target information however if the S-400 AESA is being jammed, they are basically blind The USAF ARRW which is development can defeat both the S-400 and S-500 with relatively ease when combined with EA-18G with NGJ pods The S-500 range is 310, an ARRW launched from 320 miles which reach it target in 1 min 16 secs which the EA-18G can easily maintain jamming for that long Same goes for the S-400, launched from 270 miles, the EA-18G just needs to jam for 1 min High subsonic cruise missiles like the TLAM, JASSM, JSM and JSOW-ER require jamming for at least 25 mins which is impossible do against AESA radars however jamming for much shorter periods is completely possible, Just as SAMS advance, aircraft advances as well. Same goes for weapons to defeat SAMs. The USAF has several programs in work for hard kill active protection systems for aircraft Yes nimrod, the USAF has both laser pods and mini missiles for counter both SAMs and AIMs
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  7206. And then he woke up from his drug induced dream
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  7207. The simple answer is no
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  7208. The smarter play would have been to add a strike length VLS plus the APM
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  7209. 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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  7210.  @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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  7211.  @Psychoterratic  Right here we are 3 years later and Russia has gotten no where
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  7212.  @Thraun24  Cope cope
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  7213. This makes no sense SPYDER , HARPY and SPIKE yes Merkava NOOOO
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  7214.  @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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  7215. So kiddo but Russia wouldnt survive a conflict with the NATO conventional or nuclear At one point, it was 50/50 but with some much of Russia's conventional capabilities either failing, being captured or flat out destroyed Russia's stands no chance The effectiveness of Russian jamming has shown the West that its anti-jam GPS countermeasures wouldnt work and the only means is destroying the jammer so the West is proceeding to develop long range missile able to be launched from ground or air that can accurately locate and destroy jammers fixed or moving MANPADS have been effective but still limited in range and destructive capability Again the West has taken note. The US is bringing back the AIM-9 and AIM-120C-5 for its SHORAD defense The West taken note of Russia fails in Ukraine
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  7216. The answer is yes. There is coating that can reduce the effectiveness of lasers however a kinetic energy round traveling at mach 7 can effectively knock planes and missiles out of the sky
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  7217. it’s not a coup, it is a “special military disagreement
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  7218. With newer weapons, the B-21 doesnt need a massive payload
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  7219.  kittycat3015  Cry harder Chinese bot
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  7220. ​ 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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  7221.  kittycat3015  Cry harder its hilarous
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  7222.  @benhudson4145  Don't with the bother He conveniently cant tell difference between his ass and a whole in wall
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  7223.  @benhudson4145  I warned you he was clueless
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  7224. 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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  7225.  @minimini9624  Shh , don't tell the west,
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  7226. 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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  7227.  @bobsmith3983  The F-35 has no engine issues. As part of the F-35's road map, there was planned engine upgrades with Block 4
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  7228. 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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  7229. 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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  7230. What ultimately hurt the Tigre is delays. EU projects are plagued with delays and those delays are why the Apaches numbers are so high and the Tigres so low What hurt the KA-52 as well the Mi-28 is the Mi-24. The Mi-24 does it all and its existence is why the Mi-28 and KA-52 procurement numbers are so low What hurting the KA-52 is lack of precision weapons, over 60 plus have been lost in Ukraine and losses only dropped off when they started using the LMUR People about the AH-64 in Iraq and Afghan but lesson from those conflicts is why the Apache wouldnt have KA-52 or MI-28 problems in Ukraine AH-64E critical feature is that is can view real time imagery from UAVs allowing the gunner to scout the area without engaging the aircraft but most importantly is the Hellfire was upgraded with anti-personnel variants allow them to engage troops on the ground far more effectively without the need for run and gun tactics
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  7231. Armor's weight needs to go down if it wants to be survivable for future warfare
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  7232.  @nrgfalt  The problem with their current method is thats not sustainable There are many benefits to bigger , the main for Ukraine is reusable as well harden its comms against jamming
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  7233. 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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  7234. blah blah
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  7235.  @Liquidswords-2r  An obvious amateur that watched too much hollywood movies military personnel are trained for center mass as that maximizes the chances of a kill or immobilizing the target if the shooter had actually training, he would have aimed for his chest not his head
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  7236.  @Liquidswords-2r  Sky news is showing footage that shows the shooter was on top a building with zero cover so how law enforcement and secret service missed lets just say a lot people are getting pink slips after this
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  7237.  @Liquidswords-2r  Cope harder
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  7238. Yawn More Russian propaganda
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  7239. 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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  7240. No The reason why the Brimstone was passed over was production In 2012, the UK received its 500th Brimstone In 2012 ,the US placed order for 24,000 Hellfires The Hellfire is used by USN, USMC ,USAF and US Army as well the CIA alone There was doubt that Brimstone could meet the US needs as the US orders hellfire generally by the thousands The MDBA to date has never delivered on that scale
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  7241.  @Luke_Skywatcher_  So fog and mountain-1 -Chopper-0
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  7242. It can be done , is it smart no its necessary
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  7243. Those ones wanted to keep him around simply because they wanted him for voting purposes
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  7244. A country that has fought no wars in the last 30 years knows nothing of modern warfare
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  7245. 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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  7246. The simple answer is that the T-90 should have never allowed an IFV with high rate of fire autocannon get that close to it
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  7247. 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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  7248. In a nutshell more scrap
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  7249.  @SooHooSamaSito  Sorry no one is buying tin foil conspiracy
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  7250.  @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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  7251.  @patb5266  If the F-16 came with the right weapons It would
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  7252. Do Russian forces not practice destroy to prevent enemy capture?
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  7253.  @paulpanter1092  So just leave equipment for the enemy to take and use against your or worst send it the West
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  7254. Lay off the potato juice their ivan The F-16 will crush Russian forces Lets see Ukrainian forces can only send drones against the Black Sea Fleet while the F-16 can utilize the air launch Harpoon from as far as 170 miles against the Black Sea Fleet Ukrainian forces only have a few aircraft able to use Western weapons while the F-16 is already wired for US,EU , French and Israeli weapons Ukrainian forces have limited number of R-73s, R-27 and few R-77s ,most of all are outdated or obsolete models, whereas the F-16 once again is wired to use the latest models of AIM-9s and AIM-120 thats just a fraction of the F-16s brings
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  7255. Ukraine is getting CBUs and DPCIMs Now the party is really going to get started
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  7256.  @duceposting1831  " I've seen plenty of Bradley's with turrets tossed 15+m away " We can safely say you are full shit Jack in the box is unique to Russian tanks due to the way they store ammo and the amount they carry Brady don't Jack in the box as they carry fraction of the ammo TOW missiles carry 13lbs warhead and most Bradley has 7 plus 900 rounds of 25mm T-90s for example carry 43 125mm rounds and most those rounds have between 20-30lbs warheads which is what Jack in the box with Russia tanks are so violent No to mention that Bradley rear drops down allow the explosive to channeled out the back So literally not happen on a bradley
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  7257.  @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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  7258. Not likely buddy
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  7259.  @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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  7260. The so called poor quality weapons that has kept Ukraine in the fight, sounds more like excuses than facts
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  7261. Crude but effective
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  7262. 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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  7263.  @rhysfirth3506  According to the order request, they do what the UH-60M which is the newest model
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  7264. 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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  7265. @John Silver Those values are going to likely change Raytheon stated that the most recent test of the AIM-120D3 exceeded that PL-15 range As the AIM-260 is Lockheed program, its likely that Raytheon is trying undercut the AIM-260 and extend the AIM-120 life Both the AIM-120 and AIM-260 are good options and both should continue with longer range while maintaining internal carriage capability As for replacing the AIM-9X, , the best option is AIM-9X Block III with AIM-132 ASRAAM , Python-5 and IRIS-T features The ASRAAM longer range, the Python-5 electro-optical and imaging infrared homing seeker and IRIS-T advanced target discrimination
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  7266. True but the F-16 configured as tactical jammer similar to the USN EA-18G would be worth the buy Paired with the NGJ pods , SIAW and AGM-88G would be potent for SEAD/DEAD and EW Stealth can be broken so it helps to have airborne tactical jammer that can simultaneously jam enemy sensors as well as attack them The F-16 is better choice as jammer simply because the CFTs mounted can augment the EW system
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  7267. India needs a complete overhaul from the US, France, EU and Israel
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  7268.  @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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  7269. Its hilarious because they are flaunting anti tank weapons while Ukraine flaunting captured tanks, air defense and EW equipment
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  7270. Don't let him resign. Resigning allows he to keep congressional benefits Use the law and disqualify him from office as his documentation was clearly fabricated that way he gets nothing but a jail cell and orange jumpsuit The only question is why is the state of NY not moving faster on this.
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  7271. So you basically have no idea what you are talking about, more the point, you are a chinese troll First one, we dont say " we have four shipbuilders in the United States of America People from the US say, the country only has 4 shipbuilders or in the US , there are only 4, The way you write is dead give away that English is a second language to you Secondly, the countering Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), has already been done, The head of the US Missile Defense Agency has long stated that the SM-6 is capable of intercepting ASBM in terminal phase. The goal of the SM-6 Block IB program is increasing the SM-6s range so it can perform longer range interception of hypersonic weapons allow for mid course interception in addition to terminal phase. Additionally, the point of the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) is reducing the time it takes for ships and aircraft to to engage incoming threats. Lastly, the USN revealed the AIM-174B which is air launched variant of the SM-6 The AIM-174 gives the USN the ability to down Chinese tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR assets from over 250 mile away. The F-18E/F can carry 4 Combined with the SM-6 block IB, ASBM as well Chinese aircraft are not a threat to the USN and thats counting the host of improvement like that C2BMC program which allows USN ships to fire missiles and hand them off to off ship assets like the THAAD and Patriot sites The point of C2BMC is even if J-16D or 15D jammer managed to build USN ship radar, they can use someone else sensors to fire with ​ @Spearhead45
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  7272. So you basically have no idea what you are talking about, more the point, you are a chinese troll First one, we dont say " we have four shipbuilders in the United States of America People from the US say, the country only has 4 shipbuilders or in the US , there are only 4, The way you write is dead give away that English is a second language to you Secondly, the countering Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), has already been done, The head of the US Missile Defense Agency has long stated that the SM-6 is capable of intercepting ASBM in terminal phase. The goal of the SM-6 Block IB program is increasing the SM-6s range so it can perform longer range interception of hypersonic weapons allow for mid course interception in addition to terminal phase. Additionally, the point of the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) is reducing the time it takes for ships and aircraft to to engage incoming threats. Lastly, the USN revealed the AIM-174B which is air launched variant of the SM-6 The AIM-174 gives the USN the ability to down Chinese tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR assets from over 250 mile away. The F-18E/F can carry 4 Combined with the SM-6 block IB, ASBM as well Chinese aircraft are not a threat to the USN and thats counting the host of improvement like that C2BMC program which allows USN ships to fire missiles and hand them off to off ship assets like the THAAD and Patriot sites The point of C2BMC is even if J-16D or 15D jammer managed to build USN ship radar, they can use someone else sensors to fire with ​ @Spearhead45
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  7273.  @Spearhead45  So you basically have no idea what you are talking about, more the point, you are a chinese First one, we dont say " we have four shipbuilders in the United States of America People from the US say, the country only has 4 shipbuilders or in the US , there are only 4, The way you write is dead give away that English is a second language to you Secondly, the countering Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), has already been done, The head of the US Missile Defense Agency has long stated that the SM-6 is capable of intercepting ASBM in terminal phase. The goal of the SM-6 Block IB program is increasing the SM-6s range so it can perform longer range interception of hypersonic weapons allow for mid course interception in addition to terminal phase. Additionally, the point of the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) is reducing the time it takes for ships and aircraft to to engage incoming threats. Lastly, the USN revealed the AIM-174B which is air launched variant of the SM-6 The AIM-174 gives the USN the ability to down Chinese tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR assets from over 250 mile away. The F-18E/F can carry 4 Combined with the SM-6 block IB, ASBM as well Chinese aircraft are not a threat to the USN and thats counting the host of improvement like that C2BMC program which allows USN ships to fire missiles and hand them off to off ship assets like the THAAD and Patriot sites The point of C2BMC is even if J-16D or 15D jammer managed to build USN ship radar, they can use someone else sensors to fire with ​ @Spearhead45
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  7274. So you basically have no idea what you are talking about, more the point, you are a chinese t First one, we dont say " we have four shipbuilders in the United States of America People from the US say, the country only has 4 shipbuilders or in the US , there are only 4, The way you write is dead give away that English is a second language to you
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  7275.  @Spearhead45  there’s no arguing that the United States Air Force in the Navy is the largest in the world in China Again with the giveways There is no United States Air Force in the Navy there clueless one, its called Naval Aviation
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  7276.  @MostlyPennyCat  The focus is trying to negate Chinese forces in air as they lack the numbers to face off against the USN The focus on weapons like the SiAW, MAKO and HACM as well the AIM-174 , AIM-120D FR3 and AIM-260 to negate Chinese capabilities Chinese's strategy relies solely on DF-21s against the USN fleet and DF-26s against Guam Guam has ample defenses to deal with the DF-26s but USN needs SiAW , MAKO and HACM to negate the DF-21s, radar site and SAM sites The F-35 uses its stealth and EW to locate the DF-21s and forward back to F-18s with HACM to engage while using the SiAW or MAKO its carrying knock out radar sites PLA cant shoot who they cant see The AIM-174, AIM-120DFR3 and AIM-260 take out Chinese tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR assets The PLA and PLAN will attempt to do the same with their missiles against US tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR assets But again its numbers and China doesnt have them
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  7277.  @mojothemigo  The simple fact its modern warfare and more efficient for the B-2 to carry the heavy load while F-22s knock out the enemy's fighters. The EA-18G and F-16CJ against their defenses and the F-15E launching JASSM against their bunkers and command posts The F-35s role is using SiAW or MAKO against land based jammers, mobile launchers and other high mobile targets that pose a possible threat to the B-2s Combined with other assets, you dont need a large strike package of F-35s A few armed with SiAW, MAKO, GBU-53s and JSOW with BROACH and BLU-97s for target suppression to allow the B-2 to get range and deliver the KO out blows
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  7278.  @area51z63  Very true Any conflict with Russia or China is start off with massive stand off attacks again vital to targets with both sides trying to gain traction before the other
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  7279.  @area51z63  Its called modern warfare The F-35 can neutralize the enemy's defenses allow the B-52s to either come over heard strike from long range 1 B-52 can carry up 20 cruise missiles while the F-35 can only carry 2 missiles while in stealth so why bother with waves of F-35s when its move efficient to use combined arms
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  7280.  @area51z63  No, they are making the F-15EX to fill the void with the F-22 and F-15C not the F-35. The USAF has too few F-22s and the F-15C obsolescence has been known for a long time Even if the NGAD is delayed, the USAF can still retire its entire F-15Cs fleet in favor the F-15EX The F-35s can fill the void temporary along side the F-22s till the NGAD is operational Its clear that the USAF and USN need to work together with the respective programs NGAD and FA/XX to get a common design approved and built
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  7281.  @Spearhead45  The F-35B principal advantage for the USMC and US military as while is the fact is can perform force dispersal. The USMC did a training exercise where as F-35B landed on austere landing strip. A CH-53 carrying tactical bulk fuel delivery system (tbfds) refueled it while crew pulled weapons from a second CH-53 effectively demonstrating the F-35B ability to be land any were and be refueled and rearmed So in potential conflict , anywhere for the F-35B is a potential FARP site but please continue how its the worst , the only issue that the USMC needs for the F-35B is internal cruise missile with 300 mile range and 500lbs warhead
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  7282. War games do not mean anything Case in point, The USMC has fired HIMARS from the decks of LPDs You combine that with the newer PrSM and that makes any LPD into missile carrier Additionally the USMC has both the NMESIS and ROGUEFIRES mobile launchers which use the Naval strike missile and Tomahawk cruise missile You combine these 3 plus the Rapid Dragon which turns any C-130 and C-17 into a cruise missile carrier multiples China problems in potential conflict with the US Lastly, the Guam recently tested the Aegis Ashore with the SM-3 validating Guams ability to defend itself against Chinese DF strikes
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  7283.  @Spearhead45  Again wrong The USN would never lose multiple carriers.The whole point of the of Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) with the SM-6, F-18 and F-35 engaging the enemy before they get the chance.Kinda hard for the enemy to launch a saturation attack when you are destroying their ability to do so in the first place instead trying to vainly fight off their attack Why wait for the bombers to get airborne with missiles when you can easily destroy its base Why wait for the enemy ships to put to sea when you can again attack them in port why allow the DF launchers to get in position Simpe , they wont
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  7284.  @Spearhead45  The point is that you keep posting 100 nonsense A CVN is crewed by 5000 plus A nominal aircraft load out 90 planes It literally takes 5 years to build and 2 more to become operational and you are posting that USN is magically going to accept quote losing "multiple carriers" The principle reason the USN is heavily invested in long range weapons so its aircraft can strike effectively without any risk to carrier, The whole point of giving the F-18E the AIM-174 so say they can knock out the enemy's assets before they have the chance to strike
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  7285. And you dont understand what modern warfare is Why do I need a dedicated air superiority fighter when tactics, planning and weapons allow me to easily destroy the enemy's air power on the ground Surface to air missiles are still a threat as they mobile and can be sent anywhere Aircraft need an airfield which fixed and easily targeted The Army has tested the 1700 mile Dark Eagle twice and the Zumwalt in back in the water after completing its mods to carry the Dark Eagle These two critical steps makes the F-35s job all that much easier ​ @Spearhead45
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  7286.  @Spearhead45  Wrong The JATM is listed at as least 120 plus not 120 miles Raytheon developed two longer variants of the AIM-120 , the D-3 and AXE The D-3 is range is over 110 miles which make it impossible to justify the JATM program if it range was only 10 miles more Quote One improvement is extended range and time of flight. “It’s almost double in the range of what AMRAAM flew before,
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  7287.  @Spearhead45  And you dont understand what modern warfare is Why do I need a dedicated air superiority fighter when tactics, planning and weapons allow me to easily destroy the enemy's air power on the ground Surface to air missiles are still a threat as they mobile and can be sent anywhere Aircraft need an airfield which fixed and easily targeted The Army has tested the 1700 mile Dark Eagle twice and the Zumwalt in back in the water after completing its mods to carry the Dark Eagle These two critical steps makes the F-35s job all that much easier
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  7288.  @Spearhead45  As yes the typical clueless remarks Ukraine using US made weapons have engaged the Russian S-300 and S-400 and destroyed both several times , There is thing called intelligence ,try it sometime For example The USAF routinely sends RC-135 Rivet Joint and Combat Sent to study the so called advanced surface-to-air missile systems from long The info that it gathered from those flights is handed over to companies such as Raytheon and Northrop who make the AGM-88s Using that data, they make the adjustments to the missiles seekers. The MIG-29 and Su-27 as well as several other captured pieces of Russia equipment has ended up in the US several times Most notably from Ukraine to the US, Krasukha EWS, recovered pieces of the Khibiny as well Pantsir missile systems The US got one export variant from Libya and several captured examples from Ukraine So your so called advanced surface-to-air missile systems are have been severely compromised by the US Engaging terrorists in mountainous terrain is a far cry from battling a legitimate military force-WRONG lol Engaging those terrorists give the US ability Russia only wishes it had The KA-52 has suffered staggering losses due its lack of precision weapons, Only when they started using the LMUR missile, did its losses drop off The US learned its lesson in those mountainous terrain and adapted the AH-64 capabilities so to strike precision from range without getting in range of the enemy weapons but most importantly, AH-64 complained about finding enemy forces but unable to effectively engage them with the Hellfire so newer variants of the Hellfire were developed for anti personnel and other thin skinned targets The MQ-9 can orbit for 10 hours with a load of missiles and bombs Russia has not such capability and has to heavily rely on getting lucky with Lancelet drones Russia so called attempt with the S-70 failed miserably
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  7289. Here's new flash kiddo The US has no peer The USAF has nearly 150 strategic bombers backed by over 100 tankers but most importantly they are modernized and the USAF has demonstrated its ability to send the anywhere. The Russian air force has just 129 strategic bombers backed by only 20 Il-78s tanker. of its bomber forces, they only very very few Tu-22M3, Tu-160M2 and Tu-95MSMs The Chinese air forces operates 250 plus Xian H-6 bombers which are barely considered bombers due to their limited range and payload and like Russia, Chinese very few tankers able to send its bomber force on long range intercontinental strike The USAF has its next gen B-21 already built and in flight testing Chinese Xi'an H-20 and Russia's PAK DA are still being built The USN has been steadily building Virginia class subs while Russia's Yasen is so expensive they had to cap production at 12 boats and China has very few SSNs And thats just a fraction of things
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  7290.  @Spearhead45  Here's another Christmas present for you The USAF has 600 transports for strategic air lift and thats not counting USMC and USN assets The Russia air force has 250 and Chinese air force 120 The short comings of Russia's strategic air lift capability have been painfully obvious in Ukraine For heavy strategic air lift , the USAF has 50 plus C-5M active to Russia's 12 AN-124 active and the rest in storage The PLAAF only asset is the Xian 20 and its not true heavy lifter In peer level engagement, the ability to move heavy equipment to any point is vital to combat operations The USAF has ample transports to support rapid movements whereas Russia and China have very little Here's another tidbit, KC-135, KC-46 and the retired KC-10s are designed with split cargo holds allow them to carry cargo in addition to fuel or being used as cargo hauler as needed Again capabilities neither Russia or China has
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  7291.  @MostlyPennyCat  APG-68 wouldnt be out of the cards but weapons is the key here
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  7292.  @MostlyPennyCat  No The most important weapon is the AGM-88 by far The F-16 can fully use the AGM-88 which means EW suites and everything short of S-300, S-400 and Buk-M3 can be easily targeted The US can do Ukraine a real solid by providing JASSM-A baseline, JSOW, MAVERICK, and AGM-84. While France and the UK have a limited stock of Storm Shadow/SCALP, Uncle sam had 2000 JASSMs in 2016 Fairly sure they can part with 200-300. The JSOW can submunitions. The MAVERICK is great for all target and lasting the AGM-84 would allow Ukraine to hunt the Russian navy in deep water
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  7293.  @dgthe3  That and without EW GPS munitions are back in business
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  7294.  @YorkerEli  ] 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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  7295.  @jj2jj  as well as BMPT
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  7296.  @YorkerEli  lets see we are 18 months into it and yet Russia has gotten no where
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  7297. With the advent of longer range missiles, it makes more sense to use a transport The next gen of tankers and transports will be much stealthier so makes more sense to use one of those a flying airborne command and control for drones that only a few miles behind the strike group
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  7298.  @snugglecity3500  B-2s are the size of AWACS but posses an RCS substantially smaller The design would be similar to the B-2 just enlarged some areas to accommodation additional crew and equipment but still maintain the lower RCS
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  7299.  @snugglecity3500  In this case , its really not a race The measure vs countermeasure race has been going for decades but its reaching it peak The newer generation of air to air missiles have seekers accurate enough that they can target incoming missiles both air to air as well SAMs It wouldnt been surprising if tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft get stealthy enclosed weapons pods (EWP) mounted on the wings to carry missiles for self defense That kinda makes it hard for Russian and Chinese aircraft to one shot with long range AIM Also remember that various companies are testing airborne laser pods for missile defense While it may be problem for fighter size aircraft, tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR have ample space to house 150kW-300kW weapon or even simpler is that you take transport and fit it with 500kW to have it act as shield to deal with incoming missiles Will it force enemy aircraft to engage visually , not likely because due the range of AIM-260, AIM-174 and AIM-120D FR3, they would only get one shot off before someone targets them
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  7300. With what hot air
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  7301.  @Diazdew  You do realize that Afghanistan This is open warfare where Iran has base, ships and aircraft that the US easily target
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  7302. That's just awesome work
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  7303.  @margelatu79  Lay off the propaganda there ivan What Russia has recovered the ATACMS booster
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  7304.  @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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  7305.  @dgthe3  Russia's lack of synergistic approach and systematically wasting time is why they are losing so badly
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  7306. Thats not much of a message.
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  7307.  @tom-dznuts  True the pilot is control the ship however they are only the advisers to the captain and responsible still rest on the ship captain and owner if the ship had struck the bridge while the pilot was in control , then it would be on the pilot however the ship lost power and the pilot had zero control of the ship so now the investigation is focusing on why the ship lost power if they find that power loss was due to the crew not properly performing required maintenance , then its the ship owner if they find that power loss was due to part failing that was beyond crew control, then they would be off the hook if they find that power loss was due contaminated fuel , then its on the ship owner still 25 percent as fuel is supposed to checked if they find that company that supplied the fuel did not follow proper produces , then its 75 on them but they will argue about the crew checking the fuel The only way they are off the hook is if the power loss was beyond their control
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  7308.  @tom-dznuts  No, the ship losing power is the issue and why
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  7309.  @tom-dznuts  Thats the problem, the ship had no secondary steering. The back up system only supplied to electrical system not propulsion if the ship did have secondary steering, the question is asking why they didnt turn completely around when they lost power If the ship lost power, they were supposed put the ship in a neutral position in the harbor so engineering could trouble shoot the issue i
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  7310.  @tom-dznuts  SOLAS is not enforcement agreement as it lacks penalties. It was already stated that the ship's back generator only supported the electrical systems not propulsion , if there was secondly steering, the question is asking why didn they turn around What was supposed to happen was the ship was supposed to kill its forward momentum as the bridge was ahead of them and them retain a neutral position while the issue was trouble shoot but none of that happened My theory and most likely scenario is that ship was experiencing power issues but the captain did not want to delay departure and incur the cost of staying in port longer while engineering tried to ID the issue. Instead he decided to chance it and here we are
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  7311. There YT Crews race to clear wreckage after the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse at 1.33, you can clearly see the channel So why with all that space, the ship veered in that direction is the other problem
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  7312.  @neilkurzman4907  There a lot of questions that need answering at the end of this day because too much is not making any kind of rational sense
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  7313.  @tom-dznuts  SOLAS is not enforceable item at the end of the day According to the time log, there between power loss and hit was 2 mins yet the ship took no action while the power was out only when power was came back ,is when action was take so whatever emergency back up they is not manual but electrical We are assuming that it was built to the same standards but its looking less and less that it was
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  7314.  @tom-dznuts  The treaty has no legal enforcement or penalties attached to it The question of why all the redundancies failed is the heart of the issue
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  7315. No one is walking away from anything Its just a lot misinformation
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  7316. In the end, Russia was all bark and no bite
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  7317. Putin's free body bag promo isnt working out
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  7318. @unknowncitizen282 yet Russia has failed to completely destroy it
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  7319. Right lets recap Su-34 flying into building
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  7320. Definitely a Tuesday
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  7321. 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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  7322. Absurd is this story Biden approved F-16s for Ukraine which the greatest gift they could give short of ATACMS
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  7323. Of course you honestly think Iran will last 2 seconds in a open conflict with Israel
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  7324. Seriously they have enough to charge this clown with fraud 10 times over and counting
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  7325. This only ends with Russia getting its ass kicked
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  7326. Comedians roasts politician all the time West there HT this is literally nothing but a normal day in the west
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  7327. Not Necessarily true the simple and cheap route is just buy a few more AEGIS ASHORE as well develop mobile launchers that can carry up 16 PAC-3s or 4 SM-6 There many ways to reuse existing weapons to keep the price down
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  7328. ​ @M16_Akula-III  Unless they design the ASHORE launcher with simple system where once the missiles are expended, the empty cells slide down and out and fresh cell comes forward and up They need mobile launchers that can take over while the main launchers reloads The Typhon launcher for example can hold up 4 SM-6s and the Army has it set up with 16 missiles across 4 launchers Two launchers with quad packed PAC-3s and 2 with SM-6s The SM-6 block II are better equipped for BM and if you want expanded capabilities , certify the Typhon with the SM-3 Both the SM-6 and SM-3 are excellent at BM
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  7329.  @M16_Akula-III  Incorrect Alaska would need 3 Hawaii 1 West 5 East 6,- One for DC specifically Gulf 3 and lastly 4 for the Mid country So at most 22-24 Now if you went with complete MK-41 ASHORE, possibly 50 billion Now if you went radar and Typhon launchers The SPY-7 aka Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) 1 Hawaii 3 on each coast plus 1 in the Gulf and DC Alaska already has one so say 12 radars, you are only at 10 billion Plus 100 Typhoon launchers is 18 billion So additional 2 billion for set up and software 30 billion The current Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), cost between 30-40 so the key factor is existing weapons that would be resused which would lower cost
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  7330.  @M16_Akula-III  For complete coverage using Aegis Ashore for 24 units is 50 billion using combo SPY-7 and Typhon is 30 billion But there are also existing defenses that can lower the cost Example the Ticonderoga class carry up 122 missiles and there was proposal where they build docks and moor the ships to act as missile batteries
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  7331. Its long overdue but strange only 148 out of 227 tanks
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  7332. You idiots do realize that F-35s fly with radar enhancers most of time
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  7333. The Storm Shadow is vastly to Russian weapons
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  7334. No suprising Russian tech ending up in the US
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  7335. 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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  7336. So much for Trump's plan
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  7337. 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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  7338. How bad just look how well things are not going for them in Ukraine
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  7339. Not only does it make the pilots job easier it makes maintenance a lot easier
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  7340. Fusion powered aircraft just sounds incredibly dangerous as far as safety goes
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  7341. No, the best way to kill cartels is called MQ-9 They will be less eager when they see their fellow members and bases reduced to smoking holes in the ground The US military AGM-114 RDX aka, the salami slicer also available if they think they can hide in populated areas with civilians
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  7342. More stupiditiy
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  7343. The fact is who is going to buy, most air forces with Migs can barely afford them
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  7344.  @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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  7345. Russia's folly with the S-400 is operating them with range of USAF RC-135s
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  7346. 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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  7347.  @vottoduder  Thats really thin Unless oil refineries and pipelines are being destroyed, protests dont affect oil supply
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  7348.  @vottoduder  It doesnt take much to see that is just internal strife
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  7349.  @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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  7350.  @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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  7351. A smart man would withdraw but Putin is not smart he wants to be stubborn
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  7352.  @LamarPro1  Beating what exactly The F-16 has very little in terms of air to air combat Its strength in air to ground not ACM The F-15 both US and Israel hand has been the dominate fighter The Eurofighter , Rafael and Gripen had nothing to do beating the F-16 and everything about designing a capable aircraft For Eurofigther, it was a successor to the Tornado For Rafale, it was either that or the F-18 For Gripen , Saab was designing an aircraft for Swedens needs
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  7353.  @LamarPro1  That would be false The F-15 is just as agile as the F-16 The DCS players like to claim that but in real world combat, the F-15 reigns supreme
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  7354.  @LamarPro1  And when has that actually mattered numbers and real world combat are two different things The MIG-29 on paper has better performance than F-15 yet the F-15 has handed the MIG-29 its ass both in WVR and BVR The F-16 has better specs than Mirage 2000 yet the Mirage has downed an F-16 Turkey has lost a few F-16s to Mirages
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  7355.  @LamarPro1  The claim was that F-16s changed air to air combat. Thats literally false. The F-16 true strength came from air to air ground not air to air Now yes, the F-16 did incorporate a lot technology , design and technology as did the F-20 and no the F-16 was not the first aircraft to use HOTAS , that was English Electric Lightning But again, none of that matters as the F-16 is not the dominate air to air fighter , All rounds still lead to the F-15 and the F-16 is still better at dropping bombs than ACM
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  7356.  @LamarPro1  How exactly did the US have better trained pilots when the last time the USAF engaged in large scale combat was in 60s while the bulk of Iraqi pilots were combat veterans from the Iran-Iraqi war Now to quote General Horner, the Iraqi air force was very capable and pulled off a lot great missions during the Iran-Iraqi however their major weakness was they were heavily controlled by the ground and secondly, they lacked AWACS and relied on ground radar The US exploited those weakness and for majority of the engagements, the USAF was always in the driver's seat Yet in those encounters, the F-16 despites its called specs failed
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  7357.  @LamarPro1  Ironically that nothing to do with losses First , the aircraft lacked cannons Lack of cannon is why many NVA pilots escaped death During the Korean war, the A-1CM gunsight-AN/APG-30 radar give pilots a decisive advantage yet when F-4s finally got guns, its lacked the precision Secondly USAF deployed heavy jamming which completely blinded NVA comms but US intel in their infinite wisdom ordered the USAF to stop claiming listening to NVA was worth it NVA pilots heavily relied on GCI Most importantly the AIM-9 and AIM-7 poorly designed and tested even worst conditions that were no even close to real world conditions During the Korean war, most of the commanders were combat veterans from WW2 and listened to input from the forces on front. In 60s most of the commanders were ones who flew desk most of their careers Pilot training was a factor but not the only one As stated before, the USAF exploited the Iraq weakness which why they were so successful
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  7358.  @LamarPro1  Red Flag and Topgun were number 4 of 6 problems with aerial warfare in vietnam The point of both is make sure skills and training are passed on but both are moot if the aircraft they are flying are not up spec US problems with aerial warfare not solely pilot training nor was it biggest issue
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  7359.  @mortarman81guns  The F-16 changes multi role not air combat The F-15 changed air to air it successfully applied BVR ,WVR and GUN into one package
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  7360. You do realize in that in potential engage with the West, they wouldnt see any bradleys or tanks Unlike Ukraine, the West has top tier air power that would decimate Russian forces on the ground and in the air
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  7361.  @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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  7362.  @reway8750  Again with the denial and that has what to do with China's shit capabilites as far military goes nothing Sinovel and ASMC is fine example of China's growth
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  7363.  @donkoh5738  The F-22 came at time where it was hard for the military to justify programs as well as having the wrong people in positions
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  7364.  @donkoh5738  Its hard to any of that when you dont have the right people in the right position
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  7365. Yawn Russia's typical desperate claims
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  7366.  @rwh5350  Veterans saying online means literally zero thats their opinion not fact And the fact of the matter is that jobs are disappearing with every new advance
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  7367.  @MrHunterseeker  No , keep your mouth shut Everyone is different You run off at the mouth Some people will ignore you, others will beat your ass and some will try to kill Don't make the assumption that they have the same values your do Personally, why in the name of stupidity would you wanna pick at man they called iron mike ?
