Clark Griswold

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The rumor that I have heard for years in the Guard and while at the Puzzle Palace was that Big Blue wanted / was scheming to shrink the Guard to one maybe two wings per state and grow the Reserves. This is like the big conspiracy in the X files, slow moving and decades in the making but I wonder if this bill was a preemptive act to acquired RUMINT of coming proposed Guard divestments.

Yup I watched several of his vids, interesting stuff His channel: (43) Not A Pound For Air To Ground - YouTube This was an interesting what if:

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Are you saying that I or others who are arguing for a controlled cessation of hostilities with Russia likely still illegally and wrongly still holding large portions of Eastern Ukraine are arguing in bad faith with some sympathy or love for Putin / Russia or only the author I quoted? Will disagree respectively on the author (Davis) as being a sounding board for Russian propaganda, he's been critical / not a simp for the Russian military and it's performance in Ukraine: Putin's Ukraine War Was Truly an Early Military Disaster - 19FortyFive An excerpt from this article he ends on: To find the best ways to end the war on terms that most benefit Kyiv, it is crucial to understand the good, the bad, and the ugly of Russia’s conventional capacity. The objective will be to avoid Russian strengths and exploit their weaknesses. Next, we will turn our attention to a balanced assessment of Russia’s conventional power. I don't see or read a sycophantism in his work but a professional honesty that may not be what we want but still valid to consider.

Series of articles arguing for an armistice and negotiated settlement to the Ukranian War: 3rd in the series, 1 and 2 linked in the page The Hard Truth: Ukraine Has No Realistic Path to Victory Over Russia - 19FortyFive Just to add to the discussion. I argue for my position with no enthusiasm but only because I think it is the least bad and best in the long term.

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Concur with the idea of cutting them off and then beating them in logistical support for a better position for a tenuous settlement to a likely frozen conflict, I hope they can but judging from what the Russians have built to defend their positions in occupied Ukraine, I am dubious it could be done or done at an acceptable cost in blood and treasure, but if the people of Ukraine and their government decide it is in their interest to continue to fight, then fight on. My tin foil hat side is suspicious that Ukraine is in a damned if you do damned if you don't position vis a vis their aid from the US / some Europeans. We want them to continue to fight so we tell them to not sue for peace or they risk being cut off, they'll need aid to recover, deter and probably have to have to fight the Russians again when they likely will try round 2 so no matter what they have to fight, or is that too cynical. Kofffman and Zeihan have been good to listen to on commutes, they concur with an isolate Crimea strategy and roll up Michael Kofman, Author at War on the Rocks https://youtu.be/Hrv7HzUXhcE

It’s (Ukrainian war)become a proxy war between the globalist left (not meant derogatorily) and the sovereignty focused populist right (again not derogatorily) in Western particularly American politics. I think both things are true at once but which do you prioritize? I suspect we need to call it (supporting counter offensive Ukrainian operations) but not quit supporting the Ukrainian state. They’ve taken back about 100 sq miles of territory at an unsustainable loss rate against the Russians so far, the Ukrainians know this hence the anecdotal stories like the above conscription bribery ones. I’m not for ever recognizing that territory as Russian and not for treating Russia in a antebellum manner until Putin is gone but it seems to me that we are approaching the point of negative returns if we push, encourage, support and resource continued Ukrainian offensive ops to reclaim territory. Free Ukraine has to be long term viable and I think the cost in blood and treasure to retake more territory probably works against that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh yeah, it's not for mil ops or likely any application but grist for the mill... The floatplane concept C-130 might have to be it as I doubt the Bobs or Congress want to divest something to develop and acquire a new amphibious platform... seriously doubt there is appetite for anything totally new and getting more money for it. I am an optimist though when you look at this concept, if really develop it with all the capabilities needed into it, landing gear, docking thrusters, lifting pontoons, etc... this could be a relevant platform.

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What at @Lawman man said The other thing I see is how many of these monster in ground effect platforms could you have? I see a reborn R3Y platform as being more affordable to procure and deploy in numbers, able to do more missions and service more island FARPs during a high intensity conflict more often than a huge in ground effect platform(s). Historical photo, seaplane and submarine refueling: Posted this to stir the pot on what the CONOP would be for short, medium and long range operations for a seaplane. The Air Force develops the aircraft, Navy the resupply submarine or semi submersible base ships and the USMC develops the mobile ramps, docks and bridging equipment that can support amphibious operations.

Just some more posts on the G111T - this (seaplane revival) is a path to establishing more defense links with the Aussies

An oldie but goodie and this will never happen ever but... take the Convair R3Y Tradewind as a basis / inspiration and build a new platform using the Europrop TP400 Give it a little fatter longer hull, integrate landing gear into the new hull like the US-2 and keep the cargo door / ramp on the bow... I know this is day-dream territory but if you want a dramatic statement and gain in capability, a program to create a rapid, fast, capable platform would signal and deter an aggressor in a large, maritime theater. We have advanced engineering, manufacturing capability and supposedly a focus on this type theater, how long would it really take to fast track and develop this? Assuming the resources were to be made available...

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No doubt as to your points on the strength of / probable necessity of having a ramp and door system vs standard or roll-up only doors. So that's the 6.9 billion dollar question(s) - Do you need a fixed wing amphibious platform and does it have to have a ramp and door system for roll on / off & air drop? Probably not something to be discussed here but given the way the USMC and USAF are planning on major distributed ops, yes to both. Observing the Ukranian-Russian war, munitions expend rates will drive high resupply needs in most modern conflicts between capable opponents. A smallish fleet of US-2s and amphibious Twin Otters while developing a US designed / produced platform in a hurry? DARPA's interested in this and they want it supersized vs something 130 sized DARPA wants a heavy cargo plane that can land at sea (defensenews.com)

Yup, one of their guys write for WOR and ii pulled it from the his article https://warontherocks.com/2021/11/a-japanese-seaplane-could-be-the-difference-maker-for-the-u-s-military/ I think if we’re serious about having this capability then sooner is better than later hence the advocacy for existing designs The biggest thing about the US-2 or what would be the big platform would be whether or not it needs a ramp to offload X pallets, containerized X system or a vehicle(s) and would it need to be able to do this beached or afloat? Define the requirements Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Concur, I love the lines but if this is to actually happen another design is probably / have to be it. My druthers, the amphibious requirement is two parts, a short range containerized delivery capable platform and a long range people and unpalletized cargo platform. I caveat those to advocate for two already flying designs with some reasonable mods: Amphibious variant of the War Tractor with a new cargo pod capability: Pod attached between the pontoons capable of air drop or combat offload US-2 in ANG colors

New PBYs https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/aviation-company-relaunching-pby-5-as-modern-military-aircraft Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not saying anything negative against the B-52s and I would agree with your take that the BUFF would or will not be a top pick from the crew tracked. I don't think it's a conspiracy against herbies but an open policy decision, these guys get a flight hours and these guys get an Atari level simulator. No conspiracy but an explicit policy choice. Not a butt hurt herbivore here but one who thinks not standing up for our communities and those who are going to follow us is a not a good idea nor the right thing. I'll agree to disagree.

Nothing, this is just the psychology of high school cliques at work here and if it's not a fighter but has some cool factor to it let's let only our tribe have it. #not-a-bit-cynical

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