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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2024, 21:30
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Yep, I wouldn't be surprised if its not currently...

Yep, I wouldn't be surprised if its not currently well in excess of 100k currently, and more likely 150k+.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2024, 18:22
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Perhaps a better perspective.... WW2...

Perhaps a better perspective....

WW2 militaria deaths by country:

Yugoslavia = 300,000 to 446,000
USA = 407,300
UK (and Crown Colonies) = 383,700
Italy = 341,000
Romania = 300,000
Poland =...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 12:12
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Interesting about Norway transferring so...

Interesting about Norway transferring so many.....given they retired all their F-16's over a year ago, and I thought they had already sold all their airworthy fleet to Romania?
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2024, 07:20
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

While their AD seemingly can't detect small light...

While their AD seemingly can't detect small light aircraft (as also proved all those years ago with the Mathias Rust flight) its highly likely it would be able to detect an airliner, especially given...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 14:09
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Yes, they are going after the vital bits that...

Yes, they are going after the vital bits that were supplied by western oil companies, and which they won't be able replace/repair very easily (according to a couple of ex-colleagues that used to work...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 12:17
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Blimey, just looked at that refinery on...

Blimey, just looked at that refinery on Google.....its absolutely huge, covers an area about 6km by 5km ......:eek:
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2024, 14:24
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Looks like another tactical withdraw soon, before...

Looks like another tactical withdraw soon, before an encirclement happens.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2024, 09:27
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Seen articles elsewhere saying that these...

Seen articles elsewhere saying that these FAB-3000 glide bombs, don't actually glide that well (compared to the glide kits fitted to FAB-500, FAB-1000's etc) and so will need to be dropped closer to...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2024, 19:36
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

No, its a map of Ukrainian actions inside the...

No, its a map of Ukrainian actions inside the those (indicated by pink colour) regions of Russia today/yesterday, either by anti-Putin Russians or Ukraine UAV action.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2024, 17:59
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

I think they are 5 million plus away from that...

I think they are 5 million plus away from that point......
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2024, 14:28
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Yes, something to do with the old traditional...

Yes, something to do with the old traditional Cossack hairstyle I believe.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 09:47
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Blimey........just looked at where that place is...

Blimey........just looked at where that place is on the map.......a mere 2km from the border with Ukraine..........and very remote.

I'm surprised Ukraine SF haven't paid that place a visit by now.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2024, 11:12
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Nothing to do with that, as they have to use the...

Nothing to do with that, as they have to use the Su-34's for launching of their glide bombs, which are dropped from high-altitude, and this is why the Su-34 are getting splashed by SAM systems.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2024, 11:38
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

The issue is Ukraine are doing what they can with...

The issue is Ukraine are doing what they can with the limited tools they have at their disposal......and they simply don't have the tools to take on the Russian AirForce in the air, when they are...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2024, 12:51
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Germans had the same problem with the Tiger, and...

Germans had the same problem with the Tiger, and Panther to a lesser extent, in the same region in WW2 outside of the summertime.

The Panzer IV weighed about the same as the T-34.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 14:40
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Probably no worse that the stories being banded...

Probably no worse that the stories being banded about by some in the west (maybe sourced from those in Russia) that these were downed by the Rafale and Gripen fighters that the Ukrainians have...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2024, 14:21
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

That definitely would preclude the Danube as an...

That definitely would preclude the Danube as an option then :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2024, 08:00
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Indeed, I'm surprised they even tried to go that...

Indeed, I'm surprised they even tried to go that route.
I'm surprised, given their relative small size, they didn't try and route them via the Rhine and Danube rivers to the Black Sea, but I suppose...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2024, 21:52
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Pre-WW2 possibly. It looks to be a DP/DPM/RP-46...

Pre-WW2 possibly.
It looks to be a DP/DPM/RP-46 LMG, first entering Soviet service in the late 1920's, and modified during WW2 to be belt fed, but could still make use of the old pre-war 'pancake'...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2023, 17:00
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Yes it is from that incident back in 2018 in...

Yes it is from that incident back in 2018 in Belgium.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2023, 14:32
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Hysterical.

Hysterical.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2023, 18:45
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

And **if** that did happen, with Hungary and now...

And **if** that did happen, with Hungary and now Slovakia have a pro-Kremlin Govt in place, if they decided to withdrawn from NATO, Russia could drive a big wedge into the side of NATO and almost...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2023, 21:00
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Nope. Not to say you couldn't get lucky,...

Nope.

Not to say you couldn't get lucky, but, a single SS isn't going to drop that span in a month of sundays.

And even dropping the span without destroying the supports won't put it out of...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2023, 17:58
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

SS isn't powerful enough. You'd need a mass...

SS isn't powerful enough. You'd need a mass coordinated strike by multiple SS hitting simutaneously at the bearing points......and the chances of it working are still not great.

The only way that...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2023, 07:32
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Ukraine are still actively flying their Su-25's...

Ukraine are still actively flying their Su-25's on parts of the front line, pretty much at zero feet, and lobbing rockets from pods at the Russians.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2023, 19:08
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Video footage of the SCALP/Storm Shadow hitting...

Video footage of the SCALP/Storm Shadow hitting it here.

https://twitter.com/UAControlMap/status/1721588752798093586
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2023, 12:58
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

But it was also true that at that moment in time,...

But it was also true that at that moment in time, neither was Germany, as history has proved that they were not as strong as we thought they were.

That was still the case in the autumn of 1939,...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2023, 20:12
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Yes, all T-34 were powered by a V12 diesel...

Yes, all T-34 were powered by a V12 diesel engine.
Actually, as regards the Sherman, a fair few of the production were diesel powered, some 25% of the entire production were the A2 version with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2023, 14:05
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

I guess its escaped your notice that USA are not...

I guess its escaped your notice that USA are not offering any F-16....:rolleyes:

Its Netherlands, Denmark and now also Belgium that are offering their F-16's.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2023, 20:56
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

If it drags on a long time it might......given...

If it drags on a long time it might......given that, prior to it starting, I think there were more women than men in that 20-35 breeding age group as it was from those demographic charts produced. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2023, 10:24
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Closer? That base will be about as far away...

Closer?
That base will be about as far away from the straits as its possible to get in the Black Sea. Its over a 1000km from the straits, and over 200km further away than Novorossiysk is.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2023, 20:29
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Not very well it would seem according to Adm Rob...

Not very well it would seem according to Adm Rob Bauer..... in this BBC article.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66984944
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2023, 14:09
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

I would think they are all 3D object based...

I would think they are all 3D object based systems, so unlikely to be confused by a 2D flat image painted on the ground.

If its a giant inflatable Bear on the other hand, or made of wood, that...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2023, 11:11
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

They are struggling to do that with just ammo...

They are struggling to do that with just ammo supplies.
It's simply not going to happen with aircraft, its not WW2, and no factory will be doing a make a Wellington bomber in 24hrs while being...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2023, 21:49
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,723,549
Posted By GeeRam

Not any of these big ticket surface fleet naval...

Not any of these big ticket surface fleet naval assets. Most of them were built in Ukrainian or Polish ship yards, so they would likely have to turn to and pay China most likely to replace the larger...
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