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Photo: Mikhail Kalashnikov, with the outbreak of the Second Russian Civil War he and his family fled, ending up in South Africa where he was hired by Denel and became a South African citizen, here seen on a hunting trip in South Africa in 1997 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gz1xgRwWAAIRx0v?format=jpg&a...

We're not going to invade Venezuela over this. Maduro has to be more of a pest-like invading the Dutch Caribbean Islands, say, before we start pulling triggers. Now, mining the shipping channel into the oil terminal at Maricaibo and on the Mexican side at Vera Cruz, OTOH.... Different story. Seems ...

Photo: a Lockheed SR-71A is refueled by a KC-135Q/T after having completed a overflight of the Rump Soviet Union, the two planes are over the Far Eastern Republic with both of them operating from Japan, 1996.

We're not going to invade Venezuela over this. Maduro has to be more of a pest-like invading the Dutch Caribbean Islands, say, before we start pulling triggers. Now, mining the shipping channel into the oil terminal at Maricaibo and on the Mexican side at Vera Cruz, OTOH.... Different story. Do not...

Is the United States finally acting against Venezuela ghost fleet supplying Mexico with oil.

Hearing a lot about several US Navy ships being send to the coast of Venezuela to intercept the so call Venezuela ghost fleet that is used to supply Mexico with oil.

Just because I'm bored . . . Y'all do know this isn't the first appearance of a Soviet mystery aircraft in the story? :lol: Please elucidate... Yes please help us out, this story is old enough to buy beer in the USA now so it's hard to remember episodes from way back Also know one, members who read...

The Gorge is a very watchable scifi horror-actionthriller movie starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy with Sigourney Weaver in a supporting role. The horror elements are pretty lovecraftian and the whole premise is novel and I think well executed. I see that critics have been moderately enthusi...

Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 2:24 pm
I am not going to comment on what the Soviet aircraft was.

We all know it was a MiG-31 "Firefox."

Craiglxviii wrote: ↑Mon Aug 18, 2025 4:51 am Please all welcome our new member Georgious!

A new member, new blood, it has been so long, i do not know the three words you say to a new member.

Cihatari wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 3:51 pm
Bertorelli isn't reporting to a General Erich von Klinkerhoffen, by any chance?

Ore General Leopold Von Flockenstuffen.

Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 7:33 am They were already receiving M-60s from the U.S. from 1980 until the war began.

A okay, thanks for the info.

How's this: The Egyptians go along initially with the LeClerc deal, but cancel it after the war when they see how well the M-1A1 did. The LeClerc wasn't ready for the East European Campaign in 1989, and the French still fought with AMX-30s. Okay, that could work, but the war is four years long and ...

MikeKozlowski wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 5:21 pm ...I feel sorry for the poor Eagle Driver, who is now going to get an entirely new and unflattering call sign.

Mike

Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Sat Aug 16, 2025 4:55 pm
0403 hours GMT. Trieste, Italy.
Generale di Brigata Alberto Bertorelli

“What a mistake to make.” He muttered. “Are the M60s ready to go?”

His father/grandfather will be proud

James1978 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 16, 2025 8:16 pm
The real wrinkle? What does Mongolia want?

Do they have anything to say about what they want, they have been a Soviet Puppet state for so long i wonder if they can be neutral as what China wants, also will China want them neutral ore a more pro-Mongolia government in power.

Something else to consider. Leveraging the USSR out of Mongolia may be in the PRC's interest, but NATO was probably fine with four fresh Soviet divisions + attachments just sitting in Mongolia. But if the Soviets are kicked out of Mongolia as they do not need another front, those 4 fresh Soviet div...

Eaglenine2 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 16, 2025 7:31 pm Looks like the world is getting more interesting

This is going to be the end of the war, China joining in can not end well, unless the Soviet Union does a Red Dawn 1984 here.

Can this be canon. Photo: Before the outbreak of World War III in September 1985, the British Army’s new Challenger tank was demonstrated in Egypt with hope of a sale, but the outbreak cancel the sale as the United Kingdom stopped sales in order to allacht all tanks production for its own and allied...

Great update as always, never expected to see that China hidden agenda is posabile starting a war with the Soviet Union wich would put China in a strange position of not only being a communist country at war with another communist country but also to have to deal with North Korea a communist country...

Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Fri Aug 08, 2025 1:28 am According to the USN Fact File, the Graylings were SSN-800 onward. That file is canon.

So i can use the Sea Wolf for them.