Comments by "bighand69" (@bighands69) on "Matsimus" channel.

  1. The government's hands are tied. There is two options either cut welfare and protect the country or expand welfare and leave the country vulnerable. Governments are too scared of the left wing media.
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  2. Swarms of lethal drones is nonsense at best. The Marines can use tanks along side swarms of defence drones. Who the hell thinks up this nonsense?
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  3. Aircraft with paratroopers jumping out of them are still subject to damage from AA guns like they were 60 years ago. And if anybody tells you Paratroopers are not needed anymore they are talking crap.
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  4. Would people stop with the drone crap. For an invasion to take place it requires troops of some sort other wise it is hardly going to be an invasion of drones. Drones are not conscious beings. The problem is that people are playing too many video games.
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  5.  @redcoatgaming4141  How was Winston a warmonger? Hitler was invading several European countries and intended to take over the world and here you are calling Churchill a warmonger. You really need to brush up on history. Chamberlain was a nice man but he was incapable of dealing with the Nazi threat.
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  6. +reculvertowers The US marine Corp is not part of the Navy. They are completely separate Branches of the military. They are so different that even the US Marine Corps has its own separate airforce and Navy force.
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  7.  @elkapro6534  The war crime only applies if it is an emergency parachute jump it does not apply if the paratroopers are making an insertion as in attacking. And the aircraft they are jumping out of is fair game as well.
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  8. Many governments have been pulling that sneaky trick of using pensions to appear like military expenditure.
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  9.  @isaacdepaula2103  Thank goodness the US exists.
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  10.  @mabdinur85  Drone warfare is decades away and then there will be counter drone technologies. And even then armoured vehicles will still be required to help flush out heavily defended enemies. The drone warfare thing is one of those future hype things that gamers love to talk about.
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  11. History is repeating itself. In the 1910s people thought there could never be another major war because the economies of European countries were too integrated. Post WW1 people said never again and they put too much faith in the league of nations which actually served like nipples on a man.
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  12. A large airforce can bomb enemies into submission the problem is that Britain does not have a large air force.
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  13. That is just pure nonsense Phil. If a major war breaks out they will be needed it is that simple. Even the SAS have Para training so that they can make insertions. The UK is not in a Major war right now but if they were they would be needed. You could argue that the military is not needed at all because there is no major war at the moment.
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  14. Contested beach landing are still a real thing in a major war. Iraq was not really a war for the US as they won in about 3 days time and then had to do world police for 10 years after. AAV are still required and so are standard tanks and beach landing tanks. China will need to be using trench defensive warfare and the probably are going to do it in a fashion that is not out in the open. The Japanese used it to devastating effect in concealed positions in WW2 even when the US had air superiority.
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  15.  @duncanmcgee13  The likelihood of war before WW1 was extremely low because people said economies of Europe were too integrated to go to war. The CCP has butchered over 100 million people and are still in power today.
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  16. The civil service and commies are not going to give up on this. They have a goal to weaken UK military to the point of none performance.
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  17. It is madness for Norway to be buying German military technology. Norway should be buying US technology since it is the US that is protecting norway for the last 70 years.
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  18.    German Military technology has more than likely been leaked to the Russians. It is the US that has kept Norway safe for the last 70 years and it was the US that saved Norway in WW2. The US is a reliable partner that has kept the world safe from the Communists in the last 70 years and will do so for the next 70 years. If Norway wants to buy its technology mostly from a country that could not keep invaders out of Europe then that is their mad choice. I am not saying Norway cannot have German military technology I am really talking about having its whole defence system reliant on German technology. Norway's air force is made up mostly of US technology.
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  19.  @briannemacheck1243  US 1990s military tech is still far superior to any other nation.
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  20. When paratroopers are jumping out of aircraft they can be really handy.
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  21.  @yible3278  Absolutely does not excuse it.
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  22.  @hjalmar4565  Instead the dutch spend 75% of government funds on welfare.
