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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1000 on: March 18, 2022, 03:57:58 PM »
Yeah.  Especially in Russian controlled regions.  A country having trouble supplying its own military is going to have a hard time feeding civilians in conquered territory.
And foreign armies foraging always ends well.   =|
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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1001 on: March 18, 2022, 04:49:26 PM »
A bunch of guns and tactical gear are being collected for Ukraine. While I applaud the thought behind the efforts, I'm still betting a lot of this stuff will never make it through the red tape and ITAR.

If nothing else, it's certainly another jab at Biden and his "rifles vs F-15s and nukes" comment.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/american-gun-companies-helping-ukrainians-fight-putin
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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1002 on: March 18, 2022, 04:52:47 PM »
A bunch of guns and tactical gear are being collected for Ukraine. While I applaud the thought behind the efforts, I'm still betting a lot of this stuff will never make it through the red tape and ITAR.

If nothing else, it's certainly another jab at Biden and his "rifles vs F-15s and nukes" comment.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/american-gun-companies-helping-ukrainians-fight-putin

https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-ar-15-tyranny-15-stripped-lower-receiver-ships-in-approximately-12-weeks.html
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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1003 on: March 18, 2022, 08:15:08 PM »
ISS-bound Cosmonauts open hatch to Space Station wearing Ukrainian-colored flight suits.

Heads are going to roll at Roskosmos for this one.

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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1004 on: March 18, 2022, 08:36:08 PM »
Looks like the same suit without the blue.
Photo is dated 2015

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-moscow-russia-october-06-cosmonaut-suit-aansari-in-space-museum-on-94562597.html

I suspect the blue areas are velcro
 but still funny, whoops
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« Reply #1005 on: March 19, 2022, 10:15:17 AM »
Appears the Russians deployed a hypersonic missile yesterday.  Travels at mach 10, supposed to be unable to be intercepted by Western missile defense systems.  They used it to blow up a Ukrainian arms depot.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18000231/moment-russian-hypersonic-missile-destroys-ukrainian-weapons-depot/
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« Reply #1006 on: March 19, 2022, 04:31:33 PM »
Appears the Russians deployed a hypersonic missile yesterday.  Travels at mach 10, supposed to be unable to be intercepted by Western missile defense systems.  They used it to blow up a Ukrainian arms depot.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18000231/moment-russian-hypersonic-missile-destroys-ukrainian-weapons-depot/
It's possible to stop the video and catch what sure looks like the missile coming in vertically . . . I'm not so sure the drone footage would be capable of catching a Mach 10 missile. Any video experts here?
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« Reply #1007 on: March 19, 2022, 04:40:15 PM »
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« Reply #1008 on: March 19, 2022, 08:38:44 PM »
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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1009 on: March 19, 2022, 10:44:52 PM »
Just learned about the Azov Battallion, did a little reading on it.

Smells similar to the Mujaheddin of the 1980's.

How much money will anyone bet that, after the US offers material support to guerrillas fighting the Russians, then two decades later those same guerrillas become enemies of the US and a US effort to pacify the region is undertaken?
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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1010 on: March 19, 2022, 11:54:05 PM »
Don't know if it's true, but it wouldn't surprise me.


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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1011 on: March 20, 2022, 12:28:08 AM »
Don't know if it's true, but it wouldn't surprise me.




Why bother with the cash?  That’s about $1.6mil in gold.  Would the cash be intended for bribes?

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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1013 on: March 20, 2022, 08:03:42 AM »
Don't know if it's true, but it wouldn't surprise me.




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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1014 on: March 20, 2022, 08:04:48 AM »
Just learned about the Azov Battallion, did a little reading on it.

Smells similar to the Mujaheddin of the 1980's.

How much money will anyone bet that, after the US offers material support to guerrillas fighting the Russians, then two decades later those same guerrillas become enemies of the US and a US effort to pacify the region is undertaken?

The US, assuming it still exists, will likely not be in any condition to pacify anything twenty years from now.
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« Reply #1015 on: March 20, 2022, 08:07:21 AM »
Why bother with the cash?  That’s about $1.6mil in gold.  Would the cash be intended for bribes?

Likely bribes and other "strategic" uses. Hard to break up those gold bars into smaller chunks, and it has to still be converted, which would be an extra step and attention for the bribee. Cash is fast.
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« Reply #1016 on: March 20, 2022, 08:12:34 AM »
The US, assuming it still exists, will likely not be in any condition to pacify anything twenty years from now.

I used to think talk like this was whacko. Lately, I've been talking like this. I look around, and we are becoming a "superpower" in name only. China is surpassing us in everything, and much of the rest of the world seems to be changing their bets to that horse.

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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1017 on: March 20, 2022, 08:17:23 AM »
I used to think talk like this was whacko. Lately, I've been talking like this. I look around, and we are becoming a "superpower" in name only. China is surpassing us in everything, and much of the rest of the world seems to be changing their bets to that horse.

It's just extrapolating current trends out to a logical conclusion.
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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1018 on: March 20, 2022, 08:40:12 AM »
Panic buying in Russia.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1505144874886209538

https://www.foxnews.com/world/russians-panic-buying-ukraine-invasion-consequences

Seeing reports put out by British intel that there is growing grumbling within Putin's ruling circle and even a bit of panic forming.
Things could go all Duce/Saddam/Ceaușescu (take your pick) real quick in Russia.
Which puts more and more pressure on Putin to end this quickly. Doubt he would back out but rather escalate it in ways that would make Hitler blush an attempt to break the Ukrainians.
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« Reply #1019 on: March 20, 2022, 08:40:55 AM »
Don't know if it's true, but it wouldn't surprise me.



That would be 80% of congress x million if here.
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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1022 on: March 20, 2022, 09:34:42 AM »
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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1023 on: March 20, 2022, 09:37:27 AM »
Full version:

https://youtu.be/s4UM2IkfB0o

Thanks.
I was looking for that but for some reason it wasn't coming up or I over looked it based on the date since I was looking for something more recent.
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Re: War in Eastern Europe, what's it good for ....
« Reply #1024 on: March 20, 2022, 09:50:22 AM »
As a side note I just checked gun broker and people are asking $11k+ for the same Russian Vepr I paid $1,100 for which included a $400-500 Iron Wood SVD stock.
So ~$600 to $11k+  :O

Yikes. It's going to stay in the gun safe now.

Yes I know gun broker can be wacko. ~$3k would be more realistic in my mind.
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