Possible WW3 thread

[Pete]

Holy crap. that's basically playing COD.

[Pete]

Saul and Chongs, can we get a gE vpn connection to the Ukraine so I too can fight Russians from my home office? 

[Pete]

Guys, PM Saul and Chongs if you want to get on the list to be able to take a turn murdering Russian tanks from home.  Not everyone will get a chance.  Only so many Russian tanks had enough fuel to make it.

[Dugout DickStone]

bonus if you actually film nazis doing actual nazi stuff

[OB_Won]

Has this battle more or less ended the life of tanks? Anti-tank ammunitions appear to be highly effective, much more mobile to transport, and much less expensive to create and maintain. About the only thing tanks appear good for is intimidation, but that loses its potency rather quickly as they carbecue on the roadside. Even helicopters appear to be taking a beating.

Seems like the eventual end is just drones, missiles and robots (Boston Dynamics) in urban warfare. Kind of concerning how much easier it could become to wage war when leaders aren't sending people directly into the fray. Although who am I kidding, they probably already don't really collectively care much about soldiers (outside of pandering for votes).

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Has this battle more or less ended the life of tanks? Anti-tank ammunitions appear to be highly effective, much more mobile to transport, and much less expensive to create and maintain. About the only thing tanks appear good for is intimidation, but that loses it's potency rather quickly as they carbecue on the roadside. Even helicopters appear to be taking a beating.

Seems like the eventual end is just drones, missiles and robots (Boston Dynamics) in urban warfare. Kind of concerning how much easier it could become to wage war when leaders aren't sending people directly into the fray. Although who am I kidding, they probably already don't really collectively care much about soldiers (outside of pandering for votes).

The ATGMs seem to be scorching the top of the line Russian tanks. I wouldn't want to be stuck in one.

Edit: I assume death for the crew of this tank was instantaneous. What a lot of violence:

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Putin sends goons from private army owned by goon with Nazi tattoos to help with his denazification campaign in Ukraine:

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1498569142672281600?s=20&t=v8IRKqEoWDgvhAL-Llpvjg

[OB_Won]

Putin sends goons from private army owned by goon with Nazi tattoos to help with his denazification campaign in Ukraine:

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1498569142672281600?s=20&t=v8IRKqEoWDgvhAL-Llpvjg

[sonofdaxjones]

Nazi's fighting Nazi's.

Reports of militants from both sides of the alleged geo-political equation pouring in from the Middle East.

But the U.S. didn't want this war.   

[mocat]

Reports of militants from both sides of the alleged geo-political equation pouring in from the Middle East.

  WELCOME BACK DAX!

[Rage Against the McKee]

If the US knew that this war was going to go this poorly for Russia, then provoking the war makes a lot of sense for us. I don't think we believed Russia was going to get destroyed the way that they are, though, and we actually were trying to stop it from happening.

[wetwillie]

I think Russia is just going to run everything through China now and more or less be ok.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I think Russia is just going to run everything through China now and more or less be ok.

They are completely mumped.

[wetwillie]

If dealing in the eyuan and talking on huawei phones is mumped then yea I guess I agree

[sonofdaxjones]

Reports of militants from both sides of the alleged geo-political equation pouring in from the Middle East.

  WELCOME BACK DAX!

mocat, always 4 laps down

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/foreign-fighters-ukraine-offers-purpose-camaraderie-cause-2022-03-07/

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ukraine-war/Russia-offers-Middle-East-fighters-400-a-week-to-join-Ukraine-war

[sonofdaxjones]

NATO:  Getting weapons into or planning to get plenty of weapons into the Ukraine (after the war starts).   Billions upon billions of dollars worth of weapons.

NATO:  Getting food - medicine etc. etc. into Ukraine . . . ehhhh, not so efficient.

[bucket]

Nazi's fighting Nazi's.

Throw'em in the front lines. Problem solved.

[sys]

interesting point.

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1501344297098129411

[michigancat]

Has this battle more or less ended the life of tanks? Anti-tank ammunitions appear to be highly effective, much more mobile to transport, and much less expensive to create and maintain. About the only thing tanks appear good for is intimidation, but that loses it's potency rather quickly as they carbecue on the roadside. Even helicopters appear to be taking a beating.

Seems like the eventual end is just drones, missiles and robots (Boston Dynamics) in urban warfare. Kind of concerning how much easier it could become to wage war when leaders aren't sending people directly into the fray. Although who am I kidding, they probably already don't really collectively care much about soldiers (outside of pandering for votes).

I mean I was also thinking of when does old school invading countries with ground armies stop? When was the last time it worked effectively? The US has provided more than enough examples of it not working and we don't even try to invade white countries that garner the sympathy of the entire world.

[Pete]

I suppose we did occupy and give Kuwait back to its leaders who were invaded by Iraq.

[mocat]

the chernobyl aspect of this whole thing is so bizarre

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/09/1085380694/ukraine-russia-chernobyl-nuclear-site-lost-power?utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=twitter.com

[michigancat]

I suppose we did occupy and give Kuwait back to its leaders who were invaded by Iraq.

Yeah but I imagine their leaders and people welcomed that

[Sandstone Outcropping]

What is going on with this crazy-assed Dr Zhivago train? Is is some sore of bait to lure partisans into a trap? Does it contain a mysterious super weapon? A mobile torture center?

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1501246098089947138?s=20&t=_cLCo6H2n9OSgE9yidrTHQ

[sys]

I mean I was also thinking of when does old school invading countries with ground armies stop? When was the last time it worked effectively? The US has provided more than enough examples of it not working and we don't even try to invade white countries that garner the sympathy of the entire world.

the invading part has generally worked very well for american armies.  it's the occupying part that hasn't worked.

[Kat Kid]

I mean I was also thinking of when does old school invading countries with ground armies stop? When was the last time it worked effectively? The US has provided more than enough examples of it not working and we don't even try to invade white countries that garner the sympathy of the entire world.

the invading part has generally worked very well for american armies.  it's the occupying part that hasn't worked.

Sounds like me doing a post-game interview with my dang wife!