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  7368. 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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  7369. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  That 20 percent makes a big difference
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  7370. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  "Main difference for France is that they can bring more planes on their Carrier which is smaller than American's" False The CDG maxs out at 40 planes whereas a Nimitz can carry up 130 F-18s That 130 figure is both F-18 and EA-18G without any SH-60, E-2 or C-2 US CVNs are 234-248 feet longer Hell with a combat load of 90 planes mix, its still more than CDG Heres where that 20 percent matters one F-18 can carry ten 1000 JDAMS a 6 plane mix can be two F-18s with JDAMSs with two configured for air defense. 10 to 12 missiles and two act as mission tankers or two EA-18G "That 20 percent means less planes per mission 20% moar speed and more payload doesnt matter that much in a A2/AD and BVR environnement" Wrong again The larger size for the F-18 has allows for the block III to bring significant capabilities to A2/AD and BVR
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  7371. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  The CDG is completely different design so its ability to carry planes is completely different. The Nimitz class is built to operate high volume.
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  7372. @ @Fabio-om4kb  The Rafale has been flying since the 80s and only a handful have been built. Its like the JAS-39. Both have been around for along time but only have a handful built Both planes claim superior capabilities but fall short. More to the point, they both do the same thing. Both Dassault and Saab have pulled planes from their airforce's inventory to just meet orders. Boeing and Lockheed don't have that problem
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  7373. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  France's whole reason for them was to try and compete.They spending mountain of cash trying to compete
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  7374. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  yeah, how well is that workin
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  7375. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  The Mirage series and MICA has their biggest success in that area
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  7376. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  True but who are the top 5 compaines for arms
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  7377. @  @qenyaithandrill7848  Doesnt change who the top 5 are The Rafale is good for its slot but needs to remember who the big dogs are
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  7378. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  Hell F-15E has been around much longer but still outclasses newer planes like the Rafal, EF, Su-35,Su-34
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  7379. @ @qenyaithandrill7848  They did fit on a carrier, its called Super Hornet The market is US,EU, France, China and Russia. Russia has supply issues. Chinese techn is questionable. Hell look how long it took to iron out the MCRA deal
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  7380.  @TheHawk1202  That F-35 outclasses the Rafale in every possible the F-35 has superior weapons loadout and technology Example the Rafale is limited to Exocet whereas the F-35 has JSM and LRASM The Rafale can carry 2 SCALP compared 6 JSMs or 4 JASSM on the F-35 The F-35 carries 24 GBU-39/53s whereas the Rafale is limited to 6 AASM Nuff said
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  7381. @@RogerPierre Yawn, you are another shit talker with his head firmly up his ass
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  7382. 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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  7383.  @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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  7384.  @GegeDxD  This one gives a use clear size of the weapon than the previous one
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  7385.  @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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  7386. 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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  7387.  @sanjarsamatov3171  That was depleted uranium not regular uranium big difference White phosphorus isnt banned
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  7388. Sure they are advancing but a serious cost in lives mind you
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  7389. its not shicking its called underperforming
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  7390.  @stevepest4143  Again with the raving and ranting
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  7391.  @stevepest4143  again with the ranting and raving
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  7392. You are asking in unstable regime was developing an nuclear weapon The simple answer is yes Look at Ukraine if Ukraine still had nuclear weapons, Putin would have never dared to attack
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  7393. 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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  7394. True but the problem here is that towing disabled ships is scenario that navies have trained since the 1920s and had to do a lot during WW2 and still practiced even today During the Battle of Miday both Japanese and American carriers were disabled so escort ships had to taken them under tow so the Propulsion Disabler kinda moot Large ships like CVNs have 4 and each weight 30 tons Replacing screws and prop is not hard
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  7395.  @cyber_habanero  they have tanks but crews still need to be trained
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  7396. 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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  7397. Its hilarious the republicans needed him for the speaker vote but once its over throw him to the sharks
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  7398. 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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  7399. We didnt see anything because of the angle and quality of the video
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  7400. 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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  7401. cope cope
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  7402.  @PerceivedREALITY999  Cope harder with your nonsense their clown notice no one is buying Russians nonsense
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  7403.  @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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  7404. Thats called the US not caring
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  7405.  @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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  7406.  @jamesmaddison4546  The current of tech means that trip will take months The problem there is that requires a lot of fuel and resources Keeping them alive is simple task of designing a ship with proper shielding which again goes back to propulsion Ample shielding is going to be a lot mass and in case of solar activity, they will need hardened shelters Thats a lot mass for engines
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  7407.  @jamesmaddison4546  You can't send food or water in advance The modules would subjected to months of radiation both in space and on ground Sending them in advanced again means they have to amply shielded till the crew which again means more mass. Even with equipment , still the same problem. Hence you have to wait to till after the crew launches, to start sending additional supplies as once they reach Mars, the crew can break them done and store them safely in build up modules Travel is only feasible when we dont have to rely on optimal planet positions That means engines not reliant on chemicals
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  7408.  @jamesmaddison4546  Again incorrect. In order to shield modules for months on end for travel through space and on the ground requires a massive amount of shielding and will greatly increase the mass again not feasible The factor you are missing is the Mars atmosphere Why did the NASA have to use the Sky Crane technique just to land 2000lbs rover Why can we land 20,000lbs module on earth with 3 parachutes but can't do the same on Mars Mars atmosphere is considerably thinner than Earth. Trying to land 20,000lbs on module on Mars would be exceedingly challenging No they will not have ample shielding unless propulsion issues make a stellar leap
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  7409. Smooth move Putin way to justify more weapons to Ukraine
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  7410.  @Jake-dh9qk  Unless its fighting IFV and AFVs
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  7411.  @Jake-dh9qk  If its fighting other tanks not likely 105mm is not that great against MBTs
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  7412. ​ @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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  7413.  @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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  7414.  @ThamMalaysia  Cope harder
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  7415.  @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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  7416. Getting shot down can happy to any aircraft
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  7417. @ that is the question
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  7418. 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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  7419.  @micksmith-vt5yi  Mock drills and the actual combat are not the same
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  7420.  @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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  7421. @@jayhawksfan No, The Patriot site is modular and spread out across miles what Russia did was damage a part that will be sent to Poland for repair and replace with new part Thats why the US made it modular so it cant be destroyed with one missile More to point, Russia blitz the Patriot and again it give them black eye for the second time
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  7422. 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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  7423. F-55 interesting idea but no
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  7424. 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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  7425.  @Sigismund-von-Luxembourg  That's only good for case like this where everything is clear cut
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  7426. 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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  7427. Its a rip off Il-76 and C-17
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  7428. @ You are forgetting that Ukraine doesnt have to means to use the advanced weapons that they need
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  7429.  @hindhtvaterrorism4559  Storm shadows have been limited in nature due to limited number of missiles available If Harris had won, she would have followed through with the JASSM to Ukraine The US has over 7000 It would be very easy to give Ukraine 500 of the CIRCA 90s and early 2000bs variants which include the 570 mile variant Ukraine has long range neptune that only carries 330bs warhead 600 miles The JASSM-ER carries 1000lbs warhead 570 miles That would the US to replace those older JASSMs with newer updated and upgraded variants
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  7430. 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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  7431. 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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  7432. How about no
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  7433.  @Chuck_Hooks  Actually yes The whole Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) nixed all short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) , medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) and Intermediate-range ballistic missile weapon systems and development both conventional and nuclear in 1988. There hasnt been a demand for that tech for 30 plus years in the US Since that treaty has been nixed There is now a renewed demand for that tech which is now basically a lost skill so its taking a while The USAF needs either the ARRW or HACM for its assets. The US is sharing the LRHW with Army for ships and subs but still working on their own program carrier aircraft The USMC only entry is the OpFires Ideally if the ARRW and LRHW can full operational and production, the sense of urgency will drop for the rest but something has to considered as credible weapon
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  7434. Well ,NOTAMS are officially out so there has been or will be test
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  7435. . Severe flaws were found during testing time and time again, issues so significant that they had to be kept under wraps to avoid America's enemies from exploiting its weaknesses… We can safely say thats 100 percent nonsense
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  7436. 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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  7437. 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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  7438. You mean how the Su-27 pilot didn't know how bring the drone down without hitting it
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  7439. Iran wouldnt survive an open with Israel
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  7440. 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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  7441. 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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  7442. How about no The MV-22 through its life has lost 13 losses and 51 dead since 1991 You wanna take a guess on how aircraft and lives were loss with the CH-46E that it replaces
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  7443. No, the Bradley's replacement need to learn from this engagement Using 25mm fire , it was luckily able to suppress the T-90 but the larger 50mm XM913 would have been able to inflict far more damage The Bradley's replacement needs a missile able to be fired even if the IFV is moving at high speed
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  7444. US didnt fall behind Russia worked since 2002 to develop its weapons and China just as long the US has barely being at it a fraction of that time
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  7445. Ukraine has captured enough Russian armor to know where exactly the armor on Russian T-90s is the weakest
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  7446.  @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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  7447. 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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  7448. I cant imagine why
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  7449. 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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  7450.  @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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  7451. The salami slicer strikes again
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  7452. 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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  7453.  @theylied1776  You obviously can't read or do research Again You had civilians making decisions that should been made by the military paired with military commanders with very little combat experience Secondly the JSC during the of the Vietnam were all Army officers All 3 were considered completely unqualified for the job Earle Wheeler was junior to many officers and severely lacked combat experience Lyman Lemnitzer also lacked combat experience Maxwell D. Taylor was a literally tool , he had experience but didnt't how know to shut to fuck up
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  7454.  @BENKYism  Hence why the F-15EX makes senses for homeland defense it can patrol longer and further thanks to CFTs. Space that once hide legacy systems is holding advanced tech half the size which allows it carry more tech as well much powerful radar and sensors The USAF can pair with the JATM, LREW or LRAAM or all 3 if needed or use the AMBER rack for a load of 22 AIM-120s You forgetting it can carry IRST, Radar , and Targeting pods with little effect on its range and payload The only thing that the USAF needs to do is buy F-16 block 70s with CFT and convert them to be able act like the USN EA-18Gs allow aircraft to have dedicated jammers on front with them that can protect or attack as needed
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  7455.  @BENKYism  He can't The concept of pure dogfighter died in the 90s During the Gulf war Two F-18s carrying a load 2000lbs were engaged by MIGs, in similar fashion to F-105s vs MIGs in the 60s The difference is that F-18s multi-role design paired with AWACS allowed the F-18s to avoid the F-105s faith and down the MIGs switch back to air to ground, strike their targets and return to ship F-15E while they didn't score any kills where similar engaged and were able to fight back against attackers After the Gulf, that concept as it show that better designed aircraft can perform any role and that "pure dogfighter" were not needed for protection They started making better designed aircraft and weapons and abandon the single role concept all together Even the EA-18G can perform air to ground missions against a variety of targets thanks to better weapons One the problems that US had in Serbia was that AGM-88 could only engage targets actively transmitting The newer AGM-88G is designed to be able to engage any target
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  7456. Ah yes the Russian propaganda its 10 months and amazing anyone believes it at this point
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  7457.  @pepperedash4424  Exactly, so the Su-75 is just more russian hype
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  7458.  @pepperedash4424  Despite its hype, It won't be as successful As the MiG Their reputation went to shit hence why Sukhoi is now Russia's mainstay The MIG-21 had great success in the 1960s because the US military let idiots with do zero combat experience dictate how warfare should be conducted After that experience, There was a change in thinking. That change lead to the Teens series which completely dominated Russian MiGs F-15 killed both MiG-25s and MiG-29s F-16s killed MiG-23s and MIG-21s F-18 killed MiG-21s F-14 killed MiG-23s both in US and in Iranian hands The other side MIG-25 killed single F-18 Iran lost a few F-14s Ands thats about it MiGs rep after the 60s went down hill very quickly
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  7459. 16 delivered and fully operational kicking Russia's ass daily If Russian forces had actually destroy HIMARS, they would waste no time trying to display the wreckage Except its claim after claim with zero proof A clown on New Atlas posted video claiming that the Russian video of HIMARS being destroyed with hilarious explanation that ignore all facts The alleged HIMARS was spotted at logging plant yet no sign of any fuel truck, or ammunition loading Just HIMARS ,just magically sitting in plain to see when all videos of Ukrainian forces show them hiding in forested areas when they are not on missions Secondly,he claimed that dimensions matched except he ignored part where the HIMARS has angled cab and from the position the vehicle was at, there should have been a massive reflect of sunlight but nada or the famed grainy ass warehouse strike video with no signs of secondary explosions that consistently with ammunition exploding Funny how Russia's claimed strikes against Ukrainian munitions storage never have any no signs of secondary explosions that consistently with ammunition exploding Russia can't destroy the HIMARS Accept that fact The M777 requires 6 mins to enplace, time for the fire mission and 6 mins to displace, on average about 20 mins. As the M777 range is only 18-20 miles its very easy for Russian drones to get eyes on M777s units and destroy them As for the rest Self-propelled artillery, they can do nothing about it The CAESAR time 5-7 min max The Pzh-2000 time 5 min for 10 round mission or 3 min for 3 round mission The HIMARS time 3 mins but most importantly, the HIMARS is firing up 50 miles away . Unless you have Su or MIG nearby , Russia is not intercepting any SPA which asks the question where is the Russian air force
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  7460. No, Iran needs the US to reel Israel in if Iran attacks, Israel will respond massively
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  7461. Dodge a weapon that covers football field now thats comedy
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  7462.  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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  7463.  @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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  7464. So HT source is convicted sex offender hilarious
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  7465. As yes The typical propaganda Sorry Russia is still getting their asses handed to them
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  7466.  @misha791  False
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  7467. 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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  7468.  @chavvy9074  Some are more lax than others
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  7469.  @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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  7470.  @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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  7471. I will take Biden's mental health over Trump's crazy any day of the week
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  7472. @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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  7473. Cope harder there clown
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  7474.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  The Mekava isn't built for tank warfare
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  7475.  @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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  7476.  @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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  7477.  @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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  7478.  @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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  7479.  @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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  7480.  @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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  7481.  @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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  7482.  @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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  7483.  @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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  7484. Yes but hypersonic weapons can't be recalled once launched Secondly, its called flexibitiy
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  7485.  @monitoni7901  What people get wrong about Serbia is that F-117 did not fail What USAF failed was the aircraft supporting the F-117 The EA-6B , F-16CJ and Tornado ECR failed to destroy Serbian defenses Those planes had severe limitations which allowed Serbian defenses to survive The EA-6B had sensors but not the speed. The F-16CJ and Tornado ECR relied on the EA-6B to provide data but they had to get info from AWACS not the EA-6B The AGM-88 could only target the site if it active. Other assets in the area also could not target the sites Now the reason why the US still betting on stealth tech is they learned from Serbia The EA-18G has both sensors and speed but most importantly far more advanced sensors Three Growlers networked together can generate targeting tracks for hostile radio-frequency sources in real time. They trilaterate a target from wide area to a very, very small area. The AGM-88 has been heavily reworked so it can target site even if its cold or moving The Growler has 3 data-links to which it can transmit targeting data direct to other assets without having to go through AWACS Targeting pods are now standard on all strike assets which can visual ID targets from significant ranges allowing to find target much easier Lastly, the F-117 was designed for maximum stealth so it lacked MAWS and RWRs Thanks to AESA low probability of intercept, the F-22 and F-35 has MAWS and RWR that doesnt betray their position The US is still betting on stealth as they understood where they went wrong as for betting on hypersonic weapons Again the US is vastly superior in that Russia's Kinzhal can only be carried by MIG-31 and Tu-22M3M, One missiles on MIG-31 and 4 on the Tu-22M3M China's missiles like Russian are limited 1 to 2 missiles plane The US ARRW is designed so one missile carried F-15E and up 31 missiles on B-1B Russia's Zircon's range is 640 miles while the China' YJ-21 range 300 miles. The LRHW range is over 1700 miles Unlike China and Russia, the US has several programs in work The Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) USAF for tactical flexibility to employ fighters to hold high-value, time-sensitive targets at risk, The Hypersonic Air-launched OASuW. HALO as carrier based hypersonci asset for the USN for F-35, F-18 and FA/XX So the US is very much ahead of the game
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  7486.  @jetli740  And the reason those low tech missiles sites were not destroyed was its not spinning, its fact. NATO SEAD failure to suppress Serbian defenses was major factor I am going to pretend you didnt just use google as source thats hilarous beyond anything
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  7487.  @jetli740  Adding a recall system to missile is potential weakness that enemy could exploit
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  7488.  @jetli740  The whole point of SEAD is to eliminate the enemy's defenses and the SEAD wasn't up to the task in Serbia That same is happening in Ukraine, Russia's failure to suppress HIMARS has cost them dearly Russia's failure to secure western Ukraine has allowed Ukraine to access to more and more advanced tech and weapons Without western supply, Ukraine would have folded by April Google is as good making up its
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  7489.  @thehoodedteddy1335  Thats what people trying to defend him don't understand, he never had any intention of cooperating with the NARA When the president leaves office, he is supposed to establish timeline with the NARA for them to get all the documents He' claimed that Obama did the same however NARA stated they got all of Obamas record in 2017 arrangement to preserve Obama’s records has been publicly known since 2016. So long before he term was up, Obama had the ball rolling on his transfer
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  7490.  @lindastone4927  And people like you simple talk out your ass Classified materials storage has clear and non-negotiable standards that have to be followed. When the FBI checked Mar-a-Lago Nothing there come even close to established standards for classified materials storage. Classified material storage is completely standard. The DOJ broke into a safe, the boxes recovered come from storage rooms not safe Twist the facts doesn't change anything DOJ just admitted there is attorney client privileged document, again twisting facts In the affidavit, the DOJ and FBI stated they had included special team to sort out potential attorney client material So again their "quote admission" only makes Trump's request for special master moot as they had already accounted for the possiblity of attorney client material What planet are you from again, you are asking why public isnt seeing material that has been marked top secret or classified,
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  7491. Tanks are no longer needed Lighter more flexible options are needed
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  7492. Interesting but ultimately useless
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  7493.  @matteusvirtanen392  Compared the rifles that make previous shot This one is joke Its completely ill suited for rapid movement
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  7494.  @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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  7495.  @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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  7496.  @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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  7497.  @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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  7498.  @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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  7499.  @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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  7500.  @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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  7501.  @tararaboomdiay7442  Its not inconceivable Its literally in the budget
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  7502.  @tararaboomdiay7442  thats why its called black budget
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  7503. Israel flew its aircraft through Syria and Iraq to strike
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  7504.  @jasonj3599  Thats still a faction of what the US has to work with
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  7505.  @jasonj3599  Again incorrect He stated that E-3 problem is that its suffering significant obsolescence issues which is creating problems. Aircraft down for persistent maintenance issues as well persistent problems during operations The E-3 fleet is becoming operationally unreliable which has nothing to do with the J-20 capabilities The E-3 can handle the J-20 but its persistent maintenance and operational issues means that they can't be relied upon That means that newer E-2D will have to quarterback till the E-3 is replaced
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  7506.  @zaco-km3su  That would be incorrect The design just needs a few subtle tweaks Change the cannon to 30mm. Bring over the Arrowhead TADS/PVS and lastly a new mast mounting sight with AESA/IR/EOTS combined The GE T901 already produces more power than the T-700 The last hurdle would be redesigning the stores management They should look at enclosed weapons pod (EWP) which produces less drag
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  7507. Nope
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  7508. 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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  7509.  @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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  7510.  @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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  7511. The simple answer is no
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  7512.  @themc.kennyshow6585  First starters, the 6th generation are in the development/prototyping phase with testing and operations by 2030s timeframe The Advanced Hornet has optional conformal fuel tanks and enclosed weapons pods as podded sensor and RCS reduction which allows the Hornet to fly in relatively clean configuration. The Gripen has no such options
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  7513. Yes and no The JAGM program has 3 increments The current model increment 1 or baseline JAGM Increment 2 or MR is extended range , Lockheed added tri-mode sensor for which wasnt in the original plan Increment 3 is for the F-35 and other strike aircraft similar to UK Brimstone can be used on Typhoon and Tornado This variant is supposed to deliver the longest range. The Brimstone can be launched from over 25 miles away The Increment 3 JAGM is supposed to match or exceed that
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  7514. @Mana Its strange to say the least. The Merkava, Challenger and Abrams are the most battle hardened of the group. The OPLOT-M and T-90 are just remodeled T-72 with some bells and whistles. The Leclerc is a joke. The Type-90 is an old tank. Japan's mainstay is the Type 10. The T-14 despite its claims like the Leclrec is joke. Russia uses a new type of reactive armour on it but the US has gotten their hands on enough Russian RA and ERA to figure out that by increasing mass of the SABO round,its impossible for the RA to break the penetrator. I give the K2 Black Panther points for being the most innovative. The KSTAM munition , amount defensive technology and Network-centric capabilites is impressive. The Leopard-2 hasnt display anything that makes it the best Right now, the US has upgrades to the Abrams in the pipeline plus a planned new tank, the Israelis has steadily improved the Merkava. The UK is at impasse with the tanks
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  7515.  @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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  7516.  @suryanshsagar2677  The fact Ukraine has lasted this long is more than hype
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  7517.  @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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  7518. Give them the MEADs as well
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  7519. 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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  7520. That would be incorrect First the B-2 cost 2 billion because procurement was cut from 165 planes to just 21 plane which greatly drove up unit cost Secondly ,the the B-21 is designed to use commercial off-the-shelf, C4ISTAR, and radar technologies. So instead of spending money to develop tech solely for the B-21, they drew it from the existing programs The B-21 engines are an advanced derivative of the F-35 F-135 engines which saves a lot of money The B-2's AN/APQ-181 is unique to it while the B-1B and B-52 are fitted with derivatives radars from F-16s and F-18 Just as the B-1 and B-52 have derivatives of the radars from F-16s and F-18 Its likely the B-21 has a derivative of the F-35 APG-81s It likely has the Multifunction Advanced Data Link as well. Also remember that low probability of intercept tech like active electronically scanned array (AESA) is extremely mature and cheaper now than the 80s The B-2 had undergo a lot upgrading to carry conventional weapons whereas that B-21 already has the stores management system and MIL-STD data buses installed for conventional weapons They are using tech that was already developed Secondly remember weapons and tactics have evolved as well instead of only carrying one type of weapon Bombers have multiple purpose payload options that allow them to carry a variety of weapons per mission
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  7521. You would think that they would have learned by now
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  7522. 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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  7523. Its nothing but bads for Russian forces daily
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  7524. Air fields and 3000-5000 asphalt runways have long been easy targets with the advent of long range cruise missiles. Combat engineers need hours to repair or set runways Using existing roads have the advantage of making any road into a potential air field. So instead of a few targets, its now hundreds of potential areas that can be used The USAF should give the A400M an actual look for potential austere operations. Double the payload of a C-130J with 1 plane
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  7525. because this isnt car this multi million dollar plane
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  7526.  @ingoos  it has brakes Once many many moons ago, Yes enlisted did start planes but that lead to a lot problems hence the practice was abandoned
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  7527.  @ingoos  No parking brake they are positive feedback Someone has to hold it in place hence the need for chocks
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  7528. That will likely not happen The ongoing Red Sea conflict is highlighting the relatively short range of UK's defenses The US SM-2 can engage targets 90 miles away while the SM-6 can engage up to 150 miles The CAMM MR range is 62 miles and Aster 75 miles The missile work but UK ships have to be comfortably close so they will be looking for a new missile or get the existing CAMM and Aster above 100 miles Ironically the US made SM-6 has 150 miles with Block 1, Block 2 reuses the same 21 inch motor from the SM-3 which according to sources will potentially triple its range allowing for shots beyond 300 miles. The whole point of the CAMM and Aster was to be no longer dependent on the US and its not working
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  7529.  @Markus117d  Its not that UK doesnt need to its fact they cant
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  7530.  @MostlyPennyCat  Being quote hit to kill with only 48 missiles is not reasurring
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  7531.  @MostlyPennyCat  How about wrong on all counts lets start with the basics The CAMM like the Aster has extremely limited combat history so far Their only action is the Red Sea while SM-2 goes back decades Second the best sam in world is the SM-6 not Aster Key points about SM-6 is that designed operate with the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) allowing to be launch from one ship and guided by another ship or handed off to either F-35 via MADL or E-2D via link 16 allowing Lock-on after launch (LOAL) shots. Secondly the SM-6 is being upgrade from its 13.5 motor to the SM-3 21 inch motor effectively tripling its range ,see SM-6 Block IB for more detail but most important is that USN made the AIM-174 which a SM-6 without the booster and up to 4 can be carried by the F-18 so there that So the Pk from both CAMM and Aster from such limited combat is not even close
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  7532.  @MostlyPennyCat  The Burkes load out 90 for flight I or 96 for flight II 20 TLAMs for land attack ,10 for ASROC for ASW and remaining 60 or 66 is for anti defenses which can be mixed or match Lastly, you are forgetting the key part The UK only has 6 Type 45 and 8 Type 23 The US alone has 66 Burke class So its not beyond them to simply configure one or two destroyer solely for air defense and leave land attack other ship or to the carrier
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  7533.  @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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  7534.  @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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  7535. The best the union can do is save their jobs due the fact they were following the established policy and produces that were in place at the time
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  7536.  @Brandonthesnifferofall  If you read up about the Marines during 2003 invasion, they flew directly from Crete to Erbil and Mosul, Iraq , 1100 miles via air insertion. The CH-53 refueled in air while the CH-46E crossed through Turkey. Turkey closed their airspace at the last minute That incident is one biggest reasons why the USAF and USMC doubled down on the V-22. Aircraft able to refuel in the air draws very little attention and refueling can done away from prying eyes. As the CH-46E could not refuel in the air, it had make a lot of stops in Turkey which drew a lot of attention and ire The MV-22 higher speed allows to get from a to b much faster. Modern warfare is about speed and payload Being able to travel faster but still carry a substantial payload in the process Function doesn't win wars Example, the Israel's made TOMCAR able to be carried internally by CH-47, CH-53 or MV-22 or sling load the TOMCAR carry 8 Spike NLOS missiles which can shred most any target on the ground up 16 miles away The US has JTLV with Spike NLOS Being able to carry JTLV with NLOS is far easier than 70 ton tank
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  7537.  @The_ZeroLine  The real question is how much of the V-22 will carry over XV-15 lacked a lot of the MV-22 So it will be interesting to see what carries over to the production model
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  7538. Can't find any more suckers for his war
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  7539. What did that tractor do to you Russia?
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  7540. 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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  7541.  @orionlt1028  Lay off the propaganda there buddy they are called observation satellites for a reason
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  7542. 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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  7543. 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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  7544. 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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  7545. About time
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  7546. That would be incorrect the F-14 could engage 6 targets simultaneously from 100+ The problem ironically was the AWG-9, the AWG-9 RF emissions would light up targets RWR like christmas trees due to its extreme power The radar's powerful scanning allowed to 6 targets simultaneously from 100+ but at the time, RWR was still relatively new tech Once RWR became common place, the AWG-9 became very useless against aircraft which lead to its retire The USN changed tactics from stopping the missile to stopping the aircraft but the AW-9 massive RF making that attacking aircraft would know they were being targeted and retreat and come another time The F-14's problem was the USN never was truly invested in it The F-15 entered service in 76 and by 78, the much improved F-15C was in testing The F-14 entered service in 74 and wasnt truly improved till 1987 which was the coffin for it
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  7547. 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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  7548. 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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  7549.  @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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  7550.  @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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  7551.  @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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  7552. Just food for though Chose a better firing position next time
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  7553.  @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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  7554. The only issue with Phalanx is its reloading and limited magazine
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  7555. That what happens you have plan
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  7556.  @locoparentis244  No The MV-22 is worth it simple as that and the rewards massively outweigh the risks A few simple points Range The CH-46E that it replaces. For the CH-46 travel from California to NC needed 3 days to whereas the MV-22 does the same trip in matter of hours Thats massive savings in time, money and aircraft life Payload The CH-46E internal payload is 7000lbs with external paylaod 10,000 The MV-22 internal payload is 20,000lbs with external payload of 15,000 The critical difference is that due the age and limited engine power of the CH-46, its external load with limited to 5000lbs The MV-22 can easily lift an 9000lbs M777 which in turn reduces the need for the larger CH-53E More the point, the MV-22 has actually taken more mission that normally USMC need CH-53E for Last mobility The MV-22 cruises at 311 mph That speed is fast enough for it to be refueled by KC-10, KC-46 and KC-135 (YT MV-22 Osprey Aerial Refueling airboyd to see KC-10 refueling MV-22) Helicopters like the UH-60 can only be refueled by prop driven C-130s or A400Ms Not being limited to C-130s or A400M greatly expands its capabilities And thats just for starters
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  7557. 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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  7558. 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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  7559. Melt the metal down and possible reforge it for the next bridge
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  7560. Russian forces keep living a state of denial
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  7561. Just another desperate attempt to save face by Russian forces
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  7562.  @MiddleEast-4Ever  yawh
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  7563. 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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  7564.  @shaneb315  If Russian forces can destroy a significant amount of tech, it just might
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  7565.  @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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  7566.  @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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  7567.  @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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  7568. The simple answer is that F-22 is long overdue for replacement. if the F-22 was built to full specs, it wouldnt be a problem but even with upgrades the F-22 still lags behind. The F-35 is no match for the J-20 or Su-57 in the merge so its kinda no choice but to build or restart F-22 production to be prospective F-22C with all the bells and whistles
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  7569.  @xylicable  The F-22 original full spec with some tweaking would be valuable asset
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  7570. You have been firing them at UKraine which has advanced western defenses and now you are worried about leaks
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  7571. And here we go Iran gets glassed by Israel
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  7572.  @willrobinson9767  This was the 50s and 60s when Israel developed its weapon so no
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  7573. Hell in a hand basket
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  7574. No such thing as impossible to intercept
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  7575. @IMAN7THRYLOS That very unlikely First the F-35 in stealth has variety options First is 8 GBU-39 or GBU-53s are lightweight weapons designed to be as flexible as the tried and true GBU-12 but with significant better capabilites For harden targets, the F-35 can carry the JSOW C1 with the same BROACH multi-stage warhead tat SCALP uses granted, the F-35 has to close to 70 miles whereas SCALP can launch from 350 miles Secondly the F-35 internal cruise missile currently is the JSM which has 300 mile range however Lockheed has been contracted to develop a variant of the JASSM-ER that the F-35 can carry internally The key factor you are missing is that F-35 has performance for missions that dont require stealth In non stealth, they can carry 4XLRASM or JASSM-ER or 6 JSM missile up to 3 triple the load of the Rafale with comparable range
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  7576.  Xigap  The SCALP is advanced but not that advanced
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  7577. The key difference is that the West is going the Ukraine everything it needs
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  7578. 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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  7579. Everything
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  7580. 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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  7581. 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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  7582. The USAF needs to make room for newer assets but Congress wants to be hard headed
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  7583.  @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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  7584. No keep this going its hilarious He made history 6 times and counting LMAO Cue Ace Ventura LOOOOOOOSEERRRR!!!!!
