Comments by "" (@charlesmartin1121) on "Task & Purpose" channel.

  1. This missile is more in the class of the TOW missile in size, range and effectiveness.
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  2. Expecting UN peacekeeping troops (from any country) to use force in defense of the mission--is like expecting pigs to fly out of a cow's arse.
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  3. Are it's effects horrifying. Yes. Is it hideously effective against trenches and bunkers? Yes. But is it a war crime to use such a weapon? No. (Unless used against civilians).
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  4. 'It is what it is.' Pakistan essentially helped the Taliban kill and wound thousands of our troops in Afghanistan. And all our government officials said the same thing as excuse for doing nothing.
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  5. Somebody needs to point out the difference between a Sniper Support Weapon and a Designated Marksman Weapon. They are not necessarily the same thing. The DM's weapon needs to be as compact and lightweight as possible, while maintaining good precision to 800 meters. The SSW needs superior precision to 800m or more, and can trade some weight and length to achieve that objective.
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  6. The highest medals are typically awarded, after the plan goes to shit. Well done Sergeant Giunta.
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  7. They do over international waters.
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  8. "And when you set out to take Moscow, don't forget your long underwear." -French Grenadier
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  9. Modifications to the direct gas impingement system have greatly improved the reliability of the M4 (and even the Mk18). These chiefly center on the bolt carrier group. That said still love the HK416.
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  10. Something rarely depicted in war movies.
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  11. 'With friends like the Saudi's...' Hey wait a minute. It would appear only our defense industry needs friends like the Saudi's.
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  12. The M110 is a perfectly functional weapon, although not perfect (what is), the Army is just looking for something even better.
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  13. Who says you have to penetrate a tank's armor to put it out of action anyway.
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  14. Autonomous region? Subjugated region more like.
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  15.  @ramkikrishna1462  And Indian idiocracy. Later much.
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  16. Important not to assume that the areas in red on the map are completely held (i.e. every square kilometer) by the Russians.
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  17. The question hinted at here is what role will the F-16's fill for the Ukrainian Air Force? Primarily air to air, thereby relieving the pressure on their ground forces from Russian fixed-wing and rotary aircraft? Or hit and run, low level close support to support their own troops. Or something else?
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  18. I think you did a significant disservice to those brave individuals fighting for Ukraine. The key is they are mostly fighting out of a sense of honor and what is right. It is totally not their fault if the foreign legion is not well run. Foreigners fighting for Russia are mostly all doing so for material reasons. You completely failed to make these distinctions clear.
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  19. The K-2 like the LeClerc uses the flat turret configuration. Makes for a lovely low profile turret. Unfortunately it puts loaders in the unemployment line.
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  20. 'Deter' is the key word. If Putin is determined to invade no matter what, Ukraine is toast. If the Russians are concerned with the number of casualties they may take, than maybe.
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  21. "Tracked vehicles struggled in the mountainous terrain?" Tracked vehicles typically have much better mobility in virtually all terrain/substrates. Wheeled vehicles in Afghanistan were primarily restricted to roads or open desert. Don't believe me ask the British who had great success climbing steep slopes with their BAE/Hagglunds articulated tracked armored carriers. Ever see a BTR or a Stryker climb even a moderate mountain slope? I didn't think so.
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  22. There is absolutely no way 600 to 800 Special Forces operators were on the ground in Niger! It was a much smaller quantity of SF operators, assisted by a couple hundred military support personal.
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  23. Even George Orwell would say "damn China thats hardcore."
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  24. The Abrams also uses a 120mm barrel of 44 calibers.
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  25. Those were not "US made artillery cannons." They were Soviet made D-30 122mm howitzers. And they weren't being towed, they were mounted in the cargo beds of those trucks.
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  26. Taiwan (Formosa) is one of the biggest islands in the world, there is plenty of room to store and operate weapons, especially missile launchers.
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  27. India's continuing close relations with Russia, just goes to show you that international relations are a lot closer to plain interpersonal relations than is supposed in the marble halls of government and academia.
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  28. The thing that worries me most are thermobaric weapons. How do you force protect against those things? God help the Ukrainians.
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  29. Thanks for the update. I want the Ukrainians to kick the shit out of the invaders. But you are right to add a cautionary note, because the Russians still have a shit ton of combat power.
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  30. Let's get real for minute. If you compare the ship types and the relative power of those vessels, the US Navy is still much more capable. However the future is more concerning.
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  31. Everything is riding on this socalled 'counteroffensive'. If it fails to secure any notable gains or fails to materialize at all, it will be much harder for Ukraine's supporters in the west to continue the present levels of support. And the hands of the naysayers--isolationists and Putin fanboys and girls--will be strengthened.
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  32. I have achieved neighborhood air superiority with my DGI drone. Haha.
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  33. A handful of F-16's will be useful to the Ukrainians, but the tides will hardly shift.
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  34. The M240 in US Army usage is essentially a crew weapon as it has an assistant gunner who carries a spare barrel, extra ammunition and tripod. Or do you mean a crew of 3 soldiers?
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  35. Is it me or is Isreal becoming a more dodgy ally of the United States?
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  36. Sweden drew the long straw, except for the island of Gotland----which the Russian Navy would like to occupy and rename.
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  37. So what you are implying is if someone has any empathy for what the Palestinian people have endured under Israeli occupation--WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS APPROVING HAMAS' ABHORRENT ACTIONS--then that person is somehow morally bankrupt. Then FU Cappy.
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  38. Yeah...he didn't really make clear in the video the awesome difference between 308 and 338 rounds.
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  39. Why don't we have such a rocket for our M270 MRLS system? Or do we? And I forgot.
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  40. Correct. I was just about to make the same point.
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  41.  @Re.Configured  One could make an argument that the Mk12 (5.56mm) could be utilized as a designated marksman rifle. And for a time the Marines were utilizing an M27 (one per squad), with an enhanced optic, as a marksman's weapon. So yes conceivably a 5.56mm weapon could be tasked as a DMR, although traditionally those are 7.62mmx51 based rifles.
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  42. No it was a side show of Putin's main clown show.
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  43. Strike hard, fast and deep. And never let-up in the pursuit. Seems like good advice.
