Miss the 7n6? Well forget that stuff.... Here is some 7N39 5.45x39 captured in Ukraine that supposedly puts that stuff to shame.
I am sure the USA has nothing to do with those conflicts.
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are getting into it with each other.
Armenia and Azerbaijan as well.
Somebody better suck it up and pony up, and send @BigRed that pile of gold!There are unconfirmed reports that Russia is not going to allow men 18-65 to leave the country.
Also Russia today or tomorrow is going to annex the rebel provinces thus making it Russian in their eyes.
I think Russia is about to declare a full scale war.
Nice out of the box thinking.It's not normally my way but I think it would be funny if we just gave the Ukrainian's money to pay Russian soldiers to surrender and be relocated elsewhere, somewhere warm, for about five (5) years.
Think about it: we could help set up a payment plan of about $50,000 for each Russian to surrender. This would cost about $25 Billion to pay off 500,000 Russians. We could pay more for rank and skills. So a basic foot soldier would get maybe $30k, a sergeant $35k, a tank driver $33k, and so on. Talk about bang for buck.
Russia would be deeply concerned about sending ANY troops into Ukraine. They already have low morale and high alcoholism rates. Combine that with the choice of either eating military rations in Ukraine while getting shot at OR sitting on a beaching in the Med slamming Vodka oogling babes in bikinis. And with draftees...? Oh, my!
I do believe a large chunk of the Russian military would up and float away like a fart in the wind.
Just a thought...
Regards,
Doug
I think if full scale war is declared you'll see mass use of thermobaric weapons, biological and chemical even. I highly doubt Russia cares about the Geneva Convention. I wonder what parts they did not sign? The US could be using HP and SP ammunition since we never agreed not to.Somebody better suck it up and pony up, and send @BigRed that pile of gold!
Surely someone in Russia will come to their senses put a bullet and Putin's head. (AKA Russian suicide)
It was before my time but didn’t the US somewhat mobilize for the Vietnam War? I know the draft was in full effect even though many people found ways out of it. Granted we weren’t trying to annex Vietnam.
My father in law had bad eyesight. I am not sure how bad exactly but when they called him in for his physical the doctor asked him to remove his glasses and read the eye chart. He took off his glasses and simply said “what chart”? So he was rejected. He is actually proud of this.
Oh no. If only we'd sent over more money.
Many are making a run for the border. He's placing military and recruitment personnel at tye border to grab any of age and make them conscripts.Based on what I am seeing Russia is calling up 300k reservists and also calling in some veterans with “skills in demand”. I don’t see this as being a war footing but it is certainly an escalation. I am more concerned with the pseudo referendum they are talking about.
Looks like Russia has around 2 million reservists total. So not a full mobilization. Also, fun fact: Russian basic training is a whole 30 days. Some are saying they have even cut that short lately. I am sort of a dinosaur but in my days it took about a full year to make a decent infantry soldier and about 2 years to be a good one. That’s basic, AIT, and further indoctrination and field time at the unit. At 30 days you are nothing but a bullet-stopper. Or as the Russians call them, a cucumber.
My last dog had the name Ubu, which shows my age. He was lovingly referred to by his primary occupation. That was to be a bullet magnet.Based on what I am seeing Russia is calling up 300k reservists and also calling in some veterans with “skills in demand”. I don’t see this as being a war footing but it is certainly an escalation. I am more concerned with the pseudo referendum they are talking about.
Looks like Russia has around 2 million reservists total. So not a full mobilization. Also, fun fact: Russian basic training is a whole 30 days. Some are saying they have even cut that short lately. I am sort of a dinosaur but in my days it took about a full year to make a decent infantry soldier and about 2 years to be a good one. That’s basic, AIT, and further indoctrination and field time at the unit. At 30 days you are nothing but a bullet-stopper. Or as the Russians call them, a cucumber.