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Not in blissful, gentle Canada.There will be a lot of panic now
Not in blissful, gentle Canada.There will be a lot of panic now
Agreed, if they were a competent navy like the USN … oh wait. This will be a smoking accident then.There’s video of a large smoke plume with audio of potentially lots of secondaries. Fuel or munitions seems more likely. I struggle to imagine SUAS the size we see in the videos catastrophically killing and burning a ship.
Not it’s impossible they hit a ship and took it out, it just seems less likely.Agreed, if they were a competent navy like the USN … oh wait. This will be a smoking accident then.
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First step should be shelters/hangers for all of our aircraft. Nothing should be left parked in the open on the tarmac.So, putting aside for a moment our collective throbbing boners for burning Russian bombers-
We’re starting to realize how COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY FUCKED we currently are from a domestic force protection standpoint, right?
How easily could this be done to our C-17s or MPA? Or to our pretty new destroyers? Or a CC-330 returning a chalk home from Roto? Or a handful of commercial airports a few days before Christmas? Or the national Remembrance Day ceremony? Something on a smaller scale than this is well within reach of non-state actors.
Including at the FOLs.Hardened Aircraft Shelters for all of our operational aircraft fleets has to now be on the agenda.
Including at the FOLs.
The thing is Russia has previously said that any attacks against its Strategic assets will be crossing a redline. Expect something massive from Russia in return.Hardened Aircraft Shelters for all of our operational aircraft fleets has to now be on the agenda.
TWZ has harping on this issue for some time and apparently the top US military types have been disregarding it. That attitude might change after this!Hardened Aircraft Shelters for all of our operational aircraft fleets has to now be on the agenda.
Russia had been using those assets to hit Ukraine since the start of their invasion. Those bombers were fair game and the whole world knowns it.The thing is Russia has previously said that any attacks against its Strategic assets will crossing a redline. Expect something massive from Russia.
The thing is Russia has previously said that any attacks against its Strategic assets will be crossing a redline. Expect something massive from Russia in return.
As a counterpoint, I'll offer: fuck 'em.The thing is Russia has previously said that any attacks against its Strategic assets will be crossing a redline. Expect something massive from Russia in return.
Pretty much, also the leaked document on Russian nuclear doctrine said 29% loss of the bomber fleet would get a nuclear response. Ukraine called their bluffAs a counterpoint, I'll offer: fuck 'em.
Russia has shown no reticence to do all kinds of heinous stuff to Ukraine. If Russia doesn't like having its teeth pulled, it can learn to stop biting. What are they going to do, try to make Ukraine cease to exist, take its children hostage, and try to assassinate its president?
I don't think we can have much real confidence yet in just how much of the bomber fleet got taken out. There's an order of magnitude's difference between what we have concrete open source evidence of, and what was claimed. I suspect it'll fall somewhere between the two, potentially on the lower end. We'll probably get a decent estimate from satellite photos by tomorrow.Pretty much, also the leaked document on Russian nuclear doctrine said 29% loss of the bomber fleet would get a nuclear response. Ukraine called their bluff
Seems like a solid 10 and maybe up to 40 hit. I've seen 27 claimed a few times too and the percentage 34 as well. Whatever the number is it'll add more stress to the remaining. Russia will want to up its production of 160sI don't think we can have much real confidence yet in just how much of the bomber fleet got taken out. There's an order of magnitude's difference between what we have concrete open source evidence of, and what was claimed. I suspect it'll fall somewhere between the two, potentially on the lower end. We'll probably get a decent estimate from satellite photos by tomorrow.
Like bomb the ever loving shit out of civilians in Ukraine? Again?The thing is Russia has previously said that any attacks against its Strategic assets will be crossing a redline. Expect something massive from Russia in return.