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Forum: Military Aviation

24th Nov 2016, 04:02

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Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

For those who were crying wolf about Kuznetsov: ...

For those who were crying wolf about Kuznetsov:

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/type-45-destroyer-towed-back-port-break/

Quote:

HMS Duncan, a Type 45 Destroyer, has been towed back to...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Nov 2016, 15:55

Replies: 184

Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

Lonewolf, You wrote: "I suspect he's more...

Lonewolf,

You wrote: "I suspect he's more along the lines of Ike's PoV that the strength of America is its economy, from which all other strength can be derived."

I'd prefer to have such an...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Nov 2016, 15:57

Replies: 184

Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

Russian criminal elements in Cyprus are kids and...

Russian criminal elements in Cyprus are kids and beggars as compared with those who happily reside in London and Cote d'Azur and are welcomed there as "serious businessmen" and "investors" "hiding...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Nov 2016, 06:38

Replies: 184

Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

KAL902, KAL007 - shot down by interceptor...

KAL902, KAL007 - shot down by interceptor aircraft, and this thread is about fleet ops(Navy).

MH 17 - shot down by Ukrainians (rebels or government, is yet unclear) like they "treated" SBI 1812...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Nov 2016, 04:03

Replies: 184

Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

The Sultan, You probably meant the US...

The Sultan,

You probably meant the US ship shooting down a civilian airlines, didn't you?
The only well-known accident of that kind with a navy ship (USS Vincennes destroyed and Iranian A-300)...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Oct 2016, 15:17

Replies: 184

Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

Hangarshuffle, Absolutely agree. And it...

Hangarshuffle,

Absolutely agree. And it works both way: WTF should I confront my dozens of friends in US, UK, hundreds in continental Europe just because the current regime decided to consider...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Oct 2016, 07:40

Replies: 184

Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

HS, It was announced in advance (and...

HS,

It was announced in advance (and reflected in the media) that there would be live training for those Su-33's that are hosted onboard. Whether it were in the North sea or would be later...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Oct 2016, 07:02

Replies: 184

Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

ImageGear, You put things upside down....

ImageGear,

You put things upside down. "Cooperation" from late 80's through early 00's meant "surrender" and humiliation for Russia. Lots of hardware were destroyed to reduce its amount (as the...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Oct 2016, 15:32

Replies: 184

Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

Arclite01, The answer is very simple. Air...

Arclite01,

The answer is very simple. Air carriers are the means of an aggressor (or, more mild, of an offensive side) generally speaking. I.e., you move the air force closer to the theater, which...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Oct 2016, 05:32

Replies: 184

Russian fleet sailing in to the North sea

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Posted By A_Van

Don't you follow the news? These old tubs seem to...

Don't you follow the news? These old tubs seem to move to Mediterranean. No interest in UK or intentions to threat anybody. After that Kuznetsov is scheduled to get (a long lasting) maintenance at...

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