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Russia-Ukraine war: Turkey's talk show generals sway public against Nato:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/...r-talk-show-generals-sway-public-against-nato
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/...r-talk-show-generals-sway-public-against-nato
what? Who? When? Gimmeee gimmeee gimmeeeeeee!
It's really depressing to read, especially opinion polls.
Well, yes, but then Turkey has long been regarded as the least reliable NATO member.
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But of course they don't mention any missile strikes - that would be too damaging an image for their propaganda to accept - and will probably end up blaming some crew member for carelessly tossing away a lit cigarette.
It says a lot for the terrible state of the Russian military that a prize flagship that supposedly has multi-layered defence systems has been taken down by two land-based missiles, both of which apparently hit.
Assuming they’re attacking a US carrier group, Aegis would have something to say about all that.
People are saying that this ship was basically patrolling the air and protecting other ships in black sea as well which are now very suspect to the attacks I take?
I think the Ukrainians already used that one when the Belgorod fuel depot went up in smoke
Let's just say my trust in the defense systems of US carriers is limited since I know someone who sunk one (at least could have done so, it was simulated during an exercise)
But I admit that Aegis isn't part of the defense against submarines, so that wasn't at fault there.
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I pity the guy that has to tell Putin the bad news about his flagship.
Yeah missiles coming through the air are a little different than a Swedish diesel sub using a sonar silent engine and covered with a sonar absorbing coating and electromagnets sneaking around.Let's just say my trust in the defense systems of US carriers is limited since I know someone who sunk one (at least could have done so, it was simulated during an exercise)
But I admit that Aegis isn't part of the defense against submarines, so that wasn't at fault there.
Budget Ticonderoga
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Reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from any movie (minus the successful mission done by the USS Indianapolis):
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Russians claiming there are no casualities (all 500 of the crew evacuated) and that it was caused by an onboard fire that triggered an ammunition explosion.
How they can even know that there are zero casualties at this stage is ridiculous. The usual BS, basically.
How they can even know that there are zero casualties at this stage is ridiculous. The usual BS, basically.
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Haha got em
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And a carrier group has an absolute feck ton of defences (not to speak of offensive capability), which is why one has not been sunk before. Last time US lost a carrier was during WW2 against the Japanese. And it hasn't been for lack of trying. Meanwhile this carrier-killer seems to have been killed by a couple of subsonic, land-based, anti-ship missiles based on 80s Soviet tech from a country with no navy. The absolute shambles.
The only way a single missile cruiser could sink a carrier group is in target practice.
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The looks on the faces of the other panellists whilst she says this:
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Russia’s Oil Industry, Linchpin of Economy, Feels Sting of Ukraine War Disruptions:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia...-sting-of-ukraine-war-disruptions-11649843249
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia...-sting-of-ukraine-war-disruptions-11649843249
No censorship between 1905 and 1917? Nothing by the Czar or during the war? Okay then.
Absolutely insane. How do the Russian people react to stuff like this?
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That's not the Moskva. In any case, how would the Ukrainians have a video from a nearby ship?
It's apparently a video of a Norwegian Navy Test Missile Strike:
This makes way more sense than actually having a camera that close.
After watching it a few times, I started having doubts, namely the sound of the explosion being immediate. I deleted it.
OK. Also, from the video of the Norwegian test as compared to the other video, we can hear the same sound of the engine of the ship that's doing the filming, plus the very same sound of the explosion.
Another point about that Norweigian ship clip - Any tweet that claims Andriy Biletsky as the "Azov Leader" is pure propaganda. He was one of the founders of the unit who has far-right views and is therefore constantly used by Russian disinfo ops for their Nazi nonsense. He left the Azov Battalion in 2014 as it was transformed to a regular National Guard unit.
The tweet did say founder though, not leader.
Was sure it said leader... Might have been on a diff tweet I saw.
Ukraine May Get U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Strike Drones:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michae...us-mq-9-reaper-strike-drones/?sh=3987cae5b3b0
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michae...us-mq-9-reaper-strike-drones/?sh=3987cae5b3b0
Apparently World war 3 has already started.
Wonder if she will go to jail for calling it a war?
Wonder if she will go to jail for calling it a war?
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