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  44.  @rohit.n.mohite  Prove what you are saying. I think Ukraine buying Russian oil is BS!
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  45. The enemy of my enemy, is my enemy? Errr no...lets try that again.
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  46. Javelin maximum range is 2500 meters, and may be boosted to 4000 meters in the most advanced version.
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  47. Stop making the Terminator into a super weapon. It can be turned into scrap metal by a Javelin just as easy as a T-72 (on whose chassis it's based). Plus there are only a handful of them.
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  48. The M4 was the wrong weapon for Afghanistan. But that was not the weapon's fault as it was primarily designed for 300 meter engagements. An AR style 7.62mmx51mm based rifle (16" barrel) would have been a better choice.
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  49.  @m1a1abrams3  No. I meant HK416 (MR556 for the civilian version). Colt got all over Heckler & Koch for originally calling their weapon the HK M4.
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  50. China: human rights? What are those?
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  51. Cleaner fission power is possible in the near future, but practical fusion power is still a long way off.
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  52. It's more like stupid policies repeat one another.
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  53. 0:14 Thats an M2A3 in the picture, not an A2.
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  54. No it's only a partial clusterfuck, with a side of Ukrainian determination.
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  55. A lot of people on here probably think the M2 Bradley is some kind of super weapon. It is an effective IFV. But start trying to use it like a tank, and it will be more like a stuper weapon.
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  56.  @Taskandpurpose  Sorry. I didn't mean to be overly critical. And I have no objection to you highlighting how poorly (and perhaps corruptly) the Foreign Legion is being run, which is an absolute scandal if true. It just seemed you got into the weeds too quickly, and so the distinctions in motivations (which you did touch on briefly) between the volunteers for Ukraine and the volunteers for Russia, did not receive the proper amount of emphasis. Cheers.
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  57. It's the unfortunate effects of fundamentalist religion intruding into government and society. We are beginning to experience the same thing here in the United States. Where the radical religious right seems intent on remaking our society, either by law or the gun.
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  58.  @lucagerulat307  The reference here was operating in the mountains. Not driving on roads that go through the mountains. And armored tracked vehicles (especially articulated tracked vehicles) have a lot of advantages that armored wheeled vehicles do not in steep terrain. Advantages that justify the higher maintenance costs.
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  59. WRONG! Armor still matters for a whole host of reasons. What will give armor full relevance again are active defense systems. And those systems are already fielded, with more on the way.
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  60.  @josephstalin839  Or the overpressure and/or intense heat from the blast wave. Or the air being sucked-out of the bunker, and replaced with toxic fumes. Yeah not a pretty picture.
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  61. 20:10 That vessel is not a frigate, but rather a marine fisheries patrol ship.
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  62. You forgot to mention our Swedish friend Carl (Gustav). He really kicks ass. Just don't stand behind him when he's angry.
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  63. 7:57 There were no M2 Bradley's in the engagement.
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  64. The Ukrainian soldiers and reservists are kicking ass despite fearful odds.
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  65. "Like a larger IFV, like the Bradley or the Abrams." ABRAMS? Proofreading is a wonderful thing. Check it out.
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  66. If it wasn't for the nuclear fallout which would result, I would say have at it Hoss.
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  67.  @extremeheat9283  Who do you think gave Al Qaeda permission to set their base in Afghanistan? The Taliban. Duh.
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  68. That convoy likely contains anti-aircraft systems that can bite back, unlike the situation in Desert Storm.
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  69. "See the problem as more of a political one than a military one." What did Mr. C say? War is just politics by other means.
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  70. Patriotic fighters who are defending their homeland and families, and who know they will either be executed or sent to a gulag if they lose--should never be underestimated.
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  71.  @acoustic296  Go up to a Marine and tell him his M27 (derived from the HK416) is trash. Let me know if you have any teeth left afterwards.
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  72. If T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia) could see whats going on today, he would say 'scatch that last bit.'
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  73. Your nickname Cappy (presumably derived from Capelluto), should now be changed to Capire (because you help your audience to understand the complex defense topics of the day). Ciao.
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  74. Bofors makes the 3P multi-purpose, programmable round.
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  75. The barrel was too long at 20". A 16" barrel with a telescoping stock, like the HK weapon would have been more effective.
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  76.  @TheLukasDirector  When we first went into Afghanistan there was a clear idea of what we were doing, going after the terrorist group who had staged the biggest attack on the United States since Pearl Harbor. Up to Tora Bora we did a great job, but then we (or really General Franks) screwed-up bad, and let UBL slip away. That meant we could not leave as we should have, and ideas of nation-building and extending democracy also creep into what became a 20 year clusterfuck.
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  77. Because they are expecting the United States to defend them ultimately.
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  78.  @LuciFur-dg5bo  You mean after the Russians illegally seized Crimea, and then sent their 'little green men' into DonBass in 2014? Blaming the victim of a cruel war of aggression and conquest is shameful. Your karma will reap the untrue and hateful things you say.
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  79. Man-portable? Yeah I suppose, if you a talking about moving it 20 meters from your Tigr. Otherwise not so much.
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  80. The NRF wasn't used in 2014 (or 2022) because Ukraine was not a member of NATO.
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  81. The T-72's weaknesses were just as evident in Desert Storm, therefore they would have been revealed had the Warsaw Pact tried to push through the Fulda Gap in the 1980's.
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  82. "It is thus imperative that the Han help themselves to the minorities land." What Mao actually thought.
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  83.  @mrvwbug4423  I have not heard about that. We did test a Rheinmetall L55 gun on the Abrams from 1999 to 2001, but did not take it into service.
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  84.  @AmericanBusinessman422  Probably not completely, but to a reasonable degree. I would be interested if you have information on the subject. Cheers.
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  85.  @jeremywolfe6929  Specify please...'our what is deadly'?
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  86. Our drafted (conscripted) soldiers pulled-off sophisticated tank tactics in World War II, Korea and even Vietnam.
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  87. Besides rapid maneuvering, how do you counter an energy beam weapon? Create an instant cloud of dust?
