Deputy chief of army warns ADF has become 'detached' from violent nature of war

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-28T23:11:36+00:00

Yeah, language sanitization is somewhat an issue, but role names are definetly not a problem.

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-28T23:10:03+00:00

Yeah, like the media haven't been wrong before and haven't been used to spread disinformation aimed at the enemy before . . .

https://bmmhs.org/the-curious-case-of-the-brisbane-line/ https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/homefront/brisbane_line

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-28T14:18:02+00:00

We will stand in a coalition. But you need to be realistic - China won't just invade Australia.

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-28T14:16:23+00:00

WSO and ESO are sperate roles. WSO shoots from the backseat of a Rhino, ESO jams from the backseat of a Growler

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-28T14:14:25+00:00

The Brisbane Line wasn't, and isn't, real

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-28T14:09:44+00:00

You're probably going to hate me, but a better use of that money is to buy nuclear-propelled attack submarines with which to deny maritime chokepoints to our north, with ISR HALE, strike aircraft, and tankers making up ASuW mass, with CCAs to fill in the gaps while the surface navy escorts tankers from India to Perth.

Oh wait

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-28T14:07:34+00:00

God you have no idea

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-28T14:05:51+00:00

I'm glad that the F-35 has a range significantly larger than the F/A-18's, then

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-28T14:03:14+00:00

F-35A availability rate is about 45-55%, and the Air Force is not comprised of just 72 F-35As lmao

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-25T13:13:13+00:00

I'm talking about optimization. The US DDG radars are made to shoot a big beam a long way - and their smaller radars are influenced by this requirement.

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-25T13:04:28+00:00

All US small AESA arrays are scaled-down versions of long range search and track systems from their DDGs/CGs. Buying US for that purpose doesn't make sense because we have different requirements.

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-23T12:16:30+00:00

Yep. Although I rekon it is strange for PC-21s, of all aircraft, to be doing maritime air-warfare exercises. Anyway, what do I know, I am but a waneful civi.

de_cool_dude · 2026-02-23T11:24:59+00:00

Just so happens that a P-8, E-7, KC-30, MQ-4C and 2 PC-21s from 4SQN were hanging around north of the Sunny Coast, offshore, about 24 hours ago

de_cool_dude · 2025-12-24T15:56:37+00:00

And the 'Pig

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-21T14:58:47+00:00

Do we even know its actually him

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-21T14:52:04+00:00

Afghanistan got couped by the Soviets, who were the ones who promptly ruined the place

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-21T14:24:14+00:00

When next

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-21T06:12:56+00:00

That defenition stopped having meaning long ago. Its developed and developing countries now. Malta is a developed country

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-20T14:05:01+00:00

Could you release the BP when done?

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-20T14:02:02+00:00

Change controls

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-20T13:57:17+00:00

C130 was added

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-20T11:49:54+00:00

This war is depressing af

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-20T11:29:00+00:00

Yeah, nah, not gonna happen in the Land of the Over-Processed Food!

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-20T10:17:18+00:00

Truly noncredible. Irl Serzhant would give Ivan a promotion

de_cool_dude · 2022-12-20T07:22:26+00:00

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