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Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2023, 11:07
Replies: 10,596
Views: 4,735,280
Posted By _Agrajag_

The evidence I've looked at suggests you're...

The evidence I've looked at suggests you're right. The water level had been a metre and half above the max for a while. Once water gets under the concrete it most likely just washes the foundation...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2023, 10:47
Replies: 10,596
Views: 4,735,280
Posted By _Agrajag_

Here's some photos that help with the timeline. ...

Here's some photos that help with the timeline.

This was the dam on 22nd October 2022. The water level is high (overtopping the spillways) and the hydro plant is off:

...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2023, 17:45
Replies: 10,596
Views: 4,735,280
Posted By _Agrajag_

Fits well with the amateur look at stuff I did...

Fits well with the amateur look at stuff I did earlier today. No doubt at all that the dam started to fail between 1st/2nd June. Cause unknown. Doesn't matter a FF if it was Russian demolition...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2023, 11:51
Replies: 10,596
Views: 4,735,280
Posted By _Agrajag_

Having nothing better to do (still fairly...

Having nothing better to do (still fairly immobile) I sifted through as much info as I could find. The dam started to fail after an event between 1st June and 2nd June. Satellite images show the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2023, 18:22
Replies: 10,596
Views: 4,735,280
Posted By _Agrajag_

What we just don't know at all is the true extent...

What we just don't know at all is the true extent of opposition to Putin inside Russia. I used to believe that this was small. I'm now becoming more convinced that opposition is growing. I'm still...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2023, 20:42
Replies: 10,596
Views: 4,735,280
Posted By _Agrajag_

Remind me again just how long some Soviet weapons...

Remind me again just how long some Soviet weapons have lasted?

On topic with regard to Ukraine, when, exactly, were the majority of the T-72s (and even T-64s and T-54s) they are using in Ukraine...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2023, 17:06
Replies: 10,596
Views: 4,735,280
Posted By _Agrajag_

Sure the USSR was behind in many technical areas...

Sure the USSR was behind in many technical areas but they were very, very good at producing simple, reliable and long-lasting kit. I was a small part of a team that took apart some captured Soviet...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2023, 21:32
Replies: 10,596
Views: 4,735,280
Posted By _Agrajag_

I doubt that Belarus collapsing would have any...

I doubt that Belarus collapsing would have any significant impact. That's just going on recent history. My personal view is that we in the west put too much store in people wanting democracy. Many...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 16:36
Replies: 291
Views: 110,207
Posted By _Agrajag_

As a former radar and comms techie, my view is...

As a former radar and comms techie, my view is that the apparent increase in detections of "stuff" since the massive balloon incident is down to NORAD doing the digital equivalent of reducing the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 07:33
Replies: 291
Views: 110,207
Posted By _Agrajag_

This isn't what this is about though. There are...

This isn't what this is about though. There are no important "messages" during the key stages of acquisition and attack. It's about sensors. Knowing how any active sensors are finding, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2023, 21:16
Replies: 291
Views: 110,207
Posted By _Agrajag_

Do the research. The hangars and launch...

Do the research. The hangars and launch facilities were publicly identified in 2013. No doubt western intelligence knew of them long before that. They've been spotted a handful of times over the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2023, 21:10
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,605
Posted By _Agrajag_

A bit of paper doesn't magically make an aircraft...

A bit of paper doesn't magically make an aircraft safe. Aircraft are safe to fly when they are maintained and serviced properly. None of the aircraft produced during the war went through what we...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2023, 19:02
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,605
Posted By _Agrajag_

It was operating under a Permit to Fly. ...

It was operating under a Permit to Fly. Airworthiness was a dog's breakfast. The CAA knew SFA about the Hunter in terms of airworthiness. It was not certified, hence operating under a P t F. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2023, 18:05
Replies: 291
Views: 110,207
Posted By _Agrajag_

Why not? Would the attacking aircraft use a...

Why not?

Would the attacking aircraft use a completely different sensor suite specially reserved for balloons?

Would the weapons used be special ones with completely different target...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2023, 13:08
Replies: 291
Views: 110,207
Posted By _Agrajag_

Ballonets for buoyancy control (reducing the need...

Ballonets for buoyancy control (reducing the need to jettison gas or ballast) go right back to the start of ballooning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballonet
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 17:22
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,605
Posted By _Agrajag_

The same could be said of the display planning....

The same could be said of the display planning. Had they not set things up so that the loop was very close to a major busy road then the pilot being careless may not have resulted in a lot of people...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2023, 18:38
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

Absolutely this. Ukraine has consistently...

