Aragorn2002
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18 hours ago, Butschi said:
"Die Zeit" article (in German)
The noteworthy aspect is the way the Russian offensive is interpreted. In line with what I had guesstimated the reaction over here would be.
Excerpt:
Seen in isolation and from a purely military point of view the offensive looks like a waste of lives and material. However, for the mainstream audience, what sticks is that Russia is still able to mount a large offensive despite everything we've sent to Ukraine. Note also: this is the only article about Ukraine in Zeit today. Israel has completely replaced Ukraine in the news.
An article worth reading, as are the comments. The West still doesn't realize what's at stake. And now we have something else to concentrate on. Bloody Middle East again.
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'Russian trenches are apparently dealing with a slight infestation by rodents of unusual size in Donetsk Oblast.'
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Didn't find the time to playtest, Frank, but I did take a good look at your work and yeah, it's excellent!
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5 hours ago, Vet 0369 said:
I’m sorry, but that was f’king disgusting! There’s no reason for showing vids of soldiers burning to death! When we show those, we become desensitized to them still being human beings.
On the contrary.
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7 hours ago, paxromana said:
Get shot down only slightly less easily?
I thought we'd agreed that Attack Helicopters ... indeed, any Helicopter near the front ... was now more a liability than an asset?
For the moment. But after the delivery of F-16s and more AA weapons, in short after Ukraine is master in it's own skies again, it can be a VERY useful asset.
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10 hours ago, cesmonkey said:
There was a video the other day from RFE, from eastern Urkaine:
Imagine what these men could do with Apache or Tiger attack helicopters.
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1 hour ago, danfrodo said:
Incredible UKR combat video here. Video bounces between trench fighting and the drone above watching it all. Confusion amid fighting in the trench maze, particularly on RU soldiers who seem to have less situational awareness. Especially when they come flying out from dugouts trying to escape. Some shooting just a couple meters apart. From above, we get the big picture while the guys on the ground only see what's right in front of them.
God bless Ukraine, Dan. Thanks for that. Great action.
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4 hours ago, cesmonkey said:
Interesting interview with a German politician who I can agree with:
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-hamas-israel-interview-lange/32635953.html
With Ukraine War And Now Israel, German Politician Asks 'How Bad Does It Have To Get' For West To Step Up?Interesting point of view.
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24 minutes ago, chuckdyke said:
No doubt they will be reading up on the Nizari Ismailis. These guys were professional assholes specialty infiltration.
It's complete rubbish. Of course the Iranians knew. US and Israeli intelligence are just lying the stars from heaven, so they can explain to the dumb masses why they don't military respond towards Iran for the moment.
Biden has enough problems as it is and Netanyahu first wants to eliminate Hammas with a devastating ground offensive.
First things first.
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13 hours ago, Vanir Ausf B said:
It's all pretty vague, as you would expect.
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These key Iranian officials did not know the attack was coming, according to the intelligence. The United States, Israel and key regional allies have not found evidence that Iran directly helped plan the attack, according to the U.S. officials and another official in the Middle East.
While they would not identify the Iranian officials who expressed surprise at the attack, the U.S. officials said they were people who typically would be aware of operations involving the Quds Force, Iran's paramilitary arm that supports and works with proxy forces.
U.S. officials said the intelligence investigation was continuing and could turn up evidence that Iran or other states were directly involved in the Hamas operation. Senior officials said they were keeping an open mind, reviewing old intelligence reports and looking for new information.
Well, if US intelligence says so....
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On 10/8/2023 at 1:41 PM, SteelRain said:
I'm a bit puzzled by the scale of the attack and can't believe that in this day and age preparations for such action were not noticed by Israels intelligence services.
On 10/8/2023 at 1:45 PM, Butschi said:In a German newspaper I read something about Israel's Pearl Harbour. That is an interesting parallel because now we can have the same (conspiracy) theories about the government actually knowing about it in advance but doing nothing because they profited from it.
