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by greedo 4y ago
No, submarines sank 200 IJN warships and aircraft and surface ships claimed another 134. While aircraft sank some of the more important ships (carriers), subs were really responsible for the defeat of the IJN. Also, mines were responsible f
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by greedo 4y ago
One side effect of the Allied bombing campaign was wiping out the Luftwaffe as a force. Luftwaffe pilots flew until they died, that's why they had aces with high kill counts, and pilots like Rudel decimating Russian tanks. In contrast,
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by greedo 4y ago
Funny, countries still want to buy M1 Abrams (made in Lima). Especially after the invasion of Ukraine. It's not make work, it's keeping a production facility viable.
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by greedo 4y ago
They actually were awarded a contract in 2022 for point to point travel for the USAF. A logical extension of that would be city to city. https://spacewatch.global/2022/01/spacex-wins-102-million-ai...
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by greedo 4y ago
What tech would you describe as coming from Soviet designs?
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by greedo 4y ago
Ah, missed the edit window. Just because someone writes it in Wikipedia doesn't make it accurate. The concept of an air superiority fighter really started with the F-15 Eagle (its contemporary, the F-14 was really a fleet defender desi
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by greedo 4y ago
F-35 was spawned from the JAST initiative coming out of the Pentagon's Bottom up review. It was designed to replace the F-16, A-10, Harrier, as well as the F/A-18C and D models. It was no more an air superiority fighter than the F
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by greedo 4y ago
And despite people getting entertainment value out of the "Pentagon Wars", the Bradley has proven its detractors wrong on almost every count. It's like watching Dr. Strangelove and thinking that's how the National Securi
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by greedo 4y ago
Not sure where you're getting your figures, but the B2 has been out of production for decades, and the cost for the F-35 is below a new build F-16.
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by greedo 4y ago
The F-35 was never billed as an air superiority fighter. The basic idea was a stealth version of the F-16. It was always designed in mind with the F-22 performing the Hi in the Hi-Lo mix. Your comment is woefully uninformed and misleading.
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by greedo 4y ago
Osmo and Rubio Monocoat have really made finishing wood easy for amateurs (as well as professionals).
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by greedo 4y ago
How do you explain the success of American Giant? They use US grown cotton, make all their clothes in the US. Granted, you're not going to be able to buy a $5 t-shirt from them, but a $40 t-shirt that doesn't rely on crappy labor
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by greedo 4y ago
My daughter has made at least 10 dresses before graduating from high school. She's now progressed into a textiles program at our university. My step-sister made very elaborate dresses for her daughter throughout school as well. Sewing&
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by greedo 4y ago
There are some companies that make textiles in the US. American Giant makes hoodies and sweatshirts that are MIUSA, and their quality is excellent. Flint and Tinder makes shirts, coats, hoodies/sweatshirts MIUSA and their 10-year pullo
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by greedo 4y ago
Patriots should be there by summer, and IHAWK launchers as well from Spain (with refurbed US missiles). Italy and France are providing at least one SAMP/T system, which is comparable to the Patriot. That system should arrive this sprin
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by greedo 4y ago
Both the USSR and China did a wonderful job with killing their own citizens during WW2 and afterwards. Holodomor, The Great Leap Forward, and even worse the Four Pests campaign (I'm a bird lover). The idea that the PRC is some benevole
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by greedo 4y ago
Kennan's comment is strongly linked to the outcome of WW2. The US was the beneficiary of the war in sheer economic terms. Europe was either destroyed or bankrupt. China was devastated by it's war that predated WW2 with Japan, and
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by greedo 4y ago
Rattlesnakes are rarely deadly unless you get bit in a vulnerable part and can't get medical attention. About 10-15 people die a year from rattlesnakes. Bears kill about 50 people a year, cougars rarely kill anyone (something like 27 i
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by greedo 4y ago
Russia has lost approximately 80 aircraft. They just lost an Su-25 today in Donetsk. If Russian ISR was so excellent, they'd be able to target the launchers and other components.
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by greedo 4y ago
He was just illustrating the complexity. The tax code has tons of incentives for every Congresscritter's pet project.
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by greedo 4y ago
Western advisors have both underestimated the Ukrainians and overestimated the Russians since day one. First they thought the Russians would capture Kiev in a week, then thought there would be some negotiated settlement. Plus most Western g
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by greedo 4y ago
The initial plan was in the spring of 2022. That plan was scrapped/put on hold until the recent transfer.
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by greedo 4y ago
Well, their tanks are shite compared to Western tanks. They've also captured a lot of the various BMPs, but again those are shite. As of Oct 2022, Ukraine has captured roughly 500 IFVs. I don't have the patience to go through all
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by greedo 4y ago
Targeting is the main issue. At least on the Bradley there's no A2A mode as far as I know. Rheinmetall has some pretty nice kit in the Skyranger/Skyshield systems, but since they're Swiss, they're going to have trouble s
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by greedo 4y ago
1. These are not "rush trained pilots." Most of the candidates have seen more combat than USAF pilots. 2. The USAF has over 500 F-16 in service that are being replaced by the F-35. There are over 3000 F-16s in service worldwide,
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by greedo 4y ago
Capable doesn't mean previous experience though. It means having basic physical capabilities; good eyesight, good reflexes, good 3D visualization. Stuff that is used by air forces world-wide to narrow their training pool. This pool wou
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by greedo 4y ago
M2 is an excellent system for Ukraine, but they need tanks too. Abrams will be able to take far more damage than a Bradley, and they really have different roles. If Ukraine tries to use the Bradley as a light tank, they will have issues. CV
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by greedo 4y ago
Russia doesn't know where the Ukraine AD is. That's why they failed to disrupt them and why the initial air offensive was ineffective. Ukraine continually moves their systems around so that the VKS can't target them effective
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by greedo 4y ago
NASAM uses AIM-20 (Amraam) missiles, and there are plenty of these in stock worldwide. IRIS-T and Patriot are trickling in, but the big threat currently is the lame Iranian Shaheed drones. Those are better handled by NASAM and even gun base
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by greedo 4y ago
Russia doesn't have free reign over Ukraine. They are flying very limited mission sets due to the threat from Ukrainian SAMs. Ukraine already has a decent AD setup with SA2/S300/NASAMs etc, and then an excellent inventory of

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