WW3 Please SAY NO!

[egri]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Churchill and the Brits would be speaking German right now if the US didn't get involved.

Don't kid yourself.

Where did I ever say anything like that? Unless you're confusing me with someone else in this thread?

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

All Dunkirk was, was a successful retreat.

Not to mention the Russians encircling the Germans at Stalingrad, and stopping their advance on to Moscow, that turned the tide as well.

The only city the Russians have besieged so far is Mariupol, which is near the border with Russia and in the part of Ukraine that was very friendly to the Russians.

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

And did Putin ever say all this: we'll have this done by Day 1, this done by Day 3?

Provide that link. Not the media saying what his plan was. Not sure how they know when I'm not even sure Putin knows. Yes, I'm sure he thought it would be easier. But what will he do in response: turn up the carnage. Not sure that's a much better alternative.

From Marco Rubio, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Yes, they could be wrong, but so far what he's been posting has been accurate.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by egri

From Marco Rubio, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Yes, they could be wrong, but so far what he's been posting has been accurate.

Senate Intelligence, now that's funny.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Senate Intelligence, now that's funny.

Now that's a real oxymoron!

[egri]

The Russian Defense Ministry put out this video of some of their special forces in Ukraine a few days ago (this isn't 'Ukrainian propaganda'; if anything, it is supposed to make the Russians look good). Two things I noticed: their helmets do not have NVG mounts, which means the elite forces deploying in the winter (i.e., long nights) don't have NVGs. And, they do not have optical sights on their rifles. Here's another one from the 'exercises' leading up to the war. Again, elite troops who are lacking very basic equipment that would be standard in any Western military.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by egri

The Russian Defense Ministry put out this video of some of their special forces in Ukraine a few days ago (this isn't 'Ukrainian propaganda'; if anything, it is supposed to make the Russians look good). Two things I noticed: their helmets do not have NVG mounts, which means the elite forces deploying in the winter (i.e., long nights) don't have NVGs. And, they do not have optical sights on their rifles. Here's another one from the 'exercises' leading up to the war. Again, elite troops who are lacking very basic equipment that would be standard in any Western military.

This is very strange and interesting. Russia has of course developed numerous optics of several types for the AK-12/15 series and several of them are known to have entered mass production (I believe some have become available for export in the US). Odd they would take them off to shoot a video, but also odd if their special forces are not even using them at all. Easier optic mounting was one of the big selling points of the new rifles.

[egri]

Originally Posted by G1911

This is very strange and interesting. Russia has of course developed numerous optics of several types for the AK-12/15 series and several of them are known to have entered mass production (I believe some have become available for export in the US). Odd they would take them off to shoot a video, but also odd if their special forces are not even using them at all. Easier optic mounting was one of the big selling points of the new rifles.

The only reason I can think of that isn’t ‘they don’t have them’ is opsec, but it shouldn’t be a secret that they use that equipment; just off the top of my head, the US, UK and Israel don’t make a secret of it.