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Of course Americans think that billion dollar F 35's and big air craft carriers will win this war lol

They were fighting an invader.

Still doesn't make sense?
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Wow, the way you write, it's almost like you're not really an American!

Nice fail. Bot.

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Moron Biden voters gonna keep destroying Merica

congrats

If you’re infantry without anti-armor weapons, it doesn’t really matter if you are facing a T-34 or an M-1, you’re phuqed. If you have Javelins, it doesn’t really matter which you are facing, you can kill it.

I guess the question is, why would Russia waste its best tanks on infantry support? Particularly when a lot of these are going to be crewed by militias and separatists anyway? And I would suspect that a lot of them are going to be used as glorified APCs anyway.

Plus it’s pretty stupid. When NATO sends fifty year old Leopards and T-55s instead of its best stuff, it’s a way of getting something into the fight and “Slava Ukraine”. When Russia pulls some crap out of a depo and sends it instead of its best stuff, it’s “Look how desperate those slaps are.”

The US wastes trillions of dollars on failed air craft and weapons systems yet we still cant even win a war against a Stone Age third world country like Afghanistan




The F-35

One of the biggest boondoggles in the US DoD budget—and the focus of this article—is the F-35, the most expensive weapons system in history. And of course, the costs continue to go up, according to a recent DoD report. The Pentagon first put out the project for bids in 1996, and the first F-35s were manufactured and flown in 2006. However, it wasn’t until 2018 that they saw combat for the first time when Israel deployed them. Since then, the USMC, USAF, and RAF have used them in combat only rarely. For a plane that is supposed to be sufficiently versatile and modular to replace virtually all other combat aircraft, the F-35 has been used very little.

The F-35 program will cost about $1.5 trillion, or approximately what the US government spent on the entire Iraq war.
Perhaps you’re wondering if this is a typical timeframe for a high-tech military project. Well, in 2001, the DoD expected to have its first combat-capable F-35s in 2010. That did not happen—not by a long shot. At least as late as 2013, these fifth-generation fighter jets could not fly in bad weather or at night. Despite all this, the F-35 program will cost about $1.5 trillion, or approximately what the US government spent on the entire Iraq war.

Last year, Defense News identified 13 significant deficiencies in one or more F-35 models, including the possibility of a blown tire destroying the entire aircraft, inadequate vision and sensor systems, and not being to fly too high, too fast, or in certain maneuvers without either apparent or actual major problems. Other issues included logistical and security concerns. Many of these have solutions in progress, although several additional issues with the weapons systems have been identified since then.

Beware you are about to incur the wrath of the USAF gas station attendant. The F-35 does have some pretty state of the art gizmos, then again you can put them on a 747 and get the same results. As a fighter, it's a DOG, particularly in multi-bandit environments AFTER the merge, not to mention the idiocy of a single engine platform for Naval Aviation.

What those like you don't understand is there are many different Anti Tank Missles (ATMs) of which the Jav is the best but most expensive.

T-55s are vulnerable to many more varied ATMs than a T-64 variant or a T-90. An old school RPG-7 would probably go through both side and the cheap old AT-4 will kill it with a single shot from any angle.

The T-55 has very old dated optics, no thermal sight, old fire control and a unstabilized gun smaller than any of the other Orc tanks that have been deployed and destroyed.

It's sad that anyone with so little knowledge of tanks and thinks a T-55 is the equivalent of a M1 feels free to spout off.

The internet is the internet.

What those like you don't understand is there are many different Anti Tank Missles (ATMs) of which the Jav is the best but most expensive.

T-55s are vulnerable to many more varied ATMs than a T-64 variant or a T-90. An old school RPG-7 would probably go through both side and the cheap old AT-4 will kill it with a single shot from any angle.

The T-55 has very old dated optics, no thermal sight, old fire control and a unstabilized gun smaller than any of the other Orc tanks that have been deployed and destroyed.

It's sad that anyone with so little knowledge of tanks and thinks a T-55 is the equivalent of a M1 feels free to spout off.

The internet is the internet.

John, how long was the Tomcat in service? How long has the F-35 been operationally deployed? Comparing their safety record is a little apples and oranges.

The F-35 has a lot of capabilities that can’t be discussed here. A friend of mine, a Marine colonel has deployed with the F-35 and he told me that once the pilot gets the hang of using everything, it’s an incredible platform. Personally, I’d much rather fight in a two engine platform with the redundant electrical and hydraulic systems.

John, how long was the Tomcat in service? How long has the F-35 been operationally deployed? Comparing their safety record is a little apples and oranges.

The F-35 has a lot of capabilities that can’t be discussed here. A friend of mine, a Marine colonel has deployed with the F-35 and he told me that once the pilot gets the hang of using everything, it’s an incredible platform. Personally, I’d much rather fight in a two engine platform with the redundant electrical and hydraulic systems.

What those like you don't understand is there are many different Anti Tank Missles (ATMs) of which the Jav is the best but most expensive.

T-55s are vulnerable to many more varied ATMs than a T-64 variant or a T-90. An old school RPG-7 would probably go through both side and the cheap old AT-4 will kill it with a single shot from any angle.

The T-55 has very old dated optics, no thermal sight, old fire control and a unstabilized gun smaller than any of the other Orc tanks that have been deployed and destroyed.

It's sad that anyone with so little knowledge of tanks and thinks a T-55 is the equivalent of a M1 feels free to spout off.

The internet is the internet.

John, how long was the Tomcat in service? How long has the F-35 been operationally deployed? Comparing their safety record is a little apples and oranges.

The F-35 has a lot of capabilities that can’t be discussed here. A friend of mine, a Marine colonel has deployed with the F-35 and he told me that once the pilot gets the hang of using everything, it’s an incredible platform. Personally, I’d much rather fight in a two engine platform with the redundant electrical and hydraulic systems.

Can a f35 land on a dirt river road in a a combat area like a SU

Damn you are a stupid one.

Burns

Were you a pilot?

Navy SEAL?

Delta Force?

Tank commander?

Force recon?

You seem to be an accomplished subject matter experts in all of these area


Just curious

Thanks!!!