I flew with the Bahraini Air Force a fair bit when we were selling them the Hawk. They'd probably be ok if micro-managed and backed up by US AWACS/SEAD/EW. I've exercised with their navy an… (View Post)

IF he does it then two consequences accruing therefrom will be... Russia will use one in the SMO. Maybe a 'test' detonation over the Black Sea. One or more Western governments will fall in … (View Post)

They still are peerless in many ways, no other country could project 5% of the firepower into the Gulf that the US has in the last four weeks. There is something else going on with the Hormuz other t… (View Post)

We trashed everything in Basra although the destroying the fresh water supply caused a lot more issues than the damage to the power system. At least we had the wits to lie about it and blame the subs… (View Post)

As might be expected from the calibre of the cardboard cut-outs that promulgate it, the good guys/bad guys school of conflict analysis is utter wank. As far as nation states are concerned, it's … (View Post)