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14th Apr 2023, 08:41
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Posted By melmothtw

Wishful thinking most likely (I wish it were true...

Wishful thinking most likely (I wish it were true myself). Occam's razor suggests this is exactly what it is - an immature 'boy' given more access to sensitive data than he ever should have been, and...
13th Apr 2023, 11:43
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Posted By melmothtw

Now you've just highlighted 212's OPSEC blunder!...

Now you've just highlighted 212's OPSEC blunder! Oh, where will this end?!
29th Mar 2023, 10:23
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Posted By melmothtw

​​​​​​​ '...not aiming to hit anything...

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'...not aiming to hit anything (lofting unguided rockets is wildly inaccurate) but to force the enemy to stay in his shelters and remain static' is certainly an effect, but that's not what...
23rd Mar 2023, 18:53
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Posted By melmothtw

Do we know they are Ukrainian pilots? Genuine...

Do we know they are Ukrainian pilots? Genuine question - I can't find that reference in the link.
21st Mar 2023, 16:45
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Posted By melmothtw

I think the point Solzhenitsyn was making was...

I think the point Solzhenitsyn was making was that it doesn't matter 'they' lie. Everyone knows 'they' are lying, but everyone carries on regardless.
21st Mar 2023, 15:17
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Posted By melmothtw

Lying and being lied to are part of the Russian...

Lying and being lied to are part of the Russian condition, unfortunately.

As Solzhenitsyn put it, “We know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know we know they are lying, we know they...
4th Mar 2023, 19:01
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Posted By melmothtw

As a Celt, I feel it is my duty to inform Russia...

As a Celt, I feel it is my duty to inform Russia that the UK is NOT Anglo-Saxon!
10th Feb 2023, 20:42
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Posted By melmothtw

Every one of those fu#%ing useless NATO countries...

Every one of those fu#%ing useless NATO countries came to the assistance of the US when your country was attacked, and many lost their lives.

How soon you forget.
10th Feb 2023, 10:07
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Posted By melmothtw

Is that the actual track, given the curvature of...

Is that the actual track, given the curvature of the earth? Genuine question.
9th Feb 2023, 13:11
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Posted By melmothtw

Absolutely no disagreement from me on that.

Absolutely no disagreement from me on that.
9th Feb 2023, 12:11
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Posted By melmothtw

Nothing on its own is going to turn the tide of...

Nothing on its own is going to turn the tide of the war, jets included, but good luck to Ukraine trying to wrestle back its territory without them.

Don't often have positive things to say for...
9th Feb 2023, 11:33
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Posted By melmothtw

You'd have to imagine that at some point they're...

You'd have to imagine that at some point they're going to be needing to train new pilots from scratch.
3rd Feb 2023, 16:42
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Posted By melmothtw

Puzzled you should consider it 'dragged up'...

Puzzled you should consider it 'dragged up' considering it's the thread we've all been responding to the last two years (apologies, got my maths wrong earlier).
But to answer your question, the...
3rd Feb 2023, 15:59
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Posted By melmothtw

Lest we forget, it's been early 3 years since...

Lest we forget, it's been early 3 years since racedo started this thread and not hide nor hair of him has been seen since Russia invaded.

It's all too easy to accuse those we disagree with as...
31st Jan 2023, 16:01
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Posted By melmothtw

Indeed, one would assume that the Ukrainians...

Indeed, one would assume that the Ukrainians would have the wherewithal to operate the three tanks types as three stand alone forces with their own crewing and support elements, rather than mixing...
28th Jan 2023, 17:41
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Posted By melmothtw

Yep, GW2 he's miles off too (not to mention HMS...

Yep, GW2 he's miles off too (not to mention HMS lllustrious in the Balkans, etc).
28th Jan 2023, 17:31
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Posted By melmothtw

I get it, you're saying that because ships...

I get it, you're saying that because ships haven't been as relevant in recent UK operations as they were for the Falklands 40 years ago we should stop buying them. That's great, until we find...
28th Jan 2023, 16:40
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Posted By melmothtw

You're a bit all over the place there, Agrajag. ...

