What if we built a large wooden badger?
Yes.
Could planes of any sort, let alone a fighter jet, survive such a trip? I’d imagine that all the bumps would play hell on delicate systems.
One thought. If the humanitarian situation becomes so bad that NATO can justify a no fly zone, a beefed up Ukrainian air force will be counterproductive, even dangerous.
There is no “No Fly Zone” for this situation, that kind of think can exist when you are dealing with minor powers.
A “No Fly Zone” over Ukraine has a clearer name: War between NATO and Russia, and a scarier one: World War III.
It’s only a WW3 if it expands beyond Europe, or if it goes nuclear. Until then, it’ll be a European war, not a World war.
I know - it’s distinction with little meaning, but it still bugs me. Just because the U.S. is fighting in Europe, that doesn’t automatically make it a world war. The world isn’t just America and Europe.
I know, but usually it is said that WWII started when Germany invaded Poland and at that point the war was just an European one, not even American.
That’s why I said the clearer (and I should’ve said, Correct) name was NATO-Russia war.
So what is the red line in Ukraine? Thermobaric rockets isn’t it. Bombing a children’s hospital and killing women in labor?
There must be some threshold that compels intervention. A no-fly zone at a minimum.
Chemical weapons and tactical Nukes are my biggest concern. I can’t see how the West could ignore that many deaths in a day.
I would like to believe even China would react to a Tactical Nuke against a city. China would have to be alarmed if Russia became that unhinged.
Again, there is no “no fly zone” possible, the red line is whatever NATO considers justifies a war against Russia.
If we go by the NATO charter the only red line is an attack by Russia against a NATO member state.
Well, from September 1939 onwards, there were combatant nations and armies from North America, Asia, Africa and Australasia fighting in Europe. Do the battles have to be outside of Europe for it to be a world war, or is it enough that there are combatants from several continents in one European theatre?
Is not well defined really. It depends on who is writing the headlines/history books.
“A metal tank is just a fridge at night if you are not running the engine”
THIS. I used to do it all the time.
Unfortunately subzero temperatures apply to Ukrainian troops and civilians too. This is not going to be a good thing overall.
A really long tarp disguised as a dragon. Then Putin will get mad at the PRC.
It is usually worse for the attacker than for the defender, since the defender is on “home soil” and has or knows how to find appropriate shelter.
Traditionally, bad weather has almost always favored the defender, especially on their own turf.
ETA: ninja’d
I’m thinking about all those places without power right now and all the suffering of innocent people that’s going to cause.
Yes, “worse for the attacker” only means that unfortunately, it is usually horrible for the defender too.
There was a bit of a tussle that had been going on in Asia at the time, too. Just ask Nanking.