History, Politics And Current Affairs

Craiglxviii wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:07 pm This was an excellent one; does anyone have it saved?

Mark Bailey ought to have them all.
In that vein, is anyone checking the Admin PMs? He's having login issues and I sent a PM to the Admin account yesterday on his behalf.

In my headcanon, Gazprom-Gerd is going to pamper the Bundeswehr in case of a more or less successful end of the war, and giving them a SOTA STOVL aircraft to replace the damn toy planes would be fitting. Depending on how hard NATO air bases got hit, I think a lot of air forces will be taking a clos...

AFAIK the following advanced trainers would be in production, or development: . . . Aermacchi M-346 Master , first flew in @ in 2004, so might well be in the early part of its development. Might be slightly different, as there would be no co-development with Yak. . . . Might the EADS Mako be out th...

What are the amphibious ships that carried 6th MEB up to once the Marines are ashore? If they go north, and things are stable enough in Norway, AFNORTH could float 4th MEB in addition to 2nd MEB. And that opens up options for retaking Zealand. Speaking of Zealand, did the WP resupply convoy that got...

Kapitän Bock should be Hauptmann Bock. The officer ranks in the NVA were similar to the Bundeswehr ranks, the exception being the Unterleutnant.. That aside, that man is burning several lifetimes of luck. That sequence was especially well-written. I was happy to see some Alpha Jets in action and no...

Good chapter! It was nice to see some focus on Greece and Turkey. I was wondering if the 9e Division d'Infanterie de Marine would go to LANDSOUTHCENT or if the French would try to send it to support their forces around the Bab-el-Mandeb. So early on the Luftwaffe was using their Alpha Jets as semi-i...

Eaglenine2 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:11 pm

Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:05 pm Not as far as I know. The division’s orbat was taken from here.

The orbat I got that from was the old cold war era one.

The 9e Division d'Infanterie de Marine grew in TLWverse.
I scattered a battalion here and a battalion there to grow the French Army a little bit.

I got bored and read the last few pages of that thread.
What the hell did I just read?
Is that guy like 12?

Things are moving forward. Plan Approved to Turn SS United States into World’s Largest Artificial Reef October 1, 2024 By The Maritime Executive The famed ocean liner s.s. United States is one step closer to becoming the world’s largest artificial reef as the purchase of the vessel was approved by t...

Were they actual SWAT officers, or narcotics detectives in tactical gear?

Is it just me, or does intentional error sound like a polite way of saying sabotage? :evil: DoJ Notified of Suspected Faulty Welds on Subs, Aircraft Carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding By Sam LaGrone September 26, 2024 Shipuilder Newport News Shipbuilding, Va., informed the Department of Justice o...

Why the US Army wants one more hypersonic weapon test by year’s end By Jen Judson September 6, 2024 The U.S. Army is aiming for one more major test of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon by the end of 2024 in order to decide whether to field it to the first unit next year, according to Doug Bush, the ...

Replenishment oiler ‘sustained damage’ operating in Middle East: Navy official News of the Big Horn’s damage comes at a tenuous moment for the Navy’s aging support ship fleet. By Justin Katz September 24, 2024 WASHINGTON — A US Navy replenishment oiler, one of an aging but critical US fleet, “susta...

Some (hopefully) positive news for the submarine industrial base. Austal USA Secures $450 Million Contract to Boost U.S. Navy Submarine Production By Mike Schuler - gCaptain September 16, 2024 Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Austal USA, has been awarded ...

The Navy will buy more oilers. Now it needs enough mariners to crew them By Alison Bath Stars and Stripes • September 18, 2024 A Navy plan to buy at least eight more replenishment oilers for $6.75 billion has raised doubts whether the service will be able to crew the ships when they’re ready. The o...

Navy awards General Dynamics NASSCO contract worth up to $6.7B for 8 new fleet oilers With the contract, the Navy now has agreements in place to buy up to 17 of the planned 20 ships in the class. By Justin Katz September 13, 2024 WASHINGTON — The Navy today announced it has awarded General Dynamics...

U.S. Navy's Manning Shortage is Hurting Underway Maintenance September 11, 2024 By The Maritime Executive The U.S. Navy's growing manning gap is adding to its existing fleet maintenance issues, according to the Government Accountability Office. In a fleetwide survey, GAO found that most warship cre...

What lessons did the US Army learn from the Gaza aid pier mission? By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press September 1, 2024 It was their most challenging mission. U.S. Army soldiers in the 7th Transportation Brigade had previously set up a pier during training and in exercises overseas but never...

I came across this on YouTube. Any thoughts on if the concept might have gone somewhere in TLWverse in some form or another?

The fjords Bastion would be an ideal place for doing that. A physically secure area, both militarily and weather-wise, close enough to land and still close enough to be able to lend a hand to the troops in the northern theatre. When NATO starts the liberation of Zealand, would a carrier be detached...