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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 08:12
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Plenty of examples in WWI of commanders that...

Plenty of examples in WWI of commanders that still had the tactics from the past deeply engrained. There was a belief by some that the tactics of the mass charge was still valid. Black Adder...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2023, 18:50
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

It's long been a Russian tactic to do recce by...

It's long been a Russian tactic to do recce by sending in loads of poorly supported troops. They find out where the defences are from the areas where most troops get killed. Stalin used this same...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 21:23
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

First tracked vehicle I ever drove was a CVR(T)....

First tracked vehicle I ever drove was a CVR(T). Hard not to love it. It's like a bloody sports car compared with an MBT. Still remember driving it over the knife edge at Bovington. Scared ****less...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 19:00
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

This is a good point. We do strongly bias our...

This is a good point. We do strongly bias our views based on our own perspective. Often that perspective is looking down the wrong end of a telescope. Sometimes it's the equivalent of Nelson's "I see...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2023, 19:45
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Walt who? Can't see it being a Disney...

Walt who? Can't see it being a Disney production. Not the thing kids would be interested in.

The text was required reading here in the UK. Most likely still is. The copy I have is one from a...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2023, 16:25
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

On the contrary, "The Art of War" is still a...

On the contrary, "The Art of War" is still a cornerstone of military tactics today. It was still one of the standard texts 40 years ago when I first read it. Many modern wartime leaders have admitted...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2023, 15:22
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

From "Attack by Stratagem", Sun Tzu in the Art of...

From "Attack by Stratagem", Sun Tzu in the Art of War:



Surprising that a text written about 2,500 years ago remains mostly valid today.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2023, 18:38
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Absolutely this. Ukraine has consistently...

Absolutely this.

Ukraine has consistently shown that it's forces are extremely adaptable, technically very competent and tactically way better than Russian forces. They need a capability to strike...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 21:15
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

90% of the really critical training for existing...

90% of the really critical training for existing pilots will be on the systems. It'll be mostly classroom and a bit of SIM work. The need for flying training for guys that have already got combat...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 20:48
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Does that matter? Did we have enough QFIs to...

Does that matter? Did we have enough QFIs to train and sign off every front line pilot in WWII? From what I've heard to we didn't. Pilot's were sent to the front line with minimal training. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 20:19
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

What's life-ex really matter in war? So what if...

What's life-ex really matter in war? So what if an airframe has theoretically exceeded it's fatigue life. If it can fly for a few tens of hours and help to knock out key Russian assets then that's...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 17:55
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

I'm not an expert. Ukraine needs a ground attack...

I'm not an expert. Ukraine needs a ground attack capability. They are facing a largely Cold War technology era enemy. The Tornado is old, but is still a capable ground attack platform. Couple it with...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2023, 16:32
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Re: training. It's BS that it takes 5 years...

Re: training.

It's BS that it takes 5 years to train a front line pilot. Perhaps reasonable in peacetime with the H&S nazi's ruling supreme. Complete bollocks when there is a war on. My uncle was...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2023, 18:12
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Agreed. I'd be the first to say we need a balance...

Agreed. I'd be the first to say we need a balance of forces.

However. look at hard facts. Op Granby has been mentioned as an example of the decisive might of the RN. Not at all decrying the job...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2023, 17:54
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

All of 22 miles wide, FFS. HIMARS can very...

All of 22 miles wide, FFS. HIMARS can very easily cover that distance. Our backyard is Europe. Where we've fought every major war in the past few hundred years, and where we've suffered the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2023, 17:46
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

China has many times the military capability of...

China has many times the military capability of our piddling little island! We would be absolutely insane to travel half way around the world just to challenge their dominance in the South China Sea....
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2023, 17:19
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Look at where we've been over the last 40 years,...

Look at where we've been over the last 40 years, FFS.

Falklands - ships (mostly civil and requisitioned , like Canberra) carried the people there who actually did the grunt work, and provided...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2023, 16:20
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

As ever, we are one step behind. The view a...

