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flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•U.S. B-52 bomber makes first-ever landing in South Korea - UPI.com2·2 years agoThe B52s that started Gulf War came from Louisiana. They flew nonstop to the Middle East then returned to their base in the U.S. 35 hours of flight time with no stopovers…
Guam to Korea is a short stroll.
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Western ammo stocks at 'bottom of the barrel' as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns | CNN1·2 years agoI’m sure they say they are. I’ll still doubt their capability
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Western ammo stocks at 'bottom of the barrel' as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns | CNN2·2 years agoNot talking artillery here. Talking small arms ammo. I’m pretty sure Russia doesnt come close to producing 2m artillery rounds per year. Saw an article the other day about them running out of artillary barrels. If they couldn’t manufacture enough barrels to keep up with shooting, I doubt their general manufacturing capacity.
Outside of that, that’s two million non-NATO small arms rounds being donated by the private sector. Pretty sure the government would send M4s and SAWs with 5.56.
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says31·2 years agoRussians and their fan-bois need to chest beat over whatever they can find at this point.
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says3·2 years ago7% of just the one type… Not of all tanks. That being said, I get where you’re coming from. 14 Challengers, 31 Abrams… Guess it’s going to boil down to if the countries can/will replace the losses.
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says261·2 years agoYeah, that’s what I wasn’t following. MBTs are going to need repairs, no matter how heavily armored, when you run them over a minefield, hit them with anti tank missles or drones. APVs aren’t designed to survive that, just to keep the occupants alive from something that would have turned them into a thick red mist.
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says193·2 years agoTell me you didn’t read the article without telling me you didn’t read the article.
The complaint about armor (tanks) being destroyed seems odd. Last report I saw had them losing five of the 70 Leopards and a single Challenger so far.
I wonder if the complaint is directed at the amount of maintenance/depot work that needs to be done to keep them running. That would kind of make sense. Countries that donated them have significantly more of them than donated, so cycling them through depot repair would barely be a cause for concern.
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Russia wanted to conquer Ukraine in just 2 days — it now says the war will last at least 3 years6·2 years agoDon’t recall anyone saying it would be a few weeks. Don’t doubt some people said it would only be a few weeks, just don’t remember it.
From the start of the invasion, it was two months one week and three days to topple the Taliban government.
Unfortunately, then next 19 years were apparently a waste since the regime that replaced the Taliban didn’t actually want to fight for themselves.
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Russia wanted to conquer Ukraine in just 2 days — it now says the war will last at least 3 years23·2 years agoGuess it depends on the definition of “lasts”. With Iraq, Coalition forces rolled through the third largest military in under two months.
Germany need 35 days to take Poland and six weeks for Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France in WWII.
Russia figured they were on par with other modern militaries for their special smoothbrain operation. Why wouldn’t it be fast? 🙄
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Staunch Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov and Chechen leader in critical condition1·2 years agoOr raise them a bit higher
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto Science@beehaw.org•The drawl is gone, y'all: Research shows classic Southern accent fading fast33·2 years agoGreat, now do it with all of the confederacy crap
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Contamination fears after Ukraine loses British tank51·2 years agoIt is. If you check NightOwl’s post history, you’ll see everything they post that’s war related is FUD/anti-Ukraine
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine22·2 years agoA tRuE fUnCtIoNaRy - the best a tankie can come up with when a tankie gets called out for their bullshit
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine32·2 years agoWhile the British don’t know as much about war crimes as the Russians, this time they’re technically correct. Technically correct is the best correct.
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto World News@lemmy.ml•Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine177·2 years agoDepleted utanium is a war crime
Actually, it’s not. Quoted from the British article about the DU rounds they’re shipping for the Challenger 2s:
The UK MoD insists that the depleted uranium shells it is sending to Ukraine are not prohibited by any international agreement.
It says that under Article 36 of the First Protocol of 1977 Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the UK’s depleted uranium shells are “capable of being used lawfully in international armed conflict”.
President Vladimir Putin has warned that if the UK does send depleted uranium shells to Ukraine, “Russia will have to respond accordingly, given that the West collectively is already beginning to use weapons with a nuclear component”.
The MoD replied in a statement: “The British Army has used depleted uranium in its armour-piercing shells for decades. Russia knows this, but is deliberately trying to disinform.”
Stating the use of DU is a war crime is just Russian mouthpieces repeating Kremlin lies.
flying_monkies@kbin.socialto Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml•Its been an interesting morning136·2 years ago¯\(ツ)/¯\ you dropped this
Using zone minder with reolink cameras. I’ve been happy with it so far.