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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2020, 16:23
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Personally I wouldn't be dancing and waving my...

Personally I wouldn't be dancing and waving my gun next to the wreckage of a state-of-the-art Turkish drone which my forces had just shot down. Just asking for trouble.

Also, that parachute...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2020, 15:45
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

So the Russian's role is restricted to providing...

So the Russian's role is restricted to providing air strikes, not air cover for regime ground forces? Also no MANPADs etc for the guys on the ground? I know they haven't needed them in the past, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2018, 12:02
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Pretty clever piece of tech the Harop. I...

Pretty clever piece of tech the Harop.

I guess there's always the option to "Kamikaze" a UAV onto a high value target-of-opportunity even if it weren't purpose-built for such use.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2018, 18:23
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Felt a nad sorry for the bloke who ran to the...

Felt a nad sorry for the bloke who ran to the vehicle just before the missile impacted - I'm guessing he realised he'd left his phone in the cab? Mind you I guess the group of guys stood chatting...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2018, 12:08
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Syria now claiming its shot down missiles that...

Syria now claiming its shot down missiles that exist only in their imagination. Makes a bit a mockery of their claims at the weekend
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2018, 08:35
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Russian defence ministry now claiming Syria AD...

Russian defence ministry now claiming Syria AD downed 150 of the 120 missiles launched against the country...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2018, 14:58
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Interesting thread on incident on Maxim Suchkov's...

Interesting thread on incident on Maxim Suchkov's Twitter feed @MSuchkov_ALM

Upshot is that it was a case of comms breakdown/mistaken ID, and will have minimal impact on US/Russian interactions in...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2018, 12:31
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Hmm - the Kremlin seem to be washing their hands...

Hmm - the Kremlin seem to be washing their hands of this matter. All a bit embarrassing apparently.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2013, 07:23
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

I beg to differ. What's to stop there being...

I beg to differ.

What's to stop there being a never-ending series of border disputes?

The radical elements of all shades need to be damped down, by force or whatever, for any prospect of a...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2013, 10:16
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

I thought it would have a simple calculation on...

I thought it would have a simple calculation on his behalf- lose his CW capability and loads besides to a US air strike (+see my enemies greatly emboldened), or spend years giving it up and try to...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2013, 17:43
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Well what a surprise. That particular piece of...

Well what a surprise. That particular piece of smallprint is going to be a deal-breaker, I fear. Time to start marching back up the hill.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2013, 16:31
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Yes, that prospect was raised by a BBC journo...

Yes, that prospect was raised by a BBC journo this morning. Its going to be hellishly difficult to supervise the collection and removal of this kit in the middle of a war.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2013, 08:11
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

SASless - I thought you weren't too bothered...

SASless - I thought you weren't too bothered about that?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 22:08
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

You don't think he's a little, erm, vain? And...

You don't think he's a little, erm, vain? And quite short, so I've heard. Do you think he's repressing something, maybe certain inclinations? Perhaps you could ask him if you ever meet him - I'm sure...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 22:03
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Gosh, peace seems to have broken out here too....

Gosh, peace seems to have broken out here too. What's going on?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 21:26
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Yup, Putin will be as durable as syphilis, but...

Yup, Putin will be as durable as syphilis, but much less fun.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 21:22
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Mercifully we're only talking about a handful of...

Mercifully we're only talking about a handful of countries. The likes of Yemen, Libya and Iraq have fallen out of their sway for good. Still, greater Iran is a biggie.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 19:45
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Yep, carry on as before but play nice. I...

Yep, carry on as before but play nice.

I wonder what other "technical assistance" the Russians and Iranians have offered to help him finally get the job done (Russia: boots on the ground?)
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 19:42
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

No way. He'll claim prior art on Kerry's proposal...

No way. He'll claim prior art on Kerry's proposal to disarm Assad (even though he apparently never meant it to be taken seriously when he said it), and claim victory. By some miracle your...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 14:28
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

How do you define multinational - more than two...

How do you define multinational - more than two countries? And how do you define support - warm words, or something a little more tangible?


In some respects it may actually be a good thing that...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 13:05
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

I don't think the reason is bogus - far from it....

I don't think the reason is bogus - far from it. The threat from both was there for all to see from the outset. The thing is is that its hard for the man-in-the-street to make this connection, let...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 12:53
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Rather a lot, I would contend, given what has...

Rather a lot, I would contend, given what has already been said. If the statement made some conciliatory remark about reflecting the national and international mood, not wanting to inflame an already...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 11:58
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Indeed. The debate is whether the alleged use of...

Indeed. The debate is whether the alleged use of CW by Iran's puppet constitute an adequate pretext for a military response, or do we hold fire and continue our existing strategy of containment,...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 08:22
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

This has been intimated before, however one would...

This has been intimated before, however one would have thought an easier option would have been to route one up through Iraq to Turkey to hook-up with the various gas pipelines being built westwards...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2013, 22:30
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Thanks for the advice however that may be a...

Thanks for the advice however that may be a little difficult seeing as I usually ply my trade over on JB, unless of course you're talking aggregate IQs :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2013, 20:50
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

At the rate he's going he'll soon only be seeing...

At the rate he's going he'll soon only be seeing his own posts. Still, at least he'll be happy (hopefully he won't disagree with something he posted earlier and send himself off to the 'Peanut...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2013, 19:17
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

He's done more than inferred - he pretty much...

He's done more than inferred - he pretty much said as much at the end of the G20. He was always going to back Assad, it was just a matter of how far. Now we know.

This looks like our Cuba moment...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2013, 18:35
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Now you're beginning to sound like Putin. We will...

Now you're beginning to sound like Putin. We will never know for sure, however the evidence is pointing pretty strongly in one direction, with scant if any in any other.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2013, 17:01
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

AA - would the use of CW justify intervention? I...

AA - would the use of CW justify intervention? I know it hasn't in the past but this situation is different in that Syria may well have been put up to this, or at allowed to act in this manner, by...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2013, 06:50
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Yet you're all for non-intervention in Iran's...

Yet you're all for non-intervention in Iran's puppet? Doesn't quite stack.


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Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2013, 06:48
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Well it depends how they define 'opposite'. They...

Well it depends how they define 'opposite'. They could mean the other side of the globe ;)

I'm not sure how anyone could deploy a warship to the Med w/o anyone noticing...


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Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2013, 22:09
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Maybe more clout (in this instance) but...

Maybe more clout (in this instance) but absolutely no principles. Theirs is a truly depressingly and bleak view of the world.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2013, 22:05
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Let me think... :ugh:

Let me think...

:ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2013, 20:46
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

In the not too distant future the Iran issue is...

In the not too distant future the Iran issue is going to come to the fore and we'll be faced with the same question again. When it does, the stakes will be considerably higher and we may not be able...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2013, 14:59
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,436
Posted By dead_pan

Sunfish, have a gander at this article and tell...

Sunfish, have a gander at this article and tell us what you think:

The left's irrational fear of American intervention | Niall Ferguson | Comment is free | The Guardian...
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