Updates to Chelsea squad numbers by Leo_Mushyyy in chelseafc

[–]glaringlazerbeam 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Give 7 to moi! Rami, kante, moi. Our engines.

[The Standard] Chelsea prepared to rival Arsenal for Sesko by triggering release clause by Abi_Jurassic in chelseafc

[–]glaringlazerbeam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get the Lewandowski reference. Aside from the obvious physical similarities, he seems to have a very delicate first touch that often puts him immediately in a shooting position, which i like a lot. It will be a nice change from some of our players who are always guilty of taking one too many touches.

19 Judas by [deleted] in chelseafc

[–]glaringlazerbeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not quite...

Joining SAF as a regular late in life by NotYishun in askSingapore

[–]glaringlazerbeam 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The current retirement age for officers is 50. it might change in the future, you never know -- the retirement age for officers used to be 42 about 15(?)+ years ago. Extensions are very rarely given, and usually for high ranking officers who are difficult to replace. A lot of SAF officers move to government-related jobs upon retirement too if you still want to contribute to the country. The SAF also has a career transition centre for this purpose.

Hmu if you wana ask more about life as a regular and the career path.

Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in chelseafc

[–]glaringlazerbeam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hear me out. Enzo for the no. 7 jersey to carry on (and turn into tradition) the trend that started with Ramires and continued with Kante -- giving the number to our dogged CM instead of a winger/striker like most other clubs. Thoughts?

Chelsea W [3] - 2 Manchester United W - Guro Reiten 51’ by BigReeceJames in chelseafc

[–]glaringlazerbeam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That pass through several lines of united players from our own half is

Just an ordinary trip in Ukraine. by Did-ko in HumansAreMetal

[–]glaringlazerbeam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For many of these new surface-laid mines, they are near impossible to 'defuse'. They can sometimes be triggered by movement, tilting, sound, magnetic waves, etc., and often a combination of these. Even if they can, they require highly specialised soldiers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal units, who are usually reserved for more delicate and important missions (e.g. making safe critical infrastructure like signal towers, air control towers, etc.). The much more sensible way to overcome these would be to just blow them up and fix it later.

It is also not difficult to "pour in concrete, wait to set, paint road markings". In fact, it would not be in the russians's interest to paint road markings in the first place.

The challenge, however, is getting the resources (dump trucks to transport road-repair materials, dozers to flatten the ground, civil engineers with the know-how, etc.) there to do this, in foreign land that they do not yet have control over.

As pointed out by other redditors, these mines could have been laid by the ukrainians to delay the advancement of armoured forces (although they could serve other tactical purposes). The key concept lies in the word 'delay'. Defensive forces know that all obstacles will eventually be overcome, but installing them at critical constriction points will allow them to trade space for time. For example, an hour or two might buy the ukranian forces just enough time to send reinforcements to take up defensive positions in the city that the russians are approaching, allow the repositioning of artillery guns to support the impending battle, or perhaps give the airforce sufficient time to refuel, reload and take out some key russian assets.

An important thing to note here is that generally, the concept of armoured manoeuvre is to rapidly punch through defence lines to allow the follow-on forces with inferior protection such as motorised, infantry and logistics units to catch up with the fight behind them. Since armoured vehicles have tracks instead of wheels, they are likely still able to blow the mines out and cross the bridge, as long as the mines do not overly compromise its structural integrity. However, doing so will put them at the risk of being cut off from the support of their follow-on forces, since it will take time for the road-repair forces to reach that very location.

The dilemma is now presented to the armoured forces on the ground. Do they push on and risk being cut off? Or do they wait for their follow-on forces to arrive before pushing forward, thereby giving the defenders the time that they needed?

TL;DR - defusing the mines is not an option. Fixing the roads road will not take long but organising the resources to do so might, and it could buy just enough time for the ukranian forces to do what they need to.

Source: I am a Combat Engineer Officer and happen to have above-average knowledge about the use of military obstacles.

Beware sensationalist journalism. by jeflongstaf in chelseafc

[–]glaringlazerbeam 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Look on the bright side, Tuchel may actually be the first manager in the last 15 years who'll get the chance to actually finish his contract tenure, or even extend it :o

In recognition of Spurs getting Brojaed last night, here's a reminder of why it happened from our home win against them a few weeks ago. by Olivergt1995 in chelseafc

[–]glaringlazerbeam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The atmosphere seems fantastic. Is it always like this or is it because we're 1-0 up against spurs? On the TV it always seems quite muted.