Wasn't me, though I did say that Russia's military situation was weakening while the Ukrainian was strengthening...with the caveat that China's entry with armaments would prolong that difference.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:33 pmWho said they were going to run out of munitions? You are making that up.old salt wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:30 pmI posted a rhetorical question because of the happy talk in this forum that Russia was going to run out of munitions too.a fan wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:25 pmSure did!! And the answer you gave was: Russia (&China) don't have ammo problems like NATO and Ukraine do.old salt wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:16 pmIt was a rhetorical question. Did you get that ?a fan wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:14 pmI read every word. I get all of that....and frankly? I appreciated the information.old salt wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:49 pm Sheesh ! you make my hair hurt. The article was about having sufficient machine tools to meet the demand for the 155mm shells that western artillery use & are being suppled to Ukraine. I'm making the point that Russia likely does not have that same problem, given the quantity of 152mm munitions they already produce for export & it's unlikely that China would have that problem given the amount of Soviet legacy weapons they still have. When you pinged me on it the first time, I even posted this WSJ article with details that make my point. I don't know if you read it or just choose to disregard it & willfully distort my position..
But dude, why is this so hard to get? You wrote an unclear sentence. It's not a big deal. It's not the end of the world.
The ONLY reason we're going round and round is that you hit MDlax and I for building a straw man. Nope. We read what you wrote...and both came up with the same understanding from reading what you wrote.
Try: hey man, I'm sorry, I could have worded that differently.
Would it kill you to do that, or something?
Because this is like post #10 you and I have made over this silliness. You didn't write what you were thinking you wrote. It's just not that big of a deal. No strawmen. Just a poorly worded sentence. It's fine. Let's move on.
See? Just what I told you. You didn't say what you thought you said. You told us that China is arming Russia. There wasn't a qualifier like "China, if they start arming Russia". There was just Russia (& China).
Can we move on now? I know you're not wired to cop to this...so lets just walk away, eh?
On munitions in specific, both sides are struggling to keep up...according to each side's military commanders on the front lines. Maybe that's all BS, but both sides say they're not getting sufficient munitions.
Salty keeps claiming that the West isn't willing to commit, or perhaps he's just referring to the Germans(?) or the "euroburghurs". Nope, not true, they're ramping up production for the long haul. Fast enough? Sure, the military folks on the ground would say no, but it ain't like they aren't making those increased production commitments. Presumably Russia is trying to do so too, albeit with their corrupted and inept hierarchy...but Salty's claim was that, no worries, China will do those supplies...
It's "as if" Salty was rooting for the West to fail...or maybe that's just Biden and the Europeans...