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DerKommissar

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  1. I think he's too much of a coward to do something like that. He's focusing on the West, in order to manage ethnic tensions. The highest population of Ukranians, outside of Ukraine, is in Russia. If he's gotta blame anyone for his failiures, it's going to be those dastardly Anglo-Saxons. Russian nationalism is as peculiar, as American, or Canadian, nationalism. Since, Russia is a country of immigrants -- despite Putin's doublethink.
  2. Two questions for you, well-informed forum members: A. How likely is it that tactical nukes will be used? B. What would be NATO's response?
  3. I do not see Pootin as a rational actor. He seems to operate on emotional outbursts, rather than planning. Much like a spoiled kid that would rather break his toys, than let some one else play with them.
  4. 100% agreed. If the US installed a puppet regime in the chaos of '91, none of this would have happened. If I had to guess why this wasn't done: less rogue states meant less demand for defense spending. It's only job security. I hope this opportunity is not squandered, this time around.
  5. Anyone know what happened to the 50-something Leo C2s that were retired in 2015-ish? Last I heard, no one wanted to buy them. I hope they didn't get scrapped or turned to Swiss cheese, at the range.
  6. As an engineer, I find it difficult to subscribe to that sentiment. Still, you may be right. I am most certainly out of my depth. Until people start forgetting and start voting to cut military funding. This is straightforward, but inevitably doomed to cause another invasion. Isolation hasn't caused the desired results, yet. Still, it seems to be on the path, we're on right now. Newton's first law and all that. Then, social media may be the way to go. Make opposing these politics they dislike, as trendy as avacado toast. Offer Siberians platinum encrusted iphones, the comforts of a Saudi, if they go independent. Agreed, self-determination must come along. Just as long as no enclave uses conquest as a viable means of foreign policy. So, either all enclaves need to be puppets or there needs to be a multinational watchdog.
  7. - 2 nut cases - Hundreds of protesters - Draft dodgers/deserters - Thousands of exiles in Turkey, Armenia, etc. - PoWs galore - Disgruntled elites abroad - Repressed peoples The problem isn't that they don't exist, but they're uncoordinated. I am not calling for an immediate rebellion, more-so building an underground movement. With the primary goal to act on succession. Offer them positions in government? Focus on the ones who can't emigrate for whichever reason? If we still had Steve Irwin, maybe he could incentivize them? Guys, I agree that this is hard one to pull off. It is wishful thinking, on my behalf. I just don't see any other long term solution. Not enjoying the prospect of this moron unleashing nuclear war, and then having a full-scale intervention (which we would have to do).
  8. That's a hard question, no doubt. Here's a couple of steps that can be taken right now: 1. Unite the Opposition under a Pinochet II. Forget Navalny. 2. Arm and train the Opposition. Recruit middle class people to help out. 3. Ready a synchronous coup, for whenever an opening presents itself. 4. Strike when the iron is hot. Put Pinochet II behind the wheel. 5. Get to work on free trade, demilitarization and, eventually, democracy. No expert in clandestine services, so take these with a pinch of salt. However, a pro-West puppet regime is the best outcome, for everyone. There are people who are willing to risk their lives against Putin, that's a start. Organization is a problem, but also an opportunity -- because there are no domestic Pinochets to deal with. Putin will collapse eventually. The idea is to have the next leader be a devout pro-West puppet. Armed resistance is good, but optional. Edit: Some of these draft dodgers can be deported with new orders, or trained in-house.
  9. 1991 wasn't as well-guided as 2023 could be. Instead of clowns like Gorbachev/Yeltsin/Putin, we could put in (pun unintended) trained operatives. Use the propaganda machine and repression like Pinochet, to ensure that they swallow the medicine.
  10. Just so. Hence, the only lasting victory here, involves a pro-West puppet regime to keep this under control. Maybe skip military targets for now. Focus on taking out pro-Putin supporters and getting the message out. They will if they owe their existence to the West, and with a axe over their head -- if they want to think otherwise.
