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16 minutes ago, MillerEP said:

I edited my comment to remove the question, and posted it in the twitter confirmation, Zelenskyy sent in UA Special Forces.

Saw that.  Just wonder if they had "help" in the form of intel, gear, and/or boots on the ground?

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    For the love of Christ woman,  stop posting the same fucking thing every 20 mins just to make your neurotic self feel better.     Bring something useful to the thread other than your inane babbli

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    I volunteered today. Log/Admin role to replace people for 30-60 days. The operation is in the west, or should the Orcs win will be pulled back behind the NATO wall. Either way the humanitarian effort

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8 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

Switchblade Drone

 

Also known as the LEEROY JENNNNNNKINS drone!

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51 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

Putin is a dead man walking.

If our BMDs can pull together the money to fire two head coaches in 4 years you'd think a group of the wealthiest men in the world could get rid of one dude everyone wants to see gone. 

10 minutes ago, JOSEYWALES66 said:

I was wondering the same thing.  And at the 45 second mark it looks like someone trying to leave thru the top hatch is blow straight up and is on fire.  Hard to tell what it is though. 

One guy gets out and you see him trying to inch his way to some cover.  Looks like he was the only survivor.  And I have my doubts about his long term health.

 

Also - Avatar boobs!

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Here is the inside of that theater before it got hit.  Holy shit.

3 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

If our BMDs can pull together the money to fire two head coaches in 4 years you'd think a group of the wealthiest men in the world could get rid of one dude everyone wants to see gone. 

This just in: Nick Saban is the new head coach of Russia

Just now, Hefeweizen said:

Here is the inside of that theater before it got hit.  Holy shit.

"Commit war crimes" is the only play in the Russian military playbook.  It's their "Greg Davis calls a telegraphed 3-yard out pattern on 3rd and long."

I mean, I guess they have one other play they've been running a lot: "get blown the fuck up and die."

I like the second play a lot more.

2 minutes ago, Scary Stranger said:

One guy gets out and you see him trying to inch his way to some cover.  Looks like he was the only survivor.  And I have my doubts about his long term health.

 

Also - Avatar boobs!

Dude was getting out, gets blown sky high and lands over between the tank and guardrail. Last dude gets out, get close miss by another strike, looks to be dead in last few frames or just laying in a really weird position.

1 minute ago, Cheeseweasel said:

This just in: Nick Saban is the new head coach of Russia

No, Saban wins

Drones vs people seem like a no-win situation for people. I think the next world conflict might be drone vs drone. 

3 minutes ago, HOOKEM4 said:

Dude was getting out, gets blown sky high and lands over between the tank and guardrail. Last dude gets out, get close miss by another strike, looks to be dead in last few frames or just laying in a really weird position.

Holy shit, how did I miss that.. first guy actually was the flaming rocket exiting screen top. 

6 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

This just in: Nick Saban is the new head coach of Russia

I mean, they have a strong defense (Nukes), but their offense is shit without a field full of 5 stars. 

14 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

If our BMDs can pull together the money to fire two head coaches in 4 years you'd think a group of the wealthiest men in the world could get rid of one dude everyone wants to see gone. 

How have our BMDs done with hiring the replacements?

7 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Drones vs people seem like a no-win situation for people. I think the next world conflict might be drone vs drone. 

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30 minutes ago, Grade of D as in David said:

Yes the fat kid is America

Of course he is.

If Zelensky survives and Russia is defeated, I wonder if he would go back to entertainment after his tenure as president. He'd have a worldwide audience by then as a hero. I'd watch.

9 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

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I was thinking more Battlebots

Y’all keep take that football shit back to the football board. 😉 

3 minutes ago, 'stache said:

If Zelensky survives and Russia is defeated, I wonder if he would go back to entertainment after his tenure as president. He'd have a worldwide audience by then as a hero. I'd watch.

He'll be able to print money on the corporate speaking circuit. 

Just now, Pescado_Rojo said:

He'll be able to print money on the corporate speaking circuit. 

Zelensky after doing a Goldman talk on perseverance:

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42 minutes ago, Ag with kids said:

Is that a body flying in towards the end of that tank video????

 

You can see at least one dead and another one crawling off the bottom of the hill.

 

Huge if verified -  Kherson airport abandoned by the RU forces

 

27 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

This just in: Nick Saban is the new head coach of Russia

Saban could actually pay his mercen...err players

2 hours ago, TexasEd said:

Best video I have seen on understanding both sides.  This guy usually just does weapons comparisons so this is a bit of a departure into more strategic info.

 

 

Well that's dire. 

30 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

Crisis Actors!!!

Well, Azov had to go somewhere after the Russians blew up their maternity hospital. 

23 minutes ago, 'stache said:

If Zelensky survives and Russia is defeated, I wonder if he would go back to entertainment after his tenure as president. He'd have a worldwide audience by then as a hero. I'd watch.

Probably not. The Entertainment industry is so cutthroat.

25 minutes ago, 'stache said:

If Zelensky survives and Russia is defeated, I wonder if he would go back to entertainment after his tenure as president. He'd have a worldwide audience by then as a hero. I'd watch.

I'd pay 9.95 for some old shows right now if I knew where they were

Wiki says that Switchblade drone is only $6k.  At that price, there is a whole bunch of land armor that is obsolete. I can't imagine there's a defense system that can stop a swarm of those things.  

20 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

They are on their way

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Need to get them some more Fendts as they are the best for hauling tanks of shit, whether livestock manure, or Russian military hardware. 

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45 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I mean, I guess they have one other play they've been running a lot: "get blown the fuck up and die."

That was Greg Davis’s game plan against OU in 2004.

