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  1. Retired AF Guy

    Favourite War Movies

    "Cross of Iron." Starring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason and David Warner. Amazing film. The Eastern Front from the German side. Lots of violence which is not surprising as it was directed by Sam Peckinpah. And filmed in Yugoslavia so they had access to lots of Soviet equipment...
  2. Retired AF Guy

    CAN-USA 2025 Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

    And someone threw a bunch of crap on this statue in Edmonton.
  3. Retired AF Guy

    Liberal Minority Government 2021 - 2025

    For the last couple of week the Liberals have been putting out ads trying to equate PP with Trump. If PP doesn't come out loud and clear in his denunciations of Trump and his shenanigans I think those ads might stick to him and the CPC.
  4. Retired AF Guy

    Funny Pix & Video Thread

    Must be from Base Construction.
  5. Retired AF Guy

    Political impacts of Ukraine war

    But a nice way to drag US forces into the conflict!
  6. Retired AF Guy

    The War in Ukraine

    Like Paris 1919. Marshal Ferdinand Foch : "This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years.” Except in this case it will be less then 20 years.
  7. Retired AF Guy

    Houthi Red Sea Blockade

    Reuters is reporting that President Trump has ordered large scale strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen and that these attacks may be just be the start of a prolonged campaign of strikes...
  8. Retired AF Guy

    Canadian modular assault rifle project, a C7 replacement?

    Depends on the type of buckshot: IIRC 00 has about six large pellets compared to Number 4 which has 12, smaller pellets. More pellets better chance of hitting the target.
  9. Retired AF Guy

    RCMP to Order 14 New Helos

    Some photos taken early this morning out at Kingston's Norman Rogers Airport. I had a video of the BH taking off, but to large for the server.
  10. Retired AF Guy

    Cargo ship hits tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military - March 10th, 2025

    Another oil tanker loses control and crashes into some Naval ships, this time in Brazil, three patrol boats possibly damaged. More here: https://www.twz.com/sea/out-of-control-tanker-plows-into-docked-brazilian-navy-vessels
  11. Retired AF Guy

    Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    This Forbes article from 01 Feb 2022, states the average cost for the JLTV is between $370,000.00 and $400,000.00 USD ($533,000.00 and $575,000 CDN).* https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2022/02/01/oshkosh-defense-hybrid-jltv-may-offer-the-army-some-advantagesfor-a-price/ *Numbers have...
  12. Retired AF Guy

    Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    According to this article Roshel has delivered 1700 Senator vehicles to Ukraine at a cost of $600,00.00 CDN ($416,000.00 USD). https://mil.in.ua/en/news/new-milestone-roshel-delivers-1700th-senator-armored-vehicle-to-the-ukrainian-defense-forces/
  13. Retired AF Guy

    Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    And the Army Recognition website is reporting that South Korea is proposing their K9 SP gun as a candidate for Canada's new SP gun. https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/flash-news-south-korea-proposes-its-k9-howitzer-as-replacement-for-us-artillery-in-canadas-modernization-plan...
  14. Retired AF Guy

    Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    Canada and Poland if they haven't already, are supposed to sign a defence agreement for 2025-2026. More info from the Polish MoD: https://www.gov.pl/web/national-defence/poland-and-canada-will-soon-sign-a-cooperation-agreement-for-2025-2026
  15. Retired AF Guy

    Cargo ship hits tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military - March 10th, 2025

    CNN has more news. Besides the captain, the crew also consisted of a Russian/Filipino mix. https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/uk/solong-captain-russian-stena-north-sea-crash-intl-gbr/index.html
  16. Retired AF Guy

    Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    Any reason in particular; just curious.
  17. Retired AF Guy

    Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

    More details can be found here: https://noahscornerofrandomstuff.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-the-koreans
  18. Retired AF Guy

    Cargo ship hits tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military - March 10th, 2025

    Politico.eu has this update. One sailor missing, presumed dead. Another man arrested, “on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision.” USCG and NTSB will be sending investigators to help UK and Portuguese investigators...
  19. Retired AF Guy

    Funny Pix & Video Thread

    So true. See cartoon FJAG posted earlier.
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