Comments by "Ulrik Schack Meyer" (@ulrikschackmeyer848) on "How many fighter jets does Ukraine need?" video.

  1. Me too. Også mig.
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  2. Very important question, thank you.
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  3. I completely agree with you, Sir. I think he is just trying to manage (amateurish) overly optimistic expectation. Like: ' When we didn't give early, then the very least we can do is to 'give long'.'
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  4. ​ @rogerrantz2024 I can only support you choice. We must all contribute in every way we see fit. Isn't that what democracy is all about?
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  5. ​ @anderspuck when will you make that? Every third question circles around that. I mean why not use F-16 ASAP as 'behind frontline launch platforms'? Surely there is much damage to be done to the Russians without getting into a close fight with them?
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  6. That sounds like a solid plan you're putting forward. It would be nice to know that people like you are being listened to, and not just the tactical guys on the frontline.
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  7. Thanks for the reminder. So very true. But enough force-multipliers CAN end up changing the game! A force-multiplyer is just a term for a long-term game changer.
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  8. Very important question. Get them online ASAP, even if it is just as 'rear area launch platforms' to begin with.
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  9. You are not alone. It's amazing the Impact pr. Video this guy has.
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  10. Me too. If we don't have these planes now, I'd sure as H..., like to know what the GOOD reasons from e.g. US government are? Or could be? Anyone? Rumours from the White House press corps? When I think of all the crap being put out daily on YouTube, why on Earth is this not the hottest topic to speculate on?
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  11. My thought exactly. They don't even have to get close to the Russians to be deadly! Might as well start ASAP getting those 'launch-platforms' airborne.
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  12. Etwas verspähtet aber jetz guter Kraft nach vorne. Danke sehr vom Dänemark
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  13. Ja, han er både Danmark og Ukraine en god mand! Ham kan vi være stolte af. På trods af hans ganske få videoer, har han jo også jeg fantastisk ry i YouTube- branchen.
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  14. Apart from losing a lot of pilots going down in old planes, I couldn't agree more. I the Ukrainians would be willing to fly them, why not let them. Its their country. It's their choice. And I would love answers too, to you very intelligent questions.
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  15. Tak dine landsmænd for samarbejdet med Danmark. Det er vi mange der er stolte over/glade for. To gamle handelsnationer der samarbejder om at løse de problemer de andre snakker om.
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  16. Another cool head prevails! Bravo. Now we have a plan to go by! But then please tell me, Anders, what is the downside of getting some Ukrainian F-16 airborne, JUST AND ONLY, to improve shooting down of missiles? ASAP? Why do they HAVE to be trained on harder jobs, before they are allowed to do the easier ones? And why can we NOT let say experienced, volunteer American pilots, start on the (easiest?) job today? I don't get why the Ukrainian civilians HAVE to die, just so that NATO can claim that they ALWAYS train EVERYBODY to NATO standards? (And don't JUST say that the Danish/Dutch training will be below normal NATO standards. We all know that.)
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  17. ​ @thomasbaagaard 4 months on average US trainers says.
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  18. A much understated fact. I don't understand why they dont send just a few right away. I'm sure they could find a couple of foreign pilots to fly them. And double the Ukrainian capacity on that particular field. I would if I could. But unfortunately the only thing I master is a keyboard.
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  19. That's why he said so, right? So what's your point?
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  20. Dear Anders. After 4,5 hours straight of reading and commenting I made it throught the first round. We met outside DR-byen some months ago. You may remember. I'm happy to see the well-deserved fame you have. Other creators post three times a week without getting your noteriety. The happy smile is well earned. And as I said then, your cool military models and anti-hype analysis is much sought after. And rightly so. 'Ro på folkens. Far er hos jer.'
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  21. Isn't it easier if we just imagined that Ukraine keeps fighting and the West keeps supporting? Isn't that the FASTEST way to where you say you want to go?
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  22. my thoughts exactly.
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  23. My very sentiment.
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  24. He is almost alway like the on the Danish telly too. My guess is that it's because he is never in doubt that Ukraine WILL win in the end. But as her majesty's loyal servant, of course he cannot say so in public.
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  25. I saw somethin in the comment that need not be a joke. Let the Ukrainians play with flying A- 10...remote! No pilot to die. Just think of it. BRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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  26. My thought exactly. Please let me know if you get any good answers.
