I think it might be a type of foldd out bed like the ones they put in you hauler RVs

Terrible. The Mi-8 is about the same length of body, but much wider, probably needs 150%-200% of the armor to get the same level of armor. Additionally, the Mi-8 has its performance given without pylons, the Mi-35 has its performance given with pylons, so with 4 fuel tanks and electronics, the Mi-35MS is going to be…

I use a plastic fan... :(

While money is tighter for Russia, they are still one of the largest economies in the world. With their economic ties (selling gas, oil, and other materials) they can be economically hurt, but they are not going to suffer from some economic implosion like the USSR did.

From what I can find, the Mi-35MS is used as a command post and a VIP transport based off the Mi-35M.

It’s only a matter of time before an Iranian, Russian, Israeli, or American nuke that is “missing” pops up in a “terrorist” attack in Saudi Arabia. They have a lot of people who want to be on their good side, but no real friends. And pretty much anyone could justify a war against them

Yah, the Mi-8/17 is the C172 of the helicopter world.

Yah, crazy attracts crazy. I am far from believing that Trump’s foreign policy is complete, he actually seems to be slumping in that department as time goes on. I am not sure whether or not he believes that as well as his spokesperson, but I would be surprised at nothing.

I feel we are on the same page now as well.

He is talking about taking Avery crude approach to ISIs, but he is not advocating no-fly zones that would be an escalation to Russia (who shouldnt even be our opponent), and has no desire to wade into other conflicts. Please don’t make the mistake of believing that I like Trump even remotely, it's just that as far as…

Obama very much took out law and order. How? By firing Tomahawks at Libyan government positions

Yes, nobody here is saying that Bush’s actions didn’t directly help ISIS grow into what they are today, but the supply of light and heavy weapons into Syria were critical in helping them grow into what they are today. Additionally, in Libya, Our actions in Iraq are not as relevant because of the separation between the…

The DNC never will let him. They are busy fawning over their darling Hillary and have already turned on him since he has gotten more popular.

Yah, Trump is a TERRIBLE person who is a massive embarrassment, however, he seems one of the least likely to get us involved with Gulf War III (or IV or V or whatever we are on). It is pretty sad when the options get this bad. If Clinton thinks that Libya is a success, she is not qualified to hold any public office.

US backed regime change is a systematic failure to be sure, however, by taking out law and order and then arming extremist groups, Obama has done more damage to the region in 7 years than Bush could have done in 20 years.

Which is why I specified non-nuclear in the other comment

You don't afford to scrap your own ships, you sell them for scrap.

I would like to point out that as far as Germany, France, Britain, etc have terrible force projection capabilities. While they might (and that’s a big might) be able to repel a conventional attack, they have almost no ability to counterattack. Without the U.S., NATO has barely any real fighting ability.

The Russian Strategic Missile Troops get the newest material of any branch. They are probably the most modern and advanced ICBMs in existence, considering that China’s newest are barely reaching IOC.

I would like to make a few points. The ships depicted for the soviet side of the chart were typically much worse off then than today. For example, the Moskva-Class helicopter carriers were ancient and obsolete. Many of those ships were in actuality laid up and just listed as active to look good on paper.