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    Milne Bay replied to the thread ADF General discussion thread.
    How much "on call" and extra capacity rolling stock is available at the present time? I expect that there is very little extra capacity...
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    StevoJH replied to the thread ADF General discussion thread.
    Standardisation of gauge across the state rail networks is also something that could be worked towards. Freight terminals for rail...
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    StevoJH reacted to SammyC's post in the thread ADF General discussion thread with Like Like.
    Rail is far more fuel efficient than trucks, about 3-5 times. There is massive capacity to change. For instance the proportion of...
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    StevoJH replied to the thread ADF General discussion thread.
    It should be possible to move most of the Inter-nodal freight onto rail. It should be possible to electrify all the major railways which...
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    StevoJH reacted to Stampede's post in the thread ADF General discussion thread with Like Like.
    All for exploring many forms of of energy generation but the simple fact is that fossil fuels are a big part of the mix today and into...
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    StevoJH reacted to SammyC's post in the thread ADF General discussion thread with Like Like.
    And, fuel is not even Australia's biggest concern. Fertiliser is. Farmers are currently not seeding crops for lack of products like...
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    StevoJH reacted to SammyC's post in the thread ADF General discussion thread with Like Like.
    It will be interesting to see how Australian fuel security gets shaken out by this event. While the immediate focus is on procuring fuel...
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    StevoJH reacted to swerve's post in the thread The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread with Like Like.
    Actually, in 1989 the USSR had fewer people than the strictly European NATO members, by about 37 million, & 92 million fewer if you...
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    StevoJH reacted to Feanor's post in the thread The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread with Like Like.
    And the '90s and even early '00s were not great for many Russian industrial enterprises and scientific institutions. It's not just the...
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    StevoJH reacted to Volkodav's post in the thread AUKUS with Like Like.
    They also skip over the fact that both the Virginia and AUKUS boats will both be members of a much larger class, enjoying the benefits...
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    StevoJH reacted to StobieWan's post in the thread NZDF General discussion thread with Like Like.
    Moderator note : The debate about immigration has nothing to do with the topic at hand and adds nothing to the discussion.
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    Volkodav replied to the thread AUKUS.
    They also skip over the fact that both the Virginia and AUKUS boats will both be members of a much larger class, enjoying the benefits...
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    StevoJH reacted to SamB's post in the thread NZDF General discussion thread with Haha Haha.
    The logistical tail has to make sense. By 1943 America went from approximately two hundred thousand enlisted to twelve million GI's in...
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    StevoJH reacted to Todjaeger's post in the thread NZDF General discussion thread with Like Like.
    What on Earth are you on about?! Aside from this being the NZDF thread, the numbers you are throwing around in the above are ludicrous...
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    Volkodav reacted to spoz's post in the thread AUKUS with Like Like.
    Actually, 8 should give us at least 2 and probably 3 operationally available; and one boat working up/light maintenance, one...
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