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#91

Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...

Last post by Uberhaus - May 23, 2024, 08:01:23 AM

Steve Rosenberg has some interesting commentary on what he is calling a purge in the Russian military.  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c900qz4wll4o 

It failed. President Putin sided with his military chiefs. Prigozhin lost his power battle with Mr Shoigu and Gen Gerasimov. And, shortly after, he lost his life in a plane crash.
But one year on, a Kremlin-backed purge of the army has started.
And this tells us something about Vladimir Putin. The Russian president is averse to acting under pressure. Order him to sack a minister or an army general, and he's unlikely to agree to it then and there. He won't be told what to do.
That doesn't mean Mr Putin won't act. At a time of his choosing.
What isn't clear is how far this purge of the Russian military will go; how many more senior figures will end up behind bars.

[mock attacks]

#92

Current Events / Re: South China Sea Heats Up

Last post by Uberhaus - May 23, 2024, 07:06:48 AM

China has launched two days of military drills around Taiwan. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqvv29gpqn1o

Thursday's drills for the first time simulated a full-scale attack, Taiwanese military experts said, rather than an economic blockade.
The exercises took place all around the main island, and for the first time also targeted the Taipei-controlled islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu and Dongyin which lie close to the Chinese coast, according to maps released by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The drills also included a component to the east of Taiwan - the island's rugged east coast on the other side of a mountain range has long been its military redoubt.
Taiwan has built much of its hardened military infrastructure along this coast, including a large underground airbase inside a mountain near the city of Hualien. It is also close to Japan's southern islands, and a natural resupply route.
By sending naval and air patrols to the east of Taiwan, China aims to show Taipei that its east is now exposed to Chinese attack, and to show the Americans that any effort to resupply or re-enforce Taiwan from the east is vulnerable to Chinese missile strikes and naval attack.

This is in response to Taiwan's newly inaugurated President Lai's speech.  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-69036373

Taiwan's newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy.

He urged Beijing to replace confrontation with dialogue, shortly after being sworn in on Monday.
He also said Taiwan would never back down in the face of intimidation from China, which has long claimed the island as its own.

The BBC's live coverage of events seems to have vanished but it covered the facts that planning for this exercise would have taken months and that China could attack the Taiwanese islands close to mainland China.  What China continues to do in the next few days and weeks will have to be watched.

Reuters is stating that China is making mock attacks against Taiwan.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/with-mock-attacks-china-sends-honed-warning-to-taiwan-s-new-president/ar-BB1mUkPI

#93

Computer Gaming / Re: WarNo by Eugen - aka WARGA...

Last post by Destraex - May 23, 2024, 03:42:47 AM

WARNO is finally released from early access and into the wild. Might have to give her a whirl.
The gold edition discount will be retro actively given to early access buyers when they finally get that item into the store.

#94

Computer Gaming / Re: Crown Wars: The Black Prin...

Last post by Grim.Reaper - May 23, 2024, 03:26:10 AM

Releases today.  Liked the demo enough to give it a go.  Although seems devs been quiet a bit, hope not a train wreck:)

#95

Computer Gaming / Re: Campaign Series Middle Eas...

Last post by Jason Petho - May 23, 2024, 12:18:55 AM

A couple of heads up thoughts and show and tell with the map editor for TACTICS WITH JOE channel after which we dived into one of the Linked Campaign scenarios that were converted to regular scenarios. We were off to Yemen and have a scrap in the mountainous terrain of central Yemen. We have a fabulous mix of units and were making excellent progress against the entrenched rebels.

#96

Current Events / Re: Israel

Last post by nelmsm - May 22, 2024, 09:23:50 PM

Babylon Bee had an article today about how the Israelis revealed today that they had a new terraforming machine that could make mountains spring up out of nowhere.      Those guys find ways to crack me up everyday.

#97

Computer Gaming / Re: Strategy is not hip

Last post by solops - May 22, 2024, 08:41:00 PM

You know, I like creamy peanut butter best. Crunchy peanut butter just seems so...ummm...busy and complicated.

#98

Current Events / Re: Israel

Last post by Uberhaus - May 22, 2024, 07:36:15 PM

Iranian dissidents have named the Mossad agent responsible as:  Eli Copter. 

Joke of the decade, though, no laughing matter the Telegraph article where it is taken from:  The death of Iran's president Raisi has exposed the sickness at the heart of the West  Madeline Grant:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/courage-iranian-people-shames-craven-175231907.html

#99

Computer Gaming / Re: Strategy is not hip

Last post by jamus34 - May 22, 2024, 06:18:42 PM

Waiting for the big screen release of "Ass"




(For you Idiocracy fans)

#100

Computer Gaming / Re: Flashpoint campaigns - Sou...

Last post by Uberhaus - May 22, 2024, 05:32:26 PM

Beta update 2.1.4.8216 has been released.