Todd_is_God Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 2 hours ago, ICTChris said: Germany are providing Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer systems to Ukraine. The most German names thing ever. Fun fact, "Flak" comes from the abreviation of the German word for anti-aircraft gun Fliegerabwehrkanone 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deegee Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Russia starting off by cutting off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland is huge, there's no way back. Bulgaria are close to securing a supply from Azerbaijan via Greece, why would they go back to relying on a dodgy supply from Russia after this is all over, without a massive discount? And late spring to pull off this stunt is worthy of Arthur Scargill's tactics against Thatcher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Todd_is_God said: Fun fact, "Flak" comes from the abreviation of the German word for anti-aircraft gun Fliegerabwehrkanone Didn't stop the BBC lazily reporting them as 'tanks', which is something that every tank nerd on the planet is sick of seeing over the past couple of months. Literally anything military with caterpillar tracks is reported as a 'tank'. Edited April 26, 2022 by Boo Khaki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Bonanza for American farmers headlines incoming as Ukraine exports dwindle to zero. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: Didn't stop the BBC lazily reporting them as 'tanks', which is something that every tank nerd on the planet is sick of seeing over the past couple of months. Literally anything military with caterpillar tracks is reported as a 'tank'. I haven't seen this, but Panzer is the German word for tank. The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard in question here is very much a tank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: I haven't seen this, but Panzer is the German word for tank. The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard in question here is very much a tank. No it isn't. Germany has always used 'Panzer' in the naming of anything mounted on an actual tank chassis, simply because that's how the German language works with regard to using the literal description to name new inventions, but the Gepards don't fulfil the function of actual tanks, and no military would list them in inventory as tanks. Just because something is on a tank hull, it doesn't mean it's actually a tank. Edited April 26, 2022 by Boo Khaki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: No it isn't. If the German's wish to call it a tank, and it looks like a tank, then it's a tank. Edited April 26, 2022 by Todd_is_God 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: If the German's wish to call it a tank, and it looks like a tank, then it's a tank. Germany doesn't call the Gepard a 'tank', consider it a 'tank, nor does it look like a 'tank', but if you are insistent you know better, on you go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Boo Khaki said: Germany doesn't call the Gepard a 'tank', consider it a 'tank, nor does it look like a 'tank', but if you are insistent you know better, on you go. It's name quite literally contains the German word for tank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Just now, Todd_is_God said: It's name quite literally contains the German word for tank. And I've explained why that is totally irrelevant. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 A new front has opened up. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Some folk need to take time for a Sherman and chill the f**k out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Just now, Tony Ferrino said: Some folk need to take time for a Sherman and chill the f**k out. I'll Grant you that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 All just a clever ruse to protect them from anti-tank weapons IMO. I'm not a tank, honest m8. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 4 hours ago, ICTChris said: The secret of the Azovstal steelworks is finally revealed 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I'm reading India have doubled their oil intake from Russia, taking full advantage of it's low price. This is then getting them into bother with the west. However, this sums it up nicely... Quote The Indian government has defended the move to buy Russian oil, and said what it buys from Russia in a month is less than what Europe buys from Russia in an afternoon. That's going to sting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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