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  88.  @temwananinkana3419  The main reason a rotary, multi-barrel cannon is preferred on modern jet fighters is primarily rate of fire. At the increased speeds of modern dogfights, a pilot may have only a second or less to engage their opponent with guns. The more rounds out, the better the chance of a hit(s).
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  89. READY. You bet your ass they are.
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  90. The same reason the Third Reich didn't just manufacture a version of the T-34. National pride.
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  91. If India still thinks Russian weapons are top drawer, I have a slightly used 73' Dodge Dart I want to sell them.
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  92. 3:50 Hey Cappy, does that AR-15 you are holding have a mid-length gas system? If so how does it shoot compared with the M4 you were issued in the Army? Thanks.
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  93. Think of the knowledge gained from pitting a US fourth generation fighter against the full array of Russian air defenses.
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  94. It's kidda hard to learn the right way to box in the middle of a boxing match.
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  95. A regular infantryman explains strategic geopolitics--"I'll buy that for dollar".
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  96.  @Taskandpurpose  Hello Cappy. I think a better definition of 'operating in mountainous terrain' would help. Because their is operating on crappy dirt roads in mountainous terrain. In which case, an M-ATV would be the way to go. Then there is actually operating in steep, trackless mountainous terrain. Like the Afghan opposition forces did at Tora Bora, driving T-54/-55 tanks to the tops of mountains.  If we are talking about 'armored' vehicles in that environment----tracks rule. PS I am not aware of Bradley Fighting Vehicles being used in Afghanistan, however the US Marines employed a limited number of M1A1 and M1 Assault Breachers in Helmand Province.
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  97. 'Point of Saturation' sounds like a BS concept to enable Taiwan to spend less on defense, while the United States has to contribute substantial forces at great expense to defend the island.
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  98.  @bussolini6307  Yeah I mean the Chinese Navy has so many aircraft carriers. What was that number 16 carriers? 12 carriers? 8 carriers? 4 carriers? Oh right it's just two reconditioned Russian medium carriers. And one large carrier building. Wow! What an overwhelming advantage compared to the US Navy's 11 nuclear powered super carriers.
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  99.  @sampatkalyan3103  Saudi Arabia has owned 100% of Aramco since 1976. Get your freakin' facts straight.
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  100. Sorry thats wrong. The latest estimates was that Putin had sent in 2/3rds of the Russian Army to date.
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  101.  @nolongerblocked6210  Thanks. I posted this after over 400 comments had been uploaded, and didn't think it would be read. I apologize if someone else pointed-out this discrepancy earlier. I was in a rainstorm, and didn't want to scroll through 400 plus comments.
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  102. The key to the most effective present systems is creating a gap between the thermal dampening barrier and the thermal source.
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  103. Hey Cappy it's usually pronounced as 'GOW-Eight'.
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  104. Thank you for keeping politics out of your videos. There is enough of that elsewhere. Cheers.
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  105.  @kubagra456  The range depends on the flight profile selected, but could also be extended at higher altitudes, such as found in eastern Afghanistan.
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  106. Key question. Ukraine is an industrial nation. Why aren't they ramping-up production of their own shells?
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  107.  @abhisekhkumar4948  I could dispute some of the details, but our mutual histories have led us to this moment. Still in a cold world, it's nice to have allies/friends. I like the allies/friends we have. Who are India's allies? They don't really seem to have any. Except of course Russia. A country that is staging an aggressive war of naked conquest, and which everyday grows closer to India's mortal enemy China. That sucks.
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  108. Putin is full of shit! There was no chance of Ukraine joining NATO anytime soon. So his stated purpose to keep NATO away from his borders is BS. Because if Russia succeeds in taking over Ukraine, it's forces will directly contact the borders of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania (all NATO countries).
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  109. @shswiclw Not in Afghanistan. There ain't much of it there. Now minerals...oh yeah.
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  110.  @WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq  It is what you make of it. And yeah, despite a lot of good intentions, we basically screwed that pooch. Had the Afghan National Security Forces fought with a tenth of the tenacity of the Ukrainians it might have still been salvageable. Of course, to be completely fair making something of Afghanistan is beyond the capacity of any military on the planet.
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  111. Someone should get a medal if they can explain how the fuck we thought we were going to win in a place like Afghanistan?
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  112. The United States and India should be allies, but there are a lot of things which 'should be', and just plain ain't.
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  113. Lots of Trees AND LAKES.
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  114.  @bkane573  I stand corrected. Where was that by the way?
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  115.  @redeyedmongoose2963  Thanks. The dude is just a troll. My standard response is to hit thumbs down, and then forget about them completely. Cheers.
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  116. It's baked in fresh.
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  117.  @HungaryBased  Because they are getting more ambitious in the types and sophistication of the ships they are building.
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  118.  @bussolini6307  Sorry. Thats wrong. By the way you might want to rename your avatar 'China Fanboy.'
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  119. No tank is invulnerable. That doesn't mean they aren't kickass compared to Russian tanks. And are absolutely essential to the Ukrainians.
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  120.  @LuvBorderCollies  Nothing 5.56mmx45 should have been used in Afghanistan. It's 7.62mmx51 country. Not even the Mk262 round could cut it there.
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  121.  @Taskandpurpose  You are indeed an honest human being. No wonder you didn't become an officer. Seriously, love your content and your humor.
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  122. Actually not a joke. A tiny, rural police department obtained an M113 years ago. So why not a Bradley Fighting Vehicle? Crime fighting using a 25mm cannon. It's only ridiculous if you think about it.
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  123. THE WILL TO FIGHT---it's everything.
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  124. Little defense in depth? Well relatively compared to other nations. BUT HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE TERRAIN? With mountains running down the length of the island. It would be like Okinawa 1945 x10,000.
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  125.  RR Continued  Both are 152mm in diameter and roughly similar in length. TOW-2B is 22.6 kg and Kornet is 27 kg. Maximum range of TOW-2B is 4,500 m, Kornet is 5,500 m, Kornet-EM is 8,000 m (anti-tank). Both are effective against modern MBT's. Both are cumbersome and heavy, and require a vehicle to transport. Javelin on the other hand is 127mm in diameter, weighs 11.8 kg, has a range of 2,500 m and is actually man portable. And Javelin is fire and forget, TOW and Kornet are not.
