Geopolitical Risk

[BlackPeter]

Have the french finally realised the problem here?

There is an imperial army in the east and its coming to a country near you.... if it can find the way ....

get a load of this BP....  finally and now where are those LP 2's ..... this war is going to go into 2024... rewind spring 1939?

and wer'e off ...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/04/france-supply-armoured-combat-vehicles-ukraine/

You are right - going West is well what Bloodymir and is henchmen have in mind ... but I guess there is one significant difference to 1939: Adolf had a well trained, well equipped and motivated army. Bloodymir has not.

Just imagine - if Adolf would have got stuck with his army in Czechia for a year with no end in sight instead of taking it within a day ... WW II would have looked different.

Talking about the Leopards ... I must admit I am not privy to these discussions - however I understand that there might be as well some issues with training, maintenance and spares if they hand them over to the UKE army. Easier for them to use the old Soviet stuff .... They know them and spares freely available on the market.

As well - German army probably does not want to be in a position to just throw stones, if somebody attacks.

Not so easy - none of the Western armies seems to be prepared for a full on war, with even ammunition only for a week or so if they would have to fight as the Ukrainian army does. Industry needs to start up another production line or two ...

[Onemootpoint]

Hahaha!  Great posts, Waltz. You're on fire this morning...

Time flies when one is having a good time....it's 1 April already. 

[Waltzing]

Building flattened is a lot bigger than seen on most new feeds...

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-64168392

[Waltzing]

" Industry needs to start up another production line or two ..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZnfmaGC3Lg

well another day BP and now the US supplying the BFV and finally germany says ok we have to do something as that darn frenchman is out gifting us and making us look stupid...

oh hang on we are stupid with our intelligence agencies infiltrated and our defence minister applying for the ministry of beer festivals and xmas fireworks displays....

really the germans are the comic member of NATO...

[Hectorplains]

" Industry needs to start up another production line or two ..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZnfmaGC3Lg

well another day BP and now the US supplying the BFV and finally germany says ok we have to do something as that darn frenchman is out gifting us and making us look stupid...

oh hang on we are stupid with our intelligence agencies infiltrated and our defence minister applying for the ministry of beer festivals and xmas fireworks displays....

really the germans are the comic member of NATO...

"A German joke is no laughing matter."
Mark Twain , more than a 100 years ago...

[Waltzing]

OH my gosh.... that man was a wonderful writer....

Stop press .....

"Germany will send Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, official says "

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-1-6-23/index.html

now apparently the Germans have a spare MIM-104 ready to go ... how about that...

RM actually has Marders ready to go and apparently has had them ready for a WHILE just waiting on an EXPORT order....

Wonder what else they have sitting in a warehouse waiting to go.....

[Waltzing]

Chit chat on the channels ... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge2YZ8YSNjU

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdkY3VhytqQ

[Waltzing]

And the Politic ... the strategic stuff.... be first! says M from France... first!!! Bet you lot!!

https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-sending-western-tanks-to-ukraine-amx-10-rc-volodymyr-zelenskyy/

whose going to be the first to send some planes....

 

[BlackPeter]

" Industry needs to start up another production line or two ..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZnfmaGC3Lg

well another day BP and now the US supplying the BFV and finally germany says ok we have to do something as that darn frenchman is out gifting us and making us look stupid...

oh hang on we are stupid with our intelligence agencies infiltrated and our defence minister applying for the ministry of beer festivals and xmas fireworks displays....

really the germans are the comic member of NATO...

I guess this depends on your sense of humour.

But anyway we need to be a bit careful to keep the actions of any government of the day apart from the country they reign. I guess not all Brits are idiots despite their long term support for a Tory government crushing the British economy by shooting themselves again and again and again into the foot, and neither are all Americans senseless clowns despite having again put a bunch of those brainless GoP clowns in charge of the house.

At least it seems to me that Germany is still governed by grown ups ... even if you (and I) might not always agree with their decisions.

[Waltzing]

BP it now a game of "we can do better than you"....

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/06/how-macron-seized-ukraine-leadership-britain/

Germany has a lot of stuff sitting in warehouses which RM can dust off.

On international markets inflation is taking a bit of a breather and the 10 year was hit....

Very warm summer  (oh its winter) in europe but freezing in ugly bear country.

looks like stragety back fired for ugly bear...

history going to write this one off  as the biggest russian blunder ever?

[Waltzing]

lastest package of goodies...

100 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers
55 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
138 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles
18 155mm self-propelled Howitzers and 18 ammunition support vehicles
70,000 155mm artillery rounds
500 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds
1,200 155mm rounds of Remote Anti-Armor Mine Systems
36 105mm towed Howitzers and 95,000 105mm artillery rounds
10,000 120mm mortar rounds
Approximately 2,000 anti-armor rockets

now what are the 155 self propelled guns BP?

are we talking this? almost a TANK...

https://www.army-technology.com/projects/paladin-m109a7-155mm-artillery-system/

[BlackPeter]

lastest package of goodies...

100 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers
55 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
138 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles
18 155mm self-propelled Howitzers and 18 ammunition support vehicles
70,000 155mm artillery rounds
500 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds
1,200 155mm rounds of Remote Anti-Armor Mine Systems
36 105mm towed Howitzers and 95,000 105mm artillery rounds
10,000 120mm mortar rounds
Approximately 2,000 anti-armor rockets

now what are the 155 self propelled guns BP?

are we talking this? almost a TANK...

https://www.army-technology.com/projects/paladin-m109a7-155mm-artillery-system/

Yes, almost a tank ... but I doubt the Americans supply them with some of their newest gear.

More likely some of the earlier generations of this baby:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M109_howitzer .... they are all light tanks, but they are not all brand new like the a7 you link shows.

[Basil]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/russia-ukraine-war-us-to-send-375b-in-military-aid-to-ukraine-its-neighbours/X3DOUWK7KFF3FIB4KUTRC3MEQA/

[Waltzing]

The real situation in China .....

You cant say this wont effect the work force...

will another variant emerge from this...

Anyone masking up? YEP...

notice the nurse and doctors dont have proper 95 masks....

wonder if masks will be in short supply and soon.

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/01/05/china-covid-outbreak-severity-who-watson-cnntm-pkg-vpx.cnn

[Waltzing]

While the UKE's arnt asking for french aircraft the french do have the old

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale

it maybe old but it has some cool features for ground attack .

dont know it can handle the 400 defence but it has had success in taking out air defence in other campaigns..