re: #219 Shiplord Kirel
It’s on in Mali, months ahead of the expected time:
Hundreds of French Troops Drive Back Mali Rebels
Note that a French helicopter was shot down and a crewman killed. The rebels are armed chiefly with weapons taken from Qaddafi’s stocks during and after the Libyan revolution. Even so, I expect the desert to be a killing ground for French armor and airpower as they go after the soft-skinned vehicles the rebels use to carry their heavy weapons and personnel.
Well how about that? The French CAN fight!