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Followed by, a short time later, the same T-14 showing up on a flatbed trailer in some US gas station parking lot...

I spit up my drink on my screen at this one.   Just how much delusion can one snort up one's nose and not overdose?  Especially in light of an earlier point just above that - "an end to all immigration."
There is just plain $**t talking and then there is "mad dog howling at the moon" talking.

I spit up my drink on my screen at this one.   Just how much delusion can one snort up one's nose and not overdose?  Especially in light of an earlier point just above that - "an end to all immigration."
There is just plain $**t talking and then there is "mad dog howling at the moon" talking.

I spit up my drink on my screen at this one.   Just how much delusion can one snort up one's nose and not overdose?  Especially in light of an earlier point just above that - "an end to all immigration."
There is just plain $**t talking and then there is "mad dog howling at the moon" talking.

Most of that will be handled by the various S2 staffs of all levels.   S2 is the intel people.  Their job is to get a handle of understanding enemy intents and dispositions.  Armies operate according to doctrines and understanding your enemy's doctrine of how he uses and deploys his artillery assets gives you the ability to 'predict'  where and how he will deploy his artillery assets in a given area.   That is the start point of your intel gathering plan and where you deploy your drones, position your counter artillery radars, etc.    
It may seem like 'black box' stuff but a good S2 staff can seem like they are reading the mind of the enemy.   I have worked in the past as the BAIO (Brigade Artillery Intelligence Officer) in a Bde S2 shop and every exercise with opfor forces, I have been able to predict where they would deploy their artillery and I have been accurate to within 1.5 kilometers on my assessment and having some intel sensor / humint discover where the opfor guns were deployed with enough accuracy to counterbattery them.
1000 sqkm is not an issue for a real good and well trained S2 staff.  It might seem like 'black box' stuff but good S2 staff can nail down enemy locations and intents with a high degree of accuracy.
An edit just to clarify.  The 1000 sqkm is not one S2 staff.  A number of divisions and their subunits is responsible for that large an area.   There will a Corp S2, a number of Div S2s and numerous Bde S2s all talking with each other.  Each step down is more and more focused on a particular smaller parcel of ground.  Didn't want to give the impression that a single S2 shop is looking after 1000sqkm.  There is potentially dozens of S2 shops working that problem.

I spit up my drink on my screen at this one.   Just how much delusion can one snort up one's nose and not overdose?  Especially in light of an earlier point just above that - "an end to all immigration."
There is just plain $**t talking and then there is "mad dog howling at the moon" talking.

I spit up my drink on my screen at this one.   Just how much delusion can one snort up one's nose and not overdose?  Especially in light of an earlier point just above that - "an end to all immigration."
There is just plain $**t talking and then there is "mad dog howling at the moon" talking.

I spit up my drink on my screen at this one.   Just how much delusion can one snort up one's nose and not overdose?  Especially in light of an earlier point just above that - "an end to all immigration."
There is just plain $**t talking and then there is "mad dog howling at the moon" talking.

Most of that will be handled by the various S2 staffs of all levels.   S2 is the intel people.  Their job is to get a handle of understanding enemy intents and dispositions.  Armies operate according to doctrines and understanding your enemy's doctrine of how he uses and deploys his artillery assets gives you the ability to 'predict'  where and how he will deploy his artillery assets in a given area.   That is the start point of your intel gathering plan and where you deploy your drones, position your counter artillery radars, etc.    
It may seem like 'black box' stuff but a good S2 staff can seem like they are reading the mind of the enemy.   I have worked in the past as the BAIO (Brigade Artillery Intelligence Officer) in a Bde S2 shop and every exercise with opfor forces, I have been able to predict where they would deploy their artillery and I have been accurate to within 1.5 kilometers on my assessment and having some intel sensor / humint discover where the opfor guns were deployed with enough accuracy to counterbattery them.
1000 sqkm is not an issue for a real good and well trained S2 staff.  It might seem like 'black box' stuff but good S2 staff can nail down enemy locations and intents with a high degree of accuracy.
An edit just to clarify.  The 1000 sqkm is not one S2 staff.  A number of divisions and their subunits is responsible for that large an area.   There will a Corp S2, a number of Div S2s and numerous Bde S2s all talking with each other.  Each step down is more and more focused on a particular smaller parcel of ground.  Didn't want to give the impression that a single S2 shop is looking after 1000sqkm.  There is potentially dozens of S2 shops working that problem.