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  7585.  @garagenigel  Yes it
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  7586.  @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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  7587. Its called weapons and tactics for a reason EA-18G can jam the hips radar ADM-160 can be used additional decoys and jammers The F-35 can use the AARGM-ER against the ships radar while the F-15E approaches JDAMs and finishes it off Its game changer because depending the complexity of the target The US military would not have expend 3 million dollar LRASM. Instead they can use a 120,000 at most advanced JDAM Even with complex targets, the JDAM can still be used The AARGMER which is the newest model of the AGM-88 can used against the ships radar First by the design, its seeker can home in the radar emissions and secondly because of the problems the USAF had in Serbia the AGM-88 seeker was upgraded so it could strike any target. Without radar, its AA defense is useless Secondly CIWS systems radar are not that advance and can't overcome jamming
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  7588. cope
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  7589. The US will be involved now trying to keep Israel from glassing Iran
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  7590. 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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  7591. Doesnt matter at this point Israel will strike back 10 times harder
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  7592.  @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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  7593.  @СергейКузбасский  SM-3 and SM-6 can intercept hypersonic missiles there genius
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  7594. Iran's problem with retaliating against Israel is that Israel will retaliate
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  7595. Because the last thing they want is the US's wrath
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  7596. 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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  7597. The fact of the matter there is no such thing as a safe weapon DU is a heavy metal same tungsten However given that there are 130mm and 140mm main gun in testing DU days are numbered. Besides the shear amount of kinetic energy , the size of those rounds allow for larger much High explosive rounds but most importantly making a precision guided 130mm or 140mm for top attack would considerably easier
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  7598.  @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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  7599. The West needs to take more direct action against Yemen instead of triaging the problem
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  7600. 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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  7601. Adapting JDAMs for anti-ship is not that hard to do Both the French AASM and Israel SPICE have precision seekers for 2000lbs bombs so all the USAF need to do fit seeker and datalink to 2000lbs bomb which the USAF has ample technology to choose from
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  7602. Unless they have been upgraded to carry NATO standard weapons , its basically an exercise in futility
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  7603.  @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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  7604.  @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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  7605.  @BitsofEurope  15 years of 100 percent bullshit The shear lack of knowledge in your comments actually explains
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  7606.  @BitsofEurope  Explains your clueless
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  7607.  @BitsofEurope  YAWN child, go take your nap
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  7608.  @BitsofEurope  Go throw your tantrum somewhere else stuck on stupditiy
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  7609.  @AgatBluvsky-ow9gp  Your facts of just plain disinformation For starters Questions regarding the military are handled by U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC,which Cruz is not a part of Secondly that falls to the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces or United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness Again Cruz is not part of either So Cruz who holds no position on any of the committees regarding military affairs is confused why the SecDef basically ignored all his questions here's a hint Cruz you are not part of any committee that SecDef answers to
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  7610. Your facts of just plain disinformation For starters Questions regarding the military are handled by U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC,which Cruz is not a part of Secondly that falls to the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces or United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness Again Cruz is not part of either So Cruz who holds no position on any of the committees regarding military affairs is confused why the SecDef basically ignored all his questions here's a hint Cruz you are not part of any committee that SecDef answers to
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  7611. Cruz isnt on any committee that SecDef answers to
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  7612. @AgatBluvsky-ow9gp Your facts of just plain disinformation For starters Questions regarding the military are handled by U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC,which Cruz is not a part of Secondly that falls to the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces or United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness Again Cruz is not part of either So Cruz who holds no position on any of the committees regarding military affairs is confused why the SecDef basically ignored all his questions here's a hint Cruz you are not part of any committee that SecDef answers to
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  7613.  @vtechead1  No till very much later
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  7614.  @jamesbradshaw3389  If the colonel wants to lead be example she should set the example
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  7615. When the US takes off the kid gloves and get serious remember you were warned
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  7616. The KH-31 like all Russian weapons is all bark and no bite
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  7617.  @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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  7618. The ARRW has had a string a of successful test behind With HACM still untested and woes with LHRW its makes no sense to canx the ARRW
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  7619.  @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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  7620. They need to do an direct draw and expedite 30 units
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  7621. yet they did
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  7622. Bye
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  7623. 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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  7624. ​ @BingoPaletot  Asset denial is far more important
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  7625.  @flyingace6966  Firing off unguided missiles like that producing UXO which hurt Ukraine in the end
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  7626.  @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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  7627. Ukraine only proved that nuclear weapons was Russia's only card to play
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  7628. @etaddicted Americans just bought over sixty retired Mirage f-1s for training purposes, not to mention another Dassault production already flying over there: the Alpha jet. Completely false Watching without the bs explanations clearly shows the F-16 pilot lacked skill
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  7629. Israel making Iran look at chumps
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  7630. How exactly would the UK run out of munition with the US as their ally?
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  7631. Yeah no Air to air missiles are not that expensive, but the cost of that targeting was much more
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  7632. 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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  7633.  @DarkMatterZombies  Unlike the Russian, the West doesnt hide things
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  7634.  @brandenburg2388  Lay off the drugs there buddy
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  7635.  @Tekno2012  Except that didnt happen
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  7636.  @evan6034  Its not piracy there buddy They dont detain the crew unless they find illegal items
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  7637.  @nikintinia1732  Sorry clown but accidents with VBSS are extremely rare
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  7638.  @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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  7639.  @evan6034  Pirate dont follow any laws
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  7640.  @evan6034  By all mean provide proof
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  7641.  @evan6034  Again proof
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  7642.  @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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  7643.  @MrLeadb1  That would be incorrect US military M57 inventory is 500 plus missiles
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  7644.  @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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  7645.  @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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  7646. Ukraine has to stablize the situation on front lines before committing to an all out attack which is coming
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  7647. 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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  7648.  @freddychavez5136  No you are Russian troll trying to pretend
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  7649.  @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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  7650. No you are Russian troll trying to pretend there @freddychavez5136
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  7651. 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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  7652.  @freddychavez5136  Says the clear fake troll account
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  7653.  @ssaini5028  Lay off the potato juice
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  7654. 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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  7655.  @ssaini5028  Cope harder its 3 years and counting
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  7656.  @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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  7657.  @jeffreycaudle5108  Selling is irrelevant in this situation Ukraine has no choice but others countries not in Ukraine's situation do
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  7658.  @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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  7659.  @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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  7660.  @johnny9092  Russia has barely hit a few pieces at most I love it when you guys mention Iraq and Afghanistan because its so hilarious The US traveled 7000 miles to both countries and in a matter of weeks achieved complete control and dominance yet Ukraine borders Russia after 4 years Russia has gotten no where The West is able to freely send equipment into Ukraine as Russia has failed to achieve control
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  7661. Russia is stupid enough to try and make a run Kyiv with arsenal Ukraine now has
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  7662. Courts are going to busy these next 4 years
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  7663. We will believe when we see it
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  7664.  @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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  7665.  @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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  7666.  @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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  7667.  @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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  7668. its still a target
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  7669. Just another whacko
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  7670. What ever the Panstir uses its not working in Ukraine
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  7671. Thats true with all these '"tough guys" in court They act up in court in front camera but get real soft when they get inside
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  7672. ​ @patriktoth6258  The West has been reaping benefits from the conflict non stop why stop it now
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  7673. Sniping aircraft and missiles
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  7674. Russia is destroying tanks for propaganda while Ukraine is destroying whole bases
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  7675.  @albback8176  its rip off C-17 and Il-76
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  7676.  @albback8176  Irrelevant but most importantly, not even a real comparison The architecture in the US is due to fact that millions of people immigrated to the US between the 1800s to 1950s In Pre colonial time, that number was estimated to be close to 4 million immigrating from guess where Europe So you are comparing facts millions of people immigrated to the US over 200 years ago and modern architecture is reflection those who came before to China in modern times blatantly ripping other countries designs Seriously ?
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  7677.  @albback8176  Once again , Irrelevant and zero comparison Has nothing to do with the fact with China blatantly ripping off others countries designs Simply put, that was then and this is now
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  7678.  @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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  7679. They can do it but it will be much harder
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  7680. 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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  7681. Simple Russia's Su-34 was claimed as high performance flying tank aka Hell duck yet they are being downed regularly over Ukraine Same with Su-35 , lofty claims yet get smoked over Ukraine All of Russia so called advanced assets are getting torn apart in Ukraine
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  7682. @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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  7683.  @shagrath4454  Exactly
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  7684. Wrong The president has zero authority to do so if the president wants to declass material the request is sent to committee who reviews and makes a decision its either granted, granted with redactions or denied Granted with redactions means there information that could possible be security issue Case in the point The president cant tell the CIA he wants to declassify the names of their operatives Nor can he tell USN wants to reveal the exact locations where SSBNs are The president can not declass material if its presents a danger to national security
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  7685. Iran needs a cease fire more than Israel
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  7686. 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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  7687. Its pretty simple figure out Unless someone develops a power like ARC reactor EM armor is not viable
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  7688. 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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  7689. Its called test runs They are gradually working up
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  7690. Yet Russians are running out of the country instead
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  7691. Oh look much cleverly edited propaganda from Russia
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  7692. Yeah no,
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  7693.  @richroylance4630  The NV did not prove anything what was proven was massive incompetence by the US which can be summed up in one phrase "Micromanagement from President Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara"
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  7694.  @witalian1  Again did you read what you wrote of course they will have to do it under fire combat does not always allow the option for you fall back and safely reload
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  7695. 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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  7696.  @Tricia2727  Regardless, Biden has the right idea If Ukraine was got get enough advance weapons like JASSM, JASSM-ER and AGM-84, it would give Ukraine the leverage they need so neither Putin nor Trump could force anything on them Ideally 200-300 of each would work
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  7697. France is trying to get a piece of the action that companies like the Lockheed, SAAB and Rheinmetall are getting
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  7698.  @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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  7699. Nothing is working against the ATACMS
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  7700. 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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  7701. 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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  7702. 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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  7703. The simple way to deal with S-400 is use either unguided BM-21 or 27 or 30 missiles as decoys for the HIMARS
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  7704. The Buff!!
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  7705.  @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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  7706.  @thephoenix756  yes they will
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  7707.  @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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  7708.  @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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  7709.  @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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  7710.  @heeba7331  Fact fun did the Talbian have air force nope armor nope navy nope then STFU
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  7711. Right when USAF sent 5 B-2s into Yemen, the Houthis got very quiet real fast
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  7712.  @trajhenkhet02  That only works for so long
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  7713.  @trajhenkhet02  The F-35 is different story It was built with the goal to meet the needs of various countries The NGAD is being built for the USAF not export The two EU programs Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and Tempest are being built with export in mind There is no need for the NGAD to hit the export market as it would undermine the F-35
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  7714. The F-16 was never considered as engine technology at the time was still unreliable and the USN was trying to get away from single engine aircraft
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  7715. The rationale likely they want to test out a number of technologies for the NGAD on the F-22
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  7716.  @willrobinson9767  The S-400 in 7 months has only shot down 3 planes best no joke yes
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  7717.  @pistonburner6448  restart was not economical It was clearly laid out Supplies lines had to be reestablished PW would have to be contracted for new built F-119 engines Key parts like the ALR-94 was made by Sander/GE , AN/AAR-56 Martin Marietta , CNI by TRW Most of those companies no longer exist and those contracts would have require renegotiation by BAE, Northrup and Raytheon that took over sustainment Workers had to be retrained but more importantly how many planes were to be built The F-22 has enough for sustainment not for manufacturing The only way around those issues is completely new built design which still will require a lot negotiation An updated F-22 to reduce cost would need modified F-135 engine. The either F-35 or F-15EX II Wide area display as well modern processors ,again from either F-35 or F-15EX II The F-22 weapons bay would have to be updated to address lack of precision weapons The F-22 would need an IRST, so adapting the F-35 AAQ-37/40 would be the only choice Too much would be required to bring the F-22 up to modern standards
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  7718.  @pistonburner6448  It wasnt claimed, it was simple fact. the USAF give an estimate for 194 planes for a possible restart in 2017, 5 years after production ended Everything stated is exactly the same then as it now Contracts for critical parts would have to be renegotiated PW would have been contracted for additional F-119 Sanders/General Electric AN/ALR-94. Sanders is defunct so that would have figured out Martin Marietta AN/AAR-56. Lockheed would re-contracted TRW Communication/Navigation/Identification (CNI) suite. TRW also defunct The AN/APG-77 has been taken over by Raytheon and like Lockheed, that would also have bee re-contracted Workerrs would have be retrained Lastly the F-22 software is yet another issue The NGAD is being build from scratch which has several advantages First , the NGAD is likely using more flexible software then F-22 making upgrading much easier The F-22 lacks an IRST where the NGAD will more than likely adopt F-35 AAQ-37/40 or variant of both Lastly the NGAD weapons bay or bays can designed to address the F-22 lack of air to ground weapons It can be designed to use weapons like the , Joint Strike Missile (JSM) , and JSOW The addition of the AAQ would allow for laser targeting so yes the F-22 is simple not economical
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  7719. Notice all Russian claims are backed up with zero evidence a grainy video and purported missile strike proves jack shit Russia claimed the same with about a France CAESAR unit Same bullshit grainy video and purported strike Why is Russia so desperate to claim the HIMARS destruction US defense official "Ukrainians are actually systematically selecting targets and then accurately hitting them, thus, precisely degrading Russian capability In the few days ,that Ukraine forces has had them, they have been used to great effect
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  7720.  @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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  7721. 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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  7722.  @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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  7723. @@JimCarner The Mojave is designed to everything the MQ-9 but with STOL capabilities
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  7724.  @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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  7725.  @carolynkurz1106  That would be incorrect Guns are allowed.
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  7726.  @thelonewrangler1008  He better find a 12 gauge with buck shot and slugs. He's too old be to be trying to swing a bat like he's in the MLB
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  7727.  @notdave2993  Pretty sure he's had a change of heart after this
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  7728. The West needs to stop tip toe and supply Ukraine with heavy weapons to put end to this
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  7729.  @robtarring5188  The point is that US cant be relied on for the next 4 years
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  7730.  @jamesgreen1116  lets see Ukraine just smoked four Su-34s in one day thats very bad
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  7731.  @KazeHorse  The last 7 months say otherwise
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  7732.  @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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  7733.  @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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  7734.  @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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  7735.  @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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  7736. 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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  7737. Right the massive exodus via planes, trains and automobiles is just a hand ful of people cope much
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  7738.  @blacklion8208  The key factor that people are missing is that US traveled 7000 miles to both Iraq and Afghan and within a matter of weeks achieved complete control of the country Russia borders Ukraine and 4 months later the country is very much contested
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  7739.  @blacklion8208  This is about Russian failure
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  7740.  @zallyzally2698  if Russia was the superpower as they claimed to be this would have been over months ago however the reality is that Russia is woefully ill equipped to wage a conventional war even against an under equipped opponent Yes compared to Russia, Ukraine is very much under equipped with its current supply of western weapons
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  7741.  @zallyzally2698  Russia military operation is the worst in history Lets recap Since 1970s, the US has 3 generals across decades of conflict. Russia has lost close to a dozen in 4 months Ukraine has no naval assets yet cost Russia its flagship, According to estimate the unit cost of Slava-class is 700 million You have reach across several decades and combined several incidents for the US to reach that kinda material loss which Russia did in one incident As for Russia's material losses are astronomically high and only getting worse very low civilian casualties ,the Kremenchuk shopping mall attack and others incidents says otherwise Russia attacked an alleged munition depot yet no secondary explosion consistent with munitions exploding was observed 30K in civilian casualties is by no means low
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  7742.  @mikusoxlongius  And that matters because? Besides being blatant lie The Ukraine forces are only getting the M31 early model missiles which 4 generations behind the The newer ER GMLRS model Even the hardware connection are different you and the of rest Russian fan boy desperation is hilarious Its a known fact that anything the West provides could potential end up Russia hands hence why most of Ukraine tech by Western standards is relatively old or in the process of being replaced by newer tech
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  7743.  @jamram9924  Its not wide use its about future proofing How much upgrading can you do with B-737 frame vs the B-767 The B-767 can accommodate vastly more technology and upgrades then B-737
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  7744.  @jamram9924  The B-767 is not older The B-737 dates back to 1967 while the B-767 dates back to 1981 Both have newer models Secondly the B-767 for KC-46 are new built not refurbished
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  7745.  @ricky1231  Your whole comment makes no sense All that needed to be do is adopt the packages into the KC-46 airframe
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  7746. 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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  7747.  @annviolet4727  And the US should continue to back Israel fully
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  7748. 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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  7749. Yeah and images released confirmed that Russia sub is complete lost chalk another one up for Ukraine
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  7750. Its obviously a poor set up. It would have better if she was returning from the river with fish which attracted the bear at which point the predator kills the bear Its sets up her becoming her hunter vice the current story is that she's complete fucking idiot Can you attack a bear with bow and arrow yes but smart hunters don't hunt a fucking bear alone They attack as a group with bow and arrow with spears
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  7751. So this was Iran's strong bluff
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  7752. Shhh don't tell them
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  7753. The British use the AgustaWestland built Apache not the Boeing built Apache. The AgustaWestland built Apache has several problems to point where the UK is going with new built Boeing Apache E. The problem is that AgustaWestland could not keep up with the needs for the UK. AgustaWestland Apaches were going through parts faster than they could be replaced leading to shortages which in turn lead to reduce operations. The Apache E for the UK will retain some unique parts but will use mainly the same parts of the Boeing Apache. The Tigre flaw was that it was joint EU project Most joint EU projects do not work out as planned. Australia buying the Tigre made no sense. Getting the Tigre back to Europe for scheduled repairs was a logisticial nightmare
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  7754.  @jerski14344  And Augusta Westland managed to fuck that up
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  7755. Not potential They will make Crimea worthless
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  7756.  @gregmasters8558  Again kiddo The US isnt Ukraine Kinda hard for Russia to launch missiles if the US destroying them before launch
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  7757.  @gregmasters8558  The quote handful of weapons that NATO has given Ukraine is barely 5 percent at most and thats has been enough to keep Russia at bay
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  7758.  @district5198  You do realize that despite Russia' claims ,they havent done anything other thing get embarrassed
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  7759. ​ @gregmasters8558  Lay off the propaganda there buddy
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  7760.  @gregmasters8558  Your best come back is conflict from 60 years hilarious Your best comment is that Russia attacked country with no real air force or navy that they literally border yet after 3 years with handful of western weapons, they kept Russia out Even more hilarious Russia's partial mobilization doesnt change their very real losses Russia has over 60 KA-52s which is supposed to be there most advanced gun ship and its getting shredded whole sale Ukraine has given the US captured T-90s, Panstir S1 as well recover items from downed Russian jets And thats not counting naval losses against a country with no real combat capabilities And you honestly Russia would last 3 seconds against the US in open combat
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  7761.  @Richard-tq7xi  but those launchers still have radios which can be tracked
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  7762.  @stevenginn5352  Cope harder
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  7763. They are not holding back kiddo they have nothing to use but desperation
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  7764. 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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  7765. 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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  7766. True but once JDAM-ERs with paired with F-16 their accuracy will greatly improve
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  7767. And both can strike back with nuclear weapons as well
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  7768. If the West had assisted ,the bridge would be completely destroyed
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  7769.  @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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  7770.  @julianchung9215  If the US or UK provided help that bridge would be in pieces
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  7771.  @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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  7772. @@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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  7773. @@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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  7774. How about no over 35 KA-52 have been destroyed so far
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  7775.  @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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  7776. The test misses the simple principle of kinetic energy
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  7777.  @houstonmiguel2474  First mig-29s rival the f-16s and f-18s though Not on their best day. Even the MIG-35 which is the most mature model is still a joke compared to F-16 and F-18 Secondly they are for short-range air defence. Exactly the problem Neither Poland or Ukraine has the R-77. They only have the older model R-27, R-60s and R-73. So problem one, they are out ranged Secondly the Ukraine air force has no AWACS Third, they lack advance air to ground capabilities The F-16 and F-18 would eat that massive convoy outside of Kyiv alive in less than a hour with a combo Cluster bombs and smart bombs Ukraine needs aircraft with advanced air to air and air ground capabilites and the Poland's MIG-29s is not it
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  7778.  @keithkelso9872  its Kyiv not Kiev Secondly you are forgetting that Russia boldly claimed on day 1 that they had completely neutralized the Ukrainian air force and air defense capability Yet the burning wrecks of Russia helicopters , jet and transports scattered across the landscape says otherwise
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  7779.  @surj138  As I stated before Russia boldly claimed on day 1 that they had completely neutralized the Ukrainian air force and air defense capability Yet the burning wrecks of Russia helicopters , jet and transports scattered across the landscape says otherwise if thats too hard for you to understand lets break it down for your simpleton The MIG-29 is designed to be able to operate off austere runways or even roads. So while Russia was able to target Ukraine bases, they were still able to relocate some aircraft. As Russia boldly claimed that they had neutralized the Ukrainian air force and air defense capability, they sent in their aircraft bomb laden and unescorted Since they were bomb laden and unescorted, the Ghost of Kyiv had a field day. Since that incident, Russian aircraft are no long unescorted. They have also brought A-50s so they dont get caught off guard again
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  7780.  @jamesnewberry1191  The irony is that Ukraine tried to get the JAS-39 back in 2014 which is exactly the aircraft they need right now
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  7781.  @surj138  And the scatter wreckage of Russia aircraft is also myth right keep grasping at those straws
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  7782.  @jamesnewberry1191  It is Unless the West ups the ante
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  7783.  @surj138  Just you claim the Ghost of Kyiv is fake news, the Russia forces are denying their equipment losses The difference there was that all communication was cut off and their fate was only known days later More the point, as you stated there were 13 soliders, however Russia claims 82? The fact that Ukraine is pounding Russia with just drones, ATGMs and MANPADs says it all about Russia's claimed superiority The fact the Russian officials brushed off the Javelin yet Russia tankers were seen wielding cope cages on their tanks? Need I continue?
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  7784.  @surj138  Look its very simple Due to budget cuts Russia did not make its equipment of the strongest metal on earth Stalinium Since they are not using Stalinium thats why they taking such heavy losses
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  7785. The F-22 time to retire is now There is nothing that can be done with it For the F-22 to stay, it would require a massive overhaul which simply isnt worth the expense The future is the NGAD , F-15EX and, F-35
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  7786.  @amcds2867  The F-22 ultimately failed because of short sighted, budget pinching politicians
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  7787. Well its true The F-15 flexibility has proven to be invaluable Even the now, the F-15E Not EX The F-15E still outclasses newer planes like the Typhoon, Rafale and Hornet in payload, sensors and range It same goes for both Chinese and Russian aircraft as well
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  7788.  @alexcawthorne811  Training doesnt count clown
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  7789. Yet the hand ful of weapons from Ukraine has been more than enough to keep Russian forces at bay
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  7790. You do realize that with the US in the mix, these attacks wont last much longer
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  7791. 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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  7792.  @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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  7793. Right and we are 3 plus years into Russia's so called 3 day operation
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  7794.  @anadacup3978  yet we are 3 years into Russia's 3 day operation
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  7795. Yes as everyone had clearly overestimated Russia And why Ukraine didnt fall in 3 days was simple Russian incompetence Russia simple but poorly executed plan was to take Antonov Airport. Land waves of reinforcements and armor via Il-72s and roll hard on Kyiv Blitzkrieg style If had been properly executed Kyiv would have been captured and the country would have in a matter of days however it like all Russian attacks it failed miserably and here we are 3 years later. The US traveled 7000 miles to the middle east twice yet Russia cant deal with country that it literally borders
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  7796. Even if Russia rapidly sent S-300 and S-400, Israel would still dismantle them
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  7797.  @kam1470  Cope harder
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  7798.  @gang3576  They didnt even down the aircraft that struck them 2 days ago
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  7799. Nice
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  7800.  @thephoenix756  The AMP is designed to multi purpose not dedicated. Dedicated rounds are not effective as multi purpose .so its trade off As long the T-90s on down store their ammo in the turret with the crew, its going to be jack in the box all day
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  7801.  @alexnderrrthewoke4479  Advancing where oh wait no where Russian forces have been running ever since the US give Ukraine dual-purpose improved conventional munition (DPICM) munitions for both 155mm and HIMARS DPICM has been allowing Ukraine to shred Russian forces wholesale
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  7802. 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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  7803.  @johnnewman1483  its called facts try it sometime
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  7804.  @hksp  And yet they have done exactly what ?
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  7805.  @Teutathis  production still very much a stand still
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  7806. @ If they can score a contract with the US army or Marine Corps, then cost wouldnt be a problem The US Army alone has 1500 plus M109 howitzers that need replacement Given the vulnerability of towed systems there is market for an addition 1000 units to replace the M777s in the Army and USMC
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  7807.  @stitch77100  Wrong on all counts The Brutus is outgrowth of AM General's Hawkeye 105mm. They pitched the Hawkeye as possible replacement for the M119 towed howitzer They continued their work and developed the Brutus as continuation of that program and the first Brutus was shown in 2018 as possible replacement for towed M777s The shoot off between the CAESAR, Brutus and others didnt occur till 2021 however Ukraine is why the Army decided to stop and reevaluate the program Ultimately down selection to either the Archer or the RCH-155 as both systems are completely self contained and have higher rate of fire as they are fully automated and can rapidly relocate
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  7808. The dumbest idea ever, disband your police department because of the actions of a small percent
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  7809. Without any more detail , its hard to say that Granted , the JATM is designed to address the AIM-120s shortcomings and thats literally all we know at this point
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  7810. Unless they are modding an SSBN to carry them its kinda of moot
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  7811. The simple way to deal with S-400 is use either unguided BM-21 or 27 or 30 missiles as decoys for the HIMARS
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  7812. 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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  7813.  @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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  7814. 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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  7815. 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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  7816. The Army proving yet again why they are the laughing stock Over reliance on drones is going bite them in the ass hard
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  7817. They seriously need to reconsider the AGM-183 program
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  7818. Not feisable
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  7819. Thats why its called a bunker buster
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  7820. The Age of tanks has been over since the Gulf war when the USAF coined Tank plinking by dropping 500lbs laser guided bombs on tanks It worked then and sure as hell works today Russia problem is that the T-14 was made so exotic, that they could barely afford it The T-90 reuses the same design as the T-72 but even with improvements in protection , the Javelin is still shreds it with easy The strange part is that Russia has 3 APS systems, the Drozd, and Arena for the older tanks, and Afganit for the T-14 Yet Russia tankers have resorted to Cope cages which ain't doing shit
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  7821.  @StryderK  They are not shooting RPGs at them
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  7822. No its correct He is trying to play on the public disgust for UHC to curry support.
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  7823. Considering that TB2 has destroyed several of these already Really don't see the point
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  7824. Ha you mean back to Ukraine kicking their asses
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  7825.  @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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  7826.  @daisyapontehavenmemoriestr8552  And thats why they will continue to fight bail because if the court sets a number People will flock to his aid
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  7827. Makes you wonder how many they sent to the west
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  7828. @Vijay Ghunowa True but the F-15E AESA can easy jam the Su-35s PESA N035. Secondly the F-15E can use the AIM-9X for full 360 off boresight capability with the JHMCS whereas the Su-35 is limited to 74 off boresight with the R-74. The newest R-74 with higher OBS is designed solely for the Su-57 However the F-15E strike design rolls its TWR from 1.15 to 0.92 whereas the Su-35 can achieve better than 1.10 with its TVC so the F-15E is at disadvantage in WVR so it need to keep its distance. The AIM-9X can defeat the Su-35 in WVR but F-15E can't stay in turning fight with Su-35 for too long the longer it stays, the worst it gets for it
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  7829.  @vexfilms8807  Rafale got the kill as the F-22 lacks HMD sights and weaponary whereas the Rafale with MICA and HMS can shoot 90 off boresight The lack of off boresight weapons and HMD has been a bane for the F-22 in WVR combat
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  7830. 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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  7831.  fuckyoutubepolicy staff  Even without the AIM-260, the AIM-120D is very capable The Raytheon is testing the F3R and SIP 3F upgrade for the AIM-120D "F3R provides to the AIM-120D-3, which is now better able to target enemy aircraft and missiles in adverse weather, even when threats are employing advanced electronic warfare systems" The F3R and SIP 3F allows the AIM-120D to target the Tu-22M or the X-32 Its likely that the AIM-260 will process similar to engage both aircraft and missiles
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  7832.  @RT-fq3tp  The SM-3 is not a weapon that USN will expend against the X-32, its designed for space borne threat, its LEAP is doesn't work as effectively inside the atmosphere As for as locating, its not problem for Russia to locate USN ships, their problem is not getting smoked by combat air patrols,
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  7833.  @RT-fq3tp  That nots simple math ,that just pure stupiditiy that search area is going to be thousands of miles when the information on 129 minutes old That statement would be true if they were searching 12 plus hours later ,by then yes, the search grid would greatly increase however When the info relatively new , the search is not large. "should it stick in the middle of the mix while they fight an enemy battle group" The modern warfare not WW2, no enemy battle group would ever get that close For starters, the CVN would launch its air wing with LRASMs and engage the enemy fleet at long range While they are engaging the enemy ship, the escorts launch TLAM MST in support The F-18 and F-35 can engage fleet 700 miles away repeatedly and TLAM MST can be launched from 900 miles And thats not counting SSN chipping away them So explain what battle group would get close Neither China nor Russia have the aircraft to match CVNs in deep water. Even with the CVNs 1000 miles away from shore, Russia and China aircraft would still be stretched out on with fuel So no your scenario is completely nonsense as neither China nor Russia would ever survive long enough to get that close
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  7834.  @RT-fq3tp  Its called containment for reason They can't break through without a major offensive
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  7835.  @RT-fq3tp  "What if they get close to each other before a shooting conflict erupts" how about common sense Getting close goes both ways Secondly all USN DDGs and CGs are equipped with the MK-41s whereas Russia ships lack VLS VLS provides rapid fire capability on moments notice so you are going try and get close to a ship that can literally outshoot you ? The SM-2 and SM-6 both have anti ship capability. The ESSM and RIM-116 aboard CVNs have surface target capability They can get close and they will be in for very rude awakening Conflicts dont just pop up off between powers if tension are bad ,then both sides will be at ready Even if sub sneaks through, the CVN is not going to abandon its escorts That DDG or CG is what is keeping the enemy away
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  7836.  @RT-fq3tp  Says the one that doesnt understand how assets work
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  7837.  @RT-fq3tp  your math is pure stupidity point blank thats not how maritime surveillance works So approaching them forcing them fire which giving away their position as well using up weapons vs spending days or weeks trying to pin them down real hard choice there Having your stealthy F-35 observe and rely position data so other assets can open fire again real hard choice
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  7838.  @a1marine105  It depends on various factors. The first being the position of the E-2D. Depending on where their positioned is how much warning the CVN gets they like to keep them far but not too far out In the cold war with the Tu-22 and KH-22, they generally stayed at 450 miles away as the KH-22 range is 320 miles That gave the F-14 plenty of time to down both bomber and missile The KH-32 range is 540 miles however the newer models of the E-2D have aerial refueling capability now which means they can be positioned much further out Nominally 700 miles away with F-35s Both require a trip to the tanker before getting on station but the USN can comfortably keep the at 700 miles out The USN AEGIS capability is limited with the SPY-1 however once they field the SPY-6 and CEC on all the ships Then yes, they will have dome like surveillance close to 1000 miles when combined with the E-2D
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  7839.  @a1marine105  Yes its called spacing They can increase range by spacing the ships. Spy-1 range is 200 miles ,so one ship would at 175, then next at 325 and the E-2 at 500 miles They overlap by staying just inside either others range. They did but advances in technology have made it easier to mount on destroyers
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  7840.  @outsider7665  obviously you cant read
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  7841.  @heavypeki  Hence the development of CEC
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  7842. Get em Ukraine
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  7843. No the F-35 is replacing the F-16s for the USAF. Possibly the A-10 as well. The NGAD/ADF/PCA is the F-22s replacement. The F-15EX gives the Air National Guard a modernized aircraft.
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  7844.  @BrianRhodes9763  That would be false First the F-18 was 400 miles while the F-14 range was 550 miles Secondly the F-14 was optimized for aerial combat like the F-15 so it had longer legs so it could still in fights longer whereas F-18 optimized for weapon delivery
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  7845.  @kefashowanta4783  The quote squad did absolutely nothing
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  7846.  @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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  7847. The Gripen is lightweight powerhouse, not as strong as most 4.5 gen but still a capable platform
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  7848.  @Daniel-jg8ff  The fact is the Gripen is unproven machine. Its being flying since the late 90s and has never dropped a bomb on target, fire a missile or used its gun in actual combat. It puts on a performance in exercises but has never faced the real deal "Not according to F16 testpilots who states that Gripen E is the superior one" Not likely. It may be better then earlier block 50 planes and thats about it
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  7849.  @Daniel-jg8ff  All exercise performance under controlled conditions not actual combat
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  7850.  @Daniel-jg8ff  Saying that the F15/16/18 were unproven at one point is not a point. The point is that Gripen has no actual combat experience to back up its claims hence why interest in it is limited. Its never seen actual combat. Example, At red flag, there is no electronic warfare. All the aircraft fly with transponders on and other equipment which transmit information is real time which allows the training to be monitored and reviewed later. It was noted that Gripen can link together, modern missiles like the AIM-120 and R-77 can home on such emissions. "The E series is superior to the F16V." The F-16V is various models with different features all of which is better than E series Unlike the E, the F-16V is based on the combat experience of previous models
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  7851.  @Daniel-jg8ff  No, you are just over hyping exercise results. Example it was claimed that Gripen beat F-15s in training yet the F-15 has 100 plus kills in actual combat versus the Gripen ? Exercises are just that , exercises. Example, The Iraqi air force in 91 came close to downing an F-15. It wasnt because of the Iraqi air force aircraft and tactics, it was the fact that AIM-7 carried by the F-15s failed 8 times during the engagement. Based on that experience and others, lead to changes with both aircraft and weapons Russia deployed its Su-35s to Syria ,however due to unforeseen problems with its avionics, it was unable to carry out air to ground mission. The US upgraded its JDAMs with SALH seekers and other features to counter jamming. Again based on combat experience ,not exericises
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  7852.  @Daniel-jg8ff  Exercise performance is not combat performance ,Like I said, you are just overhyping results
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  7853.  @Daniel-jg8ff  Doesnt matter if it killed an Me-262, kills are kills Where is it written that combat is supposed a fair and equal battle No where, get your head out of the middles ages This modern warfare and you fight with every advantage you have.