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  126. That was John Basilone's French cousin.
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  127. 3:32 That is an MG34, not an MG42.
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  128. The Ukrainians could use some TOS-1 for their counter-offensive to break through the Russian prepared defenses.
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  129.  @AmericanBusinessman422  The later models introduced sand grooves into an improved bolt carrier to counter that problem.
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  130. When you have a rocket beneath your feet as a T-72 crewman, than prepare for blast-off!
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  131.  @nickolasortiz8045  No what it misses is there still may be small groups of Ukrainian fighters operating in those areas.
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  132. 'It is what it is.' And what it is sucks. But it doesn't need to stay that way.
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  133.  @benjaminprince6424  One of the best depictions of modern combat out there. And it was one of the few that highlights dumbass officers, along with some good ones. But mostly the process of how military operations actually work from the ground up, with all the interpersonal drama.
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  134.  @SBCBears  Say hi to Tom Servo.
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  135.  @jonathangardner4475  True. But not as much as you might think with modern ammunition. And for the squad designated marksman role, not as a dedicated sniper platform, that is an acceptable tradeoff. At least the British Army (L129A1/16" barrel) and the US Army (CSASS/16" barrel) think so.
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  136.  @jonathangardner4475  The LMT308 would be my first choice in a battle rifle (although HK MR762 and LaRue OBR are really nice as well).
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  137. Light infantry are for doing combat in places ground combat vehicles can't easily operate. In all other places, just add more armored, mechanized or motorized infantry, aligned with tanks, assault guns, mobile protected guns whatever. This isn't that difficult to figure out!
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  138.  @nonamefound68  I say...touche old boy.
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  139.  @Rainersherwood  The way I look at it, if you are operating the MMG from a bipod, a two man team/crew is sufficient. If from a tripod, than 3 or more.
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  140.  @biggiec8224  Ok then.
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  141. 4:55 Love the LOTR reference.
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  142.  @ritikshaw5868  The latest South Korean MBT would also be a good alternative. It's too bad the Swedes gave up on their articulated tank destroyer designs. Those would be great for the mountains, and a nightmare for the Chinese.
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  143. Ukraine is the Poland of the 21st Century.
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  144.  @josephfranzen5626  Interesting. I would think the combat environment in Iraq (largely urban), would be more conducive to a precision 5.56mm DMR, than the wide open expanses of Afghanistan. Did you mostly use an M14-based rifle in Iraq? And assuming it had the standard 22" barrel, how nimble was the weapon in operations in urban terrain?
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  145.  @EsotericResearcher777  You bring up an interesting point. Because in the SCAR Heavy family you not only have the standard battle rifle with 16 inch barrel (13 inch if you want to look cool), but you also have the specialized SSR with 20 inch barrel. As you said the 16" barrel design is a very accurate and reasonably long range DMR, while still being compact and light enough to lug around all day and even get into tight spaces with your fellow infantrymen. The SSR is much more of a dedicated sniper's weapon. It is longer, heavier and more expensive, because it has been tweaked to get the last ounce of accuracy out of the system. So I think you just made my point. Cheers.
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  146.  @EsotericResearcher777  Really? No more 'reciprocating thumb dislocator'. I may have to check one out.
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  147. BMP-3's also have a 100mm smooth bore gun.
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  148.  @Ukraineaissance2014  Don't waste your time with that Taliban wannabe.
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  149.  @specialnewb9821  Yeah the way they folded I don't give damn either. Whereas I would give my coat to a Ukrainian if I owned one.
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  150. @shswiclw Sorry thats wrong. The Soviets when they were in Afghanistan in 1970's and 1980's did extensive geological surveys. The only way Afghanistan will ever profit from significant petroleum proceeds is if they allow pipelines to transit their country.
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  151.  @Emilechen  In the later case that is incorrect. There are Native American reservations all across the United States, which are the equivalent of smaller autonomous regions. And by saying that I am not excusing how the Native Americans were treated.
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  152.  @AutismIsUnstoppable  Economically thats undoubtably true. However, if Putin gambles the fighting would be over quickly, and he could install a friendly regime. He might believe he could get away with it, and then weather the sanctions. Trouble is as we found out in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's relatively easy to knock off a less powerful military, it's a lot harder to bring about the postwar conditions you want without a massive investment of time and resources (which Russia does not have as you said).
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  153. Thanks for your service, but dude you are confusing the shit out of the unwashed masses. You are talking about the characteristics of the M224A1 60mm mortar, while showing video of a pair of M252 81mm mortars firing. Other places you are using video of M120 120mm mortars. Explaining how 60mm mortars are organic to the company level, while 81mm and/or 120mm mortars are organized at the battalion level would also have been helpful.
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  154.  @CedarHunt  You mean talking trash.
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  155.  @well-blazeredman6187  L129A1. Great weapon.
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  156. You forgot to mention the M240L and Mk48. These 7.62mm x 51 NATO weapons are much lighter than the M240B. Mk48 Mod 1 was issued to US Army regular infantry in Afghanistan and performed well by all accounts.
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  157.  @GhostScout42  So 'it goes everywhere' except that poor German farmer's muddy field? Haha. Just kidding. The Stryker and vehicles like it definitely have their place on the battlefield, but as good as they have become, commenters who think they can fully replace tracked vehicles are sorely mistaken.
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  158.  @VacuumJockey  Agree. Add the articulated design, to the relatively light weight and wide tracks, and you would be hard pressed to name any other armored vehicle in the world which can match it's mobility.
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  159.  @jPlanerv2  Thats what I thought. Thanks.
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  160. Keep doing more videos. Thanks.
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  161. China's 'Belt and Road Initiative' is becoming a real S & M show.
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  162.  @tomjackson4374  Ukraine might not recover all of their territory, but Russia will not prevail in this conflict.
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  163.  @oviss5946  Funny how everyone overestimated Russia at the beginning of the conflict.
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  164. WHAT? The AC-130 is a totally different type of attack aircraft. Which is completely incapable of replacing the A-10.
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  165.  @SaultoPaul  Because it's implications are to simplistic. I.e. if you believe this, than you must believe all of that. People are more complicated.