Do anyone run this past the russian women?  Are russian women 'all in' at being pregnant at 14 and popping out kids until menopause?   Absolutely no thought has been given to the objectives at all.  This is several drunk or stoned out of their minds fools writing their manifesto on a snot encrusted napkin in a bar.

I spit up my drink on my screen at this one.   Just how much delusion can one snort up one's nose and not overdose?  Especially in light of an earlier point just above that - "an end to all immigration."
There is just plain $**t talking and then there is "mad dog howling at the moon" talking.

Most of that will be handled by the various S2 staffs of all levels.   S2 is the intel people.  Their job is to get a handle of understanding enemy intents and dispositions.  Armies operate according to doctrines and understanding your enemy's doctrine of how he uses and deploys his artillery assets gives you the ability to 'predict'  where and how he will deploy his artillery assets in a given area.   That is the start point of your intel gathering plan and where you deploy your drones, position your counter artillery radars, etc.    
It may seem like 'black box' stuff but a good S2 staff can seem like they are reading the mind of the enemy.   I have worked in the past as the BAIO (Brigade Artillery Intelligence Officer) in a Bde S2 shop and every exercise with opfor forces, I have been able to predict where they would deploy their artillery and I have been accurate to within 1.5 kilometers on my assessment and having some intel sensor / humint discover where the opfor guns were deployed with enough accuracy to counterbattery them.
1000 sqkm is not an issue for a real good and well trained S2 staff.  It might seem like 'black box' stuff but good S2 staff can nail down enemy locations and intents with a high degree of accuracy.
An edit just to clarify.  The 1000 sqkm is not one S2 staff.  A number of divisions and their subunits is responsible for that large an area.   There will a Corp S2, a number of Div S2s and numerous Bde S2s all talking with each other.  Each step down is more and more focused on a particular smaller parcel of ground.  Didn't want to give the impression that a single S2 shop is looking after 1000sqkm.  There is potentially dozens of S2 shops working that problem.

Most of that will be handled by the various S2 staffs of all levels.   S2 is the intel people.  Their job is to get a handle of understanding enemy intents and dispositions.  Armies operate according to doctrines and understanding your enemy's doctrine of how he uses and deploys his artillery assets gives you the ability to 'predict'  where and how he will deploy his artillery assets in a given area.   That is the start point of your intel gathering plan and where you deploy your drones, position your counter artillery radars, etc.    
It may seem like 'black box' stuff but a good S2 staff can seem like they are reading the mind of the enemy.   I have worked in the past as the BAIO (Brigade Artillery Intelligence Officer) in a Bde S2 shop and every exercise with opfor forces, I have been able to predict where they would deploy their artillery and I have been accurate to within 1.5 kilometers on my assessment and having some intel sensor / humint discover where the opfor guns were deployed with enough accuracy to counterbattery them.
1000 sqkm is not an issue for a real good and well trained S2 staff.  It might seem like 'black box' stuff but good S2 staff can nail down enemy locations and intents with a high degree of accuracy.
An edit just to clarify.  The 1000 sqkm is not one S2 staff.  A number of divisions and their subunits is responsible for that large an area.   There will a Corp S2, a number of Div S2s and numerous Bde S2s all talking with each other.  Each step down is more and more focused on a particular smaller parcel of ground.  Didn't want to give the impression that a single S2 shop is looking after 1000sqkm.  There is potentially dozens of S2 shops working that problem.