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  7854.  @Daniel-jg8ff  Combat is combat regardless of equipment. Boasting about the Gripen performance in exercises does not change the fact it has no actual performance in combat everything it has done has been under controlled conditions Till it puts steel on target ,its a flying paper weight
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  7855.  @thischannelisbackon5679  The Israeli made Spyder is exactly what Ukraine needs right now
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  7856. The US doesnt need to up gun its tanks The critical factor you are missing is the European air power is very limited while the US has unlimited air power In Europe, there is total combined force 300 plus gunships, The Apaches, Tigers and Mangusta between several countries The US Army and USMC combined for over 1000, A single F-15E can carry up 28 GBU-53s and strike package of 4 is 112 The GBU-53 can accurately target enemy targets to the point where by the time the enemy encounters US forces, most or all their heavy armor is damaged or destroyed Lastly, the US is adopted the SPIKE NLOS on the JLTV which destroy a tank from 20 miles active protection system (APS) can only stop weapons of certain mass FGM-148 weighs 50bs while SPIKE NLOS weighs 150lbs plus and 204lbs Also remember that the US coined tank plinking where they dropping 500lbs bombs on Iraqi tanks Air power forces on enemy tanks and leaves infantry fighting vehicles to Abrams both may have APS but the Abrams heavy armor can withstand a few hits but AFV/IFV armor is no match 120mm HEAT round
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  7857. There is reason for that its called US surveillance
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  7858. 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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  7859. 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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  7860. 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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  7861. Hence why the USMC fought tooth and nail for the F-35B because it massively increases their capability
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  7862. Not likely
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  7863. 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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  7864.  @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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  7865. 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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  7866.  @operator9858  They dont need much Ideally SAMS
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  7867.  @operator9858  Cope harder buddy
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  7868.  @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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  7869. Absolutely wrong
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  7870.  @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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  7871. Here's new flash kiddo India doesnt want it The Su-57 program has been active since 2002 yet there are only 32 built and Russia is barely in serial production and still dealing with many many problems The F-35 has been active since 2001 and there over 1000 built operated by 10 different countries and Israeli sent F-35I into Iran most recently More the point, Israel's F-35 penetration into Iran has caused them to rethink their so called Operation True Promise III strike because Israel has show they can strike anywhere in Iran with the F-35 which mean Israel can hurt Iran far worst There is even whispers that Israel may copy the USAF Rapid Dragon with SPICE-1000 munitions as means to put more bombs on target
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  7872. 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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  7873.  @Sunshrine2  yawn
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  7874.  @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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  7875.  @4T3hM4kr0n  Thats 25mm , so it doesnt take much for it to spall
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  7876.  @4T3hM4kr0n  The newer BMPs have ERA plates nothing thick enough for spall a from 120mm
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  7877.  @Optimusprime56241  cope harder
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  7878.  @4T3hM4kr0n  Thats why HEAT so much simpler
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  7879. The problem with drones is that Ukraine and Russia lack effective counter UAS weapons to negate drones effectiveness
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  7880.  @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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  7881.  @curtishand6180  AGM-88G
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  7882. Problems is an understatement
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  7883.  @williamduffy1227  And thats not counting the developments with UCAVs a hand for a stealth UCAVs again, cripple key defenses and other assets while missile and manned aircraft do the rest Even against Russia and China, their is no need to go fighter unless its for counter air operating where you wanna to draw them out
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  7884.  @kerrystetter3944  Exactly
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  7885.  @edward6438  Yet why was the Iran still flying in old US tech
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  7886. Putin wont do anything because hes waiting for the US election
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  7887. Yes by all means, give the West reasons to stop holding back
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  7888. 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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  7889.  @tampontim69  Kursk is 100 miles plus thats consider deep
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  7890.  @Thelastyou-l7k  Yet Ukraine still penetrated that far in
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  7891.  @Thelastyou-l7k  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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  7892.  @tampontim69  yes because unlike Russia Ukraine doesnt attack civilians
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  7893. 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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  7894. His antics were barely tolerated in congress
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  7895.  @evmorals6348  It does however question your integrity
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  7896.  @jonny2954  You are just a wealth of disinformation The L55 was not adopted as the US found by reworking the propellant of the M829, they could get the same performance without the need for expensive refit Secondly the XM360 was still highly experimental in the 90s and its Electrothermal-chemical (ETC) was not considered mature enough for use but most importantly it needs an autoloader which the Abrams didnt have
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  7897.  @jonny2954  Again wrong As you stated before, Tungsten alloy rounds when the L55 was designed was completely different from the round made today. As the US used depleted uranium rounds reworking the propellant give them the desired results wheres for the German round need the longer barrel to achieve higher velocity needed Again wrong, the propellant mix was not to hot, the propellant had the unanticipated side effect of eroding the barrel lining which substantially reduced the barrel life to just 55 shots. There was no delay. The M829A3 was accepted however the initial batches with the tainted propellant were restricted to wartime use only while Orbital and Watervliet Arsenal resolved the issue. Americans themselves created self sharpening tungsten alloys at the US Army its called Staballoy there genius and the US Army didnt adopt it as didnt give the desired results DM63 fired from a L55 doesen't just match a M829A3 fired from a L44. It outperforms The funniest thing you have said all day When has the DM series ever been used in combats And how many modern tanks does Germany itself actually have You are forgetting there was 5000 US tanks in Europe at one time and that number was reduced thanks to old vlad, US tanks are being asked to return. You are forgetting that Germany military been plagued with equipment issues
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  7898. Again with disinformation As you stated before, Tungsten alloy rounds are considerably different from the rounds made previously. The US reworked the propellant and got the desired results with the M829s using Depleted uranium. Germany tungsten alloys rounds needed the longer barrel to attain higher velocities. The M829A3 was not delayed nor was the too hot propellant mix. The initial batch was restricted to wartime use due to unexpected barrel wear DM63 fired from a L55 doesen't just match a M829A3 fired from a L44 It outperforms it. funniest thing you said all day Tungsten alloys are neither self sharpening nor pyrophoric Yes the US Army did test out possible combination but not delivers the results like DU Funny how physics just outs the window with your statement The M829A3 sabo weighs 15lbs with chamber pressure of 566 Mpa while DM63 weights 11lbs with chamber pressed of 545 Funny how that does not add up Now pay attention, the M829A3 mass is so it impacts a higher degree of KE on impact which the US had found is easiest way to defeat Russian ERA Lastly, US tanks are being asked to come back The German military has been plagued with equipment and personnel issues more and more So how many operational tanks with trained personnel available at any notice is why the US is being to come back
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  7899.  @emilsinclair4190  And apparently you cant read either as stated before "Yes the US Army did test out possible combination but not delivers the results like DU" The process is called Staballoy and again The Army was not satisfied with the results
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  7900.  @emilsinclair4190  Again Tungsten is not naturally self sharpening Staballoying tungsten to make it self sharpening does not mean it delivers the same results as depleted uranium There are many combinations but which are cost effective and delivers similar to superior performance to depleted uranium The answer is zero
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  7901.  @emilsinclair4190  Again wrong The DU alloy used by the US has a low amount of machining to preserve its capabilites while Tungsten was requires an extremely high degree of maching
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  7902.  @emilsinclair4190  How much does it cost to machine Tungsten alloy rounds astronomical As someone mentioned the US ARL has been working alternatives since the late 90s and the US has vastly more resources than EU China uses DU more religiously than the US or Russia
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  7903. Israel is striking effectively with aircraft Iran is spraying and praying with missiles
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  7904. Helping the PLA speed up its own destruction
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  7905. Thanks to McConnell , Georgia will go blue
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  7906. There is no back pedaling by the West Just Russian propaganda
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  7907. 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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  7908.  @cbill7839  Hey clown research what integrity of the case means
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  7909.  @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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  7910.  @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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  7911. 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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  7912. 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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  7913. There are too few Gripens to matter to Ukraine while there are thousands of the F-16s
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  7914.  @delta_glider4362  They dont need 10000 fplanes there chlld
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  7915.  @paultom8905  Russian weapons so far are proving to be literally crap
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  7916.  @CallmeBotakaOrc  Cope harder clown
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  7917. Asking for a special master does not change anything
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  7918. You do realize that the president travels with counter assault teams and that was literally a breath away from getting lite up
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  7919. So where are the Su-33 pilots at then ?
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  7920. 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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  7921. No Iran asking for Israel to punch its ticket
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  7922. The US has done many times
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  7923. Because its makes no sense First weapons Why are they using SBRs with 5.56 for ? There is whole new generation of 338 Lapua Magnum rifles which would take down white spikes much faster You dont see any machine guns like the machine guns like the M249, M60, M240 Second Body armor Before composite armor, body armor was just metal plates. So again its odd they dont have better body armor Lastly no one developed power exosuits yet ?? no direct energy weapons Next is the concept Why go back into time to recruit when makes it more sense to go back in time and develop better weapons and technology Again with the toxin, Send the research back in time and let them work on it. The white spikes can swarm but I dont see their swarms surviving cluster bombs which are designed to take out targets on en masse The movie leaves out existing weapons that would easily decimate the white spike The US MOAB and Russia FOAB would have decimated hives
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  7924. 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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  7925. @@JimCarner Ukraine doesnt need permission for Novorossiysk as its naval target. completely different set of rules and its destruction would have clear strategic impact TLAM are no go simply because there are very little ground launchers. Both the Army and Marines only have a hand ful of TLAM launches Secondly, its not the weapon they need All you need to target for the Kerch bridge is 1 section and sever it Ukraine can that with Su-24 and Storm Shadow but they have to few aircraft to commit to an all out attack The KEPD-350 is irrelevant The only weapon that matters to Ukraine is the ATACMS as the combined 60 HIMARS and M270 can use it which would give Ukraine massive striking power
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  7926.  @biljanacvjetinovic6204  Yep, smoking holes in the ground
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  7927. @Sandman Well everyone is trying out something new India is trying to stand on its own by making its own which so far hasnt worked out
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  7928. Let hin rot in NK
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  7929. Put up or TACO
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  7930. Russian special retreat operations
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  7931. 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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  7932.  @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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  7933.  @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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  7934.  @gambanteinodal1246  Bribery is not as rampant as it use to be
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  7935. and Ukraine 155mm systems would smoke it
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  7936. Of course its not going anywhere Mccarthy has no balls
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  7937.  @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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  7938.  @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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  7939.  @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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  7940. @@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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  7941. @@phillipbanes5484 Evidently you cant read
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  7942. @@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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  7943. @@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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  7944.  @stuartjobling9360  The F-16 is at the end
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  7945.  @alifauziyan1157  And your point
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  7946. 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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  7947. I wouldnt be so sure Trump is advancing the programs in response to China's push but the reason why the US doesnt have China or Russia problems is that the US doesnt rush things Yes much of the tech is already developed but this is still Trump trying to rush things The math says that Boeing will likely get both as cost saving measure Like the F-35A and F-35C I am betting it will be F-47A and F-47C but thats if Boeing was smart enough to consider a common design for both the USAF and USN
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  7948. Invade the UK Is he insane or just plain stupid
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  7949. 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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  7950. Israel likely had advance intel that all those high ranking officials were meeting in a location that was within range of Israel's ability to strike and they couldnt pass up the opportunity for decapitation strike Iran's mistake would be doing anything that would trigger massive relation from a trigger happy trump
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  7951. Putin's invasion has been nothing but a gift for the US and other western defense companies
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  7952. 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
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  7953.  @johnroche7541  All of Russia's lauded equipment is getting shredded
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  7954. Yawn
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  7955. Everyone has their idea of what is what but generally, it depends on tonnage ,weapons and range
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  7956. Iran is spraying and praying while Israel is striking precisely Iran can not win as Israel has many ways to hold Tehran at risk
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  7957. The F-35 hasnt fully replaced the legacy aircraft, so the GAO findings are moot
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  7958. 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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  7959. 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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  7960. China and Russia are plenty scared of it
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  7961. And this matters because sorry it but its a very small drop in a massive ocean
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  7962. The advent of long range cruise missiles makes that narrative so much more deadly. F-22s engages the enemy fighters while EA-18G and F-16CJ knock their defenses and F-15Es knocks out bunkers and comms hub allow the bombers orbiting to launch their missiles with ease and deliver the KO blows to the enemy forces The USAF should really reconsider their position with the AGM-183
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  7963. How are they red faced when it shows that commander was clearly not unscathed from the attack
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  7964. Thats Ukraine Not South Korea Learn the difference
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  7965. 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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  7966. This one gives the Ukrainian air force modern capabilities which they currently dont have
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  7967. Lil Kim tanks' against western anti weapons only ends with being shredded
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  7968. The problem there is that is that congress won't get out of the way The USAF is trying to make room for new assets however congress wont let them retire what they need so they can make room for the NGAD
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  7969.  @tinto278  Draken has nothing to do with China
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  7970. Simple, piss poor leadership
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  7971. 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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  7972. Why is everyone trying punch Trump's ticket
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  7973. Besides the fact that USMC is not a separate force from the US Army literally wrong on every count
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  7974. Ah yes the famous houthi propaganda
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  7975.  @stubones  Russian is destroying is pennies while Ukraine is hitting up them wholesale Its not who , its what What does the lost of a Kilo do for Russia, a massive strategic loss as they have few subs in the Black Sea and it cant be replaced What does the lost of a Kilo do for Ukraine, a massive strategic victory as it lost of a sub is major blow to Russian forces As far Ukraine goes for Russia, a massive strategic loss across the board Russia's weapon against the West was jamming and thanks to Ukraine, most or all that tech has compromised as Russia has been forced to use it protect its forces from GPS guided weapons. Its use a a massive strategic gain for the West Russia's weapons against western aircraft was the S-400 and in recent months, the Ukraine attacks on S-400 sites has steadily increased to point where entire sites have destroyed as the S-400 vulnerabilities has been found and exploited. Again a massive strategic gain for the West The KA-52 and LMUR success has shown the West that MANPADS are no longer effective as SHORAD. Western countries are dusting off old programs using longer range weapons as well buying newer ones with substantially longer range making the KA-52 moot once again Lastly , the T-14 was too expensive so Russia went back to more T-90 models. A/K/M/S/SM Most has been destroyed or captured in Ukraine which leaves the T-14 as Russia's only tank against the West The fact that Russia isnt using it Ukraine is proof how scared they are of losing or worst Ukraine capturing But please list the pennies Russia is proud of
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  7976.  thulomanchay  Houthi are flipping their radars off and on to get fixes
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  7977. Showing Trump is lying no shock there
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  7978. 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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  7979. @salilpanwar6922 There is thing called SEAD, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses Now pay attention clueless While stealthy B-21 are penetrating SEAD aircraft are attacking the enemy's defenses preventing them from locating the B-21 Currently the EA-18G needs to suppress an S-400 for at least 40 minutes while cruise missiles are in enroute, it cant do that a defending Su-35 can be on it in as little as 2 mins and the AGM-88s doesn't have the range However thanks the China and Russia hypersonic race, the US has joined in and now has the means of destroying defenses in as little as 1 min 24 seconds The newer Next Generation Jammer pods allow the EA-18G to suppress the S-400 effortlessly. Additional, the AGM-183 can cover 350 miles in 1 min 24 seconds So the EA-18G only needs to suppress the S-400 for 1 min 20 seconds which makes impossible for defending Su-35s to intercept even with R-37s FYI, you dont leave the enemy's defenses intact
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  7980. its pretty simple to understand Despite all efforts, the lightest 50 cal machine comes at 53lbs with a mount there was simple no way to make 50 cal machine gun light enough to be truly man portable So they started looking at calibers between 7.62mm up to 50 cal to see if they could find a happy medium I wouldnt be surprise if we started see more sniper and big game rounds being tested for use in machine guns to help deal with the increase use of body armor but honestly they need to dust of the XM25 CDTE fast
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  7981. That and others is why the West is striking quickly
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  7982.  @screamingmonk  Its call resupply there ding dong
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  7983.  @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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  7984. Clearing the skies
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  7985. How about no
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  7986. This is why trenches are very bad idea
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  7987. The HIMARS already making its presence known
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  7988. Its a simple trade off The old Mk-13 and MK-26 carried less rounds but could be reloaded at sea and had trainable launcher The VLS cant be reloaded at sea nor it is trainable but carries more rounds plus able to use larger and much heavier missiles like the TLAM, SM-6 and SM-3 The VLS is always at ready fire while the MK-13 and MK-26 had to wait for the operator to select the round While VLS biggest disadvantage is reloading but the USN can resolve that issue
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  7989. Patriots by all means Armor no
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  7990. 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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  7991. 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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  7992.  @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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  7993. Zelensy wants more ATACMS
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  7994.  @ex0duzz  It reveals that design which we can see is vastly improved over the B-2
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  7995.  @vice4996  Neither program is ready
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  7996.  @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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  7997.  @coasteyscoasteys  Simple they didnt
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  7998.  @kaze1440  Its easier when you accept that fact
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  7999.  @ohroonoko  Well lets recap They ripped off the Su-33 and made the J-15 which flamed out in spectacular fashion The J-10 is basically a rip off of the Israeli Lavi The J-20 is rip off the MiG-1.44 Rip-offing other countries products is their way of life A company called American Superconductor learned that hard way They did business with Chinese company called Sinovel. Sinovel had did a lot of business with AMSC , then one day they just stopped with no explanation. Ironically, one of the products that AMSC sold malfunctioned and Sinovel didnt know how to fix it so they asked AMSC to fix it When AMSC examined the equipment, they found the answer as to why Sinovel stopped doing business with them Sinovel had stolen AMSC proprietary software. They had bribed an employee to provide them with source code information so they rip off AMSC software As usual, ripping only created an imperfect replica which told AMSC engineers that Sinovel had ripped off their software when the examined the malfunctioning equipment. That theft cost AMSC nearly 1 billion and nearly tanked the company China is all about ripping off Even now, with the chip shortage, they trying hard to market their knock off copies
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  8000. So tell us Moron how exactly is the Liaoning still a cruiser when PLAN removed the P-700 system More to point , the P-700 was never exported to China
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  8001.  @MrFlatage  So again moron explain how exactly is the Liaoning a cruiser when it doesn't have the weapons
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  8002. 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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  8003.  @米空軍パイロット  They rushed and ended up with nothing The only thing they did was beat Russia to punch by cutting corners as well flying the J-20 and FC-31
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  8004.  @rexxmen  The US did not lose the war in Afghanistan, In 20 years of war, what is the worst that Taliban did or than get lucky Once Bin Laden was dead, staying became moot
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  8005.  @tianwong152  Except the US didnt lose Before the withdrawal what was the worst the Tailban did ? Last time I checked, the US smoked close to 100 of them with a MOAB
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  8006.  @rexxmen  Once Bin laden was dead staying became moot
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  8007. The Gripen is lightweight powerhouse,however few countries are in the market for light weight planes The Gripen is excellent for air force looking for light but capable aircraft at low cost Unfortunately for it, Many countries are going after EX-planes from other air forces which tends to be cheaper
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  8008.  @jimmyw7530  Red flag is exercise, not real world combat. Simply as that As for the Gripen, its been flying since the late 90s , as you say, its puts on a performance in exercises ,however its never dropped a bomb on target, fired a missile or used its gun in actually combat. While it has beaten F-15s and F-16s both those planes have decades of combat experience under their belt. Emphasis on combat, not training exercises, combat both in US and non-US hands. The Gripen is good on paper but has never validated its capabilities under fire.
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  8009.  @davidporter7051  Few countries are in the market for lightweight planes
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  8010.  @davidporter7051  if that were true, there would be more than 271 Gripens built
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  8011.  @Daniel-jg8ff  They were once unproven is the operative word. The Gripen has been flying for 20 plus years with zero combat experience. You can boast its performance in exercises till cows come home ,however till it puts steel on target, its paper weight.
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  8012.  @davidporter7051  Yep Saab like Dassault is dragging out the orders in order to make sales
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  8013.  @gabehorn1001  Wrong wrong and wrong CVNs carry nearly 4 million gallons of fuel which is a mix of aviation fuel for aircraft and marine fuel for its escorts. A Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is a carrier plus 4 escorts, 1 sub and one resupply ship The CVN has enough fuel and supplies to resupply the entire fleet if needed Name one time someone actually scored a hit on CVN
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  8014.  @gabehorn1001  Carriers are supposed vulnerable yet China is building both conventional and nuclear. India has plans for nuclear carrier. France is working on the PANG also nuclear The countries that are building conventional carriers either dont have reactor technology or wont due to cost Effectively all the major players are still building carriers despite so called claims of them being vulnerable to supposed attack. Lets look at the QE short comings thanks to cost less The CVN is protected by 2 ESSM launchers and 2 RAMs plus 3 CIWS whereas the QE class only has 3 CIWS for self defense The Ford class radars designed work with the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) allow for seamless communication and integrated fire control with its escorts and aircraft whereas the QE class ? The QE is plans for the 50kW Dragonfire laser whereas the laser weapons planned for the Ford are the same 150kw-600kW planned for the DDGX as the Ford's reactors can easily support sustained 600kW shots thanks its 700 MW reactors plus can support even 1 MW weapons whereas the QE IEP only generates 119 MW lets look at air wing No organic , EW or tanker, has rely solely on land based assets. its only AWACS is helicopter AWACS which is vastly inferior as its the Crownest AWACS cant go higher than 15K feet whereas the E-2D operates at 25K feet with ease FYI the reactor has walls of shielding and protection unlike Russia ships. The father of the nuclear navy, Hyman G. Rickover ran the USN nuclear reactor program for decades and had zero incidents thanks stringent rules regarding construction and operation. The odds of enemy successfully striking the reactor are 1 in million Oh yes, porting a ship and it being stationary for how many hours is not vulnerably I say with sarcasm
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  8015. Carriers are supposed vulnerable yet China is building both conventional and nuclear. India has plans for nuclear carrier. France is working on the PANG also nuclear The countries that are building conventional carriers either dont have reactor technology or wont due to cost Effectively all the major players are still building carriers despite so called claims of them being vulnerable to supposed attack. Lets look at the QE short comings thanks to cost less The CVN is protected by 2 ESSM launchers and 2 RAMs plus 3 CIWS whereas the QE class only has 3 CIWS for self defense The Ford class radars designed work with the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) allow for seamless communication and integrated fire control with its escorts and aircraft whereas the QE class ? The QE is plans for the 50kW Dragonfire laser whereas the laser weapons planned for the Ford are the same 150kw-600kW planned for the DDGX as the Ford's reactors can easily support sustained 600kW shots thanks its 700 MW reactors plus can support even 1 MW weapons whereas the QE IEP only generates 119 MW lets look at air wing No organic , EW or tanker, has rely solely on land based assets. its only AWACS is helicopter AWACS which is vastly inferior as its the Crownest AWACS cant go higher than 15K feet whereas the E-2D operates at 25K feet with ease FYI the reactor has walls of shielding and protection unlike Russia ships. The father of the nuclear navy, Hyman G. Rickover ran the USN nuclear reactor program for decades and had zero incidents thanks stringent rules regarding construction and operation. The odds of enemy successfully striking the reactor are 1 in million Oh yes, porting a ship and it being stationary for how many hours is not vulnerably I say with sarcasm
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  8016. @ It is The F/A designation is just a place holder at this point since one aircraft fills so many roles
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  8017.  @macanalista  Yet Russian forces are going no where
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  8018.  @macanalista  You mention they are trying and getting stopped cold by Storm Shadows and HIMARS
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  8019. If you really want get technically, you can blame the military obsession with nuclear weapons. That obsession caused their conventional capabilities to rot Towards the end of the WW2, there was increased use of radio guided bombs. That was the 1940s and yet the BOLT--117 didnt arrive till 1968s US planes used angle-rate bombing systems which required to them commit to predictable paths which allow gunners on the ground to easily destroy them Had the US committed to developing precision conventional weapons much earlier Vietnam would have turned very differently
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  8020.  @VenturiLife  Easting 73 where Bradley engaged T-72s and won
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  8021.  @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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  8022. "strict adherence to international law" Yet Russia repeatedly strike civilian targets "
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  8023. @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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  8024. 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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  8025. 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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  8026. Considering the 1299 is in pipeline this doesnt make any sense
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  8027. The Meteor has zero combat experience
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  8028. So much for the integrity of the case
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  8029.  @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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  8030.  @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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  8031.  @5co756  Sure it is Russia tried to so do months ago and failed miserably
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  8032.  @5co756  They tried and failed miserably
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  8033. The aircraft that has been destroyed is the Su-30. Most of its losses were from base attacks ,however the KA-52 has been destroyed in combat 20 plus times and counting No cares that pilots survived. the fact they were hovering in position where ATGM was able to hit them is troubling
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  8034.  @МихаилЧерников-п2т  The destroyed on the ground are mainly damaged units that couldn't make it back to base still a shoot down Russia bragged about Mi-28 and Ka-52 being flying tanks and that myth has been busted The Apache and AH-1W have a number battle damage but returned to base secondly I will give you 3 guess why its manpad rich environment (cough cough KA-52 failure at Battle of Antonov Airport,cough cough
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  8035.  @МихаилЧерников-п2т  Not making it back to base is still shoot down Stop trying to twist the facts ,your desperation is showing Here is the simple facts if the KA-52 had made it back to base in its damaged condition, it could have been repaired and back into service or depending on the severity of damage sent back to Kamov which again could have repaired it ,depending the damage Since it landed and was later destroyed, its a total loss which means that Russian forces have to wait for new aircraft , and rely on Mi-28s and MI-24/35 in interim both are also in double digit losses Pilot survival is not relevant if the aircraft is a complete loss
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  8036. lets just say Russia is easily holding the world record for turret toss
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  8037.  @vladimir08090  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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  8038.  @vladimir08090  if you Kornet its called APS
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  8039.  @vladimir08090  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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  8040.  @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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  8041.  @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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  8042.  @TheLavadiver  They dont need a year Simple launch and leave tactics The F-16 can Harpoon's from over 100 miles away Without the Moskava, the remaining ships cant stop them from attacking Same with ground target launch and leave
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  8043. Better option would be buying Germany Sky ranger
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  8044.  @meme4one  Germany's Sky Ranger is ready and available and also compatible with existing boxers its a win win
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  8045.  @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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  8046. Now thats kinda fighting Ukraine forces need to be doing Deep strikes in enemy territory
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  8047.  @sonwig5186  Yeah no The irony is Russia is why the US is heavily invested in EW and stand off weapons For starers, Russia has very little airborne EW whereas the US has EA-18G and EA-37 for airborine SEAD and jamming Ukraine can only use the AGM-88A-D which range 40-50 miles, the US currently fielding the AGM-88E and G which have considerably longer range. The AGM-88G range is over 150 miles which means it can engage an S-300 on down but most importantly is that AGM-88G is designed for internal carriage by the F-35 Thanks to Russian jamming in Ukraine, the US is no longer working on counter jamming but rather weapons to physically destroy the jammers as well other long range stand off weapons Lastly Russia's R-37 threat with MIG-31 and Su-35 is moot as the US fielding longer range missiles now
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  8048. Not even close Ukraine is showing the value of the Apache systems compared to Russian systems which are barely performing
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  8049.  @fatdaddy1996  No one offered the AH-64 to Ukraine They only thing Ukraine has asked for for is UH-60s
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  8050. 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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  8051. of course Now that they dont' need him for the speaker of the house vote the republicans.dont care what happens now
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  8052.  @EleneDOM  The country on the brink because so called officials cant agree
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  8053.  @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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  8054.  @BellaCroyda  Exactly
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  8055. Lay off the propaganda buddy
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  8056. Well its only going to get messier Move over R kelly you are getting company
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  8057. Poor tactics sums it up
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  8058. Its combination of various factors The actual is metric man hours per flight hour. For every flight hour, you need so many hours of maintenance After every flight, aircraft have to checked and numbers dialed in Parts have to be replaced after so many hours Others have to be inspected to see if they have to be replaced At certain points, certain inspections have to done on the airframe and lastly when the aircraft reaches a certain amount of flight hours, the manufacturer has to perform work so it operate for x amount of flights till next major inspection As far readiness, its depends on the mission The radar can be down but the aircraft can still fly for missions dont that require it You dont need the gun or targeting pod operational when you are doing monthly qualifications Navy pilots practice touch and gos on land to simulate carrier landings It would be nice if you could keep all aircraft 100 percent but thats not realistic for several reasons which is why goals reasonable set 80-90 ish , There was famous report by DW that only 4 of Germany's 128 Eurofighters were fully operational but thats not account for various factors
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  8059.  @kathrynck  The key difference is that US due to the its size needs method to maintain an effective but cost effective fighting force
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  8060.  @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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  8061. They need to seriously back off the drone kool aid. FPV drones are only working because both sides are ill equipped to deal with them effectively GD Epirus' Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) array mounted on the right vehicle and with ample power can easy deal with drones as well other Directed energy weapons Right now, they are trying to scale them down to fight on vehicles like the Stryker, LAV-25s , ACV and so forth but thats not the answer They need DEW and HPM mounted on large vehicles like the LVSR and HEMTT simply because their size allows for larger generators as well adequate cooling measures The US Army send 4 DE M-SHORAD Strykers to the middle east and reviews from the soliders highlighted all theses weakness Drones have uses no doubt but Swarm not so much
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  8062.  @robertrutenberg3919  If you think Trump and Israel wont hesitate to glass Iran first you are sadly mistaken
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  8063. Does it work nope
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  8064. For the millionth time, yes you can The USAF future for Air power is B-21-strategic /conventional strike NGAD-multi-role/Air superiority F-35-multi-role/Strike F-15EX-Air National Guard/Low intensity conflicts The F-15A-Ds,F-22s, F-16 and A-10 would be sunset. Only the F-15E does not have a replace as of yet The A-10 can not perform ISR, nor Air superiority, Anti-ship, strategic strike, long range strike,time sensitive strike Electronic warfare. Its limited to air ground missions The NGAD, F-35 and F-15EX can do all of the above missions plus the A-10s mission Keeping it solely for CAS is waste of money The fact is that military has shifted away from the sole role to multi role as sole role aircraft made no sense The A-10 is one of few remaining. It had its time in the Gulf and later conflicts but its time is over In conflict against China or Russia , the A-10 would be grounded MANPADS and SHORADs from both China and Russia would easily down it The F-35 can GBU-53 from 45 miles away which is well outside MANPADS and SHORADs range
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  8065. Whats so hard about it Return what does not belong to you
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  8066. 100 percent war crime
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  8067.  @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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  8068.  @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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  8069.  @richfit2458  Ah yes the desperate sound of copium when faced with facts LMAO
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  8070.  @richfit2458  Ah yes the desperation of copium by all means continue, its hilarious
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  8071. @David Moore Everything that Russian MoD has released has been heavily edited propaganda videos
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  8072.  @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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  8073.  @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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  8074. flex what muscles
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  8075. 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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  8076.  @5150TJT  They don't need to LMAO
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  8077.  @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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  8078.  @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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  8079.  @STRYKER1467  Yes they did and the US reminded that is for more tactically beneficial to Ukraine to send them to West for study to determine their weakness than flaunt them around like an idiot at a parade
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  8080. Iran would cease to exist if they were that stupid to attack a US base
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  8081.  @itsbigbad2050  True but for legal purpose, they still have to grant the 30 days if he had returned, it would been argue AWOL not desertion due the time but once he passes 30 days there is no more argumnt
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  8082. Even with more cells, they will have to reloaded at some point Now with planned DDG-X, the USN is planning on introducing swappable VLS modules which in theory would address the issue Currently, reloading in port is missile by missile. With swappable moduels, they can pull out the entire module and replace it with a fresh one That would reduce the time in port The USS Proteus in 1961 reloaded an SSBN with 18 ton Polaris missile but they were stopped and still within the harbor The problem ultimately is weight of missiles and conditions at sea Even in bad weather, you can still refuel but cargo transfers are no go
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  8083. 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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  8084. 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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  8085. More than likely something that can mirror the B-52 so they can finally retire it I would bet on something adopted from the C-5 and C-17 replacement program
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  8086. @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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  8087. its basically Houthi propaganda trying to save face
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  8088. 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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  8089. 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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  8090.  @setareetemadi6043  That would be the russian militarry
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  8091. 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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  8092. Bullpup weapons are good for sniper rifles and thats about it The AR-15 design has ease and flexibility
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  8093. The ships will never be close enough fire guns or CIWS its all missile shooting
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  8094. At what point do they realize Israel is giving zero fucks right now
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  8095. However Russia looks it , its still bad news for them Russia's saving grace was that Ukraine air force was basically useless even with upgrades with western tech The F-16's nightmare for Russia is that it can fully use the AGM-88s to max capability as well as other western weapons
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  8096. 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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  8097.  @necsoiub  And getting smoked in the process
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  8098. A war between the US and Russia would be a massive nuclear exchange not conventional
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  8099.  @johnosullivan2197  quiet troll no one cares
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  8100. The RCAF doesnt have the budget for it
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  8101.  @southbay5875  I wouldnt say that Russia's problem is that they got with the program and its shows The US suffered heavy losses in Vietnam War. Even though aircraft had vastly better bomb sights, they still had to get up close which cost them After that, the US spend a fortunate developing precision weapons and technology that allows aircraft to attack targets from longer ranges They called the Gulf war, the Nintendo war as the world saw the results of that development with LGBs and targeting pods. The Balkans saw JDAMs use and afterward , targeting pod were improved yet again Russia tried to claim that they didn't need to spend the money that US did and they could do just as well but cheaper It worked in Syria but no one was shooting at them Now they are in high threat environment and losing aircraft almost daily because they don't have advanced capabilities
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  8102.  @spackle9999  Sorry, they are not The Tu-22Ms with KH-22 were a problem for the USN in 60s due to limited range of the F-4 and limited capabilities of the AIM-7, RIM-2,RIM-8 and RIM-24 missiles The introduction of the F-14 with the AWG-9 an AIM-54 allow the USN to effectively intercept both bomber and missile. Specifically the F-14 could intercept the Tu-22 before it got in range. The Super Hornet has shortage range but still could intercept Tu-22s before they got range with the shorter range AIM-120 The newer SM-6 has advanced to the point where it can intercept cruise missile, ballistic missile and even hypersonic missiles. The newer KH-32 range is 620 miles but the F-35C and AIM-120D combination allows the USN cover up 700 miles The only weapon the Tu-22 has left is the Kinzhal but even attacking from 800 miles , that still gives the USN 5 minutes to counter The newer AIM-260 is supposed to exceed 100 miles. That pushes the Tu-22M back to 900 miles which gives the USN 6 mins to counter As for ships the current SM-6 range is 200 miles. that gives a USN ship only 1 min 18 however the The block 2 SM-6 will use the larger 21 inch motor which will easily put its range back 300 miles The US army has selected the SM-6 for use which gives them hypersonic defense Against countries with no defensive capabilites sure Against countries with ample defense capability nope
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  8103.  @cnh1710  That whole day was all Trump's refusal to concede and his continued false claims that election was stolen
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  8104.  @fletcherreed3259  Yes they have been trying ,however now he's luck is finally running out
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  8105. Whats the problem, they presented their case to the court and the court agreed end of story
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  8106. 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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  8107.  @staggabob  The F-15 record speaks for itself
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  8108.  @brandony8691  Apart from the fact that F-15EX is vastly superior to any F-16 at all
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  8109.  @chrispalmer3096  Incorrect The F-16 was backed doored into the USAF by Fighter Mafia who erroneously claimed that F-15s large size made it inadequate for air to air combat. The F-15 and F-16 were both designed solely for air combat however the F-16 was through various blocks was adapted for multi-role while the separate F-15E was designed for multi-role. While the F-16 was dependable workhorse , the F-15E was highly valuable asset. The F-15E has nearly 3 times the range of the F-16 Even the F-16 Block 70 barely approaches the F-15E range but most importantly, the F-15E has a massive payload options compared to F-16
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  8110.  @chrisgage894  Not really High off boresight weapons have made that very problematic
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  8111.  @265justy  The F-15's record says otherwise How many actual kills does the F-16 Secondly F-16s in Turkish hands have been a few times in ACM
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  8112.  @265justy  The F-16 has 1 of each while the F-15 six of each
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  8113.  @265justy  And your point is ?
