The Finn's big weakness is their air force, a few dozen old F-18s and a single EW aircraft is not much of a force against a capable opponent with modern aircraft and good training. Fortunately, Russi… (View Post)

That's how I see it. Trump has immunity from prosecution, but those around him don't. Lots of them will end up in cells if a Democrat president takes office, so they will do everything they can to en… (View Post)

1 was an issue even in the heyday of battleships. You can't harden everything, it was common for sighting systems, electrics and hydraulics to get hit and be knocked out. The armour is really there t… (View Post)

At the point in the war this event was supposed to have occurred US fighters in Europe were mostly doing bomber escort. The P-47 did not have the range to escort bombers deep into Germany, and it was… (View Post)

War is the mother of innovation. The Ukrainians are very good at finding ways to just get it done. This reminds me of the (possibly apocryphal) tale of a US fighter squadron in WWII. They were due to… (View Post)