History, Politics And Current Affairs

The MSAM competition is from @. I would guess that NASAMS 1 would been eliminated from the competition early on. I only have three sources for the competition and I will double check if it was the basic NASAMS 1 that was on offer. Fonfé was involved in the planning for deployment of Patriot, additi...

He was 86 and I very much enjoyed his books.

I guess I‘ll go on a memorial reading jag…

Useless knowledge: Commando Hubert was instrumental for the (West) German navy in setting up the Kampfschwimmer. Jacques Cousteau, the famous French maritime researcher and documentary filmmaker, was involved in setting up the naval commandos pre-WW2. And you have two footnotes numbered 36. 37 is mi...

James1978 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:20 pm

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 7:51 pm I thought Magnum was a Captain?

If Wiki is to be believed, he was a Lieutenant Commander, then became a Commander in he final episode.

IIRC, Bernard made him a captain.

At least McGarrett can get his rocks off shooting people again. For some reason, I dislike the character immensely.

I also see what you are saying, but the context is rather particular. Perhaps the only comparable event we can draw analogies from is the Menezes shooting on the Tube in 2005 so soon after the London bombings, but even that doesn’t compare to the level of the attack on Canberra. This wouldn’t just ...

This is a good place as any. Trump's dabbling in fighter jet design just reached a new "high". I’m not a huge believer in stealth, because stealth is basically a lot of it’s designed into shape. You know, I’m I’m sure you maybe think. But also if if that’s the case they’re gonna figure it ...

The Corps artillery level security battalions were earmarked to guard and provide security for the (defunct in TLW) Lance tactical nuclear missiles. Special Weapons Escort batteries (companies) did just what it says on the tin, escort the nukes to the Lance units in the field. The troops were traine...

I keep asking myself if the Heer will enter the DDR. Legally under the Four Powers Agreement, they weren‘t allowed to, if I remember correctly. Spetsnaz vs. (older) MBTs? Someone is going to have an exiciting but short time of it. FWIW, the Feldjäger could have acquired a specialty that was only dev...

My heart goes out to the poor schmucks in the shipyard, but all considered, it looks like the Norks bit off more than they can chew. The DDG hast about three times the tonnage of their usual warship size, and they simply lack the experience.

That said, to quote Nelson Muntz: 하하

Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 7:59 pm

Jotun wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 6:29 pm I do not think it is Erdy…Israel was mentioned as a firm ally, IIRC, and that corrupt Islamist f*** would never condone that.

He’s in jail.

Good.

I do not think it is Erdy…Israel was mentioned as a firm ally, IIRC, and that corrupt Islamist f*** would never condone that.

Eastern Turkey ismostly desolate mountain ranges. Western Turkey holds most of the population and industry.

I know which part I would prioritize for defence.

Hm…would a brigade of Soviet troops really be enough to hold an armored division in theatre? There is also the problem of moving said unit to somewhere they can be a threat. That‘s a big damn target.

I have an idea for the Fallschirmjäger situation. PM incoming soonest…

Regarding 5./Raketenartilleriebataillon 122, this is something from @'s post-Cold War era, the unit was a replacement after Luftlandeartieriebatterie 9 (AMF) - formed from 5./Feldartilleriebataillon 545 which was a tube artillery unit - was dissolved in 1996. My solution would be for the HIMARS unit...

Yeah. Demand should far outstrip supply at this point…

In October, somebody bought an iPhone, an IPad and one set of those ridiculous Apple in-ear headphones along with a mobile phone contract with my bank data. Under my name, but at an address where I never lived. Due to numerous issues, I only realized four weeks ago that 140 Euros were deducted from ...

Flattening Jüterbog could be achieved with a battalion or two of MLRS loaded with ATACMS and fired from, say, behind the Leine river. Hildesheim-Jüterbog is roughly 240 km as the crow flies… M48/M57 missiles should be available. I had NATO fire them at Rügen from Schleswig-Holstein way back when. Th...

Very good update. When the Kh-26 were launched by the Backfires, the wording made me think the crew was firing nuclear-tipped missiles until I remembered the crews of Long Range Aviation would be very, very leery of firing any kind of missile after the Raduga sabotage debacle, and the Kingfish will ...

James1978 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 am
I'm pretty sure the Dutch 11th Luchtmobiele Brigade didn't happen in TLWverse.
Looking at the NORTHAG ORBAT, it's still 11e Pantserinfanteriebrigade.

Yeah. Thanks for the correction.

Question what was the in Hamburg Garrison? Current scholarship says that 1. Luftlandedivision was to defend Eastern Bavaria. 1. Luftlandedivision would have Luftlandebrigade 25 and Luftlandebrigade 26 reinforced by Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23, two Jägerbataillone of the 10. Panzerdivision, a Panzergrena...