Silvio Tattiescone Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 48 minutes ago, Duszek said: f**k it, I'm in. Remember, you'll have Russian neighbours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 26 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Remember, you'll have Russian neighbours. Up and coming, a project, an investment opportunity... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Good luck getting home insurance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 14 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: My research (watching old films) leads me to conclude tank technology has got worse. They seemed to go head to head blowing lumps out each other and driving through buildings before. Tanks these days would be tipped over if they ran over a beach ball. Having armour and artillery is all fine and well but the real test will can it handle a wet winters night fixture in Stranraer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Up and coming, a project, an investment opportunity... A bit of caulk and sone decent paint and it will be fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Is an okrug the same as an oblast?To the best of my understanding, in this sense okrug is probably similar to our council wards. Generally it's a subdivision of an oblast, sometimes with some level of autonomy. It's all a bit higgledy-piggledy over there though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: Remember, you'll have Russian neighbours. Scratch and dent sale? 1 hour ago, Shandon Par said: A bit of caulk and sone decent paint and it will be fine. Use this, the Jeep enthusiasts swear it’s almost bulletproof… https://americanwheelandtire.com/en/kevlar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Brittney Griner swapped for Viktor Bout. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Brittney Griner swapped for Viktor Bout.Russia's played a blinder on that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 59 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said: 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: Brittney Griner swapped for Viktor Bout. Russia's played a blinder on that one. Viktor Bout spent 14 years in a US prison, don't think they were that clever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Viktor Bout spent 14 years in a US prison, don't think they were that clever.Not a blinder over the whole course of the story, but the final trade seems a pretty good one to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerthewitness Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, DiegoDiego said: 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: Brittney Griner swapped for Viktor Bout. Russia's played a blinder on that one. More a microcosm of Russian aggression. "ShE'lL get TeN yEaRs HaRd LaBoUr!!!111!!!" "Oh, OK. We'll put her on a plane straight away." Shitebags who just want to be feared & further confirmation NATO should never back down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 23 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Viktor Bout spent 14 years in a US prison, don't think they were that clever. Sentenced to a minimum of 25 years. Federal penalties don’t allow good time credit, but do account for time in jail awaiting trial, etc. Not a terrible deal as a 1-for-1, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the ex-Marine Paul Whelan gets something out of this (sentence reduction or such), but separated by time to allow the Russians deniability. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, TxRover said: Sentenced to a minimum of 25 years. Federal penalties don’t allow good time credit, but do account for time in jail awaiting trial, etc. Not a terrible deal as a 1-for-1, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the ex-Marine Paul Whelan gets something out of this (sentence reduction or such), but separated by time to allow the Russians deniability. No doubt the KGB successors in their various agencies are going wild trying to buy missile tech they never bothered trying to produce for themselves, and the Yanks will catch one they can use in exchange. Putin appears to rely a lot on the support of his old colleagues on a quid pro quo basis, so there probably won't be too much haggling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, welshbairn said: No doubt the KGB successors in their various agencies are going wild trying to buy missile tech they never bothered trying to produce for themselves, and the Yanks will catch one they can use in exchange. Putin appears to rely a lot on the support of his old colleagues on a quid pro quo basis, so there probably won't be too much haggling. Whelan, for all his denials, certainly seems to have been into something…so I suspect there’s more going on than it appears. It’s highly unlikely he was s working for U.S. intelligence, but there are a few others that might have been dipping their beaks via a “security consultant” with a bad conduct discharge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Significant if accurate given this is well outside HIMARS range: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 More a microcosm of Russian aggression. "ShE'lL get TeN yEaRs HaRd LaBoUr!!!111!!!" "Oh, OK. We'll put her on a plane straight away." Shitebags who just want to be feared & further confirmation NATO should never back down.Think it was a tad more complicated than that, you could easily frame the US position in a similar way. Think your take has more than a hint of confirmation bias on this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 31 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Significant if accurate given this is well outside HIMARS range: Area of high partisan activity…mortars, drones, uav’s guided in, laser designed extended range missiles reported previously, take your choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 nicht scheisse taschen: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 50 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: nicht scheisse taschen: The SatNav only goes to Moscow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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