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In light of Ukraine war experience, both sides have long exhausted their replacement stocks for all barrels. Both Ukraine, and Russia only have one barrel factory per country, which only make few hundred barrels per year at best. NATO countries were a big surprise too. There are only 2...

We had a digit of 100k combined civilian, and military WIA+KIA a month ago from Ukraine

Yes, the EU should've given him an adult treatment 20 year ago, and made a new 8 nation alliance to tear up his country.

It will set off superstitious people. The proverb says if the Dragon Vein (Qinling mountain) is cut, the emperor dies :lol:

The third stage of south-north water diversion program. A giant undertaking, yet suspiciously cheap at $9B, in comparison to previous 2 stages.

A bit lighter than TB2

Ukrainian news: antiradiation missiles for Himars are coming. It's the first time I hear that HIMARS/M270 had antiradiation ammo.

I had impression Iran had no problem with Iraqi Kurds doing errands for the US, since they continued getting Iranian aid long after they turned into pretty much American favourite faction in Iraq, and never getting into any hostilities with Tehran.

Winter may, or may not help Russia in Donbus. East Ukraine is a land of many small towns, with much more vegetation, and small hills than flat south. Russia started with huge artillery, and armour advantage, but small troop numbers for such amount of hardware. Ukraine was the opposite, threw...

I find it very strange. Barzani admits to Iran arming him in 200X, well into the timeframe they began doing jobs for the US, and at around 2013-2014, things massively reverse. What's the cause?

Mansur Yavas is almost certain to win next years if poll dynamics remain stable.

No... tanks get a mobility boost in winter, but heavy wheeled vehicles get problems with tires: cracks, ripped beadlocks, etc. Rail also suffers due to need to clean tracks, and switchgear suffering. Also, snow hides mines Only 203mm rap can reach 80km on Russian side, and you can't land a...

A month ago, there was a figure of KIA+WIA+MIA crossing 100,000 of combined civilians, and military casualties. Now, we have Ukrainian figure of 39,000 KIA + serious injuries, with no clue to the level of severity of injury.

Well, the only MP support base for Rishi are ones who did the betrayal. The anti-Johnson putsch was a comedy to watch, and people made conclusions about these people ability. The matter now is whether the party at large will stick with losers just to sideline the Johnson faction. IMHO, Sunak...

It's a moment of truth now, and a measure of Tory worth today. The support for treason, and a tax cut, vs. Tory values.

Beijing is very happy with Russia wasting away its military in Ukraine. In reality, it was a bigger boogeyman than USA to PLA general staff at least until 2005-2007, and the direction of PLA rearmament was to fight a potential war with resurgent Russia with its still significant trained manpower...

Take a note, PCL-181 is a 155mm howitzer, not 152mm. Similarly, PLA's light direct fire weapons went from Soviet 100mm to 105mm. And mortars from 82mm to 81mm. China's domestic 120mm mortar ammo has firing tables for PBP-172 (barrel length of 172cm - same as Western mortars), which are...

Kyselivka, Kherson. Ukrainians took it again, Russians retreated again, and restarted the shelling, while taking counterbat fire, and losing at least 1 artillery piece This is happening for the 10th time or so.

The impact of 4000-5000 MIRV warheads USSR had at its peak would've been 60-70m in eighties if USSR did nothing, but striking biggest population centres only, and nobody hid in shelters.

We are lucky to have a lot of hills, and mountains. We just need to drill Himalayas or Qinling to get nuke proof shelters.