Russia's War Against Ukraine

[ArizonaTank]

Another guy who has to be careful to not get too close to windows, or engage in drunken games of 'toss the live grenade on an airplane.'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-sacks-russian-navy-chief-amid-crippling-losses/ar-BB1jGjAc?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=03971aa751024eccb255b32d1b3101ad&ei=29

[GDS_Starfury]

Was that where you were hearing about the A-50 getting thwacked, Star? Edit: non-ammo warehouse of some sort? Doesn't seem to be a hanger...?

no, I don't think it was near St Petersburg.  iirc it was an aerodrome outside Moscow.

[GDS_Starfury]

never ever ever ever ever ever get on a russian plane. 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1767505369155138001

[GDS_Starfury]

[Jarhead0331]

Interesting analysis here...Will argues that Ukraine and Russia are both stronger today than they were on day 1 of the war with neither side being anywhere near collapse.

[GDS_Starfury]

rumor has it that the IL 76 that went down was ferrying an A 50 crew back to base.

    

[GDS_Starfury]

also reports of some kind of mass border raid into russia territory.

[Windigo]

also reports of some kind of mass border raid into russia territory.

multiple points of advance... mixed results

[GDS_Starfury]

really kinda funny how the Czechs keep finding all these 100s of 1000s of artillery shells....



https://twitter.com/i/status/1767670055276351890

[Windigo]

what's a decimal place or two among friends, especially those with deep pockets?

[MikeGER]

It may sound cynical, but a slow burning war is better for the military-industrial complex and weapons science and development then a quick Ukrainian victory and with a Russia that may get irrational in behavior when they start loosing their precious 2014 ground gains

Ukraine war already proved itself as a test bed for new former seen "exotic" weapons, especially drones of all kind and sizes and the tactics to mass use them. Robots will be next. 

We have to learn those tactics to use and especially to counter them, also when in the hand of terrorist groups.

what is a Kampfgruppe of good'ol modern tanks and AFV good for when each and every enemy soldier and his dog carry a personal unjamable FPV drone with a range of 10 klicks?

Recently a Russian FPV drone was recovered which has a 10klick optical wire guidance, so no emissions to jam and a brilliant video data link back to the operator to separate real targets from mock-ups and also to identify the week spot to hit on a target

well, a drone is still a flimsy object in the sky with a radar echo, so a kind of a tiny tiny  CIWS dome maybe even with just .22lr rounds in addition to the Trophy APS may be an idea

[GDS_Starfury]

my moneys on vehicle mounted energy weapons to defeat drones and atgms.

[Uberhaus]

also reports of some kind of mass border raid into russia territory.

Just a friendly reminder from Russians to their fellow Russians that even in a rigged election that there are alternatives to Putin.  The timing, with the election March 15-17 is obviously not coincidental.  One possible way Russians can protest the election is by not turning out.

[JasonPratt]

Recently a Russian FPV drone was recovered which has a 10klick optical wire guidance

...wait, what?! How does that even work? Seems like even a spider-web wire would drag going 10 km. 

[GDS_Starfury]

just for the giggles I looked up monofilament and you can get 3000 yards for 10 lbs weight.  if your flying low your pretty much only carrying whats attached to the drone.  whats left on the ground is essentially left behind.  so with a large enough drone it seems possible.