Most of that will be handled by the various S2 staffs of all levels.   S2 is the intel people.  Their job is to get a handle of understanding enemy intents and dispositions.  Armies operate according to doctrines and understanding your enemy's doctrine of how he uses and deploys his artillery assets gives you the ability to 'predict'  where and how he will deploy his artillery assets in a given area.   That is the start point of your intel gathering plan and where you deploy your drones, position your counter artillery radars, etc.    
It may seem like 'black box' stuff but a good S2 staff can seem like they are reading the mind of the enemy.   I have worked in the past as the BAIO (Brigade Artillery Intelligence Officer) in a Bde S2 shop and every exercise with opfor forces, I have been able to predict where they would deploy their artillery and I have been accurate to within 1.5 kilometers on my assessment and having some intel sensor / humint discover where the opfor guns were deployed with enough accuracy to counterbattery them.
1000 sqkm is not an issue for a real good and well trained S2 staff.  It might seem like 'black box' stuff but good S2 staff can nail down enemy locations and intents with a high degree of accuracy.
An edit just to clarify.  The 1000 sqkm is not one S2 staff.  A number of divisions and their subunits is responsible for that large an area.   There will a Corp S2, a number of Div S2s and numerous Bde S2s all talking with each other.  Each step down is more and more focused on a particular smaller parcel of ground.  Didn't want to give the impression that a single S2 shop is looking after 1000sqkm.  There is potentially dozens of S2 shops working that problem.

Most of that will be handled by the various S2 staffs of all levels.   S2 is the intel people.  Their job is to get a handle of understanding enemy intents and dispositions.  Armies operate according to doctrines and understanding your enemy's doctrine of how he uses and deploys his artillery assets gives you the ability to 'predict'  where and how he will deploy his artillery assets in a given area.   That is the start point of your intel gathering plan and where you deploy your drones, position your counter artillery radars, etc.    
It may seem like 'black box' stuff but a good S2 staff can seem like they are reading the mind of the enemy.   I have worked in the past as the BAIO (Brigade Artillery Intelligence Officer) in a Bde S2 shop and every exercise with opfor forces, I have been able to predict where they would deploy their artillery and I have been accurate to within 1.5 kilometers on my assessment and having some intel sensor / humint discover where the opfor guns were deployed with enough accuracy to counterbattery them.
1000 sqkm is not an issue for a real good and well trained S2 staff.  It might seem like 'black box' stuff but good S2 staff can nail down enemy locations and intents with a high degree of accuracy.
An edit just to clarify.  The 1000 sqkm is not one S2 staff.  A number of divisions and their subunits is responsible for that large an area.   There will a Corp S2, a number of Div S2s and numerous Bde S2s all talking with each other.  Each step down is more and more focused on a particular smaller parcel of ground.  Didn't want to give the impression that a single S2 shop is looking after 1000sqkm.  There is potentially dozens of S2 shops working that problem.

The annexation of Crimea and the subsequent influx of Russians in Crimea since 2014 has made this a particular complex and knotty issue.
Ukrainians claim Crimea is theirs.  Russia claims it is theirs.  Historical factors could validate either claim if both sides agree to the historical facts - but they don't.   So the 'legal' status is disputed.
Now, putting it to a vote is problematic.   Who is eligible to vote?   Any people who were resident in Crimea pre-2014 annexation?   Any people there now?   
Who conducts the vote?  Ukraine?  Russia?  Crimeans (which ones then)?  The UN?
The problem with a vote is Russian has front loaded russians moving into Crimea since 2014, so that well is poisoned now.  If you want a vote, the least objectionable protocol is pre-2014 legal residents of Crimea and conducted by the UN.  Anything else will likely never be accepted by one side or the other.   

My take after 6 months peacekeeping in Bosnia in '93 -  Savagery is baked into human beings.  Sorry, there is no 'better angels of our nature'  My time in Bosnia dispelled that myth real quick.  The 'better angels of our nature' happens because we employ the frontal cortex to govern ourselves.  But warfare is very primal and hits the primitive emotional centers of our brains first.   Once that happens, the excesses of violence humans are capable of know no bounds.  Which is why in the 22nd century in the future, historians and people will be examining the genocides of the 21st century and asking the same questions.