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  23.  Juan Sanchez  The empire was over after WW1. British culture had no desire to hang onto the empire. Post WW2 British cultures main object was a highly regulated welfare state hence why Britain's economy went down hill and Germany's went up hill. Ironic is it not that the country that had its complete infrastructure and economy destroyed actually outgrew the UK. Now let us get back on topic how was Churchill a warmonger compared to Hitler?
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  24.  @mikepowell8611  You are watching and playing too many video games. What you do not think tanks could use drones to defend them self?
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  25. Nope. Nothing alike.
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  26. Here is a better idea cut welfare spending. More than half of government expenditure is welfare.
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  27. They are not getting a new doctrine. That is a myth. How the navy uses them maybe different but their abilities are the same.
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  28. They are expensive, require lots of manpower and take up lots of space. A small squad could operate AA guns of various sizes and ranges.
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  29. A drone cannot do the job of a tank. It simply does not have the firepower of a tank and simple air defence systems would take down a drone. A tank can go right into the middle of an enemy and absorb brutal levels of attack. Anti tank weapons can be used but there is limitations in usage. People talk about cost of developing tanks while at the same time the UK government spends about 75% of it funds keeping the welfare state afloat. So clearly cost is not the real factor.
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  30. Artillery has and can shoot down missiles.
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  31. They have always been Commandos with those capabilities. The main problem is that Britain does not have special operations.
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  32. What will more than like happen now is that the Army has created a special operations force and the Navy will probably follow that and create their own special operations.
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  33.  @StephenButlerOne  The UK never had special operations. The UK has special forces which is an actual role.
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  34. They are not restructuring to be more like those units they already have that capability and have always been raring to go. There are times that RMC get used in that capacity.
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  35.  @MrTangolizard  Manning them? They are just not making recruitment. They have even made personnel redundant.
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  36.  @MrTangolizard  They are not hiring so can you stop pretending they are. They do not have the budget to hire. There are many young people looking for careers in military and simply cannot find openings. Pretending they cannot fill the spots is just an excuse.
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  37. Those debating about tanks just want to cut military expenditure and use the money on welfare programs. That is really what is happening. The media of most western countries are behind pushing it.
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  38.  @hans2406  If there is a major war tanks will be needed it is that simple. And they simply cannot be willed out of thin air. Tanks are extremely useful especially when combined with airpower and naval power.
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  39. UK government spends 75% of its money on the welfare state.
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  40.  @WALTERBROADDUS  Norway was invaded as was Netherlands in the 1940s. It was staid before WW1 that there could not be a major war in Europe because the economies were to integrated with trade.
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  41.  @WALTERBROADDUS  Europe is not unified. If you believe that you are naive. Europe is a collection of countries with different languages that may not come to one others aid in a war until it is too late. Tell me if Russia invade Poland tomorrow would German and French forces engage in open combat with Russia?
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  42.  @WALTERBROADDUS  Spending billions does not mean there is a desire to deal with things. The US has been protecting Europe for the last 70 years.
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  43.  eddie money  Not combined but there is no combination. People have bought into the false idea of a european super state. If Russia tomorrow invaded a European country the EU countries would do nothing. Ironically the two non EU countries (USA&UK) would come to the aid of EU countries before other member states would which shows how flawed it is. If there was a genuine combination of European countries Air Forces it would outnumber and out gun the Russian air force but there is no combination. And by the time any sort of agreement came into effect Russian forces would be in Germany.
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  44.  @SonsOfLorgar  They can pay for the tax cuts by cutting welfare expenditure. How does that sound to you.
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  45.  Alexander Challis  You are talking crap about the conservatives. British people wanted a welfare state not the conservative party. Over 75% of UK government expenditure is on the welfare state hence the reason why there are high taxes.
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  46.  eddie money  UK tanks could be used to defend against a land invasion especially when combined with an air force. Forming battle groups can be very effective in dealing with an attack.
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  47.  @Peter_739  Tanks can be taken out by anti tank weapons on foot.
