Late Open Comment Post. 8 Apr 25

WTI 2-25: CH-53 Heavy Lift Air Refueling

U.S. Marines and U.S. Soldiers with Republic of Korea Marines Execute an Air Assault During KMEP 25.1

Thai military draft lottery

In Thailand, all males 21+ must participate in a military draft lottery. If you draw red you serve for two years, if you draw black you’re exempt. pic.twitter.com/9RP9BeP06n

— OnlyBangers (@OnlyBangersEth) April 7, 2025

Seems like he got a little sugar in the tank!

Soldiers from 1-21 IN, @25thID conduct live-fire training at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines

Soldiers from 1-21 IN, @25thID conduct live-fire training at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, during Salaknib 2025 to strengthen U.S.-Philippine interoperability and readiness.#Generate #Training #Build #Partnerships pic.twitter.com/Osl4jhNvTu

— U.S. Army Pacific (@USARPAC) April 6, 2025

VN-20 heavy IFV by NORINCO

VN-20 heavy IFV by NORINCO. [Interior included]
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Open Comment Post. 6 Apr 25

Russians test abandoned Bradley and admit that it is objectively better...

Captured M2A2 Bradley tested by Russia.They admit that the Bradley is objectively superior to the BMP-3 except in mobility,off-road capability and amphibious capability.
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Interesting. That explains there recent attempts at armored vehicle modernization. They basically confirmed what they already knew. I would guess that it extends to several Western made IFVs too. Weird to see the Russians playing catch up when it comes to armored vehicle innovation. They have historically led the way. Apparently they stagnated too after the end of the Cold War.

Open Comment Post. 5 Apr 25

They've done it. They've actually made a mechanical horse...

Meet the new Kawasaki CORLEO a four-legged robot that humans can ride.

Some ask why?

Some say why not? pic.twitter.com/cPgPqgYF9u

— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) April 5, 2025

The British Army is a shell of what it once was.

 

The British military is a shell of what it once was. These are some numbers for the army but their air force & navy have similarly reduced capabilities & capacity to project force across it's shrinking, but still large, empire.

I bring this up because I recently read an… pic.twitter.com/M3sq2T4l3D

— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) April 5, 2025

If the Brits are foolish enough to put boots on the ground in Ukraine then they will in essence be fully committing to that effort. 1 unit deployed, 1 unit training and 1 returning from deployment is bad enough. You add in cobbling units together to get them up to stregnth, the usual shennaigans that happen to the lame and lazy or just plain insanity that predeployment is and they won't have the ability to do ANYTHING but man that mission. The worse thing? As things currently stand this is an open ended commitment. They could be in Ukraine for a decade or two.

Trump is right on tariffs

 Trump is right and all the whining from our so-called allies is telling.

1.  If the proposed tariffs are unfair then why aren't the affected countries simply stating that they don't impose a tariff on American goods.

2.  The economy might take a step back but manufacturers will adjust.  THEN HOME GROWN PRODUCTS WILL BE CHEAPER THAN EXPORTS.  That is where the fear is. 

3.  Wall Street is going crazy because the gravy chain of cheap(ish) imported goods will be over and so will the double digit year over year returns.

4.  Many talk about the global economy but they ignore the fact that the US cannot carry the water for the globe any longer.  This isn't about the present.  This is about the burden we're placing on our children.

5.  To the other countries?  Adapt or die.  Canada will come to the table after the temper tantrum because they've been getting away with murder.  Others have too.

Let me repeat.  Trump is right.  The arguments on this blog about how its unfair to put equal tariffs on our "allies" is just plain weak.

Trample the weak, hurdle the dead.  The weak are being trampled and they don't like it.

Ukraine is sacrificing Bradleys for speed and blood in Russia’s Belgorod via EuroMaiden

 

Defense analyst Yan Matveev has revealed Ukraine’s brutal new tactical reality: for the past six months, they’ve been deliberately sacrificing armor to punch through Russian defenses.

“They knew many armored vehicles, tanks, and infantry fighting vehicles would have to be left on the battlefield,” Matveev explains. Far from battlefield failure, these losses represent cold strategic calculation.

Ukraine’s commanders have essentially accepted a blood price for forward progress—trading expensive Western-supplied equipment for territorial gains in a grinding war where traditional tactics have failed. Euromaidan Press summarized Matveev’s analysis, asking whether these new tactics are worth the cost and if they could ultimately help Ukraine secure a victory.

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Here

It's well worth the read.  Not impressed and its seems wasteful for little strategic gain (tactical either) but its Ukraine and they seem to believe the West in general and the US in particular have endless gear to send them. 

12th LCT Marines Maneuver through a Jungle Endurance Course