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To: Snowybear
In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Q ~ Trust Trump's Plan ~ 03/18/22 Vol.398, Q Day 1603 <blockquote>Snowybear wrote:

The Russian military IS inept but they will win by volume.

That’s been the case since the 1940’s.

-SB

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I believe Russia invested in armaments/air superiority. Just checked to see if I'm mistaken and it still looks right to me. America's Navy is in between America's Air Force at #1 and Russia's Air Force at #3. 

Global Air Powers Ranking (2022) (wdmma.org)


Below, for reference, for those who want to know about the rankings:

"The WDMMA annual ranking utilizes a formula which takes into account values related to total fighting strength of the various air services of the world. The formula produces the 'TrueValueRating' (TvR) helping to definitively separate each power based on - not only overall strength - but modernization, logistical support, attack and defense capabilities an so on. In this way, a power is not simply assessed on its total quantity of aircraft but rather its quality and general mix of inventory. TvR remains, however, a work-in-progress and is constantly revaluated as needed. Greater weight is given to categories generally overlooked by some powers, namely special-mission, dedicated bomber force, CAS, training, and on-order units. Beyond this is a focus on local aero-industry capabilities, inventory balance (general mix of unit types), and force experience."


461 posted on 03/20/2022 3:37:47 AM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: ransomnote
@OutlawJW
15h
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🔥 Ka-blooey!!!!!!

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She's in charge of the US biolabs in Ukraine. Thread

Who is Joanna Wintrol?

The head of the D T R A office at the US Embassy in K I E V.

Remember her name, I think it's going to become very notable soon.

Russia Challenges US: If Biolab Documents are Fake Then Ask Head of the DTRA Office at the US Embassy in Kiev Joanna Wintrol Why She Signed Off on Them?


463 posted on 03/20/2022 4:01:02 AM PDT by Ymani Cricket ("Fear kills more people than death" ~General George C. Patton)
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To: ransomnote

WHile those figures are impressive the weaponry we have that is secret blows all that away and just gets better and better all the time. Unfortunately,the Russians and chicoms are getting some of the same stuff by hook or crook.


477 posted on 03/20/2022 5:38:54 AM PDT by rodguy911 ((FR:home of the free because of the Brave---),ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL IT'S NOT)
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To: ransomnote

Indian Air Force.

Who knew?


542 posted on 03/20/2022 12:03:38 PM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: ransomnote
One BIG point concerning combat readiness is pilot flight time. US pilots fly/train about 33 hours a month. Russian and Chinese pilots about 8 hours.

Another factor hurting the Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily Rossii, VVS, aka the Russian Air Force, is their lack of multi-mission aircraft and training. The VVS is segregated between air superiority and ground attack. Russian aircraft and pilots either do one or the other. They also do not practice close coordination which further hurts their ability to project power.

WWG1WGA

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547 posted on 03/20/2022 12:16:58 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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