As ever, we are one step behind. The view a couple of decades ago was that air power would do everything in an inland battle space. There would be no more need for feet on the ground. Now we have a...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2023, 08:49
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Might be fake ERA. There was a video from last...

Might be fake ERA. There was a video from last year with Russian crew complaining that their ERA just had wood inside. Cost cutting or fraud most probably.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2023, 21:42
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

My best guess too. Looks like mortar fire...

My best guess too. Looks like mortar fire rather than artillery. Mortars are not very accurate, even with a spotter. Buggering up supply routes is generally a bloody good tactic. The BMP...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2023, 18:15
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Having lived there you must know how tightly...

Having lived there you must know how tightly controlled Russian media is. Several younger Russians that have left have highlighted this. They've also pointed out that the majority believe Putin's...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2023, 11:41
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Looks like there had been a crack in that barrel...

Looks like there had been a crack in that barrel for a long time. Looks like half the break is rusty from water having got into the crack for a long time before the other half gave way. The tracks...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2023, 16:42
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Could do worse than copy the pindar. I spent an...

Could do worse than copy the pindar. I spent an unhappy few months working down there 30 years ago. During my short stint in MB there were only gods on the 6th floor and above. Mere mortals...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2023, 16:07
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Can't find it at the moment, but earlier in this...

Can't find it at the moment, but earlier in this thread there was a post about a large training and maintenance depot just over the border in Poland, I believe. Makes a lot of sense. Also fits with...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2023, 14:33
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Agreed, but wasn't that WWII "steamrollering"...

Agreed, but wasn't that WWII "steamrollering" down to the Nazis having exhausted their supplies? Their food and fuel supplies, and their war machine, had been all but annihilated in the months...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 17:42
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Not intended as pessimism. Just seen loads of...

Not intended as pessimism. Just seen loads of logistic support nightmares over the years. Far too many. Reducing them gives a huge advantage. The ability of humans to f**k things up by sending the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 16:42
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

You and me both. Going to be a bloody nightmare...

You and me both. Going to be a bloody nightmare getting the right ammunition and spares to the right place at the right time. Maybe Ukraine's allies can help by setting up support just over the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 16:34
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Exactly my view. Retrofitting comms (provided...

Exactly my view. Retrofitting comms (provided they can get enough compatible kit) is pretty easy. Ukraine seems adept at coming up with novel technical solutions. Probably better than most nations on...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 14:54
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

People within NATO have been trying to do this...

People within NATO have been trying to do this for decades. There are dozens of "interoperability groups" within NATO, all with the aim of standardising kit so any NATO country can use kit from any...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2023, 20:25
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Not how it works. Look at other joint ventures....

Not how it works. Look at other joint ventures. Even a minor partner can own critical IP that controls how the bit of kit gets used. Daft example, but the UK nuclear deterrent wasn't wholly under UK...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2023, 17:54
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

It all depends on who owns the IPR and end user...

It all depends on who owns the IPR and end user rights to key technology. We've seen this loads of times before. We're seeing it with Germany and their refusal to allow other countries to send...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2023, 16:51
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

It's a German owned company, part of the...

It's a German owned company, part of the Rheinmetall Group based in Düsseldorf. The IPR on a lot of their technology is owned by the group. Germany may be a NATO ally and friendly towards the UK, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2023, 16:25
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

The key is in the wording "Rheinmetall BAE...

The key is in the wording "Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) is a UK-based combat vehicles design, manufacturing and support business."

It is neither UK owned nor UK controlled. All "UK based"...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2023, 15:33
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

Not only did Leeds close, but we also sold off...

Not only did Leeds close, but we also sold off the R&D place that came up with Chobham armour. Doubt we have the expertise to either design or build heavy armour now. Same goes for a lot of other...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2023, 17:15
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,937
Posted By _Agrajag_

There is a great deal of merit in paying to...

There is a great deal of merit in paying to retain a UK capability, The proviso is that it MUST be interoperable. The UK has a very nasty habit of producing unicorns, and then not having the funds...
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