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  48.  eddie money  Yes that is true. Hence why tanks are still important as is artillery.
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  49. Or how about merging welfare with working?
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  50. F35 are not a stupid buy. They are needed to stay ahead in terms of global defence. The Harrier is 50 years old at this point and needs to be replaced.
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  51. @Hondo the Razor The US has not spent 500 billion on F35 program.
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  52. I suggest taking up competitive running so that you are constantly being challenged. And Calisthenics training if you can find a competitive version of this all the better.
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  53.  @retrobat153  USMC still needed tanks to operate in the pacific. Trust me if there is a major war USMC are going to need tanks.
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  54. That is what the commies are hoping for.
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  55. It has more to do with there being no money as it is all being spent on welfare programs.
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  56. They are testing the water for the reaction to see how strong it will be. The UK spends too much money on welfare.
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  57. USMC and RMC are not the same type of force. One is a traditional marine force the other is a special operations force.
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  58. RMC are effectively special forces without the designation. They simply are not fit to be used as a large beaching landing force or for Island hopping. USMC are designed to wage conventional warfare in large numbers and RMC are designed for unconventional warfare such as behind enemy lines or raiding along enemy lines.
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  59.  @Holuunderbeere  So if you are all so smart did the Iranians then take over the fields?
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  60. All systems are needed. The idea that traditional projectile based systems are obsolete is coming from people that play too many video games and watch too much entertainment that is putting ideas into their heads. When there are aircraft overhead with thousands of paratroopers jumping out of them traditional cheap simple lightweight systems will be a revelation. And do not start with your drone crap.
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  61. Brexit cost the UK nothing. Trade is still taking place. Once WTO rules kick in the EU will be losing money as the UK buys more from the EU.
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  62.  @redcoatgaming4141  Now let us get back on topic how was Churchill a warmonger compared to Hitler?
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  63. More tanks does not mean better. Now in terms of Merging it will end up in disaster.
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  64. The reason why the UK is cutting the military is so that there will be more money that can be spent on welfare. It is all about expanding welfare programs. The UK government is giving the impression that they are cutting welfare but at the same time they are expanding he number of programs and not calling them welfare.
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  65.  @j.4354  UK spends 200 billion a year on welfare.
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  66. UK army was not reduced in favor of ballistic systems. The reason why the British armed services was reduced was because of welfare state expansion. There simply was not enough money to build the welfare state so cuts had to come from somewhere. In the 1950s there was a lot of WW2 service equipment still being used so that meant they did not need to rebuild.
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  67.  @tfrank328  You are confusing the department of the Navy and the actual Navy.
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  68.  @maxx4512  The Marines are part of the Department of the Navy not the actual Navy.
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  69.  @maxx4512  No they are not. The Marines are part of the Department of the Navy not the actual Navy.
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  70.  @antred11  Marines and Army are two different Branches with different capabilities.
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  71.  @cocricklewood4441  Marines are Marines. They are part of the Department of the Navy not the actual Navy.
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  72. People needs shut up about drones. They are watching to many movies. If an assassination is carried out with a knife does that mean AA guns are not needed?
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  73.  @Analog-to-digital-cotinual  ISIS got crushed and had to run away with their tails between their legs.
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  74. That would be the first place to start. It is a massive budget that never gets discussed.
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  75.  America  Air power combined with standard infantry units and tanks makes for a very powerful combination. Why not have both.
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  76. US uniforms are made in the US. There was shipments of fake uniforms going around at one point.
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  77. Royal Marines are Commandos and depending on the specific unit they have capabilities that are in line with those needs. They are still the premier maritime force for the UK military. That means cliff assaults, beach landings, river expeditions, Lake and mountainous terrain warfare.
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  78.  @markfryer9880  The US won the war in Vietnam.
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  79.  @Bandit_Sudo  I assume you are implying that the US did not win the war in Vietnam?
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  80.    That is very cryptic of you.
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