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by PainRack
2024-03-10 07:21am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 221
Views: 8878

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/03/09/a-russian-drone-spotted-a-ukrainian-patriot-air-defense-crew-convoying-near-the-front-line-soon-a-russian-hypersonic-missile-streaked-down/?sh=6f68c05f3514 Ukraine aggressive and closely placed use of Patriots finally saw two launchers get hit and des...
by PainRack
2024-03-07 08:11pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 221
Views: 8878

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

Blood doesn't matter on the modern battlefield. Fires does. And guess what??? The sheer paltry amount of Ukrainian fires holding off Russians? Yeah.... Ukraine literally has as much artillery as the entire US army. It had more tanks and armoured vehicles than most of Europe put together. And you're...
by PainRack
2024-03-07 08:09pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: AAP new study on school shootings
Replies: 12
Views: 557

Re: AAP new study on school shootings

If you don't know the why something happens then how the fuck you think you are going to actually fix it? The intellectual dishonesty on most when they discuss this topic is astounding, people who are extremely smart and professional otherwise turn into drooling morons. While taking away/regulating...
by PainRack
2024-03-07 02:20am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: AAP new study on school shootings
Replies: 12
Views: 557

Re: AAP new study on school shootings

My problem with that study is they do not show the who did it nor the why they did it. Both of these questions need answering as gang violence is far different from bullying taken too far. You can't really address the situation without studying the particulars. Basic journalism: who, what, when, wh...
by PainRack
2024-03-05 02:12am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: AAP new study on school shootings
Replies: 12
Views: 557

Re: AAP new study on school shootings

It's amazingly frustrating though, to see that despite evidence showing that yes, Democrats Gun control and etc can work to protect schools ..... The opposite is happening In USA instead
by PainRack
2024-03-05 02:08am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 221
Views: 8878

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

So.... Russia human trafficking of Indians for slave soldiers is??? https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indians-hired-russias-ukraine-war-4152556 Right now, the side that resorted to human trafficking conscripts is Russia ... It's a scummy move, but they're not counting on the handful of dupes bei...
by PainRack
2024-03-05 01:57am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 221
Views: 8878

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

And again, France boasting is about selling to more people, while donating used guns to Ukraine . Not about lack of ammo, which is in the next part. I don't think you got the point of the link. It's about wear and tear on the guns themselves. If Ukraine had more artillery they could significantly a...
by PainRack
2024-03-04 10:11am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 221
Views: 8878

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

Note my post Vis fires is about the ammunition stockpiles the US has kept. Not Europe, and why you simply cannot just assume Russia fires 15k shells, we need that many for a war to be ready.
by PainRack
2024-03-04 09:09am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 221
Views: 8878

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

Except Ukraine doesn't need more guns. The French boasting is related more to demand for said guns having increased, so they can capitalise and sell more guns. Namely, the 60 odd guns Czech wants, then NG2 109 guns for France n Belgium 28 guns. Ukraine is getting donated guns, aka guns which alread...
by PainRack
2024-03-04 09:02am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 221
Views: 8878

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

That's part of the reason I'm in favor of hiring every merc. company in the world to help booster Ukraine. (or at least the acceptable ones). They come with their own munitions and equipment. Why would an acceptable mercenary company take such an offer? Back when I was a preschooler, Ian Smith sent...
by PainRack
2024-03-04 08:52am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: AAP new study on school shootings
Replies: 12
Views: 557

Re: AAP new study on school shootings

Is it a mental health crisis ? Probably, but school mass shootings hasn't increased in numbers. They increased in deadliness. Aka. it's NOT that there more crazy people shooting up schools, it's more the guns they have to kill people are more effective. If shootings haven't increased in number then...
by PainRack
2024-03-04 05:49am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: AAP new study on school shootings
Replies: 12
Views: 557

Re: AAP new study on school shootings

The key crux is that SROs appears to have very little effect on reducing school shootings, a comprehensive approach may help, there's mental health trauma due to school shootings AND the drills involved, and the data figures all show that despite rightwing arguments that more guns are needed to prev...
by PainRack
2024-03-04 05:34am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: AAP new study on school shootings
Replies: 12
Views: 557