Absolutely this.

Ukraine has consistently shown that it's forces are extremely adaptable, technically very competent and tactically way better than Russian forces. They need a capability to strike...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 20:48
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

Does that matter? Did we have enough QFIs to...

Does that matter? Did we have enough QFIs to train and sign off every front line pilot in WWII? From what I've heard to we didn't. Pilot's were sent to the front line with minimal training. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 20:19
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

What's life-ex really matter in war? So what if...

What's life-ex really matter in war? So what if an airframe has theoretically exceeded it's fatigue life. If it can fly for a few tens of hours and help to knock out key Russian assets then that's...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 17:55
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

I'm not an expert. Ukraine needs a ground attack...

I'm not an expert. Ukraine needs a ground attack capability. They are facing a largely Cold War technology era enemy. The Tornado is old, but is still a capable ground attack platform. Couple it with...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 16:32
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

Re: training. It's BS that it takes 5 years...

Re: training.

It's BS that it takes 5 years to train a front line pilot. Perhaps reasonable in peacetime with the H&S nazi's ruling supreme. Complete bollocks when there is a war on. My uncle was...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2023, 18:14
Replies: 164
Views: 65,809
Posted By _Agrajag_

Thanks for that - ordered!

Thanks for that - ordered!
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2023, 14:33
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

Agreed, but wasn't that WWII "steamrollering"...

Agreed, but wasn't that WWII "steamrollering" down to the Nazis having exhausted their supplies? Their food and fuel supplies, and their war machine, had been all but annihilated in the months...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 17:42
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

Not intended as pessimism. Just seen loads of...

Not intended as pessimism. Just seen loads of logistic support nightmares over the years. Far too many. Reducing them gives a huge advantage. The ability of humans to f**k things up by sending the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 17:31
Replies: 45
Views: 11,908
Posted By _Agrajag_

No one other than some of its readership. If the...

No one other than some of its readership. If the whereabouts of the ship are really unknown I will eat my (long since thrown out) SD hat.

That was written to appeal to some of the people that read...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 16:55
Replies: 45
Views: 11,908
Posted By _Agrajag_

Use "12ft ladder": ...

Use "12ft ladder": https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2Farticle%2F89f3b372-9c9e-11ed-8201-2ed91f44d1e8%3FshareToken%3D607890054fc8e4619fff1f19a47cd057

Useful site to defeat...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 14:54
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

People within NATO have been trying to do this...

People within NATO have been trying to do this for decades. There are dozens of "interoperability groups" within NATO, all with the aim of standardising kit so any NATO country can use kit from any...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2023, 20:44
Replies: 164
Views: 65,809
Posted By _Agrajag_

Spot on. Anyone in any doubt go and spend time...

Spot on. Anyone in any doubt go and spend time on ARRSE: https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/

Been a haven for whingers for years, often with a lot of justification.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2023, 18:42
Replies: 39
Views: 11,755
Posted By _Agrajag_

Very much this. The combination of a great...

Very much this.

The combination of a great deal of technical expertise and a strong view from within the Federal Government that re-armament was likely to cause offence to Germany's allies...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2023, 18:00
Replies: 164
Views: 65,809
Posted By _Agrajag_

It's inevitable that the media are going to pick...

It's inevitable that the media are going to pick characters to single out for entertainment. AB Lambert must have been seen as a gift from the gods to the producer. A cheeky chappy, from Essex, no...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2023, 15:33
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

Not only did Leeds close, but we also sold off...

Not only did Leeds close, but we also sold off the R&D place that came up with Chobham armour. Doubt we have the expertise to either design or build heavy armour now. Same goes for a lot of other...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2023, 17:15
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

There is a great deal of merit in paying to...

There is a great deal of merit in paying to retain a UK capability, The proviso is that it MUST be interoperable. The UK has a very nasty habit of producing unicorns, and then not having the funds...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2023, 10:23
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

There are end user agreements in place. These...

There are end user agreements in place. These stop arms designed by one country from being sent to another country without agreement. Germany owns the end user agreements made with all states that...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2023, 17:11
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

One might hope that there will be some more...

One might hope that there will be some more thought given to the enforcement of standards, too. NATO started out with the good intention to standardise kit, so that it was interoperable. This war has...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2023, 07:41
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,652
Posted By _Agrajag_

My wife speaks Russian. She was taught it at...

My wife speaks Russian. She was taught it at school in the DDR. She does have a deep hatred for the Russian government though.
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