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  27. I think he meant that this longtime support is what we HAVE to give..in the long run. NOT that it should be the ONLY thing we should do. I too in believe the the assumed 'uselessness' of F-16 ASAP/right now' is a theory worth testing!
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  28. Cheapest way to keep a bear in its cage!
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  29. So nice to hear Perun- being used. Otherwise I couldn't agree more with you. The last century or so Denmark has always loved ORGANIZING things! A Dane. Did we mention making Joint Nordic Fighter Command, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland joining fighter forces. Just to let Russia know that they can't take us one at a time.
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  30. Well , if you are a Western citizen you probably will. Along with the rest of us. It's called 'the price of freedom'.
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  31. Jeg er sikker på at Vesten godt vil give ' en god pris' til de tremmer, der skal holde bjørnen i buret.
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  32. ​ @ninatouchdown2500  Jeg frygter at bjørnen vil være den samme i en rum tid frem. Uanset hvad den kalder sig.
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  33. SOUNDS LIKE A GRAND IDEA.
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  34. Well start doing your stretching. It's supposed to be very health for you.
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  35. Yep, if they only would, Ukraine could have 300 next week.
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  36. Well, The Ukrainians still have other planes sorrowing so the Russians have not succeeded in targeting the lot. So I'm sure some F-16 would survive as well. And just improving the long range air defence would be be an important 'defensive force-multiplyer' - less harm to Ukraine! They is NOT a bad thing!
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  37. Från en en del av Joint Nordic Fighter Command ock NATO. VÄLKOMMEN ÅTER - FRÅN DANMARK.
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  38. I believe a fully stocked F-16 can out-spot and out-range any Russian helicopter. Which would be their first, second or third, job, before even getting close to the frontline!
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  39. Yep, not sending them for just this one job, already doesn't make sense. Politics, I guess.
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  40. someone here in the comments came up with a brilliant idea. Let the Ukrainians fly A-10 remote. Drone war XL! If anyone can pull that off, it's the Ukrainians. I'd love to see them have a go at it. Or have some former A-10 pilots volonteer to run it from a trailer park somewhere.
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  41. Thnx, algo too
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  42. ​ @aleksandar8082 So who invaded Ukraine in the first place??? And that is what the Ukrainians are 'countering'. I'll give you a clue. Is a neighbor to the East. Get it?
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  43. Yes, what is the downside to letting that happen 6 month ago or at least ASAP? Does anybody know?
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  44. Would you consider working, volontering for Ukraine? It sounds as if your talents are sorely needed. My eternal gratitude, should you choose to.
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  45. My thoughts exactly. Why not just get someone in ASAP to do the easier jobs?
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  46. We'll be glad to join you. And thanks for good solid cooperation from the Netherlands. 🇩🇰🇺🇦 Slava UKRAINI 🇺🇦🇩🇰
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  47. But is they've only got a few maintenance crews WHY NOT give these crews a few planes ASAP. They don't have to have the whole shebang build out to receive the first plane!
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  48. Interesting. Let's hope you're right. But we might not be able to send all of our F-16 right away. I believe the last of the new planes aren't supposed to arrive before 2025-27? Please correct me I anybody knows better.
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  49. As a nation Danes are often the quiet guys in the background. With the solid, thought-trough planning.
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  50. I never heard good answers to that question either.
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  51. Ja, vi er relativt forkælede, indholdsmæssigt, med Anders.
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  52. Thanks to the Dutch for the cooperation, that the Big Guys, can't get sorted out. Give my grateful regards to your countrymen. A Dane
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  53. I believe the operative word is or rather was 'earlier'! Sad to say. I believe Ben Hodges did his best as a non-politicianl
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  54. Not THAT is a novel idea! Are you Ukrainian? They could come up with a plan like that, and make it work! Drone war XL!
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  55. Looking forward to you joining in. Længe leve Joint Nordic Fighter Command fra CPH. 🇩🇰
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  56. I think you should take that particular beef up with the AMERICAN government. Anders is a Dane (I guess trying to manage hysterical expectations), not a responsible American in charge of US aid.
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  57. I think the West will pay to keep Russia in its box. As the right wing American senator said: 'It's the best deal we have EVER made.'
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  58. ​ @Lizardo451  Republican leader of the house I think, can't remember the name. The one that visited Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
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  59. You might want to inform yourself of fact before saying what is NOT happening. There are videos around slowing pilots in Ukraine 6 months ago learning English, student manuals, training on app simulators. Everything possible without having professional simulators and planes. So you can rest assured that the Ukrainians are indeed doing all they can. So I hope that makes you feel better about Ukraine's progress. If that is what you want?