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  8114.  @greattribulation1388  The F-15 has twice the amount of combat as the F-16
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  8115.  @greattribulation1388  Laughs in F-15E and F-15EX
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  8116. With what assets they dont have anyhing
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  8117. And the recieving side of cruise missiles
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  8118. Yet Ukraine with HIMARS have been a massive nightmare to Russian forces
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  8119. 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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  8120. They should say not our problem
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  8121. Send them the Stryker MGS
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  8122.  @marshalljulie3676  and look how well that worked out oh it didnt
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  8123. Say no to drugs
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  8124. 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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  8125. Carriers will never be obsolete even when facing advanced weapons
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  8126. 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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  8127. The US wont say no to Israel
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  8128. 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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  8129. 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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  8130. 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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  8131. The package isnt finalized yet
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  8132. For vehicle mounted, There is room for a larger round, If the Army had any sense, they would have keep the XM25
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  8133.  @dallasyap3064  A just a few is the issue 2 B-2s is basically 10 F-15Es why commit so many planes when you dont have to
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  8134.  @rtyrsson  As long as the F-35s and F-22s do their job it wont happen
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  8135. 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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  8136.  @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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  8137. 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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  8138.  @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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  8139. LOL He invaded a country for BS reason trying to show case Russian might and instead got massive embarrassed and now is looking scrap goats The Kinzhal is not the only weapon that failed miserably. The KA-52 was hyped as well and is getting shredded whole sale as is the Su-34 and T-90 Now its scrape goat time
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  8140. 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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  8141. Trump's promise is hollow and will face shear mountain legal challenges that basically say no sale Ending birthright citizenship would require a revision to the Constitution and that will never happen
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  8142. Yes
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  8143.  @YaMomsOyster  Same applies with Russia, how many KA-52 pilots have they lost Its months to as much as year to built a KA-52 and pilot training is 2 years minimum
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  8144. They not, Ukraine shows how bad tactics can ruin the best of equipment Remember there was video of an Abrams getting rocked by an ATGM The reason why was that crew instead of concealing the tank properly, left it clearly exposed which allowed an enemy ATGM team to get a clear shot at it Same with the T-90 in Syria, instead properly concealing tank, the crew again left it clearly exposed which allowed an enemy ATGM team to get a clear shot The best equipment doesn't matter if you use piss poor tactics
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  8145. different pots of money and different arguments
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  8146.  @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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  8147.  @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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  8148.  @irenagreg7373  yawn
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  8149.  @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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  8150. Its called the side kick for the F-35 A and C models
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  8151.  @vendomnu  yawn troll
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  8152.  @vendomnu  Lay off the propaganda troll
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  8153. 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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  8154. And they paid for it dearly
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  8155. Its likely a design flaw combined with dated technology
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  8156. What kinda of idiot would let a PMC get that much power ??
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  8157. There is no doubt they can build another one but as with the MIR, the cost of maintenance will kill the project
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  8158.  @chaseme9860  Highly unlikely
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  8159. The F-16s doesnt need to match Russian jets it just needs to utilize its precision strike capabiltiy
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  8160. oh you are able to care
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  8161. 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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  8162. Because speed isnt as important
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  8163. 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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  8164. The goal was for a peace resolution but as that has been highly unlikely things have to change
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  8165.  @gandydancer9710  The US is shipping plenty Ukraine simply doesnt have the assets to get the front quickly They have no transports to air drop supplies and few transport helos
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  8166.  @gandydancer9710  Just to make of you low-altitude parachute-extraction system (LAPES) / Low-level parachute extraction resupply system (LOLEX was pioneered in Vietnam for dropping heavy loads for rapid resupply LAPES was instrumental in the Battle of Khe Sanh As part of means to make air drop munitions safer for aircraft and personnel on the ground, the US military munitions are designed to be Insensitive munitions able to withstand severe shock without risk detonation lastly cluesless one One of the design features of the CH-47 and CH-53K is the ability to carry 463L master pallets .Previously pallets had to be broken up for transport on helos newer helo no longer need break And thats not counting the countless videos of helicopters carrying load via external sling log or C-130s landing on dirt runways Like I said genius Ukraine has no ability to rapidly resupply its forces
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  8167. Just to make of you gandydancer9710 low-altitude parachute-extraction system (LAPES) / Low-level parachute extraction resupply system (LOLEX was pioneered in Vietnam for dropping heavy loads for rapid resupply LAPES was instrumental in the Battle of Khe Sanh As part of means to make air drop munitions safer for aircraft and personnel on the ground, the US military munitions are designed to be Insensitive munitions able to withstand severe shock without risk detonation lastly cluesless one One of the design features of the CH-47 and CH-53K is the ability to carry 463L master pallets .Previously pallets had to be broken up for transport on helos newer helo no longer need break And thats not counting the countless videos of helicopters carrying load via external sling log or C-130s landing on dirt runways Like I said genius Ukraine has no ability to rapidly resupply its forces
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  8168.  @gandydancer9710  Its called LAPES and STOL jackass
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  8169.  @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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  8170.  @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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  8171. ​ @colbunkmust  The critical fact that is that ATACMS was made to comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) Both sides coined the term tactical ballistic missile to differentiate their arsenals as both were building various nuclear weapons Literally every weapon in the TBM had a nuclear warhead. The ATACMS goal was create a weapon without chemical or biological or nuclear payload but conventional that would simpler and easier to use on the battlefield The ATACMS exists out the normal ballistic missile S, M, IR and IC categories However its replacement , the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is on track to become short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) with current increment improvements to range of 600 miles . There is possibility of further improvements that would push its range into medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) category
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  8172.  @colbunkmust  No the point is that ATACMS exists in its own unique category
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  8173. Sorry clown, we dont get down like that
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  8174.  @jeffcurrie123  Irrelevant what do they have to do with Trump failing to comply with the Presidential Records Act
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  8175. Well the West would stop tip toeing Ukraine could end this very quickly
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  8176. You know who is celebrating
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  8177. And other methods will get China burned
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  8178. Lets see Israel not the US the US dropped half mil metric tons of bombs on Iran with 7 planes and 30 cruise missiles and thats just fraction of the US capability in the region You honestly think Iran can survive if the US decides to do a full court press on Iran Israel has to fly over 2000 miles round trip to Iran, a 4 hour trip giving Iran a massive window to strike US forces only 200-300 miles away and be overhead in as little as 20 mins continuously giving Iran very little time to respond
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  8179.  @SamSu-r6v  Lay off the Iranian propaganda buddy Iran has sent 20 waves of its so called precision missiles at Israel and havent even dented Israel capabilities in the slightest as continues to show dominance Why would US general warn when the US overwhelming firepower to get the job As stated, the US can have planes over Iran continuously in mins not hours and striking those countries simply because they house US forces would only doom Iran
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  8180. Not really it happens
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  8181. They work, it just hilarious are using them in Ukraine
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  8182. They tried but eventually abandoned it all together
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  8183.  @stevewing6851  Okay then Russia troll ​ You say American people today all talk endless rubbish yet you literally wrote 3 paragraphs of complete bullshit I dont even know where to build there is just endless rubbish as you say from you My old man was Captain, and squadron leader of 800 squadron, in the FAA (Fleet Air Arm) of the RN. He was selected to go to the States to train them, how to fly the Harrier, and show them what the Harrier could do.-Complete fabrication The 800 NAS didnt receive its harriers till March 31 1980. More to the point, the 800 NAS disbanded on 23 February 1972, The first UK Harrier squadron was established in 1969. The USMC accepted its first AV-8A on January 6, 1971 800 didnt get their harrier till over 8 years later So there is no way that your quote old man was selected to do anything
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  8184.  @stevewing6851  Seemingly these Americans have no idea the F-22 and F-35 can't see, track, or target any other stealth aircraft from BVR (beyond visual range). Russia's new 5th generation Byelka (2band) radar, used in SU-57, does have enhanced long-wave radar, they've designed and developed the first L-Band fighter radar we've ever seen. They've cleverly embedded L-band AESA radars in the leading edges of the wings. The new L-band AESA radar data gets processed in real time through extremely powerful Russian Elbrus computers being significantly enhanced removing all clutter, meaning it can see, track, target, and engage enemy stealth aircraft from BVR Just screams Russia troll Lets recap share Sukhoi was awarded the contract in 2002 for the PAK FA, its 2022 and now the PAK FA which is now the Su-57 has just 14 planes built 4 production models and 10 prototypes after 20 years Lockheed was award the JSF contract in 2001 and there are 770 F-35s one of these is not like the other You are leaving out the fact the Byelka was delivered several years late. The AL-41F1 has been problematic as the Izdeliye 30 was also delivered several years late Quick note Russian Elbrus computers is not designed for the Su-57 They are using chipsets, yes troll, there is major difference between the two The delays is why the prototypes were flying using Su-35s avionic and engines Most importantly lack of exports I remember when Russia claimed a 1000 PAK FAs by 2020-2025 Dont see that happening As for the F-22 and F-35 the F-22 ALR-94 and F-35 ASQ-39 are designed to track targets via emission passive up to 250 miles away The F-35 DAS allows to visually ID targets The Su-35 was tested by Egypt against its own Rafale and Su-35 was completely dominated by the Rafale superior EW capability its called facts troll
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  8185.  @stevewing6851  The US jointly creating the F-35 lift system means at exactly what ? Nothing
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  8186.  @stevewing6851  Again The US jointly creating the F-35 lift system means at exactly what ? Nothing
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  8187.  @stevewing6851  Remember the F-35 is 3 planes not one without the F-35B The USMC would simply have to operate F-35C on CVN whereas the UK would be SOL
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  8188.  @stevewing6851  The fact The first UK Harrier squadron wasn't established till 1969 already proves that you are 100 percent of full it
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  8189. its too much fun to make fun of him
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  8190. No one is scared of Putin's missiles
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  8191. Like everything from the Russia MOD Its cleverly edited propaganda
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  8192.  @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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  8193. 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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  8194.  @darryljohnson3029  The judge made the decision not them
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  8195.  @TeranIcer  The fact still remains Trump took documents that were property of the US government
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  8196. 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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  8197. @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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  8198. @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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  8199. Of course China is calling out Russian weapons. Nearly 2 years in Ukraine and they have down nothing but fail miserably
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  8200. Thats literally no shit sherlock it is real Like everything out of Iran overblown or fake
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  8201. Trump lost, the end
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  8202. Lay off the potato their Ivan You are assuming the F-35 wont shoot back The S-400 max missile range is 250 miles The F-35 can launch JSM from 300 miles and just like that the S-300 and S-400 are useless
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  8203. 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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  8204. Yeah someone dropped the ball badly there
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  8205. They backed lunatic and are confused why he's acting like lunatic Typical Republican logic
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  8206.  @Uncanny_Mountain  Sure says propaganda bot with the channel thats not even a year old
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  8207.  @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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  8208.  @dongusfinkleburn4172  Facts dont lie and the video says bs russian claim
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  8209.  @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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  8210. 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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  8211. 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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  8212. 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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  8213.  @joshuapaul2022  Its been 4 months and where is Russia oh right no where
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  8214. 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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  8215. IKR
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  8216. The USN cant afford to wait
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  8217. 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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  8218. So Russia bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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  8219.  @songnleepage5937  And you point is ?
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  8220.  @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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  8221.  @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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  8222. The ADATS would be effective but too much time has passed there is no real way to get them operation after 15 plus years
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  8223.  @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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  8224.  @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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  8225.  @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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  8226.  @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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  8227.  @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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  8228.  @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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  8229.  @inteallsviktigt  Ukrane got DPICM rounds before ATACMS
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  8230.  @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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  8231.  @Relic-Sleipner  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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  8232. Why the UK didn't follow the US example is ? The US started with Flight I Burke class, identified, its shortcomings and build the improved flight II and beyond With the Type-45, it was simple fix Flight II remove the WR-21 and replace them with MT-30s which solves the power plant issue remove Sylver VLS and replace it with 2 MK-41. One in the front and second designed one by the hangar similar to how the US on the Burkes The MK-41 has vastly superior capabilites to the Sylver. They can the forward VLS air defense and the aft strike able to handle, TLAMs, LRASM or JSMs It would also give the UK possible access to the SM-3 and SM-6 The Type-45 is good design with some growth the UK shouldnt waste it
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  8233.  @MostlyPennyCat  Being specialized to AAW limits its utility for other operations As far as the MK-41 being quote slower. That would be false. Speed only applies when you are comparing hot and cold launch systems Both are hot launch. Despite its weight, the MK-41 access to more weaponary than the Sylver If you're shooting down hypersonic weapons, speed, accuracy and bandwidth is everything, is life. Nope First its range The SM-6 range is over 150 miles whereas Sea ceptor range is 30 miles The Aster 30 is 75 miles If hypersonic manages to evade an SM-6, it still has plenty of room to work with it, almost a full 1 min With a Sea Ceptor and Aster-30 under 30 seconds The USN CEC links all ships into a seemless system. The UK PAAMS does not have capability
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  8234.  @EmperorLionflame  The USN plan to 1800 units will reduce its cost and make it easier for procurement As far as sensors go, Arleigh Burke class Flight III are vastly superior to the Type-45 The Type-45 main advantage over Arleigh Burke class is the SAMSPON radar The newer SPY-6 on the Flight III provides superior capability to both the SPY-1 and SAMPSON As for as networking goes, PAAMS has no networking capability. The USN networking capability is the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) which was omitted from the PAAMS as cost saving measure. With the range of SM-6, if the shot is evaded ,there still ample time for a second shot. With Aster/CAMM, If its evaded it then its too late As for next gen on the Typ-45, nope. The difference is that Arleigh Burke class has been improved on steadily with every new flight whereas the Type-45 no so much
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  8235.  @EmperorLionflame  There is nothing beleaguered about Ford class carrier. People dont realize this is first new CVN class built since the 70s. The USN still opting for the 4 panel for the DDGX so it being low does not matter the Type 45 can launch several dozen missiles and control them to various targets. To saturate Burke you only need a few missiles, luckily, the US often sails alongside its allies. Yeah no First the Burkes VLS capacity is 90 plus with quad packed ESSM which gives them substantially more missiles. The only ships with more missiles is the Ticos and Chinese Type-055 Secondly the Type-45 is only new getting the CAMM which increases its load to 72, still well short of the Burke. The additional CAMM are not quad packed capable. So the saturation notion is a joke as the Type-45 would run off missiles faster than a Burke as well fact that Burke can engage targets substantially further with the SM-6 Literally twice the range of the Aster 30 Yeah no The first the Burke and Tyoe-45 similar in weight while the Type-42 is half the weight The Burke has 2 VLS while Type-45 has one. The system used on Type-42 is the analogous to the USN MK-26 launchers The Burke is dual hanger for 2 SH-60s at any given time while both Type-45 and Type-42 are limited 1 Lastly the Burke capable of performing BMD with SM-3 and SM-6 while the Type-45 and Type-42 not so much Par Till the Type-45 can perform BMD, Land attack , ASW and ASUW, on its own, its mostly defintely no par with Burke
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  8236.  @EmperorLionflame  Building a new ship with completely new technology is not an easy task even for the USN. They have replaced all the tried and true technology with completely new tech is going to take a while to get same reliability. Example the C-13s cats and MK-7 traps didn't reach their reliability over night, those systems have been use for close to 50 plus years. The EMALS and AAG barely have 6 years Not Irrelevant as the ships still carries more weapons regardless of them being SARH. Secondly the newer SM-3 and SM-6 have SARH in additional to ARH so what your point? As far hypersonic saturation Whole point of Cooperative Engagement Capability is to allow the USN to handle saturation attacks. The upgrade to SPY-6 allows the Burke to handle 30 times the targets of the SPY-1 so again Lets see The Burke can perform land attack or anti ship with TLAMs whereas Type-45 ? The Burke can perform BMD with SM-3 and SM-6 whereas the Type-45 ? The Burke can perform ASW with its MK-32 whereas the Type-45? The Burke is currently fielding a second generation LAWs High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) and Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) system whereas Type-45? The Type-45 IEP system has been anything but reliable so I am surprised you mentioned it The Burke has more modern missiles a the SM-3, SM-6 and ESSM are considerably more modern and capable the Aster and CAMM The latest SM-2 under RD will be just as capable, hell the Type-26 for AU and CA are slated to carry the SM2 upgraded battle management, right and where is the Type-45 CEC capability ? The only thing that Burke lacks is newer EW A few Burkes can do more damage than 6 Type-45 combined
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  8237.  @EmperorLionflame  The LCS and Zumwalt have nothing to do with Ford class. The LCS problem was lack of foresight. The class should have been divided into LCS and FFG but opted for something As for the Zumwalt, sorry pal but rests solely on congress not the USN. The whole point of the Zumwalt was to appease Congress demand that USN retain naval gunfire capability. The USN reiterated that missiles were better and the increasing range of ASM made NGS moot but they didnt want to hear it Austal that makes the LCS is Australian company, Marinette Marine again Italian So your point of the USN going to a non US company ?? The majority of the bidders were non use so ?? And your point about SARH is what again. If the enemy is jamming, then they already know your locations. Secondly as the before, the SM-series uses both SARH and ARH so again whats your point If SARH can't be used, then they switch to ARH and that is a flip of a switch. You make sound like location a ship in ocean is that hard with the shear amount of observation sats in orbit. people start going on about them, forgetting UK/Europe had this 10-15 years ago. No they didnt. The USN developed the SM-6 in fraction of the time that it took for the Aster to be built The SPY-6 being "quote" alleging lower does not change anything The USN is increasing the inter operation and communication between all assets, that called progress Yet despite the claims of the Aster and CAMM ,the Standard missile has no shortage of buyers. Even buyers for the Type-26 are equipped SM2 and SM-6 Specific BMD designated burkes with SM-3, but don't pretend that is their typical setup, The USN goal is all cruisers and destroyers to have BMD with SM-3s and SM-6. Frigates will be limited the SM-6 33 of 97 ships have been upgraded At least the Burkes have been at sea whereas the Type-45 spends most of its time pier side USN are sighing with relief that the RN with the worlds only next gen carrier group is coming to help them in the SCS More like laughing their ass off that UK sent a ship that broke down how many times before getting to SCS
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  8238.  @EmperorLionflame  I forgot mention the ODIN and HELIOS The Burke have the power reserve for higher power shots. The ERMG needed more power than Burket 25MW reserve whereas the ODIN and HELIOS are not power hungry
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  8239.  @EmperorLionflame  Again with the overestimation. How exactly is Russia/China going to jam USN ships at sea. Again it goes to back to the CEC which the whole fleet working in sync Even if they did have the assets to do so, It may be possible to degrade one ship allow but several working in sync not possible Neither China or Russia has developed anything that requires the USN to urgently increase its stocks of SM-6 or completely replace the SM-2 China and Russia have the sats to locate USN ships at sea, its not that hard to. The only issue is getting assets into striking position which is complicated and hard depend on the course of the USN ships. Chinese DFs are limited to targets with its range. Russia Zircon is limited to handful of assets , again not a threat. The Kinzhal is limited by few numbers MIG-31 and Tu-22M3M, Neither China nor Russia has the ability to quote" launch hypersonic saturation" Right the vintage missile which block I has double the range of the clean sheet Aster and block 2b will nearly triple the range The SM-6 which in additional to be AAW, has ASW and Land attack capability, right Can the US not actually design modern missiles? Considering that SM-2 still sells the a high end clean sheet design Aster shows how many faith countries place in the SM-2 Considering the Aster has been since 2001 ,yet has never unseated the SM series pretty says it all You mistaking preference and system for capabilities. lower or higher again no difference its mass produced and a lot of those buyers don't have access to Sylver/Aster and already have Aegis ready vessels. Exactly, its mass produced which the Aster isnt. In a potential conflict, SM2 users has access to ample stocks were Aster users not so much Right buyers of the UK type 26 doesnt have access to Sylver/Aster, thats lie you are going with seriously That goes back to alleged superiority of PAAMS and Aster. No one is buying literally. Even the UK switch to the MK-41 and CAMM for Type-26 says it all Considering that USN has one CVN and LHD homeported in Japan, there is no need for Ford to come that far west Secondly the Ford is homeported in Norfolk , The USN was going to send a Ford class that far west, the ships that will be going to the SCS is the Kennedy, Miller or CVN-82 The USN still uses baseline LM2500 engines. They can switch from LM2500 to the newer LM2500G4 if needed but there is no reason to falling further and further behind. LMAO Right name the ship classes that carries 90 plus missiles, able to carry out AAW, ASW, ASuW, Land attack and BMD with simple flip of the switch Only the USN. The only capability that USN lacks is advanced EW with AESA which the SPY-6 solves No one is close
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  8240.  @EmperorLionflame  Except we are talking about the Aster vs the SM-series not Russia or China The fact still remains that despite the Aster's claims of superior capabilities, its has seen virtually no orders. No one is replacing their quote vintage missiles The quote vintage missile was approved for export in 2017 and already has 3 buyers and Aster since 2001, again no changes The Aster is not that much faster than SM-6 but block IB will change all that SM2 users has access to ample stocks Having access to ample stocks means they dont have worry about shortages of ammo where shortages would be problem for the Aster That is when the US is going to laugh at the Type-45 and its Asters as they use the vastly superior SM-6 to counter said threats "US Viice Adm. Jon Hill, the head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, or MDA, says that the multi-purpose SM-6 missile is the only weapon in the country's arsenal at present that offers any ability to knock down highly-maneuverable hypersonic threats. The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has confirmed the SM-6 capabilites whereas the Aster ?? no such capability The Aster was designed for supersonic threat not hypersonic As many times you try cry about the US going overseas for a ship, I am just to laugh as I have pointed out its not first nor will be the last time they do so More to point, going to other countries for ships is extremely common place, everyone does. Russia asked France for Mistral class ships Austraila can build ships as well but they still elsewhere ? Secondly the Frigates are support ships. The USN already has major surface combatant capability with Burke class USN is mostly a semi-active illuminator navy with low to the hull radars and poor EMCON, they rely on CEC as a crutch, Yet still very much outclass the competition including the Type-45 when the Type-45 can perform BMD, Land attack, ASW, Asuw on its own, then maybe ,it might par with the USN
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  8241. 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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  8242.  @waheedahmed4211  Hamas propaganda They poked Israel and now they desperate to get Israel off their ass
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  8243. Good luck getting that funding for it
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  8244. @SirGalahad-Me You need more than money you need to build the right kind of ships
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  8245.  @VIPER276  Funny how Russia claims Ukraine western weapons wont make a difference yet here it is again costing them dearly
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  8246.  @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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  8247.  @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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  8248.  @donnmckee4973  Nope its lost has been confirmed
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  8249.  @topicalstormofficial  About 1000 long range missiles 200 ATACMS and 800 Harpoons
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  8250.  @hiufgterde  Again wrong its called asset denial The Black Sea Fleet is handful of ships and two bases. One precise strike and the Black Sea Fleet is out of the picture permanently Russian forces need bases of operation for aircraft, supplies , communication and personnel There specific bases that act as hubs for other bases well as supply line that as arteries Once again precise strikes on those targets and Russian forces can't operate The Kerch bridge survived because they had to use low quality ANFO Imagine 20 missiles with 500lbs military grade warhead designed for hard target penetration All they need is 3 hits , 1 missile for rail line, 1 for each lane Unlike ANFO, 500lbs military grade warhead designed for hard target penetration would absolutely shred that bridge Russia has more but with precise strikes, more can be rendered useless
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  8251. Playing with fire Russia
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  8252.  @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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  8253.  @TankandDimples  The other problem is getting them from AU to Ukraine is a massive logistic problem
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  8254. 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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  8255. Simple answer, all these weapons are not as good as you think. The Avangard is HGV which can be targeted by SM-3 during mid course. The factor that people dont understand is that it only travels at Mach 27 during terminal phase. During mid-course the missile is vulnerable. Secondly , we are in the generation of laser weapons and railgun. While most have been scaled down to fit on ships, a land based system wont not need be scaled down and would be capable of mega-watt class shots. The S-400 range is just 250 miles. US aircraft can launch weapons like the JSM from 300 miles. The planned JSOW-ER range is over 260 miles The fact is the US has number of cruise missiles that can be launched well outside of S-400 and S-500 range. So the S-400 is nothing more than a speed bump at best As for the T-14, the US would chew them up with GBU-53s. GBU-53 has tri-mode seeker of IR, MMW and SAL and carries100lbs warhead which easily shred any MBT. Its tri-mode is aided by GPS so it virtually impossible to stop. One F-15E can carry 28 GBU-53s. Russian weapons are all hype
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  8256.  @jimmyrincon3910  Thats the general idea nimrod Getting them to fire allows the sites to be accurately targeted from either air or groud
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  8257.  @jimmyrincon3910  That was 2 years moron. The USN long since upgraded both the SM-3 and SM-6 https://seapowermagazine.org/mda-considering-navys-aegis-system-for-homeland-missile-defense/ The SM-3 is going to be tested against longer range threats More to point "The admiral said that a successful test will allow the MDA “to start to think through that architecture and start working more closely with the warfighters and where they would position a ship. Then we want to march up to another test where would test against a very complex ICBM, one that has a lot of separation debris, one that has a lot of countermeasures. We want to make sure the system in total — from the space assets to the radar to the engage-on-remote capability that passes that information to the ship — and the ship can actually sift through all of that and say, ‘that’s the RV [re-entry vehicle] and that’s where the missile is going to go.’” Like I said ,Russia weapons are all hype and no fact Russia has a superior Stand off Cruise missile Attack Range with missiles up 4000KM Right now the US can fit the JASSM to both its fighters and bomber whereas Russia cruise missile can not The so called cruise missile can only carried by the few Tu-160s russia has , hardly a threat GBU's wouldn't be able to get anywhere close to a T14 tank And what exactly can Russia do to stop it nothing
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  8258.  @jimmyrincon3910  Oh wow your source is popular mechanices LMAO Secondly dumbass that story is from last year again with the outdated information
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  8259.  @bulllea  False The S-series is one few money maker Russia has left. Russia is willing to sell everybody is out of necessity. More and more Russia customers are buying EU or US technology vice Russian. India ,once Russia largest buyer has been offered the latest Russia tech several times and has passed several time. India brought the US AH-64 over the Russia KA-52 and Mi-28. More the point, India has brought US made CH-47, C-130,C-17s as well several other pieces of EU and US technology. India even gone to Israel for missiles to replace their Russia made R-77s Russia knew China's only interest in the Su-35 was AL-41F1S but sold them Su-35s anyway. Now China has magically made a break through with their Xian, Shenyang and Guizhou. Russia offered them another batch of Su-35 and passed as they already had want they needed You are confusing willingness with necessity.
