US drone captured by Russians over Crimea?

[GScholz]

I would put my old platoon against any Russian battalion any day. (Image removed from quote.)

 

However, in Crimea you'd face these guys too:

Southern Military District

    10th Independent Spetsnaz Brigade (obrSpN)
    22nd Independent Guards Spetsnaz Brigade (obrSpN)
    346th Independent Spetsnaz Brigade (obrSpN)
    25th Independent Spetsnaz Regiment (opSpN)

They're not exactly amateurs, and it's their home turf...

[wpeters]

Ok guys time to roll out tiger2 and p-38l and a jug or 2

[USRanger]

How old and how well-equipped is your old platoon?

Not old and we equip our Ranger Batts. very well.   The only reason I'm not still there is because of getting hit (literally HIT) by an RPG in the knee in Iraq (it exploded on the wall behind me), which ended my career.  Too bad, they let me return to my unit after getting shot in A'stan.  I'd give anything to go back, but it would take waivers from three doctors to do so, and I've never been able to find one that would. 

[jollyFE]

its just a Hunter UAS......nowhere near state of the art

[Rich46yo]

Not old and we equip our Ranger Batts. very well.   The only reason I'm not still there is because of getting hit (literally HIT) by an RPG in the knee in Iraq (it exploded on the wall behind me), which ended my career.  Too bad, they let me return to my unit after getting shot in A'stan.  I'd give anything to go back, but it would take waivers from three doctors to do so, and I've never been able to find one that would. 

To anyone who knows anything about the balance of forces and state of equipment and technology theres no question America could defeat the Russians and secure that peninsula. The real question is why would we? There is no support for such an incursion in this country and no real legality to do so. If he did the same to a NATO country he would have a serious problem.

Thats why he's moving now. He knows Ukraine is trying to join NATO.

[zack1234]

Gibberish

Grow up
The biggest investers in russia are the US

[USRanger]

Gibberish

Zack's word of the day.

Grow up
The biggest investers in russia are the US

What do they have that the U.S. would invest in, besides wives for sale?

[BluBerry]

What do they have that the U.S. would invest in, besides wives for sale?

Stacking dolls.

[RotBaron]

Gibberish

Grow up
The biggest investers in russia are the US

Historically, money has never gotten in the way of egomaniacs from sending 1000's, 10k's 100k's, or millions of their plebs to die.

If you don't work on the hill, you are merely fodder and probably live in what they'd call flyover country, < applies to any country/gov.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I'm pretty sure that if you chose to attack the Russians it would not be a turkey shoot like Afganistan or Iraq were. A lot of zinc coffins have to be prepared...

[zack1234]

Is everyone outside the US an enemy?

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Is everyone outside the US an enemy?

Well if you attack them they are 

Most of the comments seem to be very unrealistic, remember that the worst mistake you can do on a battlefield is underestimating your enemy.

[zack1234]

which is everybody

[Shifty]

Is everyone outside the US an enemy?

With people like Plawranc GScholz and yourself living in supposedly friendly countries.. I'd say yes.  

[mthrockmor]

In the normal world the US/Nato does not get into a shooting situation with the Russians. Add Obama, no chance.

In the Keynesian world of 'government deficit spending as engine of economy' all bets are off. Historically, when nations get in dire financial straights they tend to get aggressive with their military. I don't think we'll pull any triggers over there but who knows.

And does the Malaysian jet have anything to do with this? Several sources are noting that up to 20 US defense industry employees were on-board. If it was truly hijacked and rerouted that would implie the plane landed somewhere and those employees are being tortured even as we speak.