Questy

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[–] Questy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

That's what you have to get used to on Lemmy, the article is pretty good and certainly not a hit piece, but it doesn't matter if it bears news or information people don't want to hear. Downvote time!

[–] Questy@lemmy.world 29 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Also, if it's anything like Pathfinder there is a vast resource of free monsters and rules that allow anyone to quickly assemble campaign materials themselves. Alternately there are third party adventures as well, though many are also behind paywalls on Patreon and other funding sites to, you know, compensate creators for doing the work.

[–] Questy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

It's a tremendous idea for Ukraine to deploy Gripen. It is much better suited to the logistics and distributed operations model being used currently. It also has integration with Stormshadow and Meteor missiles, which the F-16 doesn't. Obviously Stormshadow is already in the Ukraine inventory and Meteor would be a very powerful addition to extend out past the reach given by F-16 and AMRAAM.

[–] Questy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

For me it takes on a slightly different tint. God I'm a wanker (wish to change), but I'm also a lazy shit and won't change (acceptance).

[–] Questy@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Targets like this are unlikely to ever be serviced by drones like Baba Yaga. This looks like multiple 1000lbs glide bomb hits, the Baba Yaga can carry 33lbs. By the time you have built the capacity to deliver powerful explosive force like this remotely you've already crossed from cheap drones to ballistic and cruise missiles. Most of the long range drones in use by Ukraine are carrying 40kg warheads. Cheap solutions just don't have the hitting power, and by the time they are scaled up, they're just the old expensive solutions.

[–] Questy@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago
[–] Questy@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (13 children)

That is actually a very meaningful order. I had to check, did they mean launchers or batteries. Looks like 17 batteries. That's pretty big, IRIS-T is very modern kit.

[–] Questy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I mean, if they work that's already one star.

[–] Questy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I really can't wait for this marketing fad to sputter out like NFTs etc.

[–] Questy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I think this is pretty accurate. It would also be understandable if the US wantt a very active partner in the very obvious crimes against humanity. The overall colonial land appropriation that Israel is built on, and the general apartheid system Palestinians are subjected to is one thing. The emergency transfer of munitions which will be used to commit war crimes within days is way more acute. It's tough to watch.

 
 
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