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Started by mongers, August 06, 2014, 03:12:53 PM

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Legbiter

#17025
June 22, 2024, 01:24:16 PM
Watching this technical demonstration I'm almost shocked at this cobbled together POS. Somali technicals look like German engineering marvels compared to this.
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Tamas

#17026
June 22, 2024, 02:04:38 PM
Quote from: Legbiter on June 22, 2024, 01:24:16 PMWatching this technical demonstration I'm almost shocked at this cobbled together POS. Somali technicals look like German engineering marvels compared to this.

It looks like an Ork vehicle from Warhammer 40K

grumbler

#17027
June 22, 2024, 04:44:31 PM
Quote from: Legbiter on June 22, 2024, 01:16:01 PMLooks like it. Like he says it's a battle taxi for infantry with inbuilt EW drone defense. In theory.

But its not even really a battle taxi, since the passengers have no real protection from anything except drones.  It's only realistic use is as a vehicle to move troops behind the lines over terrain that a truck can't cross.  It's rather a waste of time and effort, it seems to me. 

But anything that distracts the Orcs from murdering civilians is a good thing.
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Bayraktar!

Josquius

#17028
June 23, 2024, 03:48:45 PM
I'm seeing rumours of a uprising in Dagestan  :ph34r:
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Crazy_Ivan80

#17029
June 23, 2024, 04:10:17 PM
Quote from: Josquius on June 23, 2024, 03:48:45 PMI'm seeing rumours of a uprising in Dagestan  :ph34r:

the enforcer?

DGuller

#17030
June 23, 2024, 04:10:19 PM
Quote from: Josquius on June 23, 2024, 03:48:45 PMI'm seeing rumours of a uprising in Dagestan  :ph34r:
Who's left there to rise up?

Habbaku

#17031
June 23, 2024, 04:25:32 PM
Quote from: DGuller on June 23, 2024, 04:10:19 PM
Quote from: Josquius on June 23, 2024, 03:48:45 PMI'm seeing rumours of a uprising in Dagestan  :ph34r:
Who's left there to rise up?

Enough Muslims to hit a synagogue and a church, apparently.
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Razgovory

#17032
June 23, 2024, 04:31:04 PM
So less of an uprising and more of an attempted pogrom.
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Crazy_Ivan80

#17033
June 24, 2024, 12:40:45 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on June 23, 2024, 04:31:04 PMSo less of an uprising and more of an attempted pogrom.

Might have been isis according to the news this morning

Josquius

#17034
June 24, 2024, 02:38:24 AM
Islamic extremists certainly. I'm not sure about applying the daesh label considering that isn't exactly a unified group- not heard they've claimed the label too.
Seems to be more than just a terrorist attack but less than a full scale rebellion with fighting going on over night.

Also seeing quite interestingly in light of trumps recent comments one of the attackers was a local MMA fighter with a photo of him and Trump together doing the rounds.  :lol:

It is quite a problem in that part of the world that the viable opposition to Russia seems to be Islamic extremists, which would be helping the short term issue but creating some bother longer term.
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Jacob

#17035
June 25, 2024, 02:39:58 PM
Biden administration leaning towards lifting ban on American military contractors in Ukraine: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/biden-administration-american-military-contractors-ukraine/index.html

Tonitrus

#17036
June 25, 2024, 10:24:38 PM
Quote from: Jacob on June 25, 2024, 02:39:58 PMBiden administration leaning towards lifting ban on American military contractors in Ukraine: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/biden-administration-american-military-contractors-ukraine/index.html

I think military contractors should be banned in the US...so not really much in favor.

Habbaku

#17037
June 25, 2024, 10:25:59 PM
We should be issuing letters of marque and reprisal to all eager to aid Ukraine.
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Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
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Josquius

#17038
June 26, 2024, 03:18:46 AM
Quote from: Jacob on June 25, 2024, 02:39:58 PMBiden administration leaning towards lifting ban on American military contractors in Ukraine: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/biden-administration-american-military-contractors-ukraine/index.html

Interesting choice of image on the article. Patriot missiles. Are there anti-missile defence contractors?
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Tamas

#17039
June 26, 2024, 03:58:33 AM
Have we discussed that a couple of days ago the recently appointed Ukrainian chief of the army has been dismissed as well?
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