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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2024, 17:34
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Not sure if this relates to the recent reported...

Not sure if this relates to the recent reported loss of a Tu22:

https://youtube.com/shorts/NwPJiuNioIY?si=WKEBxwtpeEMTy2Mf
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2024, 08:08
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Any Brits using this thread may want to watch the...

Any Brits using this thread may want to watch the documentary 'Enemy in the woods' aired on BBC2 last night. Brutal stuff
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 19:00
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Is that China's stated position, or just the...

Is that China's stated position, or just the mumblings of some official? Of course China wouldn't do anything without demanding something significant in return. Russia is already rightly wary of...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2024, 20:20
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Judging by the foliage, that was quite a while...

Judging by the foliage, that was quite a while ago.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2024, 13:03
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

What's FAB?

What's FAB?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2024, 10:06
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

How long would it take Russia to build something...

How long would it take Russia to build something like an Su34, given the sanctions regime etc? I did read somewhere that they were knocking out tanks at a fair old rate (although no info on their...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2024, 15:47
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Given all of Russia's BS claims & misinformation...

Given all of Russia's BS claims & misinformation regarding MH17, I think anything they say in relation to this incident should be utterly disregarded.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2023, 16:14
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Fair play to you :ok: Personally I...

Fair play to you :ok:

Personally I appreciate & value your contributions.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2023, 20:07
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

So basically what they've been engaged in since...

So basically what they've been engaged in since 2014, but over a much-extended front.

Everyone is focusing on Russia's demographic advantage, but seem to have forgotten about what impact this...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2023, 08:03
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Interesting point. The Ukrainians lived for...

Interesting point. The Ukrainians lived for decades with the bones of victims of the Babi Yar and other massacres poking out of the ground.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2023, 07:52
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

You need to factor in the demographics of...

You need to factor in the demographics of surrounding countries too eg the 'Stans, whose citizens are being tempted into service with promises of big money. Unfortunately if it comes down to a...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2023, 13:00
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

That looks like video game footage

That looks like video game footage
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2023, 12:15
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Then you really haven't been paying attention...

Then you really haven't been paying attention then, have you?

Incidentally, how long do you think Russia can continue spending a third of its annual budget on this adventure before something...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2023, 09:50
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Ahh the ol' nukes chestnut again. It won't happen...

Ahh the ol' nukes chestnut again. It won't happen for many reasons, importantly that China would take a very dim view were Russia to take a lead in their use (it certainly wouldn't be the West).
...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 08:40
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Not sure this will be the case. Is there any...

Not sure this will be the case. Is there any reason these can't be launched from mainland Russia bordering Ukraine?



I think what we're seeing is a switch to Ukraine targeting Russia's big...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2023, 12:58
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Just another tourist sightseeing in Sevastopol: ...

Just another tourist sightseeing in Sevastopol:


https://twitter.com/Capt_Navy/status/1705191779975245875?t=qWFkk3fQReROTB6Q9LrJJA&s=19
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2023, 13:01
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Didn't the Ukrainians clobber Saky last year,...

Didn't the Ukrainians clobber Saky last year, damaging a significant number of aircraft?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2023, 19:59
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Does Russia have any capacity to replace all...

Does Russia have any capacity to replace all these big ticket items in a meaningful time frame? Most of this stuff is legacy Soviet kit, never to be built again.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2023, 13:57
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

​​​​​​​That'll be one big fat target for Russian...

​​​​​​​That'll be one big fat target for Russian cruise missiles. Why not stick it just over the border in Poland or Romania?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2023, 13:15
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

They tried this a couple of years back and got...

They tried this a couple of years back and got hammered as a consequence. I'm not sure how much fight they've got nowadays, given the ring leaders were rounded up or exiled
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2023, 16:56
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

​​​​​​​By whom - the blast or their colleagues...

​​​​​​​By whom - the blast or their colleagues who couldn't be bothered to administer first aid?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2023, 17:01
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Honestly, just give them everything (except the...

Honestly, just give them everything (except the nukes) - I mean, who are we likely to use this stuff against? Okay, maybe the French but apart from them?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2023, 13:01
Replies: 10,579
Views: 4,720,055
Posted By dead_pan

Pretty sure Girkin and his 'followers' are a...

Pretty sure Girkin and his 'followers' are a not-so-subtle Russian psyop. I don't think many people from either side take his comments too seriously.
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