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Dramatic moment £55m Putin warship with 50 sailors is blown up & ‘SUNK’ by Ukrainian kamikaze drone boats in major scalp
Sun UK ^ | 2/1/2024 | Jessica Baker

Posted on 02/01/2024 5:58:25 AM PST by marcusmaximus

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To: marcusmaximus
Russia lost the Battle of the Black Sea to a country without a navy.

We can't even defend the Red Sea with our navy. Well, on paper we can. But we are using up missiles that cost up to $2.1 million a shot to defend against drones or missiles that cost a couple of thousand each by the Houthis.

41 posted on 02/01/2024 8:37:57 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: roving

Ukraine disabled the engines with the first 2 drones, then hit the ships missile compartments with the final 2 drones. The crew never had a chance.


42 posted on 02/01/2024 8:39:29 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Wonder if you will flamed for that statement, the “usuals “ when the 3 day thing is brought up tell “that’s not true”, so i guess smo is going according to plan

Imagine how much money is being saved not having to service all those ships and planes no longer “operational “


43 posted on 02/01/2024 9:00:10 AM PST by blitz128
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To: MinorityRepublican

This war has brought a new reality, unless this threat is dealt with, it is only going to get worse.

No place will be safe from cheap drones with IEDs not that difficult to make and almost impossible to defend a whole country against


44 posted on 02/01/2024 9:03:02 AM PST by blitz128
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To: marcusmaximus
For the past couple of months we have seen technical descriptions of the USVs. Here's a pic:

Now, we are seeing what they are capable of.

45 posted on 02/01/2024 11:25:17 AM PST by FtrPilot
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To: ansel12

I understand that. Two Purple Hearts worth..

This time the Continental United States is going to suffer.
Wait till they activate the Sleeper Cells who are coming up with the other invaders. Then it will be time to relish taking out those bastards.


46 posted on 02/01/2024 11:35:58 AM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: laplata

Internal and external are two different things, two different conversations.

You should be happy when our enemies suffer enduring material losses reducing the external threat to us.


47 posted on 02/01/2024 11:44:17 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

“You should be happy when our enemies suffer enduring material losses reducing the external threat to us”.

How do you I am not happy? You are arrogant. I don’t need to listen to your condescending, know it all, crap.


48 posted on 02/01/2024 12:49:44 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: laplata

There was nothing condescending in anything I posted, and happy was just a casual word about pleasing news, good news, it meant nothing deep, or about your mental state.

Relax and tone down the rage and insults.


49 posted on 02/01/2024 1:01:11 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

If that’s the case, you should have said “WE should be happy.....” Don’t spin it.

Tone down on your know it all attitude and you won’t catch flack and you’ll also see more responses to your posts. People tend to ignore those with that kind of attitude.
Have a good rest of the day.


50 posted on 02/01/2024 1:14:40 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: blitz128
But my favorite is interviews of russians apparently quite sincere saying “why doesn’t the rest of the world love us?”


51 posted on 02/01/2024 1:21:33 PM PST by tlozo ( Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: laplata

Again with the insults, there is no spin, you are overly sensitive and lashing out.

You should also give some thought to our national defense and how enemy losses of important assets benefit us.


52 posted on 02/01/2024 1:27:53 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

If you were ever in the military, I’d bet you were a REMF. That is a real insult.


53 posted on 02/01/2024 8:38:06 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: laplata

You sure are sensitive, your post-23 reaction to our enemy losing a warship sounded angry about it and you have remained angry all day long.


54 posted on 02/01/2024 8:41:19 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

Whatever you say REMF.


55 posted on 02/01/2024 8:55:03 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: laplata

More insult, you really are angry at this Russian loss.

You should be happy when our enemies suffer enduring material losses reducing the external threat to us.
You should give some thought to our national defense and how enemy losses of important assets benefit us.


56 posted on 02/01/2024 9:02:04 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

Yep, a civilian REMF.


57 posted on 02/01/2024 9:06:49 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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Weird, at least you have made clear that you lie a lot.

But this anger at our enemy losing a ship, is really hard to fathom.


58 posted on 02/01/2024 9:11:30 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

LOL!


59 posted on 02/01/2024 10:15:51 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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