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Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2023, 16:04
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Sorry to say that I think you are over-reacting...

Sorry to say that I think you are over-reacting to a reasonable request which included "please" and made a valid suggestion which would have been a smooth way forward. I am sure that "cancel culture"...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2023, 19:08
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Surely out of, not into Crimea. Perhaps idiocy...

Surely out of, not into Crimea.
Perhaps idiocy has spread down from the head
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2023, 15:08
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

An orc, in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth...

An orc, in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth fantasy fiction, is one of a race of humanoid monsters.

No doubt there are those who would aver, correctly, that not all Russians are Orcs.

Orcs exist...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2023, 15:47
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Evil, Satanic beyond words. Our mild...

Evil, Satanic beyond words.

Our mild mannered Priest on Sunday nearly broke down as he said "wicked".

Putin should roast in hellfire for unprovoked aggression
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2023, 10:24
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Time was when British troops seared horse joints...

Time was when British troops seared horse joints in dead Frenchmen's cuirrasses. I wonder how many Orcs can get a decent portion from an overworked nag?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2023, 14:12
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Or PsyOps ............. its a very long front...

Or PsyOps ............. its a very long front line, and a slack handful of "leaks" in a number of places will keep it thin.

The trick is knowing where the Orc mobile armour reserve is [shades of...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2023, 07:48
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

thank you. About time too!

thank you.
About time too!
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2023, 21:13
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

​​​​​​​Whatever next. The steam-driven Zeppelin...

​​​​​​​Whatever next. The steam-driven Zeppelin was designed by the Goons I recall.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 11:17
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

I don't think the cannon is the bog-standard...

I don't think the cannon is the bog-standard model is it?

Perhaps upgunned like the Sherman Firefly?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 21:24
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

I had cataract surgery today: teriified at...

I had cataract surgery today: teriified at prospect, piece of p1ss in fact, roll on eye op number two.

The young male nurse was Polish "I have lived here 12 years"

I congratlated him on...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2023, 13:00
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Other than tight-ar%ed Treasury, might the...

Other than tight-ar%ed Treasury, might the current plight be received defence wisdom, in that "we either fight little policing campaigns, or we have a major adversary so will be talking tactical...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2023, 20:44
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Yes, also in the mud. No river though. My...

Yes, also in the mud. No river though.
My prayers for the defenders and my hopes for a successful orderly withdrawal following huge losses to the Orcs.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2023, 19:19
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

I hope Ukr do not consider Bakhmut as "sacred...

I hope Ukr do not consider Bakhmut as "sacred ground, made sacred by sacrifice". This was the mistake at Ypres and Verdun in the Great War.
Better to do an organised Gallipoli withdrawal at night...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2023, 14:04
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Is RasPutin crazy enough to start a second front?...

Is RasPutin crazy enough to start a second front? With what?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2023, 19:44
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

In 2023, if one expects to fight a conventional...

In 2023, if one expects to fight a conventional war and win, one had better have at least $/£/€ 3 trillion (in honest accounting) set aside. Maybe 25% more if the total will require loans at...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2023, 21:02
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Please define "trustworthy news" for the benefit...

Please define "trustworthy news" for the benefit of the Forum.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2023, 20:45
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

There are no degrees of unique, its rather like...

There are no degrees of unique, its rather like pregnancy, you is or you aint!
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2023, 18:04
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

There's boll*cks and then there's BOLL*CKS D...

There's boll*cks and then there's BOLL*CKS

D Tel: today according to a Western Official,

But Ukraine’s death to wounded ratio is significantly lower than for the Russians, which is about three...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2023, 17:54
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Ventral turrets in particular had a bad press....

Ventral turrets in particular had a bad press. The ball turret of a B17 needed a heroic dwarf apart from anything else.

History suggests that, as fast as they were provided in several types, they...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2023, 20:08
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Ventral [and indeed dorsal] turrets might have...

Ventral [and indeed dorsal] turrets might have made aircrew feel safer but came with a whole sack of problems .......... extra weight, limited visibility, shooting down friendlies to name but a few....
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2023, 18:48
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Sorry, cannot resist: New...

Sorry, cannot resist:

New SACEUR........."Heads of Branch Meeting 0900 every Monday!"

"Oh sir, that buggers the weekend!"

C in C "OK, make that 1500 on Fridays!" "Oh sir, that buggers the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2023, 21:28
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Momentum is mass x velocity, so includes "weight"...

Momentum is mass x velocity, so includes "weight" unless we are being even more pedantic than my norm.
Norman says he is not pedantic.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2023, 19:00
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Psyops: BBC reports US expects UKR to launch...

Psyops:
BBC reports US expects UKR to launch spring counter-offensive.

On one level it matters not if is true.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 09:35
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

May be off topic but such a very strange and...

May be off topic but such a very strange and uninformed take of the Great War deserves a correction.

Sent tens of thousands "over the top" both to find out where the enemy defences were strongest...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2023, 22:36
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Examples please?

Examples please?
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2023, 20:19
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

The Art of War is truly a classic of general...

The Art of War is truly a classic of general applicability.

Counter-intuitively in the context of Ukr coflict, another, more recent, cleassic has much to commend it:

Small Wars: their...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 22:36
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Is nobody going to say sending "planes" to Ukr is...

Is nobody going to say sending "planes" to Ukr is total bollocks? Is the government so ill-informed / disinterested that they are unaware the cupboard is bare?

The only realistic potential...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 17:31
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

We infer USA Defense from other postings

We infer USA Defense from other postings
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 17:29
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Not that Russia would enjoy the future...

Not that Russia would enjoy the future ............ surely a global pariah, decreased market for its oil and gas, decreased export market for arms, unwilling to find business partners because of lack...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 14:41
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Now that UK is not in EU, the p1ssing competition...

Now that UK is not in EU, the p1ssing competition has been simplified. It started a long time before Waterloo.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 14:04
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

Macron 1, Scholz nil in the p1ssing competition.

Macron 1, Scholz nil in the p1ssing competition.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2023, 21:33
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

It is possible that Russia might "win the war"...

It is possible that Russia might "win the war" whatever that means. I pray not.

However, if the free world has any virtue remaining, Russia has already lost the peace for at least two generations.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2023, 14:23
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

My 5000 figure is a crude trade-up from my...

My 5000 figure is a crude trade-up from my assumption that losses in the list = killed.

Of course we should worry about Ukr ability to tolerate grievous losses, having a substantially smaller pool...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2023, 13:00
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

I disagree ........... its not a football game...

I disagree ........... its not a football game with scores.
If anywhere near true, that Russ daily figure implies about 5000 hors de combat.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2023, 21:21
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,138,206
Posted By langleybaston

It may just be that some of us are briefly...

It may just be that some of us are briefly deflected from weeping for Ukraine by being a bit silly and trivial.
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