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  8260. 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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  8261. @Truth Seeker No they did not
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  8262.  @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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  8263. While that is true Logistically speaking The Leopard 2 is the only real option The Leopard is most numerous tank in the EU and getting to Ukraine can be done considerably faster than the US Ideally , Ukraine only needs about 200 tanks But the key ammunition they need is the Israeli made LAHAT and Korean Smart Top-Attack Munition as well depleted uranium rounds Ukraine has not qualms about depleted uranium rounds So as long as they get that combined it will be a good day for them and bad day for Russian forces
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  8264. The F-14 and AIM-54 was never validated by the USN hence why it was scrapped
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  8265.  @johnsilver9338  According to specs The SM-6 mass is 3300lbs The MK-72 booster weighs 1540lbs which means the SM-6 weights between 1700-1800lbs
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  8266.  @okisoba  No, the F-14 and AIM-54 purpose was downing enemy aircraft and missiles at long range. It never achieved that with the USN. The F-14 achieved kills with the AIM-9 but never with the AIM-7 or AIM-54. The F-15 by contract used AIM-9s, AIM-7s as well the M61 in various engagements repeatedly By the time the F-15 entered service, the USAF was already working on the F-15C The USN problem which ultimately doomed the F-14 was clutter Carrier decks were littered with F-4 still as well A-6, A-7, RA-4/5/8, EA-3B. EA-6 and KA-6 Simply put There USN had so much clutter on the deck, they were never able to focus clearly on one platform The F-15 got a massive boost during the Gulf in a the form of a lot kills while the F-14 sat on the side lines then of course there was the famous incident where 2 F-18s loaded with bombs was guided by E-2 downed 2 MIGs , dropped on target and returned to ship validating the F-18s design Had the F-14 performance been the same or better during Gulf it would have had the support it needed for more upgrades. That and yes the end of the Cold war was it for the F-14
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  8267.  @okisoba  Being actually used combat very different. Strategic assets are meant for strategic missions not conventional , different scale The F-14 performance in Iran-Iraq was due the fact that Iraqi aircraft lacked MAWS and RWRs. Lack of both those allowed the F-14/AWG-9/AIM-54 combo to be used with deadly effects. When Iraq got Mirages with MAWS and RWRs , the combo effectiveness dropped off substantially but the damage had been done The F-14 got no kills with the AIM-7, the only incident with the AIM-7 was a soft kill where the aircraft hit but still made back to base The AIM-120 wasnt operational during the Gulf war. All kills were AIM-7s or AIM-9s, BVR wasnt restrictive, the F-14 didnt have proper IFF equipment for BVR hence why it was sidelined nor the AIM-54 fail because they were not armed. Prior to take off, the safety pin is removed and weapon fuze switched to armed. The Fire Control system would tell the pilot if the weapons were not armed while still on the ground. Capability is everything
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  8268.  @okisoba  The shot down was AIM-9Ls not AIM-7s. a kill is kill. The Israeli's had F-4s but against MIGs, the F-4 didnt far well whereas the F-15 performed exceptional well and why its still Israel's favorite. The 1999 was post Gulf War not during and those failures were likely AIM-120A or B models As for the AIM-54 not ignite, that was common for missiles at that time Unlike the AIM-9, AIM-7 and AIM-120 The AIM-54 was not widely produced nor wide used
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  8269.  @okisoba  The simple fact is that AIM-7 despite upgrades as well notoriously unreliable. The limited run and use of the AIM-54 again what doomed it The AIM-174 differs because the USN needs it badly The F-18 with 2 AIM--174s can destroy threats before they become a threat to the fleet While the CEC is E-2D as sensor and F-18/F-35s as shooters I would wager that USN is looking at upgrades to their radars so they can engage hypersonic threats without the need for E-2Ds
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  8270.  @okisoba  Only instance with F-14 and AIM-7 kill is questionable due unreliable of the AIM-7s at the time
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  8271.  @okisoba  Incorrect While the AIM-7M entered service in 1982 , there was no guarantee that was the missile used by the USN as its common to exhaust older stocks and use newer missile as needed basics. So yes during the Gulf war and later, it was likely AIM-7Ms but prior to , it was likely AIM-7F on do According to estimates, The AIM-7E/F production was 15,000 to 25,000 missiles while the AIM-7M was just 5000 The AIM-7M lower production was likely due to the newer AIM-120 so yes during combat , the AIM-7M was choice but for normal peace time, it was AIM-7E/F
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  8272. Which is why this deal makes no sense Ukraine needs what they can deliver on moment notice
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  8273.  @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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  8274.  @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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  8275. How about no The City settling with them is by no means an admission of wrong doing thats why its called a settlement. Now if the city lost the case, then yes, the officers can possibly face legal action but as everything was settled its no longer an issue
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  8276. Yes and no Yes the IDF did clear out defenses but the USN with F-35C and EA-18G as well USAF F-16CJ and EC-130 were on hand in case the IDF failed to do so Its not like the US couldnt do it alone if needed Ironically if the ARRW hadnt be cancelled, this would have been perfect time to use it
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  8277. The UK wont be steamrolled as they know their uncle sam has their bank
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  8278. 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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  8279. The F-35A and F-35C can use the B61 internally. The F-35B has to carry externally
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  8280. Yawn
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  8281. Jack of all trades is the standard now
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  8282. The simple answer is hell will freeze over before that happens China has continuously struggled to develop reliable indigenous engines The J-20 alone has been through 5 engines and counting The J-15 for its carriers has is dealing with several issues More to the point, China has 3 carriers and not enough planes for all 3 The USAF already flew its prototype back in 2020 China is rapidly making its own tech but the US still has a massive advantage. Lastly , China key for A2/D2 has been its missiles but the USN revealed the AIM-174 which capable downing any missile China puts against the USN and it being launched from an F-18 makes the USN can intercept China's missiles at greater range. China make a deal about supposed defeating an EA-18G All that did was have the USN sped fielding the NGJ-MB system as the legacy ALQ-99 was clearly obsolete The USN also sped the NGJ-LB and HB programs
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  8283. They are not going to push into Crimea , they just want them out of the picture One less headache to deal with
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  8284. 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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  8285. 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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  8286. Not acting great Absolute legend
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  8287. 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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  8288. Thats freaking awesome
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  8289.  @etzwei7994  The XM25 was 25mm round but the larger 30mm has better lethality Ultimately to be of use its range needs to be at least 1300 yards which allows to defeat PKM teams as well as some RPG teams The XM109 range is 2000 yards but weighs 33lbs The addition of 338 weapons does allow for precision engagement at longer ranges but has no counter defilade engagement against threats hiding behind obstacles Hence why a 1300 yard weapon with counter defilade ability is needed
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  8290.  @etzwei7994  The XM25 was cancelled so they dont have an counter defilade weapon. Bigger round allows for better lethality down range. 546 yards is not effective weapon when PKM teams can engage you from 1000 yards away and RPGs team 1400 yards The point is the give the troops on the ground a weapon that allows them to effective counter enemy attacks at much greater ranges
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  8291.  @etzwei7994  The point is that troops on the ground need an effective weapon with long range to deal with modern threats. The XM25 used bullpup design which is not common to the US miiltary while the XM109 and SSR 30mm uses the normal AR style step up which I 100 percent guarantee will make it more popular with the troops as it has much more normal feel to it While the XM109 is still a prototype, the point still stands. the XM109 range is what the SRSS should be aiming for Case in point, a FPV drones can reach speed of 50 to 100 mph. from 546 yards , you have just 22 seconds if the drone is coming at you at 50mph, at 100, its just 11 seconds At 2000 yards away even at 100 mph, you still have 40 seconds to deal with the threat For counter defilade targets, again longer range is asset The M320 cant be aimed ,its has to be lobbied on target. Reducing the XM109 weight to manageable levels isnt that hard The Barrett M82 weighs 32lbs while Barrett MRAD with the longest barrel only weighs 15lbs The XM109 weighs 33lbs. The same machining can be applied, the use of aircraft grade aluminum and titanium for the frame Carbon fiber and composites every where else
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  8292. @@sheldonfords9637 No it is, but IR tracking range is still short compared to radar
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  8293. over head satellites say other wise
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  8294.  @doggunn  Exactly point Iran claims that there was no damage and intercepted the missiles yet sat footage clearly shows they are lying
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  8295.  @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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  8296.  @christopherchartier3017  Actually do because there are some cases where that extra bang comes in handy
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  8297.  @christopherchartier3017 ometimes you need that extra bang
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  8298.  @BoraHorzaGobuchul  No, Ukraine has shown destroying the jammer is far more effective than using counter measures Mind you, the US would be actively destroying those jammers
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  8299. Lets see The West supported the rebels while Russia supported Assad Now Assad is Russia and the rebels are in control you more like a sore loser
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  8300. No exceptions Go directly to jail
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  8301. Its the diameter of the rocket. The container makes it look larger but its a smaller missile hence why it shot out so fast but its still inferior to the US. The US has had ship mounted SM-3 since 2011 which is far more flexible than land based systems
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  8302. @ @jubeiorigami4096  Call you dumb would be an insult to the word dumb. The SM-3 is designed to be compact enough to carried in VLS. This container is massive. Equal in size the US Ground-Based Midcourse Defense missile. Its likely they both the same size, its size not a secret squrriel formula that gives its speed
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  8303. So much for Russia's propaganda
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  8304. The F-16 was only real choice There are only 300ish JAS-39, Ukraine needs at least 50 planes for maximum combat utility The Gripen is lightweight power house but Ukraine needs the F-16 bomb truck capability The F-18 has over 1400 and getting planes is not problem and its as much as bomb truck as the F-16 But F-16s is still better First, for guiding precision weapons, the F-16 can be equipped with older LANTRIN pods while the F-18 would have use the newer Litening pods The LANTRIN is made by Lockheed while the Litening is jointly between Rafael Corporation/Northrop Grumman. It very easy for Lockheed to mod pods to minimize risk if they end up in Russian hands from downed aircraft Secondly the F-16 AN/APG-68 has been continuously upgraded while the F-18 APG-73 has not The APG-68(V)9 which is the current model range is over 180 miles while F-18 APG-73 maxes out at 90 miles. I don't see Ukraine getting the AESA variants of the APG-73 The last factor is conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) Israel's F-16i make use of the CFTs for both fuel and electronic warfare. Plus the F-16s has the CART which allows it to use drogue instead of boom refueling Ukraine easy get a F-16s with a CFT combo for fuel, EW and aerial refueling Combined with the fact that they are over 4000 F-16s built it was always F-16
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  8305.  @fullcontactkarate2912  Musk rat and whisky pete cant do anything about it The US has been stock piling munitions since the Cold War Demilitarization of old weapons is extremely expensive For example, giving Ukraine old weapons like ATACMS is substantially cheaper than trying to de-mil them And buying newer weapons which better tech as well to be able to storage much easier again saves money Hence why Musk rat and whiskey pete are all talk
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  8306. 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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  8307. All the more reason the West needs to step up support for Ukraine
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  8308.  @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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  8309.  @JerryCalvert-x9u  keep on copeeing
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  8310.  @randygram9310  Ukraine need advanced weapons not personnel
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  8311.  @DOSFS  No they made a bad choice canx the program They dumped the OH-58 for drones but they realized the limits of drones and went with FARA but in typical Army stupidity canx the problem The rational was Ukraine which makes zero sense Ukraine success with cheap drones is that Russia lacks the means for dealing with them Both the Army and USMC have weapons in development and operation for countering drone swarms as Ukraine is doing The USMC has MADIS,L-MADIS and MRIC while the Army has IM-SHORAD Stryker The smart but unlikely thing for the Army to do is not waste the Bell 360 and S-97 Repurpose the Bell 360 design as replacement for the AH-64 Repurpose the S-97 to replace the MH-6
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  8312. yes and no Submarines normally operate between 500-1000 feet which is extremely safe because in the emergency , they can reach the surface very quickly Even coming from as deep as 1500 ft, they can still reach a safe depth or surface in a few minutes The Titanic is at 12,000 ft and it takes 2 hours just to reach it and few vessels are equipped to do so
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  8313. @Justine Zheng yi Thats why it called a layer defense The F-35 , F-18 and E-2 are the first layer followed by surface ships and then the carrier Instead of relying on carrier's missiles ,the USN goal is to have the F-35 and F-18 deal with threats before they become a problem its also the point of the CEC The surface ships and carrier can see what the F-35 , F-18 and E-2 see so in case an attacker get pasts them, the surface ships can respond in seconds and again if the attacker gets past the two, since the carriers defenses are linked to the CEC, they can fire on the threat immediately China and Russia developed hypersonic weapons because trying to breach the USN defenses with supersonic and subsonic weapons was virtually impossible They could do ti but the USN would kill their attack forces at wholesale prices Unfortunately for both, since CVNSs have powerful reactors. mounting rapid fire 1MW laser weapon is very easy do to Personally I would find a way to keep the 20mm CIWS as back-up for the Laser weapons
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  8314.  Grand Master  Yawn talking out your ass I see The USN layered defense dates back to the 60s. Intercept the bombers before they get in range. That fact hasnt changed, only the weapons ,tactics and technology
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  8315.  Varangian Guard  That would be false The US is only one that operates carrier groups. The UK CSG is first but most countries dont operate carrier in the same manner as the US As few countries navies have the capability Russia's Kuznetsov is defined as missile carrying cruiser than carrier. The Su-33 were only equipped for CAP missions and the Kuznetsov defenses are mainly SHORAD. So in carrier vs carrier a CVN vs the Kuznetsov , the Kuznetsov would lose badly
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  8316.  Varangian Guard  They dont have operate in the same manner as the US They have the ships but not the capabilities
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  8317.  Grand Master  all you do is talk out your ass yawn
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  8318.  Varangian Guard  As for kuznetsov escorts what escorts ? Russia's problem is that most their ships carry weapons for fighting other ships. The few Kirvos and even fewer Slavas are the only ones equipped with advance SAM capable to protecting a fleet Their roles would hunting USN ships vice protecting the kuznetsov
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  8319.  Varangian Guard  The QE needed US F-35s to justify it and the PW existence There are many in the UKs MoD that view both ships as white elephants and waste of funding Joint operations was just way to shut them up for now We are not about allied forces we are talking their own fleets
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  8320.  Varangian Guard  Syria is completely different situation Syria has been Russia's proving ground for all its weapons You look at what they have sent and they have found an excuse to use just everything in their arsenal I am actually surprised that havent they tried to have it fire on targets with its P-700s They have wasted no time with the Kablir Russia pumping out new frigates and upgrading decades old ships makes little sense when the US is steadily building new destroyers. China building both new destroyers and cruisers
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  8321.  Varangian Guard  Thats the interesting part many EU countries fell that they rely too heavily on the US and trying to show they can do it without the US
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  8322.  Varangian Guard  They are trying and not really getting anywhere
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  8323.  Varangian Guard  The P-700 is billed as both ASM and land attack Same as the Kalibr Russia hype is long gone
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  8324.  Varangian Guard  Emphasis on desperately trying
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  8325.  @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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  8326.  @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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  8327.  @wonderfulcaeserz8710  If they plant a few storm shadows in the right place it will
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  8328.  @dearmas9068  Thats literally a pointless claim
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  8329. 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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  8330.  @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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  8331.  @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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  8332.  @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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  8333.  @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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  8334.  @somerandom4cylinder  The ship was having issues A competent captain would have delayed departure till the issue was fully resolved but he opted to chance it as he didnt want to pay the extra cost of staying in port to resolve the issue The FBI opening a criminal probe means that they feel that the ship was not sea worthy and the captain shouldnt have put to sea with the ship in this condition if it was discovered that the failure was beyond the crew control, they would have left to the NTSB
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  8335.  @Kulayyu  That doesnt change the situation NLAWs are one shot launchers and the Javelin CLU can be carried in back pack after firing As they are soft launch capable, it hard to track
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  8336.  @Kulayyu  Considering that its wielded by people fighting for their homes my money is on them
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  8337. Honestly I think they testing out tech for next gen
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  8338. 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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  8339.  @Synthmilk  Externally not internally The F-35B why the US military should revisit the JSOW-ER It would give the F-35B a much needed offensive punch against land and sea targets Joint Strike Missile (JSM) weights 900lbs with 260lbs warhead and 300 mile range The JSOW-ER weights 1100lbs with BROACH warhead designed for hard-target penetration with 300 mile range BROACH is better against ships and bunkers
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  8340.  @ThirdLawPair  The problem with 50 miles is the potential for counter attack
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  8341.  @asterik917  The F-35A/C can carry 2000lbs bombs internally The F-35B can only carry 1000lbs
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  8342. Simple 7 months ago , it was the mighty Russian bear 7 months later, the Russian bear is no longer mighty and has two blacks eye, 3 broken ribs and looks like a punching bag
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  8343. Russia realize that NATO or no NATO Strike the UK and the US will step in
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  8344. The simple answer is no. The countries that have MIGs can barely afford to fly them
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  8345. its possible Given its massive size, and limited payload its likely has a lot space for fuel
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  8346.  @mikewhite2686  Again and that matter because Russian boldly claimed that they control of the air yet the Ukraine landscape is strewn with wreckage from the Russia air force everything from KA-52s to Su-34 Russia again brushed off the West supplying ATGM yet again Russia armor litters the landscape either destroyed or abandoned
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  8347.  @mikewhite2686  Hell a cheap ass turkish drone has managed to destroy panstr and, tunguska multiple times even krausuka EWS was destroyed
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  8348.  @totalnerd5674  That doesnt track as most F-16 block have been heavily upgraded
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  8349.  @LentPanic7  Its can to a degree but the JAS-39 and F-18 are far better austere operations
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  8350. @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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  8351. @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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  8352. @Timothy Mckee Also a dead for the USN Aircraft designed for the USAF dont mix for the USN
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  8353. 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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  8354.  @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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  8355.  @jamesgreen1116  Russia has a lot of weapons and no will matter against Poland
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  8356.  @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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  8357.  @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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  8358.  @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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  8359.  @3o3tigger  Again you are just a shit talker largest air force yet has failed to overwhelm Ukraine
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  8360. Its 4 engines As far as the butterfly designs Having 2 instead 4 like the B-2 is simply a better design Aviationweek has great shot of the B-21 from behind in the air The exhaust ports are too wide for a single engine The B-21 whole point is better design than the B-2
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  8361.  @Miguelcooldude777  You have 2 engine what happen you lose 1 The B-2 can fly even if 2 engines fail
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  8362. Ukrainian forces have nothing to hide whereas Russia is desperately trying to hide its own incompetence in Ukraine
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  8363.  @AbdurRahman-pn4qi  You make it sound like they are not already making plans
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  8364.  @WR-NC-ASPL  Thats depends on available assets
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  8365. 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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  8366. Oh shocker more propaganda from Russia MoD
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  8367.  @Nesguy92  Actually they dont States have the right to set their own guide lines as to the required criteria candidates have to meet the criteria to be on the ballot for elections 14th Amendment ban on insurrectionists holding office cases are being held in virtually every state, some side with trump others are not Only SCOTUS can issue the final ruling
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  8368.  @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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  8369.  @kevinfisher1345  No it can't be done The problem with reloading at sea is that missiles like TLAM, SM-3 and SM-6 impossible due to their shear size and weight
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  8370.  @kevinfisher1345  that math is wrong The strike length VLS empty weights 15 tons empty A TLAM weights 1.75 13 is 22.75 tons SM-2 BK II weights 1,600lbs Even round weight up to 1 ton its still 48 tons which combined is still 85
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  8371.  @kevinfisher1345  You say I am spreading misinformation you mention United Defense which doesnt exist anymore if you going to lie, at least fact check ur bullshit
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  8372. And Israel will strike back 10 times harder
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  8373. Yes and no While super cool, the SR-71 still suffered from the technological limits of the time The J-58 peaked at 35,000 lbs of thrust and weighed 6000lbs The F-22s F-119 peaks 35,000lbs and only weighs 3900lbs The F-35 F-135 peaks 43,000lbs and weights 3750 Engine technology for one considerably more advanced but the at end of the day, the F-15EX going mach is not advised unless its equipped with the conformal weapons bays (CWB) to carry AIM-120s and AIM-9s not carrying the normal SNIPER, LEGION and DRAGON EYE pods The problem with going that fast is that F-15EX needs those 3 pods and subjecting them to mach speed is bad idea
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  8374.  @hoghogwild  if you applied 2020 tech you would superior performance but still weighing considerably less Remember the SR-71 used titanium as reached temps over 600 600 degrees Fahrenheit. The Space Shuttle thermal protection system (TPS) protected the shuttle from temps over 3000 degrees A SR-71 designed now be far faster
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  8375.  @Gunni1972  F-22 and F-35 not designed for sustained high supersonic flight
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  8376. 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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  8377. Drive shaft is not the correct term for the part. Its called an interconnecting transmission. In normal operations , both engine are operating independently however in case on emergency As the name implies, it can interconnect and allow one engine to power both props to safely land or fly till can reach safety The Valor likely uses an improved system but the fact we havent seen an MV-22C suggest they are trying to fix the issue There several improvements that an MV-22C could bring a wider cabin for increased cargo. The GE-38 which has 7500 SHP to the Rolls-Royce T406 6100 SHP. This would be attractive to the USMC because the GE-38 powers the CH-53K and a common engine would be substantially cheaper logistics ,maintenance and training Thats just for openers
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  8378.  Dord Dord  Which literally means nothing The Constellation class was labeled FFG(X) numbers were assigned LHX was the America class , SSN(X) is the successor to the Virginia lcass CG(X) was the proposed Ticonderoga-class replacment The Zumwalt-class destroyer carried the DD(X) name before it was renamed The ship class and X is what the USN uses before the ship is assigned a name and number
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  8379. 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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  8380.  @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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  8381.  @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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  8382.  @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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  8383.  @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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  8384.  @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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  8385.  @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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  8386. Hence why they need to make an example outta him
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  8387. India was never offered the F-35
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  8388.  @stevensko9153  India was never in negotiations for the F-35
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  8389. 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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  8390. More munitions is not going to stop Ukraine from kicking Russian forces ass
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  8391.  @tukkajumala  True but remember, it easier to ID an AWACS by their emissions The Saab radar range 450km but MIG-31 and Su-35 radar range is 400 km and the R-37 range is also 400 km As the Saab is pedestrian in speed, they only need to close to 375 km to be able to successfully engage the Saab The best thing Ukraine can do with it is use as decoy to draw Russian aircraft into traps Having the F-16s stay low and off line as well as SAM battery on the ground would a lethal combo and benefically if they nailed a Su-35 or MiG-31 or worst they a bag Su-57
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  8392.  @MacDaddy8200  They need to be Ukrainian space to be effective Ironically ,the retired USAF E-8 Joint STARS is what Ukraine needs because it would give them real time info on Russian movements The thing about this AWACS situation is that it strongly hints that Ukraine may be getting either baseline AIM-120Ds or Meteor missiles My money is on both for the simple that AIM-120D or Meteor bagging Su-34 or Su-35 would great for publicity, bagging a Kinzhal would be massive ego boost but if they bag Su-57, it would be total anarchy for Russia and like the Kinzhal scientist , I would the Sukhoi project managers to avoid windows
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  8393.  @inscrutianaII  The ASC 890 just has to orbit
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  8394.  @inscrutianaII  No they dont If they could, we would see a different dynamic
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  8395.  @MacDaddy8200  Russia limiting their use however F-16s as well an AWACS would be something worth the risk
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  8396.  @greattribulation1388  If pilot pays the card right
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  8397.  @TooFingers  yet we are 3 years and counting yet Su-24 and Storm Shadows have repeatedly struck Russian targets
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  8398.  @TooFingers  Russia will lose, thats pretty much all there is to it Yeah, those so called videos are DCS mods not reality First a CVN is not going to simply maintain its course if missiles are incoming but most important is are the carrier last line of defenses which is SRBOC, Nulka and blip enhancer Once missiles reached a certain point, the ships would immediately turned their AN/SLQ-32 which jams radar well uses block visual and IR As for the lost of the MQ-9, its not rocket science to figure out whats happening The MQ-9s are flying the civilian airspace in enroute to Yemen which requires them to have their ADS-B transponder turned on till they reach Yemen at which point they turned off As the MQ-9 travels at 362 mph which is not that fast, its gives Houthis enough warning to estimate its path They simply flip their radars on and off long enough to fix the MQ-9 but not enough for the US to fix their position Once they have an estimated path, they simply lay in way till in gets in range. The videos show they are using IR guided weapons All the Houthis are doing is putting money in General Atomics pocket The Houtihis are literally justifying the need for the MQ-20 as well MQ-X programs to develop a stealthier MQ
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  8399. Russia will lose, thats pretty much all there is to it Yeah, those so called videos are DCS mods not reality First a CVN is not going to simply maintain its course if missiles are incoming but most important is are the carrier last line of defenses which is SRBOC, Nulka and blip enhancer Once missiles reached a certain point, the ships would immediately turned their AN/SLQ-32 which jams radar well uses block visual and IR As for the lost of the MQ-9, its not rocket science to figure out whats happening The MQ-9s are flying the civilian airspace in enroute to Yemen which requires them to have their ADS-B transponder turned on till they reach Yemen at which point they turned off As the MQ-9 travels at 362 mph which is not that fast, its gives Houthis enough warning to estimate its path They simply flip their radars on and off long enough to fix the MQ-9 but not enough for the US to fix their position Once they have an estimated path, they simply lay in way till in gets in range. The videos show they are using IR guided weapons All the Houthis are doing is putting money in General Atomics pocket The Houtihis are literally justifying the need for the MQ-20 as well MQ-X programs to develop a stealthier MQ
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  8400. Russia will lose, thats pretty much all there is to it Yeah, those so called videos are DCS mods not reality First a CVN is not going to simply maintain its course if missiles are incoming but most important is are the carrier last line of defenses which is SRBOC, Nulka and blip enhancer Once missiles reached a certain point, the ships would immediately turned their AN/SLQ-32 which jams radar well uses block visual and IR As for the lost of the MQ-9, its not rocket science to figure out whats happening The MQ-9s are flying the civilian airspace in enroute to Yemen which requires them to have their ADS-B transponder turned on till they reach Yemen at which point they turned off As the MQ-9 travels at 362 mph which is not that fast, its gives Houthis enough warning to estimate its path They simply flip their radars on and off long enough to fix the MQ-9 but not enough for the US to fix their position Once they have an estimated path, they simply lay in way till in gets in range. The videos show they are using IR guided weapons All the Houthis are doing is putting money in General Atomics pocket The Houtihis are literally justifying the need for the MQ-20 as well MQ-X programs to develop a stealthier MQ  @TooFingers 
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  8401. Russia will lose, thats pretty much all there is to it Yeah, those so called videos are DCS mods not reality First a CVN is not going to simply maintain its course if missiles are incoming but most important is are the carrier last line of defenses which is SRBOC, Nulka and blip enhancer Once missiles reached a certain point, the ships would immediately turned their AN/SLQ-32 which jams radar well uses block visual and IR As for the lost of the MQ-9, its not rocket science to figure out whats happening The MQ-9s are flying the civilian airspace in enroute to Yemen which requires them to have their ADS-B transponder turned on till they reach Yemen at which point they turned off As the MQ-9 travels at 362 mph which is not that fast, its gives Houthis enough warning to estimate its path They simply flip their radars on and off long enough to fix the MQ-9 but not enough for the US to fix their position Once they have an estimated path, they simply lay in way till in gets in range. The videos show they are using IR guided weapons All the Houthis are doing is putting money in General Atomics pocket The Houtihis are literally justifying the need for the MQ-20 as well MQ-X programs to develop a stealthier MQ
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  8402. Russia will lose, thats pretty much all there is to it Yeah, those so called videos are DCS mods not reality First a CVN is not going to simply maintain its course if missiles are incoming but most important is are the carrier last line of defenses which is SRBOC, Nulka and blip enhancer Once missiles reached a certain point, the ships would immediately turned their AN/SLQ-32 which jams radar well uses block visual and IR As for the lost of the MQ-9, its not rocket science to figure out whats happening The MQ-9s are flying the civilian airspace in enroute to Yemen which requires them to have their ADS-B transponder turned on till they reach Yemen at which point they turned off As the MQ-9 travels at 362 mph which is not that fast, its gives Houthis enough warning to estimate its path They simply flip their radars on and off long enough to fix the MQ-9 but not enough for the US to fix their position Once they have an estimated path, they simply lay in way till in gets in range. The videos show they are using IR guided weapons All the Houthis are doing is putting money in General Atomics pocket The Houtihis are literally justifying the need for the MQ-20 as well MQ-X programs to develop a stealthier MQ
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  8403.  @TooFingers  No its pointless
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  8404.  @TooFingers  Observe The Houthi downing the MQ-9 is fact that MQ-9 has to fly through civilian aircraft with their ADS-B transponder on till they reach Yemen. What Houthis are doing is flipping their radars on and off just long enough to fix the MQ-9 position
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  8405.  @TooFingers  I have to write multiple post instead one just get info across USN ships have several hard kill as soft kill defenses against missile attack. SRBOC, Nulka and SLQ-32 which are designed to counter far more advanced missiles than the Houthi has and if they did hit a CVN, if you think Israel is out of control, You dont wanna imagine the US response. its ends with USAF strategic bombers doing what they do best
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  8406.  @TooFingers  Lastly, all the Houthis are doing is putting money in General Atomics pockets for the MQ-20s and MQ-Xs programs. They have effectively justified the need for stealthier and more survivable drones as the MQ-9 is neither
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  8407.  @TooFingers  Incorrect. The head of the US Missile defense Agency already stated that the SM-3-and SM-6 is capable engagement of hypersonic weapons SM-3s from the USS Carney intercepted 6 Iranian missiles in April Previous the Carney and Laboon used SM-6s to intercept Iranian missiles In January
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  8408.  @TooFingers  The Red Sea has give the USN invaluable data. I have vegas money that USN next step is to use Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) EA-18G with NGJs pods, F-35Cs as well get destroyers equipped with the newer SPY-6 radar on site Basically test every countermeasure and weapon they have on the shelf simply because they can
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  8409. Everything will stop when Russia takes it ass home
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  8410.  @joeswanson5486  Yet only one PBU 55K6E command center
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  8411. NATO is still aiding by the measured response rule for now
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  8412. 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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  8413. 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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  8414.  @Radio9730killer  and your point is ?
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  8415.  @unbongarcon19  What are you babbling about
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  8416. 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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  8417.  @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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  8418.  @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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  8419.  @1chish  So you what you are saying to dont include the French
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  8420.  @1chish  that makes the competition in the EU so much interesting to see France on side and everyone else
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  8421.  @1chish  Neither side has the time if they want to the 6th gen market to be open
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  8422.  @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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  8423.  @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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  8424.  @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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  8425.  @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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  8426.  @goldiga3935  Lay off the propaganda their buddy
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  8427.  @Henry-iz4bh  There are things call observation satellites they have been around for decades
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  8428.  @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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  8429.  @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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  8430.  @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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  8431.  @goldiga3935  You want some cheese with that whine and copium
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  8432.  @goldiga3935  Cope harder
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  8433.  @dougcoombes8497  CAS become moot if F-16s use strike Russian bases and supply lines with long range cruise missiles No need to try go blow for blow
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  8434.  @nietkees6906  Which is why Ukraine needs to use ground forces to neutralize them
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  8435.  @dougcoombes8497  and how many can they actually use in Ukraine
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  8436.  @dougcoombes8497  Once again how many can they can actually use in Ukraine the answer not that many SEAD is only needed when you are dealing with contested airspace You dont need SEAD if you can attack without getting range of the enemy defenses or other options to attack
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  8437.  @dougcoombes8497  Once again Russian can't thousands or hundreds only a hand full at most and its shows
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  8438.  @TinyHouseHomestead  Sorry clown thats straight from GAO cry even harder
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  8439.  @TinyHouseHomestead  Right says that clown that can only ramble clueless
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  8440.  @TinyHouseHomestead  cry harder troll
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  8441.  @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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  8442. 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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  8443.  @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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  8444.  @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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  8445. 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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  8446. They have no choice now
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  8447.  @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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  8448.  @rogerwilco5918  The ER program was canxed
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  8449. cope harder
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  8450. 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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  8451.  @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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  8452.  @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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  8453.  @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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  8454.  @zidniafifamani2378  Actually , that is the true cost of these Su-57s The Su-57M will be 100-150 mil but these are early model Su-57s which are much cheaper for several reasons First, they dont have the Izdeliye 30 engine, they are flying with AL-41F1 (117) which is a modded AL-31. The Izdeliye 30 AL-51 is completely new engine for the Su-57 Second , they use Su-35 Baguet avionics as the SU-57 IMA BK was still being written. Lastly, the N036 Byelka radar deliveries were also late among several other issues Thats why Su-57s order was curbed from 200-300 to just 76s. These early models will be cheap trainers as they lack so much Once the Su-57M passes its test and is accepted , you will see a massive order for them
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  8455.  @shadmansudipto7287  How about The F-35 helmet has no analog. The modern aircraft have head-up display (HUD) which is mounted normally in front the pilot. The F-35 helmet is the HUD More the point, F-35 pilots dont have to fly with night-vision goggles (NVG) at night as that is also built into the helmet. Lastly, the F-35 is designed to allow the pilot view images from both the AN/AAQ-37/40
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  8456.  @bonifacenjuguna7453  oryx has confirmed the losses cope harder
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  8457. 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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  8458.  @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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  8459. One Virginia class costs between 2.8 bil to 4 bil At most Australia , is dropping 20 bill for subs, weapons, training, bases and supply The US is willing to give older Virginia class up because it allows them replace with newer Block V plus boats The Block V boats have Multiple All-up-round Canisters (MAC) system for hypersonic weapons so the Australia get in theory 5 boats is 5 more Block V the USN get buy simple math
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  8460.  @CodeMeat  Australia will build a new fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines in Adelaide to begin service in the 2040s under a mammoth transformation in national defence that will cost up to $368 billion by 2055. Thats honestly a decent figure given what they are doing The Block V are the only ones getting the MAC installed so is a win win for the USN plus Australia having SSN base does open more possiblities
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  8461. You are just now figuring that out? Rheinmetall. SAAB, Lockheed, Raytheon, MBDA are all going Ka-ching thanks to Putin
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  8462. 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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  8463. To deal with Iran's blitz of missile, Israel needs to set FARPs for its F-16s and F-15s so they can cut striking time down from hours to minutes Israel needs to find a piece of real estate in Iran that completely out of the way and no one around for miles as well cripple Iran's radar coverage so they would never know what Israel had in country
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  8464. 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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  8465. Yeah they know their time is up
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  8466.  @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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  8467. @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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  8468.  @apacheworrier3776  Those tanks were manual not auto also had lower quality ammo
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  8469.  @hb1338  That is why I fucking hate Congress because of their shear lack forsight The ARRW has only been at 3 years And they want complain about progress? The JASSM took 10 plus years with its development.The JSM has been in work since 2009 There a lot list of weapons that took time to development They can't expect it to be rushed
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  8470.  @divoulos5758  Exactly my point. Abrams, Challenger 2 and Leopard 2 can easily kill T-72B3 but shear numbers will overwhelm them hence why air power is more effective
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  8471.  @residentgrey  Doesnt matter now its passed by Congress Biden will sign and Russia's good times are over
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  8472. Number really dont matter for the USAF
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  8473. 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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  8474.  @TheKkpop1  Exactly the F-35 is actually operating from a carrier and has done combat missions whereas the J-35 is just an air show piece
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  8475.  @monichat  Cope hard clown
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  8476.  @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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  8477. 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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  8478. Payment for first 16 was already made but given the orange's buffoon actions Its unlikely that the remaining 72 will be filled The simple path for Canada is to wet lease European made aircraft till the buffoon is out of office and hopefully the US elects a functioning adult instead of man child who will undo the damaged that the orange buffoon has done
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  8479.  @valenrn8657  The F-35B was always going to be different from rest but the fact that F-35A and F-35C are so far apart is why cost are through the roof ..