The annexation of Crimea and the subsequent influx of Russians in Crimea since 2014 has made this a particular complex and knotty issue.
Ukrainians claim Crimea is theirs.  Russia claims it is theirs.  Historical factors could validate either claim if both sides agree to the historical facts - but they don't.   So the 'legal' status is disputed.
Now, putting it to a vote is problematic.   Who is eligible to vote?   Any people who were resident in Crimea pre-2014 annexation?   Any people there now?   
Who conducts the vote?  Ukraine?  Russia?  Crimeans (which ones then)?  The UN?
The problem with a vote is Russian has front loaded russians moving into Crimea since 2014, so that well is poisoned now.  If you want a vote, the least objectionable protocol is pre-2014 legal residents of Crimea and conducted by the UN.  Anything else will likely never be accepted by one side or the other.   

My take after 6 months peacekeeping in Bosnia in '93 -  Savagery is baked into human beings.  Sorry, there is no 'better angels of our nature'  My time in Bosnia dispelled that myth real quick.  The 'better angels of our nature' happens because we employ the frontal cortex to govern ourselves.  But warfare is very primal and hits the primitive emotional centers of our brains first.   Once that happens, the excesses of violence humans are capable of know no bounds.  Which is why in the 22nd century in the future, historians and people will be examining the genocides of the 21st century and asking the same questions.

My take after 6 months peacekeeping in Bosnia in '93 -  Savagery is baked into human beings.  Sorry, there is no 'better angels of our nature'  My time in Bosnia dispelled that myth real quick.  The 'better angels of our nature' happens because we employ the frontal cortex to govern ourselves.  But warfare is very primal and hits the primitive emotional centers of our brains first.   Once that happens, the excesses of violence humans are capable of know no bounds.  Which is why in the 22nd century in the future, historians and people will be examining the genocides of the 21st century and asking the same questions.

My take after 6 months peacekeeping in Bosnia in '93 -  Savagery is baked into human beings.  Sorry, there is no 'better angels of our nature'  My time in Bosnia dispelled that myth real quick.  The 'better angels of our nature' happens because we employ the frontal cortex to govern ourselves.  But warfare is very primal and hits the primitive emotional centers of our brains first.   Once that happens, the excesses of violence humans are capable of know no bounds.  Which is why in the 22nd century in the future, historians and people will be examining the genocides of the 21st century and asking the same questions.

My take after 6 months peacekeeping in Bosnia in '93 -  Savagery is baked into human beings.  Sorry, there is no 'better angels of our nature'  My time in Bosnia dispelled that myth real quick.  The 'better angels of our nature' happens because we employ the frontal cortex to govern ourselves.  But warfare is very primal and hits the primitive emotional centers of our brains first.   Once that happens, the excesses of violence humans are capable of know no bounds.  Which is why in the 22nd century in the future, historians and people will be examining the genocides of the 21st century and asking the same questions.

My take after 6 months peacekeeping in Bosnia in '93 -  Savagery is baked into human beings.  Sorry, there is no 'better angels of our nature'  My time in Bosnia dispelled that myth real quick.  The 'better angels of our nature' happens because we employ the frontal cortex to govern ourselves.  But warfare is very primal and hits the primitive emotional centers of our brains first.   Once that happens, the excesses of violence humans are capable of know no bounds.  Which is why in the 22nd century in the future, historians and people will be examining the genocides of the 21st century and asking the same questions.

My take after 6 months peacekeeping in Bosnia in '93 -  Savagery is baked into human beings.  Sorry, there is no 'better angels of our nature'  My time in Bosnia dispelled that myth real quick.  The 'better angels of our nature' happens because we employ the frontal cortex to govern ourselves.  But warfare is very primal and hits the primitive emotional centers of our brains first.   Once that happens, the excesses of violence humans are capable of know no bounds.  Which is why in the 22nd century in the future, historians and people will be examining the genocides of the 21st century and asking the same questions.

It looks like, from the dirt with a track pattern on it on the fore deck of the damaged tank, that another tank back into this vehicle, treads gained purchase and it back up onto the front deck of the damaged tank.  The rear deck of the backing up tank got under the barrel and the barrel acted like a massive pry bar, pulling the turret off to it current position.
In other words, it was two leopards mating and it went horribly wrong.   😜