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2024-06-06 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

'Shamefully few tanks': Western media reveal their unpreparedness for war with Russia

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Posted by badanov 2024-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Good thing we have a military-industrial complex that is ready, willing and able to start cranking out massive amounts of weapons. We need them, Israel needs them and we're going to need a ton if we're going to put an end to the Chinese threat to Taiwan.

Posted by Cromonter Spawn of the Faeries8107 2024-06-06 00:21|| 2024-06-06 00:21|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought the guy said nobody was reading WAPO.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-06 07:07|| 2024-06-06 07:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Tanks are working out great in that war.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-06-06 07:21|| 2024-06-06 07:21|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ drone magnets

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-06 08:11|| 2024-06-06 08:11|| Front Page Top

#5 War will drive a decade of arms restocking, says Chemring

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-06 09:30|| 2024-06-06 09:30|| Front Page Top

Oh Chemring! Speed Reading, why does it hate me ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-06 09:57|| 2024-06-06 09:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Chemring sounds like a Marvel Universe villain name.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-06 10:00|| 2024-06-06 10:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Sure seems an awful lot like the purposeful bleeding out of NATO equipment and funds.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-06-06 10:23|| 2024-06-06 10:23|| Front Page Top

#9 Cui bono? IMO, China.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-06-06 10:26|| 2024-06-06 10:26|| Front Page Top

#10 Sure seems an awful lot like the purposeful bleeding out of NATO equipment and funds.

Drawing down the stocks means things must be replaced which means there is money to be made.

drone magnets

And once we are restocked, we will be ready to fight last war. Who's up for a big set-piece tank battle in Europe?
At some point, we will be surprised by how thoroughly drones have become the new New Thing and how ill-prepared we are.

Posted by SteveS 2024-06-06 11:23|| 2024-06-06 11:23|| Front Page Top

#11 Given how much better SpaceX is doing than NASA, maybe it's time to just farm out the entire US defense operation to Musk.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-06 11:26|| 2024-06-06 11:26|| Front Page Top

#12 Have Eric Prince submit a bid.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-06-06 11:52|| 2024-06-06 11:52|| Front Page Top

#13 ^ Prince and a small cadte of people like him (not all USCITS) are totally under utilized.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-06 11:55|| 2024-06-06 11:55|| Front Page Top

#14 Drawing down the stocks means things must be replaced which means there is money to be made.

Yes, and I think that aspect got a lot of key people and organizations on board, just that everything feels like a controlled demolition right now.

The answer which bothers me most is, yes they are, so they can make clear for the next gen of "Search and Rescue" and "Underbrush Clearing" platforms. And if they are going Automaton, the last thing they need around are Fighting Men.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-06-06 12:12|| 2024-06-06 12:12|| Front Page Top

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