On 10/8/2023 at 2:06 PM, SteelRain said:I think the overwhelming majority participating in this discussion is not interested in superficial bull**** like the Stab-in-the-back myth. Lets focus on facts backed by evidence instead.
???
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10 hours ago, kohlenklau said:
We'll shut down for the evening...
My opponent's wife, and my wife too, right around this time of night - usually come out in lingerie with champagne. Nothing like a nice back rub and they just love to hear all about the battle. We're lucky guys.
Nah, that sounds too good to be true.
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On 10/7/2023 at 5:42 AM, kohlenklau said:
He has Easy Eights coming in on both flanks!
My Zis-3 takes a hit but only loses one soldier.
My right flank HAD a Maxim in the 2nd floor of the church across from the Kimchee shop...now scrap metal for a Hyundai.
My 82mm mortar on the right flank starts to drop rounds into the path of his infantry.
A command element observes...
The Zis-3 scores a hit on the Easy Eight but the effect is not yet determined...
Tank 211 creeps forward on the right flank...
Very, very interesting.
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1 minute ago, chuckdyke said:
They need a better police force not an army.
I simply can't believe they've missed this. Not sure what that implies, but I just can't.
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Great screenshots!
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12 hours ago, LongLeftFlank said:
So the pro-Russia amen corner (tankies and wingnuts alike) are, predictably, howling that all the arms going to Ukraine must be diverted to Isreal forthwith.
....Except that if Israel seriously intends to conduct counterguerrilla warfare in urbanised terrain using large amounts of 155mm HE and cluster munitions, then, umm, are we backing the the right team? Because that's the Warsaw Uprising playbook.
Is Israel in lack of weaponry? It's one of the best armed countries in the world. Sending arms to them is like sending arms to the US after 9/11.
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All that talk about stopping or reducing military support for Ukraine is a bloody disgrace. And a war the West can't walk away from. A fight to the death.
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2 hours ago, kimbosbread said:
And dude, black is not the preferred nomenclature. BIPOC, please.
Dude, please...
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37 minutes ago, chuckdyke said:
Met de klompen aanvoelen. With your clogs you will sense it. Hard to translate these.
I feel it in my water.
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2 minutes ago, Teufel said:
Sounds like the two of you might be related or something!
We are. By dutch common sense.
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5 minutes ago, chuckdyke said:
My dad told me sometimes Russians don't tell the truth.
My dad told me for Russians lying is as naturally as breathing. It sounds like we both had a wise father.
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1 hour ago, chuckdyke said:
The pay is reasonable I would say, the retirement support is decent too. How come that position only attracts geriatrics? They could do more useful things like playing Combat Mission games.
Indeed. I don't dislike Biden, but for Heaven's sake, wasn't there a younger, more mobile candidate in that huge country? And a colored lady as vice president. No problem in most Western European countries, but how many Americans will NOT vote for her, because she's black AND a woman? Sounds like a recipy for disaster to me.
Personally I will vote for a certain smart lady from Turkish-Kurdish origin in the next elections in the Netherlands (there's a good chance she will be the next prime minister of the Netherlands, as candidate for the VVD, which is a centre right liberal political party), but I doubt she would stand a chance in the US.
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8 hours ago, Kinophile said:
I know Congress is important to Ukraine support but right now we know f-all, basically, and no way to know more.
Can we get back to the main course, please?
Well, I'm reasonably informed about US politics (for a European), but recently it's so hard to understand, that I'm reading the comments on this forum on this subject with greater interest. It's still hard to understand, but it helps me to understand how big the political mess in the US really is. And how things can go wrong very quickly in the coming years.
How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
in Combat Mission Black Sea
Posted · Edited by Aragorn2002
What is left of 'The West' anyway? Discussing about whether childeren have the right to chose their gender and emptying our churches, so they can be turned into mosques. And as one of the commentators so rightly put it, only interested in our wallet and the size of our car. We're in a Cold War, a collision of systems and ideals. What happens in the Middle East is peanuts compared to the war in the East. Part of Vlad's masterplan to divide and conquer. And it works, because of our stupidity and lack of focus.