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  1. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    Yesterday saw a significant step up in US combat power on the Continent: two squadrons of the the 388th Fighter Wing with F-35s deployed to Spangdahlem. Damn, this is our foremost fighter asset, ~30 fighters if they are went and it sounds like they did. Additionally, about half the 336th...
  2. jbailey

    Is my thinking right on additional elevation needed for 2M shot?

    what is 2 miles in yards? 3500+ ish, I believe. That is a helluva poke with any 308 bolt face load, even with the fanciest mono's and 30+" of barrel. Shooting at an air density from the top of Mt Everest would help however, if you want to hike up to a FP at Camp 4 or whatever the highest...
  3. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    Thoughts and prays with: - the "All American" soldiers arriving in Poland... - the Strykers moving into Romania from bases in German... - our "Atlantic Resolve" ironed fist, 1ABCT, with the attack helos and STF... - plus all the American women and men behind them, keeping our assets in the...
  4. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    Red Storm Rising storyline continues... Russians have moved all three of their SLAVA class cruisers into the Med and Black Sea (their most powerful surface ship). Normally a SLAVA is the flagship for the North Atlantic, Pacific and Black Sea fleets. And there are 3 NATO carrier groups in the...
  5. jbailey

    Time to bring in airpower.

    very easy mission for this platform. Stupid easy in fact.
  6. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    ...and then we get some real leadership in this country, the rest of NATO gets off their asses, and they find a cancerous mass on Putin's colon...
  7. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    Yes, excellent point. But Atlantic Resolve is solely a US effort (right? I'm not entirely sure.) REFORGER had our EU allies right there, especially Germans. And it is a reinforced BCT, small compared to REFORGER. The REFORGER I was involved with (in a tiny way) was a Corps v Corps FTX, 80,000...
  8. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    "Return of Forces to Germany" was a long time ago. I imagine there is very little if any institutional knowledge gained from it left in the current German military. I think there is a bit left in the US Army. We continued to train at NTC, even thru the GWOT. I don't think the Germans had or...
  9. jbailey

    I'm done with the IRS.

    Here is the 16th, for those that want to see the fine print behind the IRS The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on income, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
  10. jbailey

    I'm done with the IRS.

    IRS = legal robbery. We need constitutional protection. 16th Amendment needs to be revoked and replaced with one that protects us, the hard working tax payer. Unlimited power to tax shouldn't be constitutional. I could get behind a political party running on such a platform.
  11. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    Yeah, the crappy operational status of German armor is an issue. This goes back to WW2. They do (or did) move stuff thru repair fast, but the shit breaks at fast(er) rates, or so its seems. And if they don't give a crap like they used to, that is even a bigger problem. Only 29.7% of the...
  12. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    This is the cold war that never stopped. The US Submariner has been at war for the last 70 years, and there was no "fall of the wall" for them. Nothing new on the sub-surface front. Got to love the US and Brit pump jets however. Ruskies don't have them either, at least not widely. There is...
  13. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    Tanks remain the foundation of the combined arms fight in a conventional battlefield, at least if you believe anything coming out of the US Army National Training Center (NTC). They aren't big, slow or vulnerable when the pace of operations is rapid. In fact, just the opposite, they are fire...
  14. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    The Germans have most of the effective ground combat power (read armored) in theater right now, at least after considering the Poles, who also field a very respectable Army. Three Armored Bdes, each with 50ish advanced Leopard 2s. Four heavy mech bdes, although 2 of them are composed of...
  15. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    Thanks @Cardboard55 God Damn Russians. That briefing sounded like one from 1943 or 1944, not 2022. And Damn those Germans. This situation involves them a whole lot more than it does the US. Pundits say the US doesn't care about NATO anymore... it seems the Germans are the ones who don't...
  16. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    I wish man, but today, Spangdahlem (our remaining combat airfield in Germany, which is actually set to close) runways are full of 16s, not 35s. The 16 remains a highly capable platform, especially in the hands of the best pilots in the world (USAF of course). Yeah, Germans will not send the...
  17. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    Yes, and the Finns and Swedes, two non-NATO partners, are both active on the naval front. But where are the damn Germans ? they are the ones funding the Russians, $'s for nat gas. They need to send 50 Leopards 7's as part of a heavy BCT to the Suwalki gap and turn off the financial tap. We...
  18. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    No sir, I would not. But we have a lot of boys (and girls too) that might have too. Damn it, @DarnYankeeUSMC is right. What a difference a year makes..
  19. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    Yes, but the 1% that is new are the issue: they are the dudes making the decisions. National Security Adz, SofS, SofD and Prez, etc. Acting tougher, regarding troop buildups and coordinated force from NATO are probably want we need to end this thing right now without a war. The Biden news...
  20. jbailey

    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    decent graphic of potential Russian advance axis and force structures. This is nearly 2 month old intel but its useful nonetheless. Urkaine is hard-pressed, defending on this many fronts, including helo- and sea-borne threats. F'cking Belarus, exposing Kiev like Achilles' heel. Also note...
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