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  166.  @onarandomnote25  Wrong. Cappy specifically used the Rorschach analogy in the context of chosing sides, in particular which party is most to blame in the conflict. Although he stated he was not going to reveal his personal view, he nonetheless revealed it when he said he did not believe both parties were equally to blame. A Rorshach test when used properly reveals a complex suite of mental and emotional characteristics and preferences of a given subject, it is not a binary, simplistic query of whose side are on, or who do you think is to blame? If you want to ask that question than do so directly. But don't be surprised if you get some fairly nuanced answers.   As for your parting advice, all I can say is you can stuff your condescension up arse bro.
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  167.  @SaultoPaul  We are just having a discussion bro. Cheers.
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  168. If things get hot with China in the Pacific, it's gonna be a naval and air show.
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  169. PKM is better at squad level, the M240 is better at platoon level.
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  170.  @Brimwald  As a guess the Marines think of themselves as riflemen, and maybe the 14.5 inch barrel was just too short, even though some of them had used the M4 in combat.
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  171.  @charlesm.2756  Yeah I have heard the same thing. Grand Thumb has done a really good job on his channel of breaking down the pluses and minuses of modern DI versus piston on the short barreled AR platform. And putting aside their relative qualities in the 2000-2010 time period, the main advantages of a piston gun is just as you said automatic fire and suppressed operation. Even Larry Vickers, one of the originators of what became the HK416, agreed with that conclusion.
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  172.  @bnolsen  Let me also say that solutions to make the M4 (and even shorter Mk18) more reliable have been available since 2005. The mid-length gas system is a relative late comer to the game. The first solution was reengineering the bolt carrier group, of which the LMT is the best example https://youtu.be/026BNp0_2T8 This was following by more robust buffer tube springs. These two changes greatly enhanced reliability in the shorter barreled systems.
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  173.  @DefaultProphet  Sorry I have to disagree with the Chieftain, active defense systems will become as common place in the future, as reactive armor is today. And it will be absolutely intregal to an AFV's overall protection.
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  174. Can 50 M2 Bradley's make a difference? In such a large scale conflict...50 of anything is hardly going to make a decisive difference. Well except 50 nuclear weapons.
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  175.  @knoahbody69  Russia has a fuel shortage?
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  176. Little Green Men 0/US Special Forces 1.
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  177.  @Superior-g4j  🚮
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  178.  @razor1869  That is just it. Even in our modern world, decisions of the greatest gravity, are often made based on emotion and fear. Not on a rigorous and logical evaluation of facts.
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  179. You seem to overlook the fact that if Latvia is attacked, even by little Putin's little green men------>NATO ARTICLE 5 IS ACTIVATED.
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  180. Hey Cappy...that tree line to tree line distance better not be much more the 500 meters. Because the weapon is a 5.56mm based carbine. So good luck if it's beyond 500 meters.
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  181. So what you are saying is Cappy and his fans should copy Prigozhin's and Wagner's actions. Oh boy.
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  182. What would be the use of Japanese advanced MBT's? Defense of their outer islands from Chinese invasion? Export? No one is invading Japan. And Japan isn't invading any country.
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  183. The Sahel Region is the most threatened ecoregion in the world by global climate change.
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  184.  @nolongerblocked6210  Actually I was pre-apologizing to anyone else that had said the same thing in the comments before I did. I know Cappy is cool with corrections, because he liked a correction I had made on another video. Classy guy. Have a nice day also.
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  185.  @kameronjones7139  Simple. Take a standard bunker/pillbox, even one constructed from wood timbers and earth. It might only extend a couple feet above ground level, with an gun embrasure toward the front, and one or two entrance points from a connected trench system. The occupants of said bunker/pillbox are reasonably well protected against most HE fragmentation effects, including loads with tungsten balls. The timber and earthen roof and walls being able to shield from both blast and fragments.* Thermobaric weapons are more effective because their effects can reach down into the interior passages in bunkers/pillboxes. *Of course, if an HE/frag shell, rocket or missile lands on or very near to a bunker/pillbox with an impact or delayed fuze than it's a different story. If it's a proximity fuze, coming in from above on a bunker/pillbox, than it has a chance to survive depending on the bursting height and size of the explosive charge.
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  186.  @aflyingcowboy31  It doesn't really matter if there are still active groups of fighters? Are kidding? In Operation Iraqi Freedom, V Corps had to call a tactical pause to go after Fedayeen irregulars operating in areas that US forces had already moved through (and which were probably also colored in on maps back at CENTCOM headquarters). There are numerous other examples from military history as well. And yes the red areas on the map are presumably territory that Russian main force elements had pushed through and retain nominally control over. My point was in this kind of fight where the Ukrainians are already using irregular tactics, to assume that the Russians have sufficient forces to occupy and secure every road, every village or every forest in the shaded portion of the map is misleading.
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  187.  @RomanHistoryFan476AD  All about a bedrock of professional NCO's.
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  188.  @joshuacampbell1625  In the Battle of Berlin, which took place in a smaller area than Taiwan, there were over 3,000,000 soldiers, 7,500 tanks and armored vehicles, and 50,000 artillery pieces.
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  189.  @Stalkergames916  Go underground my son. Look what it cost the Marines on Iwo Jima. A tiny island.
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  190.  @DerDudelino  That weight for that should be placed squarely on the officers who planned and carried the operation.
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  191.  @DerDudelino  Very true especially in forested terrain.
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  192. Good luck with that.
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  193.  @yabutmaybenot.6433  Of course not. But we have tried bringing democracy through military force in that part of the world. And it hasn't worked out too good.
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  194. I hope there are no high windows in Prigozhin's new Belorussian townhouse.
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  195.  @Sarnar9784  So maybe we are going to see modern combat aircraft in something like the bare metal finish of WWII US fighters and bombers?
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  196.  @The_ZeroLine  I said it's rare in the aggregate, not absent. It does seem to be becoming more common in the previous 10 years. Maybe as a result of America's lengthy wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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  197.  @oscarosullivan4513  It does seem to be a standard theme in World War I films.
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  198. I'm sorry thats wrong according to our own doctrine--armor and infantry teams work closely together in modern urban operations.
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  199.  @Taskandpurpose  Understood. Keep up the great work. Best regards.
