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Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2024, 12:40
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

Russia has been far too successful in decreeing...

Russia has been far too successful in decreeing that it alone has the right to conduct and support military operations in Ukraine but nobody else can. Anything that disabuses them of that belief is...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2024, 07:32
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

An assumption based on incomplete information and...

An assumption based on incomplete information and viewing the war as if it's a game of Risk. There are far too many human, military, geopolitical and economic variables to draw these conclusions....
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2024, 11:16
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

You seem to think it's like a game of Risk, where...

You seem to think it's like a game of Risk, where 8 armies always beat 2 armies. If that was the case Putin would have been in Kiev long ago. These particular figures are intelligence estimates for...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2024, 13:31
Replies: 1,602
Views: 361,070
Posted By Video Mixdown

I think it's more accurate to say the submarine...

I think it's more accurate to say the submarine is named after a number of historic Royal Navy ships rather rather than a Greek King, most notably HMS Agamemnon launched in 1781 and part of Nelson's...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2024, 18:00
Replies: 19
Views: 2,390
Posted By Video Mixdown

That's a ridiculous comparison. A military...

That's a ridiculous comparison. A military solution to the rubber boats would be easy and cheap if it was acceptable, but it rightly is not. The technology for such a defence system is well developed...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 11:07
Replies: 42
Views: 7,778
Posted By Video Mixdown

In its day camouflage was intended as a...

In its day camouflage was intended as a disruptive pattern when viewed from above against a brown/green natural background. Can't see many airshow spectators having that problem.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2024, 11:16
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

On the other hand Ukraine can now use whatever...

On the other hand Ukraine can now use whatever ammunition they already have rather more freely knowing that it will be replenished soon.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 18:30
Replies: 11
Views: 1,561
Posted By Video Mixdown

They are no different to any other weapon. After...

They are no different to any other weapon. After initial success effective anti-drone systems will emerge and the whole cycle will begin again.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 17:47
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

That is what irks me most about the current...

That is what irks me most about the current vacillation from the US. Nobody forced them to get involved, they decided that for themselves. I wonder how proud they'll be if next year the kit they...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 08:50
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

This is nothing to do with NATO. Individual...

This is nothing to do with NATO. Individual countries have decided for themselves whether to support Ukraine or not, and are contributing what they can. The US did not have to get involved, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2024, 16:47
Replies: 25
Views: 5,596
Posted By Video Mixdown

It is not fun whatever lame excuses you make. The...

It is not fun whatever lame excuses you make. The man was there for talks with an important friend and ally of the UK.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2024, 16:13
Replies: 25
Views: 5,596
Posted By Video Mixdown

Wishing harm on a politician because you...

Wishing harm on a politician because you personally disagree with his policies is disgraceful and not funny. Take your childish remarks to JB.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 09:48
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

You are accepting that Russia has the right to...

You are accepting that Russia has the right to behave as if Ukraine is part of Russia when it is not. Putin's narrative has no validity outside Russia's borders.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 08:22
Replies: 12
Views: 4,944
Posted By Video Mixdown

Spotters never joke. They take themselves too...

Spotters never joke. They take themselves too seriously for that.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 21:27
Replies: 38
Views: 5,585
Posted By Video Mixdown

Why would anyone pay an astronomical cost to...

Why would anyone pay an astronomical cost to develop such an aircraft, then pay as much again to convert it for some unspecified military role? Are there not enough proper (and also astronomically...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 09:48
Replies: 366
Views: 85,476
Posted By Video Mixdown

The whole of NATO? Unlikely.

The whole of NATO? Unlikely.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 09:34
Replies: 366
Views: 85,476
Posted By Video Mixdown

WWII: Hundreds of bombers, thousands of bombs,...

WWII: Hundreds of bombers, thousands of bombs, nearly all missing the target.
Now: One Typhoon/F-35/UAV, one bomb, target destroyed.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 21:49
Replies: 29
Views: 4,814
Posted By Video Mixdown

There was no 'incident'. Just a hysterically...

