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Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2024, 22:01
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

Various news outlets are now poo pooing that...

Various news outlets are now poo pooing that rumour

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-french-troops-russia-ukraine-deployed-994039088319
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2023, 12:25
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

If it doesn't fire the first time, you usually...

If it doesn't fire the first time, you usually re-cock and try a second time. After the primer has been struck twice, you wait 10min in peace time in case of a slow burn and then replace the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 14:35
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

Artillery makes lots of different sounds. It goes...

Artillery makes lots of different sounds. It goes Boom when you fire it. It makes a kind of Swizel noise when is passes overhead and it makes a kind of a Crumph sound when it lands in the distance....
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2023, 21:44
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

Blanks may well injure at close range if fired...

Blanks may well injure at close range if fired without a BFA fitted but are far less likely to kill as a) the propellant content/muzzle energy is a lot less that than a standard round and b) there...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2023, 22:15
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

Perhaps they were trained by the French? ...

Perhaps they were trained by the French?
https://www.france24.com/en/20080630-france-launches-probe-military-show-incident-military-show-france
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2023, 15:38
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

I suggest that you try another stethoscope before...

I suggest that you try another stethoscope before declaring that the patient is dead. There is still plenty of shipping showing at marinetraffic.com
...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2023, 16:33
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

I'm no expert but that crane does not look hefty...

I'm no expert but that crane does not look hefty enough to me to lift a bridge span, especially angled that far from its base. I think it more likely that they are leaving the offset between sections...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2023, 08:26
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

I don't want to rehash old news but fdr, I saw...

I don't want to rehash old news but fdr, I saw another pic of the dam that validates your theory that the spillways failed first and the channel down the left eroded subsequently.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2023, 00:44
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

A few more images to ponder... The first...

A few more images to ponder...

The first shows the dam before the collapse. The hydro is off and most of the sluice gates are closed despite the swelling levels in the Dnipro.
The red lines that...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2023, 19:14
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

Nobody is quite sure yet. If the base and walls...

Nobody is quite sure yet. If the base and walls of the concrete channel have been breached and the flow is eroding an earthern portion, it could be very bad. If the concrete base underneath the now...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2023, 16:33
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

The dam is mostly earthen as can be seen on this...

The dam is mostly earthen as can be seen on this view from the West bank.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1631x599/dam_417baaa71ddbf453a0f0979d56b96016ccb711c1.jpg

Towards the...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2023, 14:30
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,725,589
Posted By soarbum

I don't see why not. The English version of 99...

I don't see why not. The English version of 99 red balloons rhymes better than the original (note that I even got some aviation related content in there :)
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