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  200. They ride on the top of BMP's and BTR's for the scenic views. Duh.
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  201. All of USSOCOM grew from 38,000 in 2001 to 73,000 in 2020. NOT US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES!
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  202. Putin's excuse for invasion is total crap. There was no chance of Ukraine joining NATO anytime soon. So his stated purpose to keep NATO away from his borders is BS. Because if Russia succeeds in taking over Ukraine, it's forces will directly contact the borders of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania (all NATO countries). And Russia already borders the Baltic states (NATO).
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  203. Well thats why they proposed the arsenal ship...oops never realized. Then they had the SC-21 and later DD-X...oops discontinued programs. Finally there is the mighty Zumwalt class...oops too expensive. So 32 ships cut back to 3 ships. Fewer missiles than the Arleigh Burke class, but oh man those powerful twin 6-inch guns. I mean who needs x9 16-inch guns and x12 5-inch guns and x48 missiles, when you got those two glorified 155mm howitzers? The Marines of course.
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  204. Nix the BRICS comrades.
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  205.  @mill2712  That is a problem. I wonder if they could ship the manufacturing equipment to Poland or another friendly country, to keep them safe?
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  206. Fun fact: John Bastille has a day dedicated to him in France every year.
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  207. Good point. The M110 was a big time improvement over the M14 and it's variants. Check this video out: https://youtu.be/mby4hOq-DpI
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  208. Re-chamber the M240 to fire 338.
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  209. The Leopards will go!
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  210.  Phillip Delgado  3 is definitely better than 2 in this case I agree.
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  211.  @biggiec8224  50 M2A2 would be enough to equip 3.5 mechanized infantry rifle companies in the US Army. Not quite enough for a full brigade.
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  212.  @aickavon  The Russians have done a lot to fortify their lines, if the Ukrainians (with the help of some western ISR) don't pick the right place to launch their main effort(s), there could be hell to pay.
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  213.  @matthewvargas2264  Supporting Ukraine's right to defend itself against unprovoked Russian aggression is not being neoconservative.
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  214.  @aickavon  I hope you are right. There is alot riding on this coming action, and not just for Ukrainians. Cheers.
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  215.  @aickavon  Slava Ukraine.
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  216.  @OldMusicFan83  I had a Vega. Bitchin' ride until I forgot to put oil in the car, because I was a dumbass young punk. Alas her engined seized-up, and she went straight to the junkyard.
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  217.  @kumarabhijit6865  Global partners aren't the same as allies. Especially when push comes to shove. And it doesn't matter if you have the term in your language or not. Further it does not matter if you are the nicest guy on the block if no one comes to your aid when you are attacked.
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  218.  @kumarabhijit6865  So you are blaming the United States for starting the war in Ukraine? You are delusional. And clearly despite your supposed support for Ukraine, you are making excuses for Putin and Russia. The actual ones who started this brutal war. Having allies is a good thing. It's how World War II and the Cold War were won. If China or Pakistan invades India, no other nation on Earth will lend a hand. So enjoy your solitude.
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  219.  @electric_boogaloo496  So what. France buys very little military hadware from the United States. And yet we are still allies. If France is attacked we will come to their aid, and when we were attacked on 9/11 France went to Afghanistan with us. Just because you buy a countries weapons does not make you allies.
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  220.  @ritikshaw5868  You have a point. Still I would not want to go into a war riding in a BMP-1/-2 or be sitting on top of an ammunition stockpile in a T-72/-80/-90.
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  221.  @ritikshaw5868  Near peer is back for sure. Thats why getting by with so-so weapon systems won't fly here in the west. Unlike Russia we want our forces to win the war and survive.
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  222.  @ritikshaw5868  And drones...drones everywhere. Newest hazard for which troops must prepare.
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  223.  @ritikshaw5868  If India wants a first class armored force, it should license production of the Merkava and Namer.
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  224.  @ritikshaw5868  I hope you are following the example of the Swiss, and digging tunnels and bunkers all over that terrain.
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  225. I bet their is a video game developer who wishes he thought of that name.
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  226. The military and civilian leadership should have realized classic counterinsurgency practice could not work with the forces available in Afghanistan. Traditionally the ratio required is 1 counterinsurgent to every 25 members of the population. If the population of Afghanistan in 2002 was 25,000,000 thats a 1,000,000 soldiers. And of course, you have to rotate those individuals and units--so on a 1:2 rotation schedule thats 3,000,000 soldiers. The entire active Army during the period never exceeded 580,000 soldiers, and of course they were needed for other commitments. Further the United States had neither the time or patience to commit to such an effort. So it was a doomed enterprise from the start.
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  227.  @icysaracen3054  So what are you saying?
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  228.  @huwhitecavebeast1972  Duped by who? They made their own decisions after seeing a country unjustly attacked. Stop watching Russian state television, it will rot your brain.
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  229. Invade South Korea and thereby invite war with America? Do ya feel lucky Kim? Well do ya punk?
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  230.  @dough7612  I would rather not take the chance.
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  231.  @Faiz_Editz123  "Pakistan is NOT an Islamic country." Are you joking?
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  232.  @frivolousarguments8578  I hope they get into a war and each other out.
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  233.  Tin Watchman  And guess what? Your definitely wrong.
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  234.  @Eric..Cartman  That entire region should be called the Earth's asshole.
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  235.  @scottyius  Well said. I have no desire to see the United States invade Saudi Arabia. Turning a cold shoulder and telling them to f..k off would suffice for me.
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  236.  @heybabycometobutthead  Tells you all you need to know about Russia and the Taliban. They both suck.
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  237.  @applepie1911e  Correct.
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  238.  @ActionPanda-g5n  What is the source of that statement?
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  239.  @badfoody  Good.
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  240.  @TheChenchen  And the family of every dead or wounded American, NATO and Afghan soldier should get a check from Pakistan. Because the Pakistani security forces were undercutting the effort in Afghanistan from the start. As for 5.8 billion---forget about. Go whine to China for the money.
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  241.  @TheChenchen  I can't understand you.
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  242.  @TheChenchen  A drone campaign that the Pakistan government wanted because it was also targeting TTP and other anti-Pakistan groups.