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  60. A very good idea. Thank you for proposing.
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  61. Unfortunately A-10 is a sitting duk against Russian air defence. It can only survive under friendly total air control. So no go. That's why US is shutting them down.
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  62. A very interesting question. The mere presence of F-16 might be a force-multiplyer like the first HIMARS! They probably will. As soon as they get them. So my question is why wait?
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  63. Well, if any nation can arrange the whole thing with minimal fuzz, trust the Danes to do it. Quietly. Behind the scenes. Nobody does it better. Do you think that it is just by chance that it's a Dane that comes up with all the nice, quiet, solid plans to make everybody calm down? I don't. 'Han er Danmark en god mand' sagde man før i tiden. Og Ukraine, NATO, Demokratiet. Og Friheden. 🇩🇰🇺🇦Slava Ukraini🇺🇦🇩🇰
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  64. Freedom means that YOU are free to move. Not that IT is free to move.
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  65. My thoughts exactly, but why NOT send in a few pilots and planes ASAP, to do the easier jobs, e.g. air defence? It may not be a 'game changer' but far fewer Ukrainians and Ukrainian industry would suffer? Can anyone explain to me why that is NOT a good idea? Or, if not, why it isn't happening?
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  66. My thoughts exactly. What's the upside of waiting? I DONT UNDERSTAND! ANYONE?
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  67. Yep, ought to.
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  68. Så er vi to. For demokrati og frihed! På en underlig bagvendt måde er jeg (som historisk interesseret) taknemmelig for at jeg stadig kan få lov til at bidrage til store og vigtige begivenheder. At historien ikke er død. Som nu med Ukraine.
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  69. JEP, Han er en brav ka'l, ikke?
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  70. Very interesting question.
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  71. I don't know who you were thinking of, but Sweden NEVER had F-16, only home grown fighters, SAAB Draken, Viggen and now JAS.
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  72. Well if they'd just send the stuff right now (Abrams, F-16, ATACMS etc., in bulk) I don't mind waiting a bit longer for the explanation. Rather than the other way round. Just saying.
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  73. Someone here had an absolutely brilliant idea (about A-10). Let the Ukrainians fly them REMOTE! If anyone can pull that off it'll be Ukraine! No pilots life is wasted. And think of all the old warplanes that can die an honourable death. In combat. And go to a hero's graveyard! And why not? Why don't we just ask the Ukrainians if they want to have a go at it? Their country. Their choice.
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  74. Then you'll be happy to know that the first Leopard 2 are now successfully active in the Southern front. So by all means let the F-16 be likewise, just as you predict. 🇩🇰🇺🇦 SLAVE UKRAINI 🇺🇦🇩🇰 OR?
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  75. Ground radar and even F-16 own radar can detect incoming missiles a very long distances. And it's anti-missile missiles are fast and long-range enough to take out the Russian missiles long time before they reach their target. It's all a question of having radars and missiles that are long-range enough and precise enough. And the F-16 has precisely that! So no problem once they are in Ukraine.
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  76. My very thoughts. You must obviously be highly intelligent, Sir.
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  77. If you are from one of these countries yourself I will not disagree with you. If your not, I will not piss off a potential ally. One of the Danes eagerly waiting to send a crate of Carlsberg to the Ukrainian pilots to make them feel welcome.
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  78. They could be! Int'l pilots volonteer. Could start next week! First batch of Ukrainian pilots flying ONLY (relatively safe) standoff missions as 'launch platform' from rear areas. Forcing the Russians back in their launch areas. This year sure. Then the jobs being tackled can be expanded as the Ukrainian pilots are capable of handling it. Make F-16!a 'defence force-multiplyer' first. Ground support MUCH later! Next year perhaps. Just repeating a smashing idea seen here in the comments: Ukrainians (or intl volonteers) fly A-10 remote! Drone war XL.
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  79. Well that very much depends on 'us' are, doesn't it?
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  80. I've been reliably informed that such venues have already been attempted several times. 6 months ago a conscript mobik, near Bakhmut surrendered and handed over his brand new Pantsir S (net worth stated as $ 120 mill) ...for a meal of two MRE-packs!
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  81. brilliant idea. Let's hope so.
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  82. But the Russians still only have ONE plane that can match them! So there.
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