  11. Just so. Which means one can start with a blank slate and build it on proper foundation, to establish lasting peace. Organization is key here, you're right. I think there's quite a few disgruntled people there, just not working together. Alone they are insignificant. If they're united and coordinated, by an alphabet agency or two: then we can talk of all-out rebellion. The main goal here is to install a responsible regime, and prevent all out warfare. Which we may see if this goes nuclear. I agree that it's unreasonable to expect them to hit military targets, right away. The first step here is to get the snowball rolling, the right way.
  12. What's preventing NATO intelligence services from precipitating a regime change, now? Today, I heard about a gunman who shot up a draft office, in Siberia. Why not train, arm, fund and coordinate a Russian Opposition? Obviously, it would be hard to fight rebels and Ukraine, at the same time. And if they succeed, we'll have our people in charge of the next regime(s).
  13. Amazing screenshots -- very atmospheric! Is that skybox vanilla? Or modded?
  14. Ok, time to take a look at my crystal ball: Caucasuses (Chechnya and Dagestan -- possibly Ossetia) will split over the next couple of years. Possibly with help of Turkey. The Russian Federation is no longer a geopolitical competitor, in any sense or scope. Short term: there can be anything from a bloodless coup to a perpetual civil war. It is cloudy. Long term: this leaves only the US and China as geopolitical competitors. The resultant state(s) will have to choose to whom to pledge their allegiance. It's most likely that the RF will turn into a NK-style, hermit, client state for China. Under Putin or one of his replacements. Somewhat likely: another Russian civil war would boil down into a proxy-war between China-backed East and US-backed West. Least likely: the RF becomes an EU style Union, of proto-democratic republics. Which way the wind blows depends on the actions of our world leaders, right now. Edit: BTW, I would like to see the Ukrainian defense industry's rebirth, after the war. They were a massive exporter and manufacturer of everything from planes, to tanks, to rifles. With a freer economy and a wealth of experience, we could see a new pheonix rising.
  15. Definitely a buy for me. Out of curiosity: Are there any QB maps in this one?
  16. Regiments isn't Eugen, and it's actually pretty innovative. I do enjoy Eugen stuff too. Biggest complaint is that you're gonna be replaying the same 3 maps. MoW really hit rock bottom, but Gates of Hell breathed some life into the franchise. CM is its own genre and nothing has clenched my sphincter, as hard. I stream it from time to time, we-go is cool for replays. I own all the games + DLC, and intend to keep it that way. I'd like to see CM Eastern Front content that features non-German, non-Soviet armies. Ie. Winter War, Continuation War, Fall Blau, Budapest Offensive, Nomonhan Incident and Invasion of Manchuria. I guess I prefer modules for Red Tide, as that would gimme more QB maps and factions! Speaking of which, where's Poland People's Army?
  17. Any word on the totally unconfirmed Cold War Module? Thanks for the update.
  18. Has anyone tried putting a CWIS-like systems on AFVs? Either on top of the turret, or in place of the turret?
  19. Chieftain's dropping some logic bombs in this one.
  20. Word is that Shoigu is experiencing an onset of heart problems... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10642949/Furious-Putin-begins-witch-hunt-inner-circle-growing-wary-close-allies.html
  21. Software buzzwords like "AI" and "Machine learning" are a personal pet peave of mine. As at the end of the day, it's all just written code. Not conceptually different than wargame rules used in WW2 by the Western Approach Tactical Unit. When folks actually put in the effort and act out a plethora hypothetical scenarios, we get the Louisiana Maneuvers. Where practical lessons (inc. logistics) are learned in the field, and the accuracy of the rules is secondary. Like Ike said, “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.” Trudeau is going on his first decade, this must be evidence that all canucks support him. Biden was elected, so all yanks must support him? This being said, I want to see all those oligarchs behind bars.
  22. My sympathies, as well. Not Everything everything, no. Yeah, there are lots of people who have -- but their way of living has changed completely. And I thought the virus was bad...
  23. Gonna be real, not too excited about the idea. I've got relatives and friends that lost everything because of this war. Lots of grief. Not sure I'd want to spend a lot of leisure time dwelling on it. I've been avoiding playing Black Sea, for the same reason. Although, I can sort of rationalize playing that one as an "alternate history". I heard that BFC is postponing the Black Sea module until the fat lady sings. Hoping they shift focus to the Final Blitzkrieg. (Scheldt, anyone?) Looking forward to CM:CW stuff, too!
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