I knew of a lot of that with subs, some with planes, but none with surface ships. Those coordinated turns had to be something. It's not like driving cars.
The fastest way to find yourself dead is to underestimate your enemies brains and ingenuity. Somehow we are raised to think that speaking English is a 40 IQ point advantage. And that the badguys just love to jump in front of your weapons.
And then trained to think we were the biggest, baddest, meanest killing machines the world had ever seen. Almost bulletproof. More moves and countermoves than a Russian ballet company. While a baffled badguy sits there and writes his last letter home.
And then reality rears it's ugly head. Let it. Don't, for God's sake, raise your own.
Arf
Off Topic » in reply to The Soviets used to mess with us all the time.
Wow!
The whole thread (9 posts)
- Russian Frigate Yaroslav Mudry
- Russian fighters are built the same way.
- Also, Russian fighters have their electrical systems connected with soldered connections. This is illegal in USA and insane anywhere. (n/t)
- Russian fighters are put together with wood screws instead of nuts & bolts. I have seen them close up. Incredible. (n/t)
- The Soviets used to mess with us all the time.
- Russian fighters are built the same way.
