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Blak bart said:
As some of you know here on rct, I am a super tech nerd when it comes to military hardware. I have kept up to speed on arm development since I was a kid, and my cousins both worked for the DOD. One was in arms sales, and the other designed software and hardware for certain missile systems. At the risk of sounding cold or calous, or uncaring....I will say this....for the first time in a long while we are seeing this hardware in action in this terrible conflict in Ukraine. It has been an incredible opportunity for America to actually see how effective some of this supposed high tech Russian hardware actually fairs in battle. I have been franticly trying to keep track of the Russian hardwares effectiveness in battle....heres what I've always known through my reading. The Russians have fallen far short of there goals and are being held at bay by a very under equipped opponent in the Ukraine forces. They are an unprofessional force with poor training, and the highest rate of alcoholism of any professional fighting force in the world. Most have been idling in antiquated tanks and armored vehicles for 5 months already. They are more than likely home sick, and probably never thought they would actually go to war....the cost of fuel and logistics would have cost a fortune already just to assemble and maintain this force in the field for so many months. They are being kept in check by a handful of modern armaments supplied by the west. Stinger man portable air defense missiles, maverick and javelin missiles, and some great Turkish attack drones that the russians had no idea the Ukraine had. The tactic of hitting the lead vehicles and rear vehicles has had tremendous effect on advancing columns of armor. This tactic forces the armor column to break formation, and get off the pavement and into the mud and snow slowing progress and forcing a portion of vehicles to become stuck and abandoned. The ghost of Kiev has proven that the much vaunted SU-35 stealth fighter is no where even close in effectiveness as was touted in many articles here in the west....it has been bested by antiquated mig-29 fulcrums....still one of the fastest and most maneuverable fighter/interceptors on the planet. I have not even seen the S-400 air defence missiles even mentioned yet, and they were supposed to eliminate any Ukrainian airpower. Aside from having a large nuclear force there military falls significantly short in hardware match ups. They are embarrassingly exposed as a force on force match up with NATO, and would be swept on the battlefield except for the threat of tactile nucs. Such ashame to see the poor Ukrainian people suffering, but wow are they courageous.....of coarse there is much going on we don't know, but I have to think modern western jamming of the Russian air defense systems has kept Russia from gaining air superiority. If the giant convoy of armor were to be hit effectively from the air this war would be over quickly....much like the Iraqi forces were on the highway to hell as they retreated from Kuwait in 91....rest assured american power would have crushed this convoy with any number of airpower and stealth systems. Even though the Russian military will probably take the capital they have shown how ineffective they would be against a superpower such as America.....without the threat of nuclear war they would be destroyed quickly by NATO and the west !!
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Great analysis,right on the money in all respects.I wish I had your insight into modern systems,I love to study those but don,t have access to the latest. In the end this proves the axiom,there are no dangerous weapons,only dangerous men. Weapons are no better than the men who wield them.Putin stepped on his er,um,doohickey here,there,s no enthusiasm for this war even in his own country and unless he unleashes total destruction on Ukraine cities he might as well pack it up.Thanks.
 

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Bottle Guide | The Clorox Company

The following tips and illustrations point out variations in style, markings, lettering, glass texture and handles, and together serve as a guide in determining the approximate vintage of the early Clorox bottles.
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pepperj said:
So I could of looked you square in the eyes then.
Because oh the age me has shrunk a tad.🤣
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I haven,t shrunk any,especially around the waist.:laughing7: Still 6 foot 3,I have to remember not to "Loom" over folks,especially kids. I always go down on a knee when talking with children. Comes in handy tho when you have to confront a bully,hate bullies!
 

I stand corrected... Its a 1936...

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ARC said:
www.thecloroxcompany.com

Bottle Guide | The Clorox Company

The following tips and illustrations point out variations in style, markings, lettering, glass texture and handles, and together serve as a guide in determining the approximate vintage of the early Clorox bottles.
www.thecloroxcompany.com www.thecloroxcompany.com
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ARC said:
To answer the clorox brown bottle question someone asked... cant remember who... i looked at Clorox site and its 1937 bottle.
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Well that’s pretty cool. And thank you for the link. I believe I have one of those earlier generic bottles and who knows what was in it. Always thought it was Clorox. Now I know that I don’t know. 🤪
 

Blak bart said:
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The MiG-29 Fulcrum: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mainstay of the Ukrainian Air Force Fighter Fleet - The Aviation Geek Club

The MiG-29 Fulcrum: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Mainstay of the Ukrainian Air Force Fighter Fleet
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Good reference Bart. Remember that the greatest fighter ace of all time,Erich Hartmann flew the ME109 long after superior aircraft were in the skies of Europe and continued to shoot down those aircraft because of his great ability as a pilot and aerial marksman. The man makes the weapon,a generalization,but more often true than not. Thanks!
 

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first gold and diamonds of the water season....still chilly, murky, and windy. But its time to get in and get the gold. This one is marked 10k and is a channel set, square cut diamonds !! Most earrings are junk....once or twice a year I get some good gold and diamonds...wooo hoooo !!
 

Blak bart said:
View attachment 2013221first gold and diamonds of the water season....still chilly, murky, and windy. But its time to get in and get the gold. This one is marked 10k and is a channel set, square cut diamonds !! Most earrings are junk....once or twice a year I get some good gold and diamonds...wooo hoooo !!
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Way to go Bart!
 

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