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  8480.  @valenrn8657  When the F-4 was used by the USN and USAF, the only differences were the reniforced landing gear , folding wings and few changes with avionics The F-35 A/C should have been the same way but they are way too far apart Honestly the A-12 design was too advanced for its time. They should gone with a more simplier design Ironically the X-47B design would better They were trying to put a B-2 on a CVN way too advanced for its time The F-117A was a black project so you really can't count it The X-32 was just one of helluva ugly duckling
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  8481.  @roijoi6963  The Rafale is no exception, It was built from the start to be carrier capable. The French wanted a navalized verison of the Eurofighter however it was rejected That rejection is what led to Rafale. Secondly the first operational model of the Rafale was the carrier capable model in 2000 The French Air Force didnt receive their Rafales till 2006
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  8482.  @timmurphy5541  Thats still not a good reason
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  8483.  @timmurphy5541  You should be building the most capable platform, not worrying about cost The UK did that with the Type-45 highly capable in AAW and EW but severely lacks Land attack, ASW, ASuW capabilites
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  8484.  @Robert53area  Yawn
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  8485. 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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  8486. 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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  8487. 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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  8488. 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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  8489.  @TommyChardonneret  They have plenty trucks to use
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  8490. Yet another reason why SCOTUS made a massive mistake by overturning Roe vs Wade
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  8491.  @enriquillobribiesca5602  So just meanless ramble
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  8492.  @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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  8493.  @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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  8494.  @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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  8495.  @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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  8496.  @killuazoldyck8169  Lay off the propaganda buddy
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  8497.  @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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  8498.  @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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  8499.  @killuazoldyck8169  Says the clown that can't write a complete sentence without emjois
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  8500.  @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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  8501.  @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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  8502.  @enriquillobribiesca5602  That would be you every time you comment
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  8503.  @enriquillobribiesca5602  Ah yes the denial
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  8504.  @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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  8505.  @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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  8506.  @enriquillobribiesca5602  cry harder
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  8507.  @marnoldsalatan704  And your point is exactly about Avangard
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  8508.  @marnoldsalatan704  Of course , their is pride because the US didn't take any short cuts in developing the ARRW
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  8509.  @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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  8510.  @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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  8511.  @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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  8512.  @marnoldsalatan704  Cry harder
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  8513. The B-21 is designed to overcome the mistakes by B-2, B-1 and B-52 The key difference is that B-21 uses use commercial off-the-shelf tech, C4ISTAR, and radar technologies Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and aerial reconnaissance along with command and control gear from existing programs The B-2, B-1 and B-52 all uses tech that was specifically designed for it By reusing tech from existing programs, they substantially reduce its cost
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  8514. Its simple In the case of Florida, it cost 45 dollars to restore a license but in some case as much as 500 and if you are delinquent on child support it can cost even more so they adopt the sovereign citizen nonsense which only puts them in deeper trouble If the courts and DA actually hammer down on this clown, this mess would disappear overnight
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  8515. The die hard Russian trolls are out in full denial propaganda mode trying to spin the coup
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  8516. News flash technology is never perfect. While there tech that supposed to prevent it from happening, there is always the human factor
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  8517.  @unscinfinitydropshippalmer6146  Its the called human factor clueless one
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  8518.  @unscinfinitydropshippalmer6146  Yawn
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  8519. In 2015, the cost 102 its 77 right now which is the same many 4.5 gen aircraft
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  8520. 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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  8521.  @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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  8522. US could add a kill switch yes but doing so would tank their ability to see weapons permanently
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  8523.  @404-u5f  BAE does the work but its still done in the US
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  8524. 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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  8525. 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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  8526. If Army life was not for him, all branches have whats called failure to adapt and they will process you out , no huss or fuss Depending on conduct ,its either general or OTH discharge, with him it would have been OTH All his stupid ass had to do is get on the plane and go back the US, finish out processing and be done Then apply with the VA to get a possible discharge upgrade from OTH to General to get VA benefits Instead Hes now being charged with AWOL as the DOD officially declared as such. Additional disobeying orders and missing a movement multiple counts, Lastly, if he breaches 30 days, the desertion automatically kicks in So if he ever sets foot on US soil, the Army is going to run his ass up the flag pole full mast AWOL-Max is 18 months Disobeying orders-18 months per charge Missing a movement- 2 years per charge Desertion -5 years Right off the bat, he's conservatively looking at 5 to 10 plus years and thats them being nice If he takes part in any NK propaganda, since he willingly crossed the border Espionage, Aiding the enemy, ,Mutiny/Sedition and Conspiracy come into play A conviction on any one is hard time which will make the 47 days he spent in SK detention look like weekend vacation At the end of the day all he had to do was get his dumbass on the plane
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  8527.  @justiceriser8970  Like I said at the end of day all his dumbass had to do get on the damn plane
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  8528. Trump will still attack regardless
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  8529.  @jameshall1300  I just remember that USAF has tested the F-16 with Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS). It was able to use its targeting pod and cue 70mm APKWS to target missile/ The USMC also uses (APKWS) with its F-18s I believe the right combo would a missile like the Zuni rocket equipped with the AGM-114-L seeker carried in 4-5 pack launcher F-4 could carry 16 Zuni in 4 launchers
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  8530.  @izajahmed8863  The max range ATACMS carries 500lbs warhead which is perfect for strike targets like the Kerch Bridge
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  8531.  @Matrix-tz5yc  Lay off the copium, there buddy
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  8532. 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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  8533. Wagner's mutiny was gift to the West if it was short lived
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  8534. nay think we stay a while The world needs a little freedom
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  8535. Facts
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  8536.  @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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  8537. No it does not Bullpup biggest problem is that changing mags is not as smooth as regular weapons With one hand, I press the mag release while simultaneously pulling a fresh mag and keep the weapon trained on target Bullpup does the same but with regular rifle , when I reload, both hands are already on the rifle whereas the bullpup, I have to move my hand back into position Bullpups only use is a sniper rifle not battle rifle
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  8538.  @m4j0r3x  No recoil is not a good trade off when you need to change mags quickly For sniper rifles, the Bullpup is ideal but not for combat Some companies are trying to improve the bullpup but it still has disadvantages that wont go away so easily France adopted the HK-416 to replace its own FAMAS despite the availability of newer Bullpup designs
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  8539. Its called being practical
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  8540.  @jimmyc974  if Ukraine had F-16s instead old and rusting MiG-29s, and Su-27, this conflict would very different
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  8541.  @jimmyc974  Last time we checked ,Russia was already doing so
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  8542. Its called taking precautions in face of Russian stupidity
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  8543. It will buff out
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  8544. 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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  8545. The critical difference is that Israel is going to put a stop to it very quickly
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  8546. There are no problems with the F-35 The media is over hyping information they dont understand Severe flaws were found during testing time and time again, issues so significant that they had to be kept under wraps to avoid America's enemies from exploiting its weaknesses… You are not going to find modern fighter without issue The F-16 didn't roll of the line F-16 Block 72 in 1974 it took decades for it to reach its level of reliability and combat prowess
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  8547.  @marsmotion  The USAF buying F-15EX is for the ANG and allow them to free up more F-35 and future NGAD
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  8548.  @timstappler5522  The F-14 is dead and the Boeing fucked themselves out of Canada
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  8549. Good ole German engineering
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  8550. 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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  8551. 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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  8552. @VIPICCB8 Hence why they may wanna consider a 3rd carrier built with CATOBAR for true power projection capabilities
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  8553. 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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  8554. Its called operation biting off more than you can chew
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  8555. Ukraine needs to be careful and not over reach or over play their hand
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  8556. The Fighter Mafia used connections to get the F-16 into service but ultimately tasted failure when their so call conclusions were proven false
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  8557. 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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  8558. 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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  8559. Israel is popping the champagne
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  8560. 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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  8561. 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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  8562. 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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  8563. Really doesn't matter if they dont bring advanced weapons with them
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  8564. And look how well that is turning out Israel is crushing Iran's so called defenses with ease Russia offered Iran the S-400 but claimed their Bavar 373 was better yet Israel is gaining complete control of the skies over Iran
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  8565. Wrong Its the NARA job determine what is personal and what is not
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  8566. 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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  8567. What we know is that they are all bark and no bark The J-20S has been known for a long time The J-36 that is flying is like Chinese replacement for the JH-7s, The JH-XX has been also known for a long time The irony here is that the F-22 was cancelled because of lack of threat from the Russian and Chinese programs however that changed ,the F-22 production had already ended The NGAD has been having similar issues however the existence of this plane now gives the USAF ammo to justify spending on NGAD The USN also benefits for its FA/XX program too
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  8568. It depends In 1991, US forces were using BGM-71E which could easily penetrate 900mm of armor The Lion of Babylon and T-72M1 armor was only 500m ish hence why the TOW chewed them up with ease Kontakt 5 and Relikt ERA provides protection greater than 900mm however BGM-71F is the top-down attack variant using explosively formed penetrators Seeing the effectiveness of newer top attack weapons like the Javelin and NLAW, If Ukraine is given BGM-71F , then absolutely, the Bradely will crush Russian armor with ease If they are using the older the BGM-71E , it still will shred armor but they will have to likely double tap or go for the mobility kill
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  8569. 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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  8570. Cue Ace Ventrua LOSER
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  8571. The A-10 has had its time and is long over due for retirement The F-15E carry up 28 GBU-53 which can shred armor from up 70 miles away but can also carry AIM-9s and AIM-120s for self defense Getting up close is not longer possible for the A-10 In Ukraine, the SU-25 which Russia's counterpart to the A-10 accounts for heavy loss to both Russian and Ukrainian forces Russia has lost 41 while Ukraine has 30 MANPADS have dealt heavy damage to both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft As technology is getting better, MANPADS are getting better seekers but most important is larger warheads and SHORAD systems are also improving its simple math
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  8572. Iran cant go to war with Israel The fact that Israel can strike Iran this effectively means that in a actual war Iran wouldnt last long
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  8573. Turtle tanks work against drones with light warhead not against ATGMs
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  8574. ​ @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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  8575.  @cringe1660  U have better odds playing the lottery
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  8576. Its called getting rekt
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  8577.  @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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  8578.  @hamzamahmood9565  Considering that USAF has been asking since 1999
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  8579.  @Matt-yg8ub  Not Lockheed's fault they were prepared Boeing's downfall was that their X-32 was literally crap
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  8580.  @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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  8581.  @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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  8582.  @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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  8583.  @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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  8584.  @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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  8585. The A-10 is not the plane for this job Ukraine needs F-16s , its only plane for this job The A-10 excels at air to ground but Ukraine needs more than that . more to point, they need flexibility The F-16 can carry AIM-9s and AIM-120s for counter air operations. The US can provide older model AIM-9M and AIM-120C-5 so even if the missiles ended up in Russian hands both are late 90s but still very effective It also can carry the AGM-84 Harpoon which opens to the door for Ukraine to knock out the Black Sea fleet completely as well AGM-65s and GBU-10/12/24s for general purpose The AGM-84 also has land attack capability which opens to the door for Ukraine strike Russia at targets previously out of reach Some would agree a combination of the F-16 and A-10 but for quick, easy and simply, just one plane and the F-16 is the plane
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  8586. Not a high IQ person
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  8587.  Dord Dord  Which literally means nothing The Constellation class was labeled FFG(X) numbers were assigned LHX was the America class , SSN(X) is the successor to the Virginia lcass CG(X) was the proposed Ticonderoga-class replacment The Zumwalt-class destroyer carried the DD(X) name before it was renamed The ship class and X is what the USN uses before the ship is assigned a name and number
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  8588.  @baodongji5138  They are welcome to try
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  8589.  @baodongji5138  Competing with China is literally moot
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  8590.  @baodongji5138  Again moot it called quality over quantity are all those yards the same nope can they all build ships at the same speed again no having a lot of yards literally means nothing There are no exact figures the Chinese however the USN builds destroyers considerable faster than the Chinese but most important, the USN builds nuclear subs faster than China builds its non nuclear subs
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  8591. Sorry but thats one ugly looking helo
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  8592. Once Russia started selling to Iran all bets with Israel were off
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  8593.  @bardarians  Cope harder
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  8594.  @bardarians  And your point is ?
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  8595.  @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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  8596.  @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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  8597.  @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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  8598.  @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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  8599.  @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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  8600.  @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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  8601.  @margelatu79  Ukraiine only as 12 total NASAMS and IRIS-T moron Not nearly enough for country wide coverage
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  8602.  @leonardovalentini03  Tanks have no use ,whereas jets do
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  8603.  @leonardovalentini03  Not yet
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  8604.  @unknowncitizen282  How about no US defenses are designed counter far advanced missiles than Iran can build
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  8605.  @Dani2kGaming_GEIR  Iran has unveiled literally nothing. Just more hot air
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  8606.  @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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  8607. The J-36 is just one prototype and far from a problem
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  8608.  @gideongeny4441  Which is frankly dumb because they made that argument with the F-22 costing too much and we ended up in this situation for them to try and use that excuse again is crazy
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  8609. The problem with the LCS program was that they should used better judgement and foresight a long time The Freedom class should have been retained for the LCS original mission and the Independence class upgraded for the FFG misson that decision should have been made over a decade ago. You kept the shallow water asset and improve the other for deep water They were too focus on LCS and not focused on making sure that it could perform deep water as well as shallow water As much as you want blame the USN for this, Congress also better 70 percent of the responsibility for making outrageous demands
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  8610.  @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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  8611. Just like Putin special military operation turned into a shit storm this will too
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  8612. 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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  8613.  @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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  8614.  @phantomvmfa122  The Marines getting rid of tanks was smart and long over due one LCAC can only move 1 tank at time Vs once LCAC carrying 2 ACV or 4 LAV-25 or JTLV The USMC CH-53 Tactical Bulk Fuel Delivery System (TBFDS) carry up 2000 gallons of fuel thats only enough for 4 tanks 2000 gallons even for dozens of vehicles Lastly, you can move LAV-25, ACV and JTLV with considerably less effort a tank
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  8615.  @phantomvmfa122  its 25mm cannon but key points You can move 4 JTLV armed with 8 Spike NLOS and service up 16 tanks from over 15 miles away As for fortifications. Missile again can do the job Now for gun systems The USMC should look at Japanese Type-16 MCV and remodel an ACV with 105mm but still keep weight under 40 tons if not opt for the 50mm XM913
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  8616. 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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  8617. This makes zero sense If it was AH-64E , that makes sense but Taiwan doesnt operate any advanced models of the CH-47
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  8618.  @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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  8619. No Vote under gun point is not democracy thats called a dictatorship
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  8620. The lesson here is simple if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is Someone telling you about this exclusively party ignore it
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  8621.  @TheStormpilgrim  Hence why the PLAN statement is pure propaganda
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  8622. its hilarious how the Russian trolls think the few weapons Russian is facing is all of NATO
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  8623.  @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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  8624.  @ИванИванов-ц8и6к  Yawn troll
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  8625.  @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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  8626.  @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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  8627. @Angiebaby99 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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  8628. @Angiebaby99 Sure they dont
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  8629. 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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  8630. Carriers are much more complicated then that
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  8631. If you send them in fully supported, you wont need to
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  8632. No potato for you ivan
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  8633.  @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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  8634.  @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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  8635.  @Tamarlane389  They didnt ask for help
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  8636.  @wirasanjaya4517  The UK and US have been their since Houtis starting attacking shipping
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  8637.  @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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  8638. It call modern warfare Traditional bases can be hit with PGMs but its hard to stop a plane that can land virtually any where
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  8639.  @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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  8640. They are exploiting the legal system for their benefit. Granted the legal system is doing its job and telling them to pack sand but legally they are allowed to challenge it as many time as they want unless the judge dismisses with prejudice which a lot them are starting to do. They are trying to leverage their case based on affidavits but affidavits alone is not going to do anything on a case of this scale So far they are zero wins and 30 plus losses Judge Brann basically summed it up what Trump and his merry band of jackasses are doing "This Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence" This claim, like Frankenstein’s Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together from two distinct theories in an attempt to avoid controlling precedent. haphazardly stitched together information , not actual fact
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  8641.  @WeFightTheCorruption  There is no risk to the people with the affidavits. Its a win-win situation for Trump and his merry band of jackasses. If someone attempts to prosecute the people who signed the affidavits, the claim will be evidence tampering or suppression against the prosecution Secondly , there is also the whistleblower statue They are not at risk at. Thats also why the Courts are not giving them the time of day.
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  8642. Stealth works fine by itself but when its supported by additional elements it works even better
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  8643. 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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  8644.  @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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  8645.  @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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  8646.  @ExarchGaming  The B-2 and F-22 are much older but thanks to lessons learned in Serbia Russian and Chinese advancements would face stiff SEAD attacks
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  8647.  @ExarchGaming  it can be overcome but it also can be enhanced by use of tactics
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  8648.  @ignacio3890  Once what again what to hell are you talking about ?
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  8649.  @nedkelly9688  Lay off the drugs buddy
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  8650.  @LondonSteveLee  So much misinformation in your statement, its hilarious The F-35 is not stealthier than F-22. Secondly the RAF pilots tracking the F-35 is literally moot. In potential conflict with Russia or China, the UK Typhoon's need a way to train their radar to track Su-57 and J-20s at look rang. So by training with their F-35s without the lens, gives them the training they need Third and most importantly, the other key factors are electronic warfare which can degrade radar capabilties. While the Su-57 and J-20 EW capabilities are not know The F-35s ASQ-239 which is carry over from the F-22 can detect emissions so the Typhoon's would already give itself away Lastly, the Meteor is all paper. The AIM-120 30 plus years old but has actual combat performance and kills, whereas the meteor is literally all hype
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  8651.  @Oceangai  Again radars don't simply operate freely , They are normally targeted for destruction Their ability to operate depends on various factors. Their range and the range of the weapons used against it
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  8652.  @balls9052  600 people say otherwise
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  8653. Garbage video
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  8654. You cant negotiate with crazy their johnson
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  8655. Thats why the need Western made MLRS they can be precisely targeted
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  8656. 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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  8657.  @davidgoodnow269  Thats very iffy
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  8658.  @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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  8659.  @snubbybinky4460  The Apache still has the edge with technology
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  8660.  @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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  8661.  @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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  8662.  @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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  8663.  @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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  8664.  @hyokkim7726  All I hear from you is whine whine and more whine
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  8665.  @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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  8666.  @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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  8667.  @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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  8668.  @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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  8669.  @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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  8670. So I am confused here why to heck they did put him on a commercial flight for ?
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  8671. So basically doing what Ukraine has been doing to them for the last year lol
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  8672. The irony of today generation is fact doesn't matter Lyons is woefully under qualified to be SME. Worst he spent most of his career flying a desk With things today, he just bullshits his way through it As for why the US didnt attack Iran, its called measured response. While attacking Iran would be warranted, its still very disproportionate Iran may mouth off a lot but a direct conflict with the US only ends badly for them Iran can attack for a few bases but the US can directly put steel on Iranian soil with impunity
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  8673.  @ariaspes3842  Still doesnt change the fact that man is clearly not qualified as SME
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  8674. NK sub disaster in 3,2.1
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  8675. 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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  8676. @David Parry that would be false. Kinetic projectiles will never leave the battlefield. KE rounds have the ability to arch which means they are not bound by line of sight like lasers are. electrically-powered technology is still bound by line of sight. Also KE rounds can also do what is know as Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact as the rounds to strike multiple targets at the same time. electrically-powered technology can do the same only with a line of sight and plenty of power
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  8677. @Scottx125 Productions True but lasers can't arch like KE rounds
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  8678. @Pills _ They have tested out circuitry already with no problems. shielding circuits is easy however I don't think they will add HE. The KE round from railgun advantage is safety if the gun is hit, no secondary explosion. Like KE rounds used in tanks goal is to get a catastrophic kill by hitting magazine in the another tank while also shredding the crew to pieces. With rail guns, there should be no secondary effects
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  8679. @Tigress Arcnon its Lethality Enhancement, Beyond-Armour Effect ,it has a few goofy names but its Like bunker busters, it penetrates then detonates. Such round would be good for ballistic targets, bunker bustering but again using HE in ERMG is very dangerous even with binary explosives. It also depends on how much spall the KE round produces
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  8680. 32 MJ- Mega Joules is the amount of energy need to fire the weapon. Not, the difference is that electricity is the propelling force. The Kinetic energy rounds on tanks use normal propellant to propel a 10lb sabot penetrator at speeds between Mach 5-6. Some guns cross Mach 7. The rail gun does the same with out the normal explosive propellant.
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  8681. @w8stral2 General Atomics a multi billion dollar company who built the Blitzer gun as well the EMALS says and proves otherwise. 2017 and shielding for EMP has been around since the 80s
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  8682. Ben Grogan "the BAE systems 32 MJ prototype delivers impact force is equal to 11lbs of C4 with 7lb projectile impact force depends on the weight of the projectile and how fast it going "1000lb warheads or bombs deliver 3000 MJ of destructive energy on impact via explosives" as you missed it first time" The second statement was goof however I already clarified that previous in the same statement as the 1000lbs which ends with via explosives. The goal of the rail gun is get the similar destructive power as bombs without the explosives 1 rail gun projectile costs 25,000 whereas the TLAM cost 1.8 million. you could fire 55 rail gun rounds for near the same cost as a single TLAM
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  8683. Ben Grogan The second statement was goof however I already clarified that previous in the same statement as the 1000lbs which ends with via explosives.
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  8684. @w8stral2 so fake engineer, any other bullshit you wanna write https://www.dsiac.org/resources/journals/dsiac/summer-2015-volume-2-number-3/integrating-electromagnetic-railguns-navy http://members.tm.net/lapointe/emguns.html http://slideplayer.com/slide/9358297/
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  8685. @Alex Oelkers what century are you living in ?. Battleships were rendered obsolete by carriers and missiles. The Iowa 406mm guns maxed out 24 miles.The AGS on the Zumwalt reaches 100 miles max. Missiles and carrier planes travel substantially further than arty. Secondly higher trajectories cause the shells to arc higher into the air. Artillery normally shoots between 0 to 45 degree angle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfN878fztbU as you can see here, when they can push its to 75 degrees. Railguns can do the same , they have precision guidance systems that been successful tested that can alter the shell course. Current 155mm round have the Excalibur, Copperhead ,Smart, PGK and few others have designed to address obstruction. Battleships size would be the perfect marriage for a rail gun. Even when it comes to missile interception it's been said that in the future the missiles used to intercept other missiles missile interception other missiles have been going on since 1991 ESSM-http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/essm/ ERAM-http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/sm-6/ ASTER-http://www.eurosam.com/products/naval-systems/ S-300-http://www.km.ru/node/720374/comments5
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  8686. @NesconProductions Those are the 155m LRLAP rounds for the AGS not Railgun rounds. The LRLAP and AGS were over engineered . The USN should have sought commonality with the Army and Marines with M982 Excalibur first instead of going solo. Now they have no choice but to fall back to Excalibur. lastly railguns are technology the US military must have point blank. For the USN, the railgun combined with the AEGIS and future Naval Integrated Fire Control – Counter Air systems will give the USN an effective weapon that can deal with weapons like the DF-21/DF-26,supersonic to hypersonic weapons. Lasers can only deal with targets that within line of sight. low flying anti ship missile can only be hit with lasers when its within line of sight and even then it could be coated with anti laser material. No missile can withstand a hit from a KE round from rail gun which makes rail guns a must. Land base guns can defend against ballistic missiles. More to point, Land based systems can be larger. Supply power won't be a problem for land units. In reality , the perfect marriage for lasers and railguns is to a nuclear reactor.
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  8687. @Ben Grogan The USN has already embraced the concept with the SSGN Ohios. Surface combatants are Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers. The difference is the cruisers and destroyers were upgraded with each new class. The BB were not. There were proposals to modernize the BBS with missiles both surface to air and anti sub, Sonar, LAMPS, AEGIS, VLS. The problem for every proposal was the fear of the over pressure created by the 16 inch guns. They fear was it would damage electronic or cause detonation of of the missiles. http://archive.gao.gov/f0102/115403.pdf The TLAM used the Armored box launchers which were shock hardened. The Harpoons were placed near the ABLs. The Battleships turret size is large enough accommodate rail guns without the use of a reactor. Adding nuclear reactor is bonus. What advantage does a 4 railgun BB have over a pair of 2 railgun cruisers? The battleship size allows for a much larger rail gun vice compact. The Navy's future gun is 64 MJ. A larger version for BB can easily 3 triple range and destructive power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa-class_battleship#/media/File:Iowa_16_inch_Gun-EN.svg this cut away shows much space a 16 inch gun turret takes up. The a turret can be removed and replace with VLS. more to point the space can fit 3 VLS Mostly importantly ,advances in technology means the BB can still be armored but weight less than its WWII sister ships lastly, the ship is large enough to carry MV-22s in place of sea hawks
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  8688. @ Ben Grogan "The old Arsenal ship proposal was 768 VLS tubes" exactly The 768 design was not feasible. Even the proposed LPD BMD is 288 vls tubes is pushing it. The reload time for 768 missiles ,up keep of that many missiles and cost made it unfeasible. Example as of 2015 , the USN TLAM stock is 3500 missiles. an Arsenal ship requires 22 percent of that stock per ship where the Ohio is 4.4 percent per ship. The concept was revised to a much more feasible design. "The Battleships turret size is large enough accommodate rail guns without the use of a reactor. Adding nuclear reactor is bonus." Please tell me you are not talking about trying to refit Ohios, Please do not tell me you are going to be that dumb" how in the fuck did you get Ohio out of that sentence ??? The battleship size allows for a much larger rail gun vice compact. The Navy's future gun is 64 MJ. A larger version for BB can easily 3 triple range and destructive power" a 64MJ railgun is still only the size of a larger cruiser turret, look at the size specs they're putting forward As for 3 triple turrets, for what purpose? They already have shown rep-fire and nothing the Navy wants is saturation bombardment, that is not what the railgun is designed for." The current 1 barrel 32 MJ version is rated at 100 miles and future 64 MJ will be 200 miles. So what can the Navy do with Railgun that hit targets 600 miles away ?? you seriously dont understand the advantage of a 600 mile gun. Anti ship capability. One salvo from triple mounted turret would end any ship with 600 miles of it . 600 miles is roughly the same a AGM-158 ER cruise missile. At 200 miles of an enemy coast, Anything with 400 miles is game, thats bases,air field , ports. materiel. The closer the ship gets, the further inland it can reach. Now mostly the base cost of a round $25,000. Round up $100,000 to 150,000 for larger gun and 3 round salvo is still substantially cheaper and faster than 550mph 1.87 TLAM. Mach 7 rounds their targets in minutes. Also saturation bombardment extremely useful in area denial as well as MRSI. putting the VLS in one place is not putting your eggs in one baskets, its called design.The VLS can be mounted in any way .The USN just splits them. Ships with a single mounted VLS is not unheard of. In order to accommodate SH-60s or MV-22, the rear of the ship would be redesigned. AS Battleships are wider , their aviation hanger be much larger. Even the LCS ships have a aviation hanger. The only surface combatants without a aviation hanger is the flight one DDG-51. The USN puts helos any ship large enough to accommodate them. its called fact not dream work. 'Sorry but on this you are 150% high. 1. What magical material do you think has been found that will shave that much weight off? Heres a hint. Armor requires dense materials, dense materials weigh an awful lot. 2. We are talking about fucking railguns here right? direct kinetic energy penetrator munitions, the energy of which blows the fuck out of any other weapon of equivalent size for making armor a complete joke. and your answer is that we will start up armor production? No don't be that stupid - I've agreed with most of the things you've said in the comments thus far but this? too dumb". WOW you are a total jackass. .' What magical material do you think has been found that will shave that much weight off?" its called advances in technology nimrod. Traditional battleships used layers of Rolled Homogeneous Armour which give them protection at cost of extreme weight. RHA fell out of use as shaped charges and KE rounds penetrates it with ease. mmm so what replaced RHA oh right is called composite armour jackass. Composite Armor is layered with metal, plastic ,ceramics ,air and other materials. The combination depends totally on user. Example , DDG-51 class composite armour is double spaced armor with kevlar spall liners. Yes nimrod warships use kelvar which substantially lighter than steel . More to the point, modern warships use titanium and various out newly developed materials that save weight in areas where weight can be shaved. Example BB used boilers where today ships use gas turbine engines like the GE LM2500. Dynamic armor is the R and D phase which protections exceeds previous levels. Kelvar is being replaced with once again newer materials that lighter and stronger. "Armor requires dense materials, dense materials weigh an awful lot" no jackass its does not. Composite Armour is lighter than RHA and provides superior protection advances in technology ass. lastly KE rounds are not unstoppable There methods for defeating KE round however they are extremely hard to pull off.
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  8689. Mike B as Tigress stated, no one is going uncork that bottle. secondly . Hitting the enemy outside the effective range of their weapons capabilities is basic tactics. The most important fact you are missing is that first strikes target the enemy's ability to defend itself. Lastly mach 7 rounds hit their target with ten minutes. a counter attack with missiles is going to take time depending the country's capabilities. as mentioned earlier, the source of the 16/5 Mark 7 overpressure is the fact that gun detonates 300-600 pounds of explosives each time it fires. The 1989 explosion on Iowa's number two turret shows what happens when things go wrong. Even modern missiles still have faults from time to time https://news.usni.org/2015/07/22/destroyer-uss-the-sullivans-damaged-after-missile-explodes-after-launch-no-injuries-reported Lucky for DDG-68 it was just RIM-67 with 137lb warhead. A TLAM explosion with 1000lb warhead would have likely crippled the ship Despite modern advances. chemical energy weapons are still plenty dangerous to ships that carry them. Rail guns and Lasers will greatly reduced the amount that has to be carried thus increase safety and lowering operating costs hence why USN spent half billion on it.
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  8690. Correction The US EMRG fired a round at 10.64 MJ muzzle velocity that traveled 8720 f/s (2520 m/s)
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  8691. @VAMobMember its not meant to be record, its debunks Grogan BS about overpressure and recoil. US 16/5 Mk 7 when firing a Mk 8 round has 356 MJ muzzle velocity and travels at 2500 ft/s (762 m/s). 356 MJ is due to the detonation of 300-600lbs of explosives( propellant bags) which generates serious overpressure. The EMRG fired a 10.64 MJ round 3.4 times faster than the MK-7 with no overpressure and little recoil. More to the point, that was just 10.64 MJ and the models in the videos are the 32 MJ
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  8692. @Ben Grogan It shows the damage that can occur with a malfunction with items that use chemical energy. Overrammed propellants lead to an explosion which killed 47 sailor. The DDG-68 SM explosion shows how lucky the ship got as the video shows thats the malfunction was in the forward VLS https://www.businessinsider.com.au/heres-what-a-failed-missile-launch-from-a-us-navy-ship-looks-like-2015-7, As railgun have no explosives ,these situations would not occur
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  8693. Ben Grogan "You are talking Propellent blast over pressure - which if you actually read I have never mentioned" what do think generates that pressure.? As for the recoil, again you cannot visually evaluate recoil without knowing the factors that are controlling it Since then the Navy has changed course, deciding that permanent land-based test sites would provide more and better data for fewer dollars than an ad hoc installation aboard a repurposed fast transport (variously known as JHSV or EFP http://breakingdefense.com/2017/05/navy-railgun-ramps-up-in-test-shots/ nuff said
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  8694. @Ben Grogan "You realize that volatility is common in any medium that has dense energy storage right? You do realize that railguns require sizable stations of capacitors to store electrical energy in a ready to dump form right" http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/02/18/us-navy-ready-to-deploy-laser-for-1st-time.html?comp=700001075741&rank=1 the Zumwalt class does not need capacitors for use of the EMRG as its generates 78 MW which more than enough to operate it. The EMRG needs just 25 MW This allows the EMRG to pull direct vice use stored power. The application of the EMRG on other ships completely depends on what engineers come as engineers have to yet develop a battery system which also has pass to NOSSA http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/NOSSA/About-NOSSA/ The US is likely going to user the Seasaber instead on the DDG-51 class as it's power requirements substantially less than the EMRG. Beyond the DDG-1000s , its toss up on the EMRG http://www.janes.com/article/68550/usn-plans-accelerated-laser-weapon-fit-on-ddg-51-flight-iia-destroyer what do think generates that pressure" This is why I said you are comparing apples to oranges. You are talking Propellant blast overpressure. - I am not what does not matter for simple reason. The video shows the guns firing yet there is no visible overpressure and most importantly no sonic boom heard https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-016-DFRC.html yeah no NASA says bullshit. In order to test recoil, it would have be to mounted on a ship to study the effects of the EMRG while at sea. The fact that USN passed on it in favor of land based test effectively shows recoil is not a problem
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  8695. Also long the banks properly insulted from the ships, manual operation of a Class C system and vents. There will be nasty fumes which can only be vented once the fire is suppressed. NOSSA will do failure tests on every part of the system
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  8696. @Ben Grogan The EMRG needs just 25 MW This allows the EMRG to pull direct vice use stored power." One shot pulls 5MW , rapid fire ability and max shots pull 25 MW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO_zXuOQy6A example here the gun has to build up the charge whereas direct draw allows to the gun to be ready to fire at any time. This means no charge build time or possible explosion. hmm wonder what Transient suppression devices, TVS Diodes and the laundry list of other methods of keep powers sources safe to prevent accidental problems The Seasaber is 60 KW laser and small enough to be mounted in place of a CIWS. " The video shows the guns firing yet there is no visible overpressure and most importantly no sonic boom heard" lets fix that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO_zXuOQy6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi-BDIu_umo You are talking Projectiles at 0ft going Mach 7 exactly the point. a small 23lb is not going to anything as due to its size. its not 406mm shell, its 40mm shell "are you actually retarded? What part of "We can't get good data on a ship and would prefer a fixed position" translates in your head as "Recoil is fine" "We can't get good data on a ship, that would be false as the USS Ponce with LAWS , USS Norton Sound with VLS, Sea Sparrow and USS Paul Foster/ USS Decatur Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) say differently. The New LRASM was tested on the SDTS.. The USN uses several ships for testing.
