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2014-03-18 Europe

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-18 09:11|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 WTF questioning ethics of gaming current conflict? Get out of the basement, apparently the Russians have been gaming this conflict since maybe as far back as getting ballistic missile defense removed from Eastern Europe. Hell, the Russians have been gaming Crimea for what 500 years? GDIA playing Go Fish! is about winning a conflict. Walking Sticks made to look like walking sticks is about winning a conflict.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-03-18 12:08|| 2014-03-18 12:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Well then, we'll just run 6 or 8 carriers into the Black Sea and launch a massive Harpoon Volley, followed by TLAMs and some of them GBU things. And a sub or 2, maybe a Seawolf.

Posted by Shipman 2014-03-18 12:47|| 2014-03-18 12:47|| Front Page Top

#3 And before you whine about the Warsaw Convention, that writ won't run after we've landed 3 Marine Divisions and some tank divisons on the shore of the Sea of Marmara. No sweat.

Damages are limited to 250 gold francs per, so this should be a cheap operation.

Posted by Shipman 2014-03-18 12:52|| 2014-03-18 12:52|| Front Page Top

#4 We don't have three deployable Marine divisions...or two. We only have one armored division. And the Marmara Deniz is nowhere near the Ukraine.

Posted by Grolump Shang3622 2014-03-18 13:23|| 2014-03-18 13:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Would you deploy assets into the Black Sea without 100% trust Turkey has your back? I wouldn't. Not a freaking chance and I doubt you could fly in enough aviation fuel to keep a carrier going for long.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-03-18 15:36|| 2014-03-18 15:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Next your gonna tell me you can't deploy carriers to the Black Sea because of the Treaty of Ghent Grolump Shang3622? We'll call up the Marine Reserves, that should cover the biscuit.

Posted by Shipman 2014-03-18 16:17|| 2014-03-18 16:17|| Front Page Top

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