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Delia Wozniak's avatar

IMHO once German engineering and determination join the “Fight for Europe,” the Bear will sink into hibernation! Putin will find another war somewhere to keep his bloated ego and busted country distracted!

Urge Germany and France to win this war, to end it!

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Chris's avatar

Don’t sell the French short. Their engineers are among the best in the world.

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Delia Wozniak's avatar

Good to know! Thanks!

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Alexandra Barcus's avatar

Prayers don’t mean much. I am trusting Europe to step up in a big way. We all know the U.S. is not dependable. They cannot reckon with Trump’s help. The devastation is awful.

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Monika Prost's avatar

US is dependable in it’s own way.

Idk how old you are but read some history books or watch some independent documentaries

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Richard Burger's avatar

The U.S. found in history books has little relationship to the country of today.

It is hard for many to accept how radically the government has been transformed.

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Alexandra Barcus's avatar

I was being sarcastic. Sorry. The U.S. can be relied on to mess up Ukraine.

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Wade Newman's avatar

Thank you Shankar for your ongoing, extremely precise articles. Glory to Ukraine.

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SomeNYDude (he/him)'s avatar

Never thought I would witness the sheer scale of destruction Russian invaders are unleashing on Ukraine ever in my lifetime. :(

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Jacqueline Powell's avatar

Has not Putin sold gold to purchase these weapons? Let help him spend more so they become bankrupt by supporting the Ukraine to show greater military strength so Putin sees the need to pull his head in.

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Sundar Srinivasan's avatar

Isn’t the patriot the most advanced long range air defense system ? If Russia can nullify it that’s trouble for the USA and NATO , isn’t it ?

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Chris (CJ Fitz)'s avatar

That’s unfortunate. Hopefully the Ukrainians and the EU can keep the pedal to the metal. I’m not counting on Trump’s people to do anything with urgency. Sometimes it’s that alternate strategy that saves the day. Something like an overwhelming assault on Moscow. I don’t know, I’m no expert, but if they can severely threaten downtown Moscow while continuing to take out arms depot’s, manufacturing plants and the oil infrastructure, they may be slow Putin down enough to give them time.

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Chris (CJ Fitz)'s avatar

Thanks for confirming.

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Monika Prost's avatar

No, you’re not an expert.

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Jay Corvan's avatar

Yes agree that German engineers need to link forces with Ukraine and begin to rethink the tactical approach to the war. While sky is the battlefield it may be time for a new ground force strategy that redefines the conflict.

Chess moves are akin to battlefield moves and are Russian strengths but they are also quite predictable which is their weakness. New variable path technology is not new. Defensive measures must address targeting even though the path to target can be made unpredictable with new technology the optical targeting can be scrambled with false information too.

Weapons designers in western countries must coordinate and get allied. Loyalty to American defense must be made less absolute. Technology won’t hold over years of warfare. This is where imagination and productivity wins a war.

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Robot Bender's avatar

It almost sounds like radar guided mobile AAA platforms like the Russian ZSU and the American Skysweeper could make a comeback to defend against drones. 🤔

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Monika Prost's avatar

🤔

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