There was no 'incident'. Just a hysterically inaccurate media story about something that has been happening for months.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 20:13
Replies: 29
Views: 4,814
Posted By Video Mixdown

Are there really people on this thread who think...

Are there really people on this thread who think commercial and military aircraft can’t navigate without GPS?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 20:46
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

Is that the same Vitaly Robertus who was a...

Is that the same Vitaly Robertus who was a well-known designer/builder/pilot of world championship winning RC jet models? Looks very like the guy I met at various competitions.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2024, 11:29
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

Probably because they have little training or...

Probably because they have little training or discipline and don't know what else to do.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 21:06
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

Any forces entering Ukraine would be on the...

Any forces entering Ukraine would be on the orders of their own government, not NATO. Of course, Russia would not acknowledge the distinction and would probably try to attack them anyway, but such...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2024, 07:38
Replies: 366
Views: 85,476
Posted By Video Mixdown

​​​​If you don't want to be in NATO and are...

​​​​If you don't want to be in NATO and are unwilling to fulfil your treaty obligations stop whining and just leave. Go. An untrustworthy ally is worse than an enemy. At least we'd know where we...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2024, 18:33
Replies: 62
Views: 7,915
Posted By Video Mixdown

The means to shoot down the strategic bombers...

The means to shoot down the strategic bombers that are firing ATG missiles. Putin can replace a lot of stuff, but not them.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2024, 10:09
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

Nevertheless, Putin is going to lose - in many...

Nevertheless, Putin is going to lose - in many ways he has already lost. He has no 'international position' except as a supplicant in Pyongyang and Beijing, and his days of strutting at summits are...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2024, 08:59
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

How are Russian interests protected by getting...

How are Russian interests protected by getting hundreds of thousands of your citizens killed and military equipment worth billions destroyed?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 17:38
Replies: 31
Views: 7,454
Posted By Video Mixdown

They can always get their best mates the Yanks to...

They can always get their best mates the Yanks to flog them a few old F-16's - they're used to selling weapons to SF.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 19:06
Replies: 167
Views: 22,988
Posted By Video Mixdown

I would argue that there was no 'Cold War' anyway...

I would argue that there was no 'Cold War' anyway really. The term is just shorthand for the geopolitical/military tensions that existed at the time - you won't find Cold War on the Battle Honours of...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2024, 11:55
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

​​​​​I believe such sqeamishness went out of...

​​​​​I believe such sqeamishness went out of fashion a long time ago. Paddy Mayne shot a roomful of off-duty German and Italian pilots in 1941, and one of the objectives of the cancelled Op Mikado...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 08:52
Replies: 167
Views: 22,988
Posted By Video Mixdown

There were/are ways of recognising particularly...

There were/are ways of recognising particularly valuable service. To lump them in with anyone who participated in the cold war, which is basically anyone in uniform at the time, would do them no...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2024, 18:36
Replies: 10,617
Views: 4,742,291
Posted By Video Mixdown

The figures are clearly marked as of Ukrainian...

The figures are clearly marked as of Ukrainian origin, so you are free to place what value you choose on them. It's hardly a surprise that they don't publish figures for their own losses, but that is...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 10:34
Replies: 49
Views: 13,587
Posted By Video Mixdown

I think there are several members of this very...

I think there are several members of this very forum who would be far more worthy recipients.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2023, 12:46
Replies: 224
Views: 46,021
Posted By Video Mixdown

How is that jaundiced? I think it's an entirely...

How is that jaundiced? I think it's an entirely rational attitude. We did a job, got paid for it and now draw a fairly decent pension every month. They even gave me a couple of medals. That's thanks...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2023, 07:54
Replies: 7,474
Views: 2,419,468
Posted By Video Mixdown

Has anybody suggested they should? You’re just...

Has anybody suggested they should? You’re just making things up.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2023, 17:04
Replies: 171
Views: 50,541
Posted By Video Mixdown

Like many here, I don't consider my own...

Like many here, I don't consider my own run-of-the mill medals particularly important. However don't forget that just as the medals of our ancestors (whilst usually having little monetary value) are...
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