Splinty

They couldn't get Prig to stand near a window. So they put him on a plane.

Planes also have windows, so let's not loose hope they stayed true to the form in a way   Perhaps it will be official Kremlin explanation .
I am very curious how Wagner employers will react to that. It is still sizeable force, albeit scattered.

They couldn't get Prig to stand near a window. So they put him on a plane.

They couldn't get Prig to stand near a window. So they put him on a plane.

They couldn't get Prig to stand near a window. So they put him on a plane.

They couldn't get Prig to stand near a window. So they put him on a plane.

Or the Lieutenant was in the tank he shot at. Nothing like a good fragging.

Or the Lieutenant was in the tank he shot at. Nothing like a good fragging.

Or the Lieutenant was in the tank he shot at. Nothing like a good fragging.

Or the Lieutenant was in the tank he shot at. Nothing like a good fragging.

Or the Lieutenant was in the tank he shot at. Nothing like a good fragging.

Or the Lieutenant was in the tank he shot at. Nothing like a good fragging.

I understand that Japan did formally surrender unconditionally, aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.
” the emperor, who ordered the unconditional surrender of Japan’s armed forces.” https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/13/vj-day-the-dangerous-illusion-of-japans-unconditional-surrender/
Although notice of unconditional surrender was given on August 10, the day after Nagasaki was destroyed. Japan agreed to the Potsdam Conference terms for unconditional surrender. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-accepts-potsdam-terms-agrees-to-unconditional-surrender

Looks pretty good. A US unit would move out and space themselves the same way. Does anyone know if Ukrainian Units with NATO gear are organized in platoons of 3 vehicles (Soviet style) or 4 (NATO standard))?

Looks pretty good. A US unit would move out and space themselves the same way. Does anyone know if Ukrainian Units with NATO gear are organized in platoons of 3 vehicles (Soviet style) or 4 (NATO standard))?

I can see with my mind's eye the headlines about Luna-25:

"Russian Ministry of Defence announces the testing of the world's first interplanetary kamikaze drone. Ministry officials confirmed early sunday that the advanced prototype had successfully hit a mock-up hospital on the surface of the Moon."

I have a feeling that 3, though was a sharp discussion about this is nonsense to use modern western armor according to Soviet-era "shtat", especially tanks, which should work in pair.  

I’m not sure how much congressional support will even exist once the primaries start since the rank and file Republicans may not want to offend the front runners and their enthusiastic supporters (I’m trying to be diplomatic),
Ronald Reagan and John McCain must be spinning in their graves -God rest their souls
I would have never imagined the Republican Party being the pro Russian dictatorship party.  
Sorry for rant

a long illness.. is that a way of expressing that the window was above the 8th floor?

In the U.S., a Major is the Executive of a Battalion.

Hey Splinty, I agree w your take. I am only thinking of using these in situations where they were gonna do something probably more dangerous -- like noisy rubber boats!  I would only consider using them in areas that were relatively safe, never into a hot drop zone -- you're right, that's suicide!  Just like you wouldn't assault a strongly held beach in rubber boats.

One doesn't have to really aim to hit a group of relatively low flying and slow moving targets. All that is needed to degrade these types of attacks is to use lots of automatic fire in the general area of a group of these things. They would have to be pretty big to carry a fully loaded infantryman and his weapons systems. Yes, paratroop drops are extremely messy, but even airborne troopers weren't flying horizontally. And let's not forget the mass casualty events EVERY single airborne assault was. Even the successful ones like Normandy. Or to go from another direction, the helicopter borne air assaults of the Vietnam war.

This retired infantryman says, not only no, but HELL no. Why? You ask. Darn near every soldier on the ground has an automatic weapon. If a group of those "grunt copters" flies over or attempts to land near an enemy position, they will be massacred before they hit the ground. 

This retired infantryman says, not only no, but HELL no. Why? You ask. Darn near every soldier on the ground has an automatic weapon. If a group of those "grunt copters" flies over or attempts to land near an enemy position, they will be massacred before they hit the ground. 

This retired infantryman says, not only no, but HELL no. Why? You ask. Darn near every soldier on the ground has an automatic weapon. If a group of those "grunt copters" flies over or attempts to land near an enemy position, they will be massacred before they hit the ground.