Romanian here; it's true, Vlad is still considered a national here. Sure, he was cruel as hell but he was a man of his time. He managed to grab a place in history for eternity even though he reigned for a very short period of time; it's no small feat to defeat the largest power of the time (Ottomans) but more than…

When I took Public Speaking in college, one of my classmates was a woman from Romania; she gave a speech about how Vlad the Impaler is actually quite revered as a hero in his homeland for having successfully protected his people and country from threats, and is not seen as a villain (a-la Dracula) at all

Large ships such as these are usually towed to a dry dock for final fitting of equipment, or refitting of ships that are already in service. New ships take many years to build and dry docks are few and better utilized for shorter term fitting, refitting, or repairs.

I propose a new kinja sport: fishing for jezebels
oglocc has the first catch

Fun fact: A WWII LST (Landing Ship, Tank) was faster going sideways down the launch ramp than forwards under their own power.

I hear they already shut half its water off.

Logos on the tailfins are portraits of Polish aces from WWII. The large round logo on the top of the plane is the logo of the well-known RAF 303rd Squadron that Polish aviators (and one Czech) flew in during the Battle of Britain. The 303rd had the most kills of any squadron in the RAF during the Battle of Britain. …

Leave and don't post here again, cunt.

Kurwa!

Found her.

Poland cannot into ace

You forgot privilege, misogyny, and male gaze.

INB4 some Jezebel c&nt shows up and starts frothing about your disgusting warporn/warmongering/patriarchy.

...I think you missed the point.

What? There's an entire Wiki page just for listing all of Russia's submarine mishaps. In the last 10 years there's been 2 or 3 with substantial loss of life.

Isn't there a rule that every few years Russia needs to lose a submarine?

"Lada" is the Russian word for swan, for whatever that's worth.

"very advanced Lada Class"

But this is America, that's how we do! Whoever is in office RIGHT NOW is responsible for everything EVER!

Obama's legacy? This mess didn't happen with Obama. It didn't happen starting in 2008. All of the ingredients have been brewing for decades, even back to the days of the Ottoman Empire. You have the consciousness of a short-lived gnat!