Just now, Parliament said:

Wiki says that Switchblade drone is only $6k.  At that price, there is a whole bunch of land armor that is obsolete. I can't imagine there's a defense system that can stop a swarm of those things.  

I guess the real question is range. Is the guidance line of sight, or can you get out of range of the tank guns and pick them off? 

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

That was Greg Davis’s game plan against OU in 2004.

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I just realized, if Russia fancies themselves the Z's, that means they think they are fighting the Not-Z's. The markings make total sense.

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Just now, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

I just realized, if Russia fancies themselves the Z's, that means they think they are fighting the Not-Z's. The markings make total sense.

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22 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Huge if verified -  Kherson airport abandoned by the RU forces

 

Okay.....side note.  That guy is filming from what is clearly a passenger car.  The tarmac is littered with debris from shit that done got blowed up.  That includes chunks and shards of metal.  Dude is just BEGGING to get a flat tire.  I wouldn't ride around on that in anything that's not tracked.

4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Okay.....side note.  That guy is filming from what is clearly a passenger car.  The tarmac is littered with debris from shit that done got blowed up.  That includes chunks and shards of metal.  Dude is just BEGGING to get a flat tire.  I wouldn't ride around on that in anything that's not tracked.

I'd take a flat tire in a soft-skinned truck over being mistaken for a Russian in a tracked vehicle and having a Javelin shot up my ass....;)

11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Okay.....side note.  That guy is filming from what is clearly a passenger car.  The tarmac is littered with debris from shit that done got blowed up.  That includes chunks and shards of metal.  Dude is just BEGGING to get a flat tire.  I wouldn't ride around on that in anything that's not tracked.

I thought exactly the same thing, Then I thought about taking wheels with good tires off disabled cars and putting them in the back seat.  #DadMode

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17 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Wiki says that Switchblade drone is only $6k.  At that price, there is a whole bunch of land armor that is obsolete. I can't imagine there's a defense system that can stop a swarm of those things.  

agreed and that's the 300 variant... curious if they are sending the larger 600 "tank" killer version. Don't know the cost, just know the company has been prevented from demoing that version.  Wondering if they are using the opportunity for real world use.

It is probably already well understood in this thread, but Putin is really more mob boss than dictator politician. He has stripped the country of money just like the mob takes over legitimate businesses. Why is that distinction important?

Because it means you have to have both his capos and the heads of the military collaborate on a takeover. That’s probably extremely difficult to do.

In the 2000’s I had business in Moscow and met one of the mob group that had taken over one of their major public companies. I don’t want to name the company for fear of waking up with a horse head in my bed.

He looked like what you’d expect in a Russian version of Goodfellas. His office was all paneled wood with animals on the wall, and green felt everywhere. He was swigging vodka at 11 am, and was very brash. Yet, as we found out later, he was powerless under that mob structure and had to run everything right up to the top, which we presumed was someone in the inner circle. Mob figures can have an iron grip for a long time. It may take some time to get Putin out. 
 

 

6 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

I'd take a flat tire in a soft-skinned truck over being mistaken for a Russian in a tracked vehicle and having a Javelin shot up my ass....;)

I mean, if javelins focus on a hot exhaust source, my ass would most certainly be in jeopardy.  

1 minute ago, TexasEd said:

I thought exactly the same thing, Then I thought about taking wheels with good tires off disabled cars and putting them in the back seat.  #DadMode

See, it's not just me.  Also, I absolutely thought of that phase of redneckery.  If I was going to drive around those areas, or try to use a passenger vehicle to escape an area under attack, one of my prep moves would be to steal 4 compatible wheel/tires off of disabled vehicles.  Can't have enough spares when there's shrapnel laying around everywhere.

2 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

It is probably already well understood in this thread, but Putin is really more mob boss than dictator politician. He has stripped the country of money just like the mob takes over legitimate businesses. Why is that distinction important?

Because it means you have to have both his capos and the heads of the military collaborate on a takeover. That’s probably extremely difficult to do.

In the 2000’s I had business in Moscow and met one of the mob group that had taken over one of their major public companies. I don’t want to name the company for fear of waking up with a horse head in my bed.

He looked like what you’d expect in a Russian version of Goodfellas. His office was all paneled wood with animals on the wall, and green felt everywhere. He was swigging vodka at 11 am, and was very brash. Yet, as we found out later, he was powerless under that mob structure and had to run everything right up to the top, which we presumed was someone in the inner circle. Mob figures can have an iron grip for a long time. It may take some time to get Putin out. 
 

 

Henry Hillendropov?

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henry not hank

10 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

agreed and that's the 300 variant... curious if they are sending the larger 600 "tank" killer version. Don't know the cost, just know the company has been prevented from demoing that version.  Wondering if they are using the opportunity for real world use.

So many new drone options for about every conceivable task.  Neighbor was a 160th pilot (Nightstalkers).  His company is making a strategic communications and coordination drone for combat zones.  Looks like the switchblade in that is is portable and can be carried into the fight and launched above it.  It then helps coordinate the "stack" of fighters and helicopters from various bases and at various altitudes to better identify and coordinate attacks.  I'm sure there's a lot more to it, but they are in defense contractor talks with it now.  

As drones get smaller and smaller, it's the "swarm" that seems inevitable.  Hundreds if not thousands of small, autonomous drones that can attack like a flight of birds/bugs.  Think of the thousands of grackles on campus.  Now think about a coordinated attack, each carrying a small explosive device enough for a single person, that flies over infantry units and picks them off one by one, or vehicle by vehicle.  So small and fast, they'd be almost impossible to single out and destroy before another gets you.

Like this, but with essentially a hand grenade attached to each and no cool lights to tell you where they are and where to run...

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