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  243.  @doobas2171  Yes indeed.
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  244.  @hhhson3622  You are lost in the Lambdazone.
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  245.  @trunksbrief6728  Well then enjoy your backwards ass paradise. We don't need the hassle.
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  246.  @ChromeMan04  Well I guess the Taliban should buy some shovels then.
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  247.  @jamesthegr8732  Well said. I broadly agree with your statements. But I still hate those Taliban fucks.
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  248.  @Coder6719  I agree. I don't care how sophisticated your asymmetric capabilities are, if you have don't have enough tanks, artillery and missiles, you won't deter or defend ultimately.
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  249.  @downtomars6268  Than the Uighurs? Your out of your mind.
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  250.  @AutismIsUnstoppable  Possibly or maybe the Ukrainian military will fold after a few heavy blows. It's not possible to say.
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  251.  Russia Documented  I have heard other reliable sources say there are far fewer.
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  252.  @tomhenry897  Trump was Russia's, India's and Brazil's best friend. Duh.
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  253.  @xkavarsmith9322  The AR-10 or one of it’s many variants (SR-25, LMT308, OBR) would have been an excellent option with a 16 inch barrel. Combined with a decent 8-10 power optic, it would have given every rifleman in the squad (not just the DM) the ability to reach out to half a mile (800 meters). However, it was still compact enough to still get the job done up close in confined spaces.
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  254.  @josephrogers8213  Gotta go with Nightforce variable.
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  255.  @balung  Yes indeed.
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  256. https://youtu.be/l4liWsxhHzc This is the older model Hagglunds in the video. But somebody tell me which wheeled service vehicle could pull this shit off. And one which can be fitted with armor protection (the video example is unarmored).   Note: please don't tell me a swamp buggy with gigantic tires--thats not a service vehicle.
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  257. "The 30mm projectiles from the BTR can penetrate just over 8 inches of armor?" I don't have references in front of me. But that sounds wrong. Anybody got the actual specs out there?
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  258. The training which normally takes 3 months, the Ukainians will reduce to 3 weeks. Believe it.
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  259. Yes. I scanned down through the comments to see if somebody else caught that. This channel makes mistakes like that too often in my opinion.
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  260. The Baltic states ARE part of NATO.
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  261. Should have a short version for tankers, aviation and sundry.
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  262.  @davem2369  True.
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  263.  @aclown36  Yes...but that was NATO in UN costume.
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  264.  @Slavic_Goblin  Explain please?
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  265.  @royhuang9715  Exactly.
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  266.  @TylerMarkRichardson  Yeah. But that again was really the US and it's allies in a fight against Chinese and North Korean communism. And idiotically the Russians voted for it in the Security Council.
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  267.  @travismckinnon7649  Pulled pork. Yum.
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  268. @Anon Ymous Ok. Thanks.
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  269.  @Slavic_Goblin  I thought the SFOR and KFOR were mostly made up of US, Canadian and European contingents.
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  270. Better choice in the mountains than the BTR? How about the BAE/Hagglunds articulated tracked armored carrier. In any terrain.
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  271.  @vencdee  The BvS 10, also known in British service as the Viking.
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  272.  @CGplay186  Oh boy.
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  273.  @SaultoPaul  I think that is a dumb analogy.
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  274.  @mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311  Perhaps that last bit was a little harsh I grant you.
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  275.  @celebrim1  Exactly.
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  276. Not 'we'! Freakin' greedy businessmen and corporations did that!
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  277. Oh I might also add had NATO intervened in Crimea in 2014 (same as the rest of Ukraine right now)...IT WOULD MEAN WAR WITH RUSSIA!
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  278.  @krisrhebergen  Are you a Marine?
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  279.  @rogermcbadlad2812  The guy at SmallArmsSolutions says he and Jeff Hoffman (owner of Black Hills Ammunition) were plinging targets at a 1,000 yards using a Mk12 (18" match barrel) with Mk262 ammunition. Check it out at 11:12 on this video: https://youtu.be/BMVvVL9QeC4
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  280.  @charlesm.2756  I may have commented rashly, as the M4 would work well for troops fighting in the so-called verdant or agricultural zones in Afghanistan, especially if it involved a lot of house clearing missions. Optimally we should have left the close in fighting to the Afghan Security Forces, as they had the legitimacy to be in those environs which we did not. Our role should have mostly been provision of overwatch to the ANA, using long range precision small arms. As for caliber comparisons, please check this video out: https://youtu.be/jH7Q2oG-rW0
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  281.  @rogermcbadlad2812  He knows a shit ton about modern military small arms. Though warning if you are an M14 fan he will make you cry in your cereal.
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  282.  @rogermcbadlad2812  Agree.
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  283.  @bnolsen  Good enough is a relative term. It is less salient how reliable your weapon is if it cannot penetrate the body armor of an advanced opponent or in another scenario it gives an insurgent enemy a significant range advantage over you and your team. The Army is finally making the M4 more reliable. About time. Now how about looking at giving it better ammunition (=a new caliber).
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  284.  @sluggak1363  I wish those US units assigned to the mountainous areas of Afghanistan had been assigned Mk17’s to go along with the Mk48’s the regular infantry received as an expedient system.
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  285.  @amistrophy  Thats a good way of putting it.
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  286.  @DefaultProphet  One more thing the kind of anti-drone systems that are only recently starting to deploy, could double as anti-ATGM systems as well, for taking out relatively slow flying missiles like the Javelin and NLAW at some distance away.
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  287.  @DefaultProphet  Nothing is 100% effective. However, I think most AFV crew going in harms way would be glad to have them.
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  288.  @DefaultProphet  I didn't say 'single handedly', only they would be key. I think if you make a bet that mobile firepower and protection are over, just based on recent combat operations in Ukraine, you will lose that wager. The pendulum swings back and forth over time, and at the moment the ATGM seems to have the ascendancy, but who knows about tomorrow.
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  289. Here is a good video on the subject: https://youtu.be/QPth_xqBXGY
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  290.  @jwb1227  True.
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  291.  @u2beuser714  Good point. However, I think our 120mm DU rounds would have also penetrated the T-72B. And once penetrated the results would have been the same.
