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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2023, 16:38
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

High time this was done. Good luck in using Russ...

High time this was done. Good luck in using Russ assets to finance defence against the war they started ... or maybe the leased airliners they have stolen ... or pay for upkeep of the millions of...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2023, 16:54
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

A brilliant and insightful commentary by the...

A brilliant and insightful commentary by the Colonel. Either something is being set up at high level, or the Colonel may not be around much longer.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2023, 15:42
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Surprise, surprise: UK gets the cold shoulder

Back at the turn of the year I predicted that having emptied its Army and supplies the UK would be warmly thanked at the end of this terrible war, bade goodbye, and the rebuilding contracts handed...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2023, 17:12
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Forty years ago I remember reading that RAF raids...

Forty years ago I remember reading that RAF raids on the Falklands airport mostly missed the runway but did enough damage to make it unusable by the Argentine Mirages and other FJs. The temporary...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2023, 16:26
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Herod Afraid so. That's why weapons such as...

Herod Afraid so. That's why weapons such as HIMARS have their range deliberately limited and great care is taken not to escalate. The explosions inside Russia which we hear about all too rarely are,...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2023, 15:46
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Thanks ORAC. This is fascinating and all too...

Thanks ORAC. This is fascinating and all too believable, though I doubt if our politicians will heed one word of it. Posturing and forthcoming elections are more important, aren't they, as we pile...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 09:27
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/299x343/matt_in_dtele_ba34f21fa49b03aa388aba681ce89f2e9040fbfe.jpg

I thought Matt excelled himself in the Daily Telegraph today -- topical as...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2023, 16:43
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

And just watch the Germans stampede to grab sales...

And just watch the Germans stampede to grab sales of the new kit ...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 15:33
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Who could not fail to be moved by these brave men?

Who could not fail to be moved by these brave men?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2022, 16:11
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Who'd be a Russian oligarch? Always has been risk...

Who'd be a Russian oligarch? Always has been risk of being knocked off by your own partners, then subject to sanctions which prevent you and yours going on shopping sprees around the world, then your...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2022, 10:09
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Spying on British airbases? Latest target for the...

Spying on British airbases? Latest target for the purgers of Russian assets is internet supplier Upp, which has been rolling out FTTP in the east of England. The UK Government wants the existing...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2022, 15:48
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

The Russian spies were around 70 years ago!...

The Russian spies were around 70 years ago! Around 1950/52 the Norton Featherbed was winning the World Motorcycling Championship. It was designed by the brilliant self-taught Ulster engineer Rex...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2022, 17:24
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

That occurred to me as well. It looks to me as if...

That occurred to me as well. It looks to me as if it was cut with a disc cutter or military explosive cord?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2022, 11:30
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

I know they're careless about smoking, but in a...

I know they're careless about smoking, but in a gunpowder factory?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2022, 16:35
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Agreed ... but follow the link and subsequent...

Agreed ... but follow the link and subsequent quote states: "We don't know who is spreading these rumors but to make it clear: The big explosion (30 APR /01 MAY, in Kyselivka, Mykolaiv Oblast) is 250...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2022, 11:29
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

One must admire the tactics and planning of the...

One must admire the tactics and planning of the Ukrainians as well as their bravery. I think they know exactly what they're doing in letting the bridge remain but keep their plans to themselves --...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2022, 16:57
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Re the re-armament of the late 1930s, I seem to...

Re the re-armament of the late 1930s, I seem to recall that Hawkers began full production of the Hurricane long before the official order. My father who had great affection for the sturdy airframe...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2022, 17:19
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Excellent article from Matveev, but I too hope...

Excellent article from Matveev, but I too hope that it doesn't help the Russians. It rather smacks of the BBC helpfully telling the Argentinians that their bombs were not exploding because of wrong...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2022, 16:55
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

We had numerous posts on OpSec a few weeks ago...

We had numerous posts on OpSec a few weeks ago regarding careless Russian mobiles bringing disaster upon themselves. The current Ukrainian offensive has been quite a surprise to many in the West as...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2022, 14:17
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

I accept all you say except the last sentence: A...

I accept all you say except the last sentence: A bad move and to be frank, firk the press.

This is a media-savvy world with phones recording every incident and video clips circling the world in...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2022, 13:38
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

If Ukraine wants to keep its worthy cause before...

If Ukraine wants to keep its worthy cause before the world it will have to end its media censorship, which in its own way is as rigid as Russia's. Have a look at this ...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2022, 17:44
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

By 1945 most German flak shells were proximity...

By 1945 most German flak shells were proximity fused with fuses being made in hidden factories around a city called Dresden, together with all sorts of precision equipment ...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2022, 17:13
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

I recall the heroes of the steelworks said they...

I recall the heroes of the steelworks said they would fight to the death as Russia would torture and kill them all anyway.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2022, 10:46
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Looking at the shameful posturing by Germany and...

Looking at the shameful posturing by Germany and its chums I'm beginning to think quitting Europe wasn't such a bad thing. Perhaps they should be shown the picture of the downed Russian helicopter in...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2022, 17:00
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/928x591/russia_history_repeats_itself_52d47f1c246a5b5844ae6442e4f6fee548e7cc5c.jpg


Punch cartoon still relevant after 122 years ...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2022, 16:29
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Sad side to the story is that six or seven...

Sad side to the story is that six or seven farmers have already been killed by mines/abandoned ordnance, others badly injured, and their machinery destroyed -- that is, the machinery the Russians...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2022, 12:51
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

I think we read last month that the Ukrainians...

I think we read last month that the Ukrainians were stripping heavy weapons from the armour they could not repair, with small factories mass-producing new mounts to use them as personal weapons.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2022, 11:43
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Something happening in Black Sea? RAF Rivet Joint...

Something happening in Black Sea? RAF Rivet Joint lit up heading east is now about 150 miles SE of Sevastopol. Private Camcopter flying rectangular pattern at 1400 ft up to 70 miles off the Romanian...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2022, 11:21
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Ukraine's amphibious tractors are on immediate...

Ukraine's amphibious tractors are on immediate standby ....
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2022, 12:17
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Won't happen. Ireland is very proud of its...

Won't happen. Ireland is very proud of its neutrality and will send a strong diplomatic protest at the very thought of such a happening. Intruding Russian aircraft will be attacked by Eire's fleet of...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2022, 09:51
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

@ fdr Your scholarship is amazing, sir. Thank...

@ fdr
Your scholarship is amazing, sir. Thank you.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2022, 09:27
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Looks busy this morning with Swedish Gulfstream...

Looks busy this morning with Swedish Gulfstream up and down Poland's eastern border, USAF Rivet Joint and NATO Sentry both on Moldova's western border, tankers on station as usual.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2022, 11:55
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Brilliant and incisive article from TheAtlantic,...

Brilliant and incisive article from TheAtlantic, Nutty, thank you for this and for your steady flow of info.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2022, 16:59
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

But of course we haven't sent anything other than...

But of course we haven't sent anything other than humanitarian aid. Just as Russia hasn't sent anything other than a liberating force :oh:
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2022, 10:21
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,089
Posted By Geriaviator

Plenty of fake footage around but this is...

Plenty of fake footage around but this is convincing enough for me. One could almost feel sorry for the Russian conscripts -- if the world except Russia hadn't seen the horrific scenes from so many...
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