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  8697. Ben Grogan "So, what you are saying here is that you have no idea in the slightest on how electric systems work. 1, Direct draw isn't a thing, there is more to electricity than wattage. The power is no generated at the voltage and amperage used by every system on a ship. this means transformation is required in order to get the correct variables. 2. Direct draw ISN'T a thing, Buffer capacitance is a thing for all high draw systems even if you look to home electronic you have surge protection in the average 4 plug extension cord, that isn't for no reason. When you have a sudden power draw come on a system the voltage will substantially drop, when that draw end there is a spike of excess power in the system until the generation ramps down . 3. If you where drawing direct there is still cap banks involved. railguns are a current release device, they need a stupendous amount of control over how much power is released at what exact moment, care to guess what electronic component allows them to control when the power is released most accurately?" pulsed alternators with flywheel energy storage once again you have zero clue what you are talking about. "a small 23lb is not going to anything as due to its size. its not 406mm shell, its 40mm shell" Again I point out that you where talking about upscaled battleship sized weapons, you are not talking 40mm shells The point is that 23lb 40mm going mach 7 at ground level does zero. The video links clearly zero effective when rail gun fires. That would be comparing apples and oranges, The degree of factors you are investigating when testing a new missile system are orders of magnitude simpler than the factors that are being investigated with an entirely experimental system with no operational analogs.??? that would be false as the USS Ponce with LAWS , USS Norton Sound with VLS, Sea Sparrow and USS Paul Foster/ USS Decatur Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) say differently. These ships tested more than just missiles. trying to sidestep your original claim, what part of them going for a fixed testing position on land so they can collect data more efficiently translates in your head as recoil is not a factor for this weapon sidesteping would be you The EMRG is the first of its kind in the USN. The fact they skipped sea based trials is nuff said. The EMRG and AGS are first new gun systems since 1971. The 155mm has never been used on USN ships and as mentioned, the EMRG is the first of its kind. Example, The USN tested on the USS Hull Major Caliber Lightweight Gun (MCLWG) prototype. MCLWG was the first 203mm mounted on a USN ship. The USN does not have to test the MK45 127 systems as test data for 5 inch guns goes back pre WWII. The lack of testing of the AGS at sea due to financial constraints as cost per shell ballooned. When you mount a gun, you have to make sure that you have the right specs for the material needed for the mount to be able to handle the weight of the system. Empty and fully loaded as well as the stress of repeated firing. Stress of repeated firing also known as recoil produces metal fatigue and other issues. When firing however much energy transfers into the ship per ship. As shown previously , standard 5 inch guns produce considerable recoil whereas the video link provided shows no recoil on the EMRG. So there is no recoil to worry about, testing proceed on to other items
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  8698. Ben Grogan your responses show how little you know "it is a capacitance device and due to that fact it is volatile, you cannot change the laws of physics" you missed this part. A compensated pulsed alternator, also known by the portmanteau compulsator, is a form of power supply secondly flywheel energy storage. stores no power when not use so not a capacitance device. volatility again no. any loss of power to motor and energy is gone. Oh and what was that you where saying earlier about no charge time aswell? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flywheel_energy_storage adding energy to the system correspondingly results in an increase in the speed of the flywheel Most FES systems use electricity to accelerate and decelerate the flywheel, that would be right here. by increasing rotation speed and energy, the charge time is reduced to zero. hence why its popular The video you linked - Note the camera buffeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqbgGxDxQfM liked to u 6 days ago noted the camera buffeting on 5 inch gun regardless of distance where the camera on the EMRG was point blank and barely shook The EMRG is the first of its kind in the USN. The fact they skipped sea based trials is nuff said. The EMRG and AGS are first new gun systems since 1971 I'm going to pretend I didn't hear you claim this is the 1st 8" gun the USN has ever used and suggest you read a fucking book I going laugh at your fucking ass for not reading the sentence. Theses are the first new gun systems since 1971. maritime weapon in a maritime environment testing is important for a system. The F-35 is plane not a gun.I suggest you read a fucking book long and short stroke recoil absorption. how exactly does a gas operated system lemme get this straight ,you talking shit yet you mention gas operated systems used in hand guns and rifles as comparison for artillery?? Artillery uses the Hydraulic recoil mechanism completely different.
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  8699. @Ben Grogan forgot the at sign any how skipping sea trials does mean they are not worried about recoil. as mentioned before, every shot sends kinetic energy into a ship. recoil systems have to be able mitigate the energy to a degree. Example the USS ponce mounted the prototype LAWS for ship borne field tests as LAWS is also first of its kind system on USN ships. I also forgot to mention flywheel is also an uninterrupted power supply. The only danger a ship faces from flywheel systems is if it comes loose
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  8700. @Ben Grogan football is on, reply later
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  8701. @Ben Grogan And once again you still trying to chop it up. Emphasis on act as but they are alternators not capacitor Most FES systems use electricity to accelerate and decelerate the flywheel, that would be right here. by increasing rotation speed and energy, the charge time is reduced to zero. hence why its popular" your link again stating things that directly contradict you whoever wrote the link did not read EMALS. EMALS has a built charge period for carrier operations. it takes 45 seconds for the handlers to move spot and lock a plane. Then add final safety checks and weapon arming. Secondly the EMRG is launching a mere 23lb whereas the EMALS is launching 40 ton plus plane. The EMRG has to be able to fire on a moments notice, thats the difference. As the EMRG only 5MW per shot, the DDG-1000 can have it ready to fire in split sec. EMALS and EMRG have vastly different power requires and size. MCLWG was the first 203mm mounted on a USN ship" 203mm is 8", Using 8" guns was the qualifying difference between Heavy and light cruisers yep and 203mm hasn't been seen since then. "Specifically look at the shot from ground level here at this time stamp compared to the shots from behind the gun, Note the RADICAL difference in vibration despite being in front of the gun where any overpressure would occur?" "you cannot even remotely pretend to calculate an overpressure comparison" No thank for proving once again , you are complete a ass. FYI thats what high speed cameras are for. As you previously noted the video shows the shots in slow speed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWn_NhYzD_Y. at point 25-27 again high speed camera in action "The F-35 is a weapon system, The EMRG is a weapon system If ANY weapon system is being used in a research situation that is not its final operating situation that is indicative that they are struggling to get reliable, repeat performance in real world scenarios and are trying to remove variance" Once again the F-35 is plane not a gun. The EMRG comparing to 130 Rheinmetall is accurate , Using the F-35 as an example is pure nonsense No, that you knowing that someone is referring to the different physical stroke distances of a recoil absorption system as you like to say, apples and oranges
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  8702. @Ben Grogan I would the say its more like time will tell
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  8703. Waiting on you China?
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  8704. 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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  8705.  @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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  8706. Its not that it can't happen Its fact that this time around, Russian forces would suffer massive losses
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  8707.  @skeetsmcgrew3282  Fingers crossed for a judge that cant be brought off
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  8708.  @VomitPinata  IKR
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  8709. When Ukraine finally gets the ATACMS, it will be a major nightmare for Russian forces
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  8710. Criminally charge him end of story
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  8711. 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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  8712. Still doesnt change the fact that Ukraine killed yet another Russian general
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  8713. Things have shifted from one sided to blow for blow
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  8714. 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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  8715. 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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  8716.  @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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  8717. The moral of this story is dont try to do the court's job
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  8718.  @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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  8719.  @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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  8720.  @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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  8721.  @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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  8722.  @anonanon7235  Russia has been heavily over estimated
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  8723.  @PascualVazquez-x5q  Here we are approaching 2 years and they have gone nowhere
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  8724.  @JPSportman  Wrong its called making your case and she made it Trump lied about his wealth to obtain business loans. Unlike personal loans, business loans rules vary be state and what Trump is basically short change the state of NY for nearly 150 mil
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  8725. 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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  8726. 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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  8727. They didnt they struck a building next to it which Iran was using as proxy site
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  8728. We are a nation of laws and president isnt above them
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  8729. 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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  8730.  @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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  8731.  @DanAth-il1uq  Lay off the potato juice their ivan
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  8732.  @chopstixsix802  You dont make deal with terrorist who attacked you first
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  8733.  @nukestrom5719  You do realize how much money the US is making in Ukraine
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  8734.  @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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  8735.  @justaperson1619  The world begs to differ
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  8736. Ah yes, Russia's famed progandana claims
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  8737.  @escapetheratracenow9883  Right ,the US spent 20 years and Russia is it 10 month Yet biggest material lost the US suffered was the lost of 6 AV-8Bs for total 150 mil which they replaced in 36 hours Russia lost its 750 mil cruiser to knock off KH-35 missiles. The Su-30, Su-34 and KA-52 represent the latest in Russian aircraft yet in Ukraine they all have double digit losses. the KA-52 in 20s now Lastly, Since 1973, The US military has lost 3 Generals combat Russian has lost close to a dozen generals in 2022 alone
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  8738. Russia's problem is they believe their propaganda too much and Ukraine has been a harsh dose of reality for them The Su-30, Su-34 and KA-52 all have double digit losses and they represent the latest in Russian tech
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  8739.  @Fjk2134  The simple remedy is only the owner and managers have access Normally dealerships have the owner plus 4-5 managers So every day a different manager is responsible The safe uses biometrics and electronic keys. The system requires two open and close even with the owner credentials Safes, shutters and locks may run between as much as 30K to get it all in place but considering that they lost 250K in vehicles The long process of insurance claims , repairing the damage and so forth This honestly is sickening because the car gets reVined and sold off The some poor soul who think they are getting a deal find out that the vehicle is actually stolen
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  8740.  @Fjk2134  if you change it to only owner and managers problem solved
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  8741. 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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  8742. 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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  8743. The F-35B was right choice simple as that The F-35B plus LHA/Ds allow the USNs to bring back light carrier concept
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  8744. Down right hilarious
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  8745. 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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  8746. That would be incorrect The only question that will be asked is how they ended up there All they will do is follow the trail of doc to see where the failure was Biden having a few docs from 6 years is oversight not intent like Trump
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  8747. 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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  8748. A live ARRW in Guam near the US military largest test range ? Duh,they are going to fire that thing off
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  8749.  @Beryoozka  The quote whirlwind is not an analogue of hellfire The Hellfire has multipurpose warhead designed for various target types , the Vikhr can only engage armor The Hellfire-L can be fired without unmasking as well its lock on after launch, again the Vikhr can't do that
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  8750.  @Beryoozka  Russia's problem with the Mi-28 and KA-52 is that Vikhr and Ataka are not fire and forget weapons They require the both helicopters to maintain a line of sight as well hover in position They also heavily optimized for anti armor More to the point, Russia's lack precision weapons have left the Mi-28 and Ka-52 to resort to run and gun tactics which is getting them smoked by MANPADS
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  8751. Thats the rub isnt it Anyone else would be held in contempt and put behind bars but the courts giving trump too much lay way The needs to make example and tell him if doesnt knock of the BS jail
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  8752. Sure reward Iran and watch how it comes back to bite them in the ass
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  8753. 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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  8754. Notice all Russian claims are backed up with zero evidence a grainy video and purported missile strike proves jack shit Russia claimed the same with about a France CAESAR unit Same bullshit grainy video and purported missile
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  8755. Boeing, Lockheed and Northrup all can make fighters if given a chance Lockheed and Northrup already have block buster contracts from the US military, Boeing is the only one without one so there is a lot riding on this contract for them to prove they can still compete
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  8756.  @Aitelly  Additional the JDAM has precision mine and anti ship for naval warfare as well
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  8757.  @ignacio3890  Not likely The Su-35 hasnt be used for ground attack and the Su-30 has seen limited use
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  8758. Moving closer to open
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  8759. Simple The reason why the Brimstone was passed over was production In 2012, the UK received its 500th Brimstone In 2012 ,the US placed order for 24,000 Hellfires The Hellfire is used by USN, USMC ,USAF and US Army as well the CIA alone There was doubt that Brimstone could meet the US needs as the US orders hellfire generally by the thousands The MDBA to date has never delivered on that scale The best weapon is the Spike NLOS
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  8760. Because its worthless
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  8761.  @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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  8762.  @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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  8763.  @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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  8764.  @bartman7181  Its easier to get Trump on mishandling than saying he flat out stole documents
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  8765. The MIG-29 doesnt compare
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  8766. Building a Quin jet is very possible with today technology but as far making it quiet Not likely
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  8767. There is little doubt that there are underground facilities there as well as as the whole place shielded with layers of insulation and other materials to prevent satellites from advanced sensors from gleaming information so while Area 51 draws everyone attention ,actually testing is done elswhere
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  8768. Several problems but the simplest is that anti tank missiles have to make direct contact or top attack to lethal which makes interception easy anti-air missiles don't have to be near to destroy helicopter anti-air missiles have proximity fuze which allows the missile to detonate a certain distance while still being lethal to the target Example the RIM-7 90lbs warhead has 27 ft kill radius continuous-rod warheads can break helicopter blades apart Helicopters with tail rotors is another point of vulnerable , Lastly speed Anti-tank weapons normally travel at Mach 1 ish speed, anti-air missiles Mach 2 plus The Uk Starstreak travels at Mach 4 Depending on distance ,they won't have time There is video of a Mi-24 getting smoked by a MANPAD in seconds
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  8769.  @leon19736  Lasers are being developed but they don't help
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  8770. yah troll
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  8771. Scrap metal business is a booming
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  8772.  @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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  8773. Easy TLAM
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  8774.  @supportyourtroopsathletes6460  They should look at other quicker options vice long ones Hawkeye Mobile Weapon System (MWS) is light weight 105mm howitzer that can give Ukraine forces mobile and accurate artillery as well as highly survivable Loitering munitions again,mobile and accurate. Longer range than ATGMs While aircraft have many advantages there are several ground based weapons that can also make a huge impact and can be delivered in large numbers quickly
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  8775.  @meganbezio4320  They cant' operate in Moldova without risk I am sure they are plenty of pilots willing to fly but again still need personnel , weapons and fuel and the ability to move quickly
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  8776.  @meganbezio4320  The idea is to give Ukraine the ability to fight for themselves
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  8777.  @meganbezio4320  If they can clear all those hurdles, then its very possible
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  8778.  daveoc5770.  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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  8779.  @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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  8780.  @Hydrazine1000  And the other of that coin is how many drones is Ukraine using just to achieve lethal results
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  8781.  @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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  8782.  daveoc5770.  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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  8783.  @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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  8784.  @alexlanning712  facts
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  8785. Just give in to the demos already
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  8786. Considering the situation he shouldnt be granted any attorney-client privilege.
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  8787. Criminally charge him end of story
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  8788.  @Thelastyou-l7k  Show us the wreckage oh wait, it never haeppened
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  8789.  @hanselchristopher534  Never proven
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  8790. So the public asking for answers should never happened then what is this opposite day
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  8791. Uh no Ukraine was defending itself from Russia's attack, if Russia had never invaded, this would have never happened
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  8792.  @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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  8793.  @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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  8794.  @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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  8795. 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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  8796. Considering that Iran is spraying and praying with missiles while Israel is striking with precision its more like overestimated
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  8797.  @bennadinayandex1207  Yes we know are you a clown
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  8798.  @opulenceoche5118  With what harsh language ?
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  8799.  @FearofGod-h7q  Its called your point To quote the SECDEF when Poseidon was announced "Defense Secretary James Mattis stated Russia already had the potential capability of targeting certain port cities on the American coastline with missiles, and said thus Poseidon "does not change at all the strategic balance" Poseidon is just glorified nuclear torpedo. Nuclear torpedoes have been around since the 1950s literally All Russia did was put a bigger warhead on it? But plus continue with the copium
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  8800.  @mattchew4161  Lets see Russians latest aircraft continue to be blown out of sky The best tanks captures And as soon as they announced mobilization , their citizens ran for the border
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  8801. Its not puzzling its what happens when the enemy has a shit ton of manpads to shoot at you
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  8802. 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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  8803. Iron dome has nothing with Israel putting steel on target in Iran
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  8804. 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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  8805. 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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  8806.  @wadopotato33  They confuse formidable with impenetrable
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  8807.  @SamPashmi  What are you yappaing about
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  8808.  @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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  8809.  @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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  8810.  @AvanaVana  Having a base in Djibouti doesnt say much same with the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Kiribati. Even Latin America is meh The US literally has bases on China's doorstep in Pacific , Indian and Arabian Sea
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  8811.  @fredricksmith-something.2125  The think you are using needs to lay off the propaganda Making inroads in Africa pointless. Technologically, economically and strategically Africa is none of the above As far as China could continuously bomb ALL US and EU bases in and around the south China sea for 30 days. That's NON STOP" Thats the most retarded piece of propaganda I have ever heard, Before I make fun of the ridiculousness of that statement whats stopping USN subs from heading to China and launching attacks from stand off range to point blank range . nothing whats stopping B-52 from heading to China and doing the same, whats stopping USN ships at sea from being redirected to China Again nothing As for your asinine statement here is reality the distance between China and US is 7000 miles China's fastest missile , the DF-41 maxes out at Mach 25 and still needs 20 mins just to reach the West coast , 29 mins to reach East coast The USAF minimum interval takeoff (MITO) can get all its aircraft airborne with 15 min Next the US has both land and sea based defenses that can easily thin out any Chinese attack including hypersonic weapons The EU has its own defense absurd doesnt even cover that statement
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  8812.  @haikaloronsentnel138  And you're point is what exactly
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  8813.  @cassiespencer6134  China has never operated a complex bomber There only bomber is the H-6K which is not much Russia and US have decades of bomber operation
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  8814.  @cassiespencer6134  Not claim facts
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  8815.  @Foquro  Surprise suprise The B-21 already flew
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  8816. 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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  8817.  @AverageGuy916  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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  8818.  @AverageGuy916  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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  8819.  @AverageGuy916  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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  8820.  @AverageGuy916  That was then this is now by all means keep grasping at those straws
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  8821.  @AverageGuy916  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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  8822.  @AverageGuy916  Nice try the facts still stand there is nothing original about China's equipment as steal basically everyhing
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  8823. I see being replaced by either HK416 or the XM-7
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  8824. Its called the Javelin
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  8825.  @Captain-mb1bi  Again wrong She was the Sec of State whereas Trump was President. Trump's access to classified documents was vastly higher than hers every was. As for him declassifying documents First, that authority only lasts while the person is actually president. Second, another president can reverse that decision. And then there's also another category of material that cannot be declassified There documents that he' can't declassify which is why presidents let National Archives and Records Administration handle the documents So problems like can be avoided but once again , Trump being the man child that he is, instead of letting that actual experts handle As you stated, he said he declassified documents without letting the NARA look at them and now he has major legal problem Biden can reverse that decision or if material pertaining to national defense is found 1 out of 3 is not good odds
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  8826.  @jerrypeal653  He did but he let NARA review his documents whereas Trump did not big difference
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  8827.  @jerrypeal653  All Trump had to do was like NARA do its job and this would have been avoided
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  8828.  @jerrypeal653  If the NARA had the records first, It would be a different situation
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  8829.  @jerrypeal653  Again wrong lets recap Trump famously claimed he would lock up Hilary yet
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  8830.  @Captain-mb1bi  Trump is facing 3 separate charge for mishandling docs, 2024 for him is not in the cards In addition ,he has avalanche of legal actions against him again 2024 is not in cards
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  8831.  @Captain-mb1bi  Again She was cleared so its moot
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  8832.  @Captain-mb1bi  Name the case where she was formally charged ? name the case that went to trial Again nada
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  8833.  @Captain-mb1bi  Lets recap Pendingf charges for mishandling White House records also accused of inciting an "insurrection, election interference and financial affairs So nothing to buckle up All it takes is one conviction on any of them and thats a rap
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  8834.  @Captain-mb1bi  blah blah blah The fact remains she was cleared and no charges were filed the end The FBI is doing its job as well as the legal system
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  8835.  @Captain-mb1bi  Where's the court case where she faced charges then ? Just more blah blah
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  8836.  @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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  8837.  @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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  8838.  @Infiniti_Rico  Replacing the ships isnt an issue for Russia The issue is due the conflict, the Bosphorus Strait has been closed to Russia warships Ships that are homeported in the Black Sea are not subject to it however it prevents Russia from reinforcing its forces in the Black Sea if that wasnt issue, Russia would have sent had Oscar class subs as well as a Kirov with P-700s to the Black Sea for strikes against Ukraine They can build replacements but they cant send anything to Ukraine
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  8839.  @Infiniti_Rico  Yes they do but could have sent existing ships however the straits are closed so they are SOL
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  8840.  @Chivalry2Clips  If Trump hadnt won, then it would highly likely that Harris would have delivered on Biden's promise to give Ukraine JASSM-A/B missiles which would have allowed Ukraine to effectively destroy Russia's industrially military capabilities. The Storm Shadow's BROACH is designed for hard-target penetration not wide area destruction but most important is that US has larger stock that Ukraine could have drawn from
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  8841. 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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  8842. The Dems will take GA due to Trump's actions
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  8843.  @TheRealWattLife  And yet no one buys the nazi claim
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  8844. How about no
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  8845. 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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  8846. 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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  8847.  @00BAAM  If you are spouting nonsense that tends to happen
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  8848.  @72marshflower15  So your best comment is ancient history
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  8849.  @72marshflower15  YT has no time for nonsense
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  8850. The US is not backtracking on anything
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  8851. 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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  8852. lemme get this straight draft dodger trump is trying to say what exactly
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  8853. Its like this channel is stuck on stupid France has CVN and the Libya is another option
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  8854.  @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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  8855.  @andretorben9995  Then he need to dial back his tactics
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  8856.  @fw2101jacobinsleight  What ever they are doing now, they need to stop
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  8857.  @off6848  Thats simple this situation has never happended before
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  8858.  @derpderpington9535  HE rockets would still cause secondary explosions
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  8859.  @derpderpington9535  This was a ATGM not S-8s
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  8860. The Patriot isnt mobile like the other systems but it will get the job done
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  8861. 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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  8862. 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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  8863. 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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  8864.  @TiSIWO  The US will limit arms to Argentina while China will not
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  8865.  @johnwinter2252  Its was Excalibur round The shot was very precise
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  8866.  @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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  8867.  @PBMS123  That explosion is consistent with Excalibur
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  8868.  @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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  8869.  @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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  8870.  @leecolburn7849  Hard to see from that vintage
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  8871.  @waiwai5233  The issue is why the runway had no overshoot protection
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  8872.  @oreoconsushi1848  City cropped up around airports its just the way it happened over time however airports in the US are required to have engineered materials arresting system (EMAS) or measures to negate overshoots Ultimately its still pilot error as the landing was clearly blown
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  8873.  @Balnazzardi  Its clear that Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) needs to look at the US FAA and EU EASA to improve its regulations, standardization and most important, safety rules
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  8874.  @thehappycamper7360  Yet another failure on their part
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  8875. Give Zelenskiy respect for being a bad ass world leader
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  8876.  @daveklimment108  The more he is seen the better is it is
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  8877.  @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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  8878.  @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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  8879. 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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  8880.  @philricci2012  you're big reveal is freaking cards when DAs and the AG is gunning for your head and courts handing you L after L insane
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  8881. 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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  8882. Lets see China basically took the quick and easy path by using ICBMs as boosters for its hypersonic Pro its quick and easy Con, there is no hiding it when you launch so they can never surprise anyone Even the planned DF-21 carried by Xian 6 is just one missile Secondly the size of their launcher limits their mobility Russia used massive missiles. Again quick and easy but the shear mass of the missile limits its use The MIG-31K carries 1 but required the removal of equipment to do so. The Tu-22M3M can only carry 4 Russia has a handful of MIG-31Ks and Tu-22M3M The Zircon requires Russia's VLS system which very very very few ships and subs The ARRW program will allow the B-52 to carry 20 missile and B-1B up to 31 Compared to Russian and Chinese systems, thats a vastly superior capability The ARRW is having problems but the US is not taking the quick and easy path They are taking their time with development. There is no need to rush as what they are developing will be vastly superior to both Chinese and Russian systems The icing on the cake would be a weapon that F-35Bs could take off from LHA/D and F-35C/F-18s from CVNs
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  8883. And what's stopping the West from giving Ukraine fuel?
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  8884.  @julcia071  So they can drive out the Russians
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  8885. Ukraine is wasting no time
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  8886. Russia is desperately trying to hide its own incompetence in Ukraine
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  8887.  @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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  8888.  @danielobrien8417  Cope more
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  8889.  @vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvector  you need guns at a polling station sure
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  8890. oh thats just the warm up
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  8891. Why would they take advice from a man who has zero experience with foreign policy never served day in congress
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  8892.  @maccjw  The US congress makes decisions not the Virginia congress
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  8893.  @valeros8217  And look how badly its gone for Russia
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  8894. The J-20 has some tech but not enough to compete with the F-35
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  8895.  @Trooper_Logan_H  Thats problem they are too caught with protocol
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  8896.  @Trooper_Logan_H  They claim that protocol dictates their actions
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  8897.  @jcmazrizona  I bet you can't tell the difference between your and in a hole in the wall Experts are people like the DHS or FBI
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  8898.  @danieldiettmann8190  Judge Brann said it best This Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence" This claim, like Frankenstein’s Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together from two distinct theories in an attempt to avoid controlling precedent.
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  8899.  @jcmazrizona  YAWN Like I said Judge Brann said it best This Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence" This claim, like Frankenstein’s Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together from two distinct theories in an attempt to avoid controlling precedent.
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  8900. Thats why its a fine for
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  8901. Iran's logic never ceases to amaze
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  8902. The irony is that Maintenance Chief is saying ok, you got 2 hours to fix it before it flies again
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  8903.  @olivierfaber8478  If they did in fact so no The 900 mil in 2020 plus an additional 360 on Hornet gear and weapons for the CF18 Most of which can be reused on the SH is going to be sore spot as wasted money
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  8904. Skynet approves
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  8905. For Ukraine, its good thing Its shows that they still have short falls in certain areas
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  8906.  @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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  8907.  @D-Solo-Man  Not propaganda fact the West needs to boost Ukraine capabilities badly
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  8908.  PikachuPromo  Santos show how corrupt the republican party is It took how long to remove him ?
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  8909. 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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  8910. They could be but it wouldn't make any difference Russia's problem is lack of technology
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  8911.  @timothyfirth4809  its not about depth its about location once the beacon reaches the surface it narrows the search area considerablly Secondly the pinging gives them some thing to look for vast vice hoping to get lucky
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  8912.  @halfcrazyoldchristianredne895  There are ways to equip it to account for extreme depth we send probes down to the Challenger deep all the time and thats twice the depth
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  8913. Sure not
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  8914.  @120-e5h  Only in your dream
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  8915.  @WarWithIn  Again, this modern warfare and no goes into battle fighting fair. They use every advantage they have The Su-27 is no match for the F-15 The F-15 has radar is AESA while the Su-27 is PESA. Egypt tested its Su-35s vs its Rafale and the Rafale's crushed the Su-35 in EW The F-15 has a larger and much more powerful radar than Rafale The AIM-9X has been upgraded to full lock-on after launch and 360-degree engagements with JHMCS The Su-27 R-74M is limited to 75 off boresight. The F-15 with the AMBER rack can carry up 22 missiles while the Su-27 maxes out at 6 missiles No matter how you slice it, the F-15 outguns the Su-27
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  8916.  @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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  8917. 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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  8918. Exactly, the equipment intact means the crew survived whereas Russian equipment , the crew is alway dead
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  8919.  @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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  8920.  @visitor4210  The kid was shit bird point blank
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  8921. America's failures in Vietnam is ironically why the US air power is the technological juggernaut that it is today. Equally as ironic ,is Russia's air power failure in Ukraine The US learned from failures while Russia didn't take heed and now is currently getting their asses handed to them all because they lack simple equipment JDAM and PAVEWAYs are universal to virtually all US strike assets while only certain Russian aircraft can use their KAB-series bomb Targeting pods again universal to virtually all US strike assets while only the Su-34 and MIG-35 has pod-ish system ,everything else relies on their OLS which has turned out to be virtually useless The Khibiny was hailed as this super system to protect Russian aircraft, yet 2 Su-35S, 11 Su-30Sm and 20 Su-34 have been shot down Add in 33 KA-52 and 11 Mi-28 and all of Russia's latest aircraft have taken losses in Ukraine , worst is that 90 percent of their latest aircraft are in double digit losses and even worst, is that Russian's failure to cut Ukraine off from the West has allowed Ukraine to advanced western air defense weapons Patriots, SAMPT, NASAMS, IRIS-T , all these systems are laying the foundation for Ukraine to get integrated air defence system (IADS) with western equipment Ukraine with functioning IADS would be Vietnam for Russia but 100 times worst
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  8922.  @johanstinson  They tried and saw they still had issues
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  8923. Biden is not the one who invaded another country for nothing
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  8924. Funny how Russian forces are getting pulverized by the very same weapons they said wouldnt make a difference
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  8925. There is no corruption in the US military machine When you see the Apache in action, it strikes with precision, the KA-52 and Mi-28 have been doing more running and gunning than precision strike
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  8926. ​ @Reach41  There was a lot of like about the YF-23 it was just too advanced for its time
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  8927.  @DrsharpRothstein  Incorrect range and stealth are need but moot The key is better capabilities for to neutralize the enemy capabilities Ukraine problem right now is their inability to neutralize Russian EW The US has provided various anti jam measures but nothing in the store works The only real measure is destroying the EW site The NGAD needs to be stealthy for sure but it needs advanced sensors ability to quickly locate the enemy in heavy EW environment but also the ability to destroy them as quickly Blinding the enemy so they can hear or see should be the focus
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  8928. How about no The USAF didnt add the AIM-9X to the A-10, it can only use AIM-9M AIM-9M very low chances again an F-22
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  8929.  @mattadams7922  The AIM-9M is vastly inferior to the AIM-9X and doesnt have the latest counter-countermeasures for countering flares as well low visibility targets Even targeting an F-22 from behind does not change that
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  8930.  @Azframer  The odds of A-10 getting gun on in real combat against fast mover is less than 10 percent
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  8931.  @Azframer  Literally irrelevant The F-22 can use the AIM-9X which has substantially greater maneuverability as its design for high off-boresight shots Block II AIM-9X has full 360 off-boresight capability allowing for shots even the target is behind the F-22 its why the AIM-9X II was designed with helmetless high off-boresight (HHOBS) so the launching aircraft can use the AIM-9X fully with out HMDS
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  8932.  @mattadams7922  Wrong literally on every count The AIM-9X entered service in Nov 2003 with full production by May of 2004 Once the AIM-9X was accepted and being produced, AIM-9M production and upgrades stopped for the US military The last upgrade for the AIM-9M was 2002 and even then, that was a hand full of missiles its 2024 and the AIM-9M does not have the latest infrared Counter Counter Measures (IRCCM) features whereas the AIM-9X does Its over 20 and much has change The US provided Ukraine with AIM-9M because the tech is dated
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  8933.  @Azframer  Which again is training not real world Real world intercept is gaining position , ID and strike before they know what hits them
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  8934. Petraeus laid it out in detail
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  8935.  @wiglafpimwick4163  Should also check his life insurance as well
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  8936. Wrong Candidates have to meet the criteria to be on the ballot if the candidate does not meet the criteria or has been legally removed, the ballot wont count
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  8937. The Sovremenny class is no match for the USN. its more of joke at this point. Hell an Independence-class littoral combat ship could easily to take it on The Sovremenny class main Armament is 8 SS-N-22 missiles which max out at 150 miles. The TLAM MST range is over 900 miles and LRASM 300 miles. The Sovremenny class doesnt have any modern weapons that pose a threat to USN at all
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  8938.  @JostVanWair  How about no the USN developed supersonic countermeasures with the ESSM and SM-6
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  8939.  @JostVanWair  It does but how its several generations old
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  8940. @CleanerBen thats certainly true but every reaches a point where upgrading is no longer feasible. Correction, you can upgrade it but it no longer something that you can use on the frontlines per say. The problem with tanks is that man portable missiles have longer range and much more deadlier warheads. Instead of trying to punch through frontal armor Just top attack or just hit with something heavier. Hell, the Spike NLOS carries a 95lbs warhead and you can launch that from a back of a truck http://www.defenceandtechnology.com/spike-nlostan-hassas-vurus/ No tank is surviving a hit from that Missile technology is literally making some question the usefulness of tanks at this point
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  8941. 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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  8942. 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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  8943. Its hilarious because when Republicans lose They immediately claim the election results were tampered with but they win, they claim the election results were honest and fair Its glad to see judge up holding the law but laws need to change so frivolous lawsuits like hers can be stopped dead in their tracks and not waste tax paper money
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  8944.  @justinsime3786  You literally just proved my point When Republican lose, they cry harder about it
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  8945.  @AverageJoe483  Hilary conceded however subsequent investigations by other parities revealed some alarming results Major difference
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  8946. Presidents are not kings and their rule is not supreme as one judge already told trump Can presidents have immunity yes Can presidents have absolute immunity. absolutely NOT that goes against the precedent that no is above the law Every case should be evaluated to determine what the next course should and in Trump's case its clear he committed multiple crimes
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  8947.  @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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  8948.  @theenclave6254  The USMC has access to more weapons than the JSDF
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  8949.  @theenclave6254  USMC F-18s can carry four 2000lbs GBU-24s fitted with BLU-109 and 116 for advanced penetration as well ten 1000lbs GBUs JSDF F-2s carry considerably lighter payload as they role is more defensive than offensive One group keeps Godzilla distraction while 10 F-18s with 1000lbs GBU-16s, laze and drop all targeting on the same point clearing the way for a second group carry GBU-24 to strike the tactic is calling digging the garden. its standard practice for hard target penetration You strike with regular bombs to clear a path so it easier for bunker busters to penetrate The USMC TLAM units are not operations but the newer model of TLAMs are also developed with better hard target penetration
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  8950.  @May_Day45  Ah even more Russian propaganda hilarious
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  8951. 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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  8952. 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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  8953. What irony
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  8954. call them clowns
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  8955.  @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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  8956. They need something in numbers and the HAWK is it
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  8957. Simple MK-48 to either of China's carriers and thats all she wrote
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  8958. 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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  8959. Yes because this is peace not wartime
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  8960. There is more than just combat performance, the TLAM is just the better system The Kalibr is a whole system of various missiles and launch platforms The TLAM doesnt have an air launched version but there are no differences between the sub and ship models They are the same missile just with different boosters The Kalibr capabilites vary by missile The USN is upgrading its TLAM to Block V which just 3 missiles V for general purpose, Va for moving targets and Vb for bunker busting Even though its 3 new models, they are still the same dimensions and weight If you look at the newer Kaliber models, heavier and longer By keeping the same dimensions and weight, using the TLAM ships and subs remains the same but with Kalibr getting heavier and longer it limits the ships and subs that can use it
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  8961. So Russia is bragging about destroying 10 mil dollar tank while Ukraine destroyed 800 mil S-400
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