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uponit7771

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17. We need to get UA more TB2 drones they can carry 350 lbs at hard points.

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Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:32 PM

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So.... what if Putin decides to starve the cities? [View all] Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 OP

Airlift. And I don't care about rules. dchill Feb 2022 #1

I think I'm with you. Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #4

We need to get UA more TB2 drones they can carry 350 lbs at hard points. uponit7771 Feb 2022 #17

Wow. That would be a *big* drone! dchill Feb 2022 #21

UN airlifts. roamer65 Feb 2022 #34

Yes. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #42

Same as after the war in the 40's operation food...fly food in. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #2

My Mom was kid in Berlin during the airlift. Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #7

Great story. +1 Throck Feb 2022 #10

What a great story...that is awesome. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #12

The Berlin Airlift, nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #8

Exactly, fuck Putin. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #13

... MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #18

Do you think we could manage a Berlin airlift these days? tetedur Feb 2022 #3

Yes I do. If we want to we can do that. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #5

Absolutely!!!! nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #9

Drones. Throck Feb 2022 #14

+1, UA has TB2 drones with 350 lb pod capacity and fly under radar. uponit7771 Feb 2022 #16

In 1976, I was driving back from Bowling Green, KY to Cadiz, KY on Hwy 68/80. fwvinson Feb 2022 #41

He doesn't have air superiority. haele Feb 2022 #6

I don't think he can. His own supply chains are breaking down Arazi Feb 2022 #11

Putler will run out of supplies first uponit7771 Feb 2022 #15

There you have it. dchill Feb 2022 #22

Russians are the ones that are going to starve Thtwudbeme Feb 2022 #19

The Ukraine's retook control of Kharkiv over night. They may have to do the same with Kyiv PortTack Feb 2022 #20

Something similar to the Berlin air lift. sakabatou Feb 2022 #23

The Guerilla War Hasn't Even Started Yet When The Ukrainians Get More Organized They Will DanieRains Feb 2022 #24

THIS RandomNumbers Feb 2022 #36

USA/NATO will get them food, etc. Airlifts, trucks to border, drones, etc. Yes, impossible to watch. Hoyt Feb 2022 #25

Remember the Berlin (blockade??? not sure I remember the name.) LAS14 Feb 2022 #26

though the USAF C-130s can't be used onethatcares Feb 2022 #27

Why couldn't the USAF C-130's be used? Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #30

that would be my concern onethatcares Feb 2022 #37

That would be part of the point, right? Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #38

yeah, that would be one of those onethatcares Feb 2022 #39

It's a problem. I don't know if anything is getting into Kyiv. Tomconroy Feb 2022 #28

There was some concern earlier.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #29

Not good: Tomconroy Feb 2022 #31

retracted... Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #33

Then we starve Russia. roamer65 Feb 2022 #32

To be clear... starving populations as a tactic of war is illegal Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #35

Oil/gas sanctions against Russia are what would radius777 Feb 2022 #40

Yeah, I agree, and I agree it's tough to cut them off. Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #44

His own? Johonny Feb 2022 #43

Maybe.... but.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #45