What do you think is the baddest ass piece of military hardware?

[Drake Tungsten]

Why do you know this?

I've read extensively about Lenin's final days, when the syphilis destroyed his mind and body.

[Serb]

Originally posted by TCO
a likely story, commie liar.

I don't care what you think. I really found it by myself, but I'm always gratefull to anyone who shows my errors, because I know that my English sucks and I want to improve it.

[TCO]

Originally posted by Serb

I don't care what you think. I really found it by myself, but I'm always gratefull to anyone who shows my errors, because I know that my English sucks and I want to improve it.

It's WAY better than my Russki.

[Serb]

Originally posted by TCO
nyekulterni

It's nekultUrnYI. ("ÃåêóëüòóðÃûé")

[Serb]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Why do you know this?

I've read extensively about Lenin's final days, when the syphilis destroyed his mind and body.

Playboy or Penthouse?

[TCO]

Originally posted by Serb

It's nekultUrnYI. ("ÃåêóëüòóðÃûé")

You know this well...

[Serb]

Says the one who called me "****er".

[TCO]

Originally posted by Serb
Says the one who called me "****er".

From now on I will spell correctly when cursing you in Russki.

[Serb]

Originally posted by TCO


From now on I will spell correctly when cursing you in Russki.

GP, I really do not recomed you to curse me on Russian. In such contest you'll always lose. I've a black belt in Russian swearings. Really.

[Serb]

Why did you change your nick, btw?

[Serb]

Originally posted by Patroklos
Though I will say Nazi philosphy is much more repugnate than Communist, the numbers are so far against you that even that pails in comparison to the gruesome "accomplishments" of the Soviets.

What numbers? The numbers that pulled out of some anti-communists as$es?
During last years, I read a lot of books about Stalin's atrocities, because my grand grandfather, who was a colonel of Red Army was purged in 1937. I wanted to know, I wanted to understand WHY? WHY Stalin was so mad? I thought like you and majority of westerners. Now, after all those books, I've a different opinion. And when I hear that Stalin killed 90 or so millions of its own people- I laugh.

[Serb]

Originally posted by Pekka
Yes, we loved Stalin during those times. It's good that freedom defendors decided to free us from the evil hands of our leaders and bring us communism and in the way kill us all. Thanks

Fortunately that dind't happen.

But you did join the AXIS and attacked USSR, as Stalin suspected before the Winter war. But everyone consider it's OK for you, because you fought for lands that Soviets took from you. At the same time it is not OK for Soviets to do the same, and to attack Poland in 1939 to return lands that Poland stole from Soviets in 20's.

[Serb]

Originally posted by Joseph
The Press and TV was reporting it at the time. No picture that I know about.

Sorry Joseph, I was 14 in 1991 (so I don't remember much), and had no access to your press and TV at this time. But, if your media shown first Gulf war like it shown the second, then I must say it's hardly a trustworthy source for me. Anyway if our 40 years old SAM destroyed your stealth fighter, then why your M60 can't destroy T-72 if they'll be lucky enough. Sh!t happens time after time.

You are right, I look at my book again last night. Here we do it a difference way.

Here SU-27A =Su-27
SU-27B = SU-30
SU-27C = SU-33
SU-27D = SU-34/32
SU-27E = SU-37
SU-27F = SU-39 The all share the same airframe.

The SU-47 would be given a new number as SU-28 or 29 meaning a new plane.

I doubt they'll give a new number for Su-47. Also, thier airframes are not exactly the same. You're right that all those planes originate from Su-27, but Su-27's airframe was used as basement to build new planes with different tasks. Their airframes are not exactly the same. They can't be exactly the same, because they belongs to planes created for different purposes, with different payload capacity, etc. Thus Su-27 is one seat fighter, while Su-30 is two seat fighter, it's airframe has small frontal wings. (I'll post a couple of pics below)

Our DSRV can be anywhere in the world in 24 to 36 hours. Just believe me, we knew where your boat was. Some years ago there was suppose to be talks between your people and ours about making the hatch area the same on your and ours boat's so we could save people in this type of situation.

Damn I'm an the "hatch" is the word!!!
Those talks lead to nowhere and the hatch area on your subs and our subs are still different. Perhaps now they will come to an agreement and bring such equipment to a single standard.

Su-27:

[Serb]

Su-30MKI:

[Serb]

Originally posted by Vince278


There's a big difference between a rescue mission and a recovery mission. One might be willing to risk oneself to save a fellow sailor, even a Russian sailor, but it may not be worth risking yourself to try to raise just a wrecked ship.

Good point, but as a sailor can you answer a couple of questions for me:
1) Is it possible to modify lifesaving equipment originaly created for one diameter of hatch to make it operational with hatch of different diameter, within few days?

2) Does your regulations allow you to use untested/just modified equipment in rescue missions that already extremly dangerous?