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  292.  @rostokk2706  I was only comparing the relative strengths and weaknesses of the T-72 against NATO anti-armor systems, not expanding the argument to whether or not the Warsaw Pact would have prevailed in a conflict with NATO. Meh.
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  293.  @Elatenl  They would definitely help, assuming they could be based where the Russians could not get at them. But I don't believe they would be the difference that wins the war for Ukraine.
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  294. If the Taiwanese were really serious about defending their country at all costs, they should exploit a strategy to increase the relative area---BY TUNNELING UNDERGROUND THROUGHOUT THEIR ISLAND.
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  295.  @GUNNER67akaKelt  Two words: Iwo Jima.
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  296.  @GUNNER67akaKelt  Agreed.
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  297.  @nellyfrittata8319  That will certainly be true if Donald Trump is reelected.
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  298. Let me qualify that statement a bit. That is 2/3rds of the assigned forces, not the entire Russian Army.
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  299. If the Russians rubble a city in the face of determined resistance they could get a second Battle of Monte Casino.
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  300.  @moonasha  The Trio (Australia/Japan/USA) will definitely be tight. India is too obtuse to place any reliance upon. They do their own thing. And we should leave them to it.
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  301. 13:48 "Is that a missile in your pants Joe, or are you just happ...oh it is missile."
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  302. Peaceful reconcilation with Taiwan? Think the J. J. Jameson meme.
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  303. A bankrupt army using a phoney, bankrupt currency. Sounds about right.
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  304.  @dylanwalker7624  Interesting.
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  305.  @yeoshenghong4802  Excellent point. And the tank doesn't even need a proper active countermeasures system at that point, because it can just pop smoke grenades and move.
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  306. The Army has tried to adopt so many vehicles of this type it's ridiculous. With the single exception of the Sheridan, all these projects crap out. Leaving nothing.
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  307.  @BaconSlayer69  Actually depends on the specific rifle and barrel length, and the specific 5.56mm round used. A Mark 18 firing the Mark 262 round (77 grain bullet) will get out well beyond 500 meters.
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  308. There is no serving anti-aircraft variant based on the Leopard 2.
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  309.  @ConstantinosDrymiotes1  Well darn if you are not correct. The Finns transferred their 7 Marksman turrets from T-55's to Leopard 2. I was in error.
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  310. You don't speak for Russian state television who think their country is battling imaginary nazis and winning.
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  311. You mean Putin's overconfidence in his incompetent army.
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  312. In a hair's length? Oh sweet Rapunzel.
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  313. 10:20 Whats Masada got to do with anything?
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  314. Fortunately most American voters did not support Donald Trump in the last election. Israel should be careful of getting to chummy with one of our political parties over another.
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  315.  @MasterBlasterSr  That is why they could use some TOS-1 or a homemade equivalent.
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  316. The Subscribe button might as well be a Redcoat. For a good reason.
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  317.  @dashikashi4734  Not sure I agree. I can't believe China, Russia or any nation would contemplate invading any of the 4 main islands of Japan. The smaller islands disputed by China...yes.
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  318.  @kukulroukul4698  Oh I think we all know a lot more about Russian military capabilities than we did a year ago.
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  319.  @dashikashi4734  Yes both countries are aggressors, but invading Japanese territory brings American military involvement.
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  320.  @dashikashi4734  I didn't say that...nor did I say Japan shouldn't have some MBT's...I was talking about the probability of China or Russia attacking Japan, in light of the likely response from the United States. But if I were Japanese I would want to see naval and air assets given priority.
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  321.  @dashikashi4734  Huh? Are you talking about Ukraine or Japan?
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  322.  @dashikashi4734  I agree.
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  323.  @kameronjones7139  Which unfortunately will not takeout a reinforced bunker.
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  324.  @kameronjones7139  Well short of a direct hit (with impact or better delayed fuze) anyway.
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  325.  @nickolasortiz8045  No there are not always partisan groups left behind. It depends on many factors. In the Allied campaign in NW Europe of WWII, there were no significant German partisan groups left behind, as the front moved forward (excepting some coastal ports still held by the Nazis).
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  326.  @aflyingcowboy31  Ok I don't have time to look up a bunch of references so this will have to due: "the V Corps advance was interrupted from 24 to 30 March due to a severe Shamal or sandstorm, attacks by Iraqi paramilitary forces or Fedayeen, the need to secure supply lines, and the need to relieve 3 ID units from rear area and supply line security roles." That citation is from "Sustainment of Army Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom: Battlefield Logistics and Effects on Operations." pp 6-7 Eric Peltz, et.al. Rand Corporation. The pdf is available online. I have read the same or similar in other works. The Fedayeen who were attacking the supply lines for the most part were not organized for combat into large complex units and they typically operated in a distributed fashion. And yet they caused delay (along with other factors). In my above post I indicated there 'might' be Ukrainian units in the shaded area, and if so they 'might' cause problems for the advancing Russian forces, I certainly never implied that their potential presence could by itself prove decisive. Ok. Now I have to get on with my day.
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  327.  @carlosjavierpalacios6793  Unfriending Saudi Arabia would not lead to World War III.
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  328.  Tin Watchman  It could lead to short term recession, but the long term result could well be worth it. Now is the time for standingby our true friends and allies. "You can run faster with ten who want to go, than one around your neck."
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  329. 'It is what it is.' BUT IS IT?
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  330.  Tin Watchman  The correct answer is no. Sorry no cash prize for you.
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  331. The basic equation is WRONG! There is a persistent effort in the US Army to make light infantry into something akin to light mechanized or motorized infantry. Not counting counterinsurgency operations where all personnel operate from MRAP type vehicles, the Army should just build more mechanized and motorized units, and fewer light infantry units.
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  332.  @RomanHistoryFan476AD  True. But they were still draftees/conscripts.
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  333.  @spidermann5000  Absolutely.
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  334.  @AthenaNKnight  You are not wrong. But the word nuclear freaks a lot of people out. Now excuse me while I go get batteries for my Geiger Counter.
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  335.  @AthenaNKnight  Bananas aren't too bad. Now if you happen to have any old Fiestaware you should definitely beware.
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