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Now that the eastern campaign has begun, how does the equation change if Belarus decides to move from the north? Merely a distraction or a more serious concern? Not saying I think this will happen, more of a theoretical question.

Had a strange, but not surprising thought. Thanks to this discussion, I know more about what is happening, or will probably be happening in Ukraine than some Russian commanders.

Gee Steve, not sure how I missed those 47 posts

Is there any evidence that it was ever actually under tow?

Regarding semiconductor chips. Let's say that Russia is cut off from their typical chip supplier in Taiwan and turn to China to replicate and supply. Now China would need to reverse engineer/design the chip for their production facility, or acquire the original design. This could take months. OK, so Russia gets lucky and China happens to have the original design files and they are compatible with their manufacturing tools. It could still take up to 4 months for the precision lithography machines to complete one disk of dies (plate of multiple individual chips). With that in mind, due to the ongoing chip shortage odds are that Russia could not have stockpiled any sizable quantity of chips over the last 2 years and that even if they put in a "rush" order once they realized the war would not be a 3 day affair, at the very best their first delivery of chips would be July and that is if China already had the design and every step of the manufacturing process went flawlessly.

Very powerful, but uncomfortable to watch. Perhaps that is the point

The fact that the Moskva was built in Mykolaiv gives new meaning to "I Brought You Into This World and I Can Take You Out"

I also wondered why there was no reaction. Then when we see the lone figure run across the courtyard at the end I thought, is it possible that they parked their vehicles and bivouacked in the buildings leaving them un-manned and un-protected?

I wonder if it would be practical for Zenlinsky to partition UK in to east and west Ukraine, with the new nation of Western Ukraine to immediately be granted Nato protection. Obviously this would be a technicality, but Ukraine would would not be a Nato member, just the new nation of West Ukraine. Nato forces could immediately take responsibility to protect W.UK freeing up current Ukrainian forces to focus on the east. After resolution of conflict the two could re-unite. Stupid idea I know, but the mind tends to go down the rabbit hole once in a while.

The TV and other news outlets are full of experts commenting and "predicting" what comes next in Ukraine. At some point other experts will write the history of this war. I find this community and this thread to be more on point. When the history is written I will return to these posts to compare what our members thought, how they felt and their observations. Perhaps we have a resident historian who could encapsulate this thread with a day by day breakdown for future reference. THAT is a "history" I would happily buy, because it represents us and probably so many others.

Michael, your watch is done. You have been promoted and reassigned. Thank you for your service to those around you. Rest well and blessings to those you have left behind.

It appears there are two distinct TPM implementations. If your motherboard supports it you can add a TPM module. Otherwise you can use CPU based TPM, this will impact performance to some degree.

My homebrew PC is not eligible for Windows 11 because I do not TPM 2.0 security. This is a feature available on most motherboards made in the last 5 years. Odds are I just need to enable it in bios, not in a hurry to check.

The KA flies more like an fixed wing than a rotor.

To be fair, he raises many good points. ED has issues. Personally I have played Black Shark for over a decade off and on and love it. I have tinkered with A-10, but just does not "click" with me. I would not consider myself a hard core simmer, but want more than an arcade game, and while there are definitely issues ED is the best option I have found. I remember the hours I spent on Jane's Longbow 1 and 2 and hope to recapture that experience with the new AH-64 module. I don't do multiplayer, too hard to find a good group and when I do, scheduling with work and family makes it extremely difficult. Personally I have no problem with static campaigns, but would appreciate dynamic if they were available. Bottom line, ED could do so much more but for my needs they scratch that itch.

I thought that some of our members who also enjoy flight sims may be interested in this. It is also now available for pre-order.

Watch any Hollywood WWII movie from the last 50 years and do the opposite!

Elite Dangerous, DCS KA-50

It is close to 20 years since I discovered CMBO and these forums. To be honest I tried to dip a toe or two or two in the Peng, but could not navigate the currents. I do fondly remember many of the originals from back them and am saddened by the passing of individuals that I came to both fear and respect. Recently I walked down memory lane through the archives and had many laughs at the shared wit, and grimaced at my own attempts to contribute. As an army brat I grew accustomed to friendships lasting a year or two at best. To look back and find that I have been part of this community for nearly two decades is truly remarkable.

Sorry, I have the x-55, my son flys with the x-52. We bother prefer the 55, but it is more expensive, especially now during the pandemic. I have the old Saitek version. Logitech bought them out and rebranded it the X-56 Rhino https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Pro-Flight-Rhino-HOTAS/dp/B01LX398IE/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=x-56&qid=1610195741&sr=8-3

With my current X-52 I have no problem flying DCS flight sim and Elite Dangerous space sim while in VR. More than enough buttons, hats, rotaries to get the job done. I have no need to see the HOTAS. For some of the non-combat actions I use Voice Attack, landing gear, comms, lights...

Yeah, pedals vs twist is a personal and sometimes contentious decision. I have gotten used to twist and since my gaming computer is in the family room, it is more acceptable to SWMBO. BTW, the twist on the Virpil sticks can be locked out and they also offer pedals.

Sorry it is Virpil, sorry for the typo Here is a review of the joystick I like And here is the throttle.

Sorry for the double post, but I am also drooling over some of the Vipril hardware, mostly due to the twist rudder. Don't get me wrong I loved my CH pedals back in the day but prefer the twist now. Their equipment is expensive and there appears to be a long wait once ordered.

If you are into more modern and VERY accurate flight sims I recommend Digital Combat Simulator. In VR it is awesome. Fully rendered and clickable cockpits, great missions and multiplayer if you are into it. I am working to become proficient on the KA-50 Blackshark helo and have played with the A-10 but damn it is complicated. While DCS does have some WWII aircraft and campaigns, I have not played enough to comment having just played around a bit with the P-51 and the Dora.