I’m not saying you don’t put a warhead on it, I’m just saying 10,000lbs at 3500mph would feck a lot of shit up all on its own.
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Those howitzers are pretty cool.
MAD applies regardless of hypersonic missiles, not least because no amount of these is going to hit even one of the nuclear-launch-capable submarines when it can't find them.I've always believed in MAD...
Whether true or not (and some people in the thread vouch for the guy), it's an interesting read:
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Holy fecking shit.
I reckon there's a couple more tanks in the water we can't quite see.
That’s an entire BTG worth of vehicles.
Gosh I actually think this is legitimate based on who's vouching for him. The guy who is vouching for him is confirmed to be sending drones and other equipment to verified soldiers like James Vasquez (@jmvasquez1974). Also some prominent people are following this account, in contrast to what I've seen with some other fake accounts.
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Hard to see how this invasion could have backfired any more spectacularly for Putin.
Actually unreal how Russia's invasion has emboldened its neighbours against it. Literally the exact opposite of what was supposed to happen.
Russian soldiers in Ukrainian prisons will have a very short life.
They were doing a good job behind the scenes before the war, causing havoc internally. Without the war, maybe Le Pen would've given Macron more of a run for his money, have Trump pushed again in couple of years time, Nord stream 2 would've tightened the screw around german balls. Fruits of Putins 20+ year reign are being undone in a matter of months, perhaps, he was always going for this endgame, and now just felt with himself getting on, his time to seize glory was running out, and he didn't want the next guy taking all the credit.
I don't know how this will end but as of now, Putin is having a disasterclass.
Hire Ralf as an interim?
The entire mythos of a "powerful Russian military" has been completely wiped away. The only thing they have left is nukes and if they use them, there's not going to be a Russia anymore. Putin's regime only remains viable because of nukes and all the invasion did was reaffirm that they truly are the backwater of Europe.
Russia's influence over non-Nato states ceased the minute the tank that is now scrap metal crossed the border. A weak, wounded angry man that has deluded his population into madness and clings to power by hovering his finger over a big red button.
Russia's influence over non-Nato states ceased the minute the tank that is now scrap metal crossed the border. A weak, wounded angry man that has deluded his population into madness and clings to power by hovering his finger over a big red button.
Ukraine war: Russia pushed back from Kharkiv - report from front line:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61378196
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61378196
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Looks like he's been botoxed
Yeah, there’s a net of volunteers that are helping them at the moment, including helping them move towards Europe or settle in in Russia (surprisingly, some prefer to do it, especially if they have relatives somewhere, although it’s obviously a minority by far).
The scariest thing is the “filtration” that happens when they cross the border the first time — because we don’t really know what happens with those who fail it. Some were found in Russian prisons, I believe, but there are certainly Nazi vibes about that whole procedure and I’d fear for the worst.
Oh, that’s a given.
He looks like someone who is getting heavy medication.
Looks like it was russian botox
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I agree. We know why they did it. but its unjustified.
That’s just made me laugh out loud for 5 minutes straight. Thanks.
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Could anyone doubt they're killing all the people they don't like that they take? I don't.
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Anyone wanna see Finland get their WWII land back?
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Isn't this a remarkable lack of discipline? Depending on the level of detail and accuracy, couldn't this kind of information potentially be used for artillery strikes on areas with high concentration?
Aye there's clearly little disapline there. They could try to confiscate the phones but most troops will know they are never getting it back so...
Russia have been seen as the height of discipline so far during this war
Their elite secure communications system doesn't work
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/russian-troops-era-phone-system-ukraine-destroyed-4g-masts-1504149
I know British paras have to hand their phones in before embarkation, even in peacetime.
I mean even if there is no base station to connect to, the gsm is always trying to broadcast and find one, at a higher power than nominal. Its very easily detectable from the air.
Some units could still be more disciplined than others, so the map might not be as useful as you think.
Oh, Russians also have to.