AAP new study on school shootings

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2023-064311/196816/School-Shootings-in-the-United-States-1997-2022?autologincheck=redirected AAP posted a new study that rebuts some choice gun nuts arguments. Is it a mental health crisis ? Probably, but school mass shootings hasn't ...
by PainRack
2024-03-02 12:57pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 221
Views: 8878

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

That's part of the reason I'm in favor of hiring every merc. company in the world to help booster Ukraine. (or at least the acceptable ones). They come with their own munitions and equipment. Nope. To put it simply, only the US has the stockpiles that can feed the Ukraine war. While Europe has cont...
by PainRack
2024-02-28 05:45am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Replies: 221
Views: 8878

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/27/russia-to-ban-gasoline-exports-for-six-months Ukranian attacks has an impact, leading to supply issues that has led Russia to ban gasoline exports so an expected seasonal spike in demand won't lead to increased fuel prices. So, no major domestic "impact&...
by PainRack
2024-02-20 01:29am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

You made a mistake about what type of TI the M2A2-ODS-SA has, the least you could do is simply acknowledge your error, as opposed to immediately pivot to chiding that I have somehow "ignored" something. Not really. I said 3rd TI has better sight, range and etc. that difference, aka the im...
by PainRack
2024-02-19 11:57pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

So in other words, you trying to disprove the fact that I said they don't have modern night optics..... By providing proof that they don't have modern night optics..... Bold move Cotton. :roll: It's a globally stupid to claim the Russians don't have modern night optics, because they do. Their best ...
by PainRack
2024-02-19 07:42am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

The 1PN96MT-02 is ancient technology in comparison. It's range is up to 2 miles- Yeah I'm well aware of its disadvantages. So in other words, you trying to disprove the fact that I said they don't have modern night optics..... By providing proof that they don't have modern night optics..... Bold mo...
by PainRack
2024-02-19 12:12am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

It was a great place to kill Russians and make them waste materiel. Russia would send a squad of hapless mobniks forward, Ukrainians would shoot them in the face and immediately pull back 100 or so meters, then Russia would spend the rest of the day pounding the place where the Ukrainians used to b...
by PainRack
2024-02-18 11:42pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

] Yes they do, they're equipped with thermal sights - specifically the 1PN96MT-02, a recent lets say "mass production" thermal sight that's less complex than the top-of-the-line Russian stuff reserved for newer tanks like the T-90M etc. It also has sometimes been seen on upgraded T-72Bs a...
by PainRack
2024-02-18 11:28pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

Heh, yeah. I meant things like the rolling back of production of certain types of military goods because with the Cold War over we didn't see as much need for them and figured our stockpiles would be mor than sufficient in an emergency. Obviously the MIC kept finding new and exciting ways to acquir...
by PainRack
2024-02-18 11:08pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

Why... NO. I didn't. Why don't you pull those articles out of your ass like you do the rest of your commentary? :-D I've posted plenty of articles in this thread, and you know I have. You're just mad that you find their implications distressing, and are lashing out with snark as a consequence. I wo...
by PainRack
2024-02-18 10:56pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

There's a flaw in your argument - you are saying Russia is buying up tool presses from 3rd parties and that's fine, but the UK has to produce everything domestically from iron ore? Why, you expect Russia to branch out into U-boats and piracy? Why the double standard? Russia still has a heavy machin...
by PainRack
2024-02-18 11:48am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

Note that for Ukranian conscription, one main problem problem Zelensky seems to be raising is a budgetary issue, as the requested numbers will eat up 1/4 of the current budget. The average age of Ukrainian soldiers in 2021 was 30-35 https://www.ft.com/content/90421972-2f1e-4871-a4c6-0a9e9257e9b0 It'...
by PainRack
2024-02-13 10:43am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137710

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

I'm not convinced that technological superiority was the primary factor in that stomp. Training and maintenance differences alone may have given the US a similar level of advantage even if they were using the same generation of equipment. There's also the issue that this technique would never work ...