You're a bit all over the place there, Agrajag.

On the one hand, you're berating the military planners of 20 or 30 years ago for focusing on the lessons of that time and not foreseeing or...
27th Jan 2023, 11:22
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Posted By melmothtw

If it's deciding factors (plural), then it should...

If it's deciding factors (plural), then it should be 'were' and not 'was'. Also, it's not 'Belgum' (sic).

Easy to do, isn't it?
9th Dec 2022, 14:04
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Posted By melmothtw

Many of their soldiers still have not been issued...

Many of their soldiers still have not been issued with socks, so logistics are probably the least of their concerns TBH.
1st Dec 2022, 19:47
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Posted By melmothtw

Agreed, but then we have to do the same for China.

Agreed, but then we have to do the same for China.
1st Dec 2022, 19:39
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Posted By melmothtw

With respect, Russia confirming something isn't...

With respect, Russia confirming something isn't the confirmation I was looking for.

Considering everything else operating in and around theatre has been photographed, or tracked, or whatever,...
1st Dec 2022, 18:20
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Posted By melmothtw

Havent seen any evidence of Su-57s being in...

Havent seen any evidence of Su-57s being in theatre, or even involved from inside Russia.
29th Nov 2022, 11:50
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Posted By melmothtw

I wouldn't say there's any conspiracy. Outside...

I wouldn't say there's any conspiracy. Outside the UK there is greater emphasis on World news, while inside the UK there is greater emphasis on UK news though the World news is all still there if you...
29th Nov 2022, 11:14
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Posted By melmothtw

You seem to be looking in the wrong place -...

You seem to be looking in the wrong place - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60525350
29th Nov 2022, 10:58
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Posted By melmothtw

Agreed, it's literally all over the MSM.

Agreed, it's literally all over the MSM.
29th Nov 2022, 07:37
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Posted By melmothtw

You seem to be making the assumption that such...

You seem to be making the assumption that such training is not already taking place, and that the support infrastructure is not already being put in place.
28th Nov 2022, 15:55
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Posted By melmothtw

For Ukraine, assuming that Crimea comes after all...

For Ukraine, assuming that Crimea comes after all other territories have been recovered, its recapture would effectively end the current 'hot' phase of the war, and what follows will largely depend...
28th Nov 2022, 15:42
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Posted By melmothtw

I do suspect that the loss of Crimea will have a...

I do suspect that the loss of Crimea will have a profound effect on the Russian psyche, if and when it happens.
28th Nov 2022, 15:38
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Posted By melmothtw

No one is talking about a Blitz or a Rolling...

No one is talking about a Blitz or a Rolling Thunder on Russian cities, it's a non sequitur.



Ukraine is not the Troubles. A far more relevant question would be to ask what ended the Second...
28th Nov 2022, 15:32
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Posted By melmothtw

I don't believe you can do a direct read-across...

I don't believe you can do a direct read-across from Afghanistan to Ukraine. For Putin (and also for Russia more generally), Ukraine is an existential matter in a way that Afghanistan just wasn't -...
28th Nov 2022, 14:53
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Posted By melmothtw

It wouldn't be to 'damage their resolve', but to...

It wouldn't be to 'damage their resolve', but to physically impact Russia's ability to wage the war on its current terms. The West has to change the narrative of the war, or else Putin will just sit...
28th Nov 2022, 14:51
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Posted By melmothtw

I take your points, and if I had seen any...

I take your points, and if I had seen any evidence that the Russian people view this as Putin's rather than their war, I'd fully agree with you. Sadly, all the evidence so far is that the general...
28th Nov 2022, 14:09
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Posted By melmothtw

For all the points you raise, I believe the West...

For all the points you raise, I believe the West should give Ukraine the means to strike deep into Russia.



The current status quo of Ukraine fighting a defensive war (in which I include the...
28th Nov 2022, 12:59
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Posted By melmothtw

I take your point, but in a long war I wonder who...

I take your point, but in a long war I wonder who can replenish their stocks/sustain their losses better - Ukraine/the West or Russia. Certainly, replenishment of the stocks it has already given up...
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