Russia's War Against Ukraine

[GDS_Starfury]

relax, theres to many russians in Floriduh to get nuked.

[FarAway Sooner]

Slash, wouldn't the nuclear winter kill the mutated giant iguanas?

I'm okay with the "Hint at it, then leak it, then deny it" strategy.  I wouldn't want to openly acknowledge it.  Not knowing is a lot worse than knowing. 

[JasonPratt]

I honestly don't give 2 shits about upsetting Russia with intel on generals location or Moskva location.  It's quite obvious our jstars and awacs are airborne every day doing surveillance and our satellites are watching everything.  The Russians already know this and are fools if they don't.  I thinks it's message that we don't even need to have boots on the ground and we can affect this war in a decisive way.

I immediately thought of a certain national military commander-in-chief leaning forward and creepily whispering for emphasis into a microphone: "Over the horizon capability..."

However, it does require us to have some boots on the ground, as viable allies. OTHCap wouldn't work quite as well if Putin had totally overrun and overthrown the Uks in the first week.

Incidentally, I'd be willing to bet a Coke that there's at least one US or NATO sub in the Black Sea providing surveillance intel, too.

[Tripoli]

I second the CMO suggestion from above.  It's like a living encyclopedia sandbox of modern war stuff.  There's even some user made scenarios for Ukraine in the steam workshop.

I third the CMO suggestion. It is like a sandbox where you can try out various pieces of gear and scearios.  The some of the players were producing "quick look" type scenarios before the war examining topics like what a "no fly" zone enforcement would look like, how the initial Russian air campaign would go, etc.  Here are some of the latest scenarios being tested IRT the Ukraine-Russia war. 
PT: The Hunt for Cruiser Moskva, Ukraine 2022 https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10233&t=383325
Izyum, Ukraine 2022 https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10233&t=383196
Raid on Belgorod, Ukraine 2022 https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10233&t=382571
No Fly Zone - Ukraine 2022 (Posted 3-14-2022) https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10233&t=381004

Incidentally, if anyone here wants to help out with the description files in the game, PM me.  I am on the team that writes the description files used in the game.  We are always looking for people to help out in producing the description files for the 25,000+ pieces of gear in the game.  We try to do these on a "unclassified, but professional military" level of detail.  See here for some of our work: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10201&t=373623

[Sir Slash]

Good point Sooner. I recall always hearing that Alligators can't live in cold weather and then saw the pics from a few years back of them hibernating with their snouts out of the water somewhere, Carolina maybe? So the Mutated Iguanas might evolve to do something similar. Maybe learn to work all the Hot Tubs around here.  :o  I'm comfortable with our govts. helping out the Ukrainians and just keeping it to themselves. No need to poke the Bear.

[Tripoli]

Ukraine is claiming to have hit the frigate Admiral Makarov

https://www.the-sun.com/news/5278291/putin-flagship-makarov-fire-neptune-missile-snake-island/

[Gusington]

^If true, you have to love the Ukrainians' style.

[steve58]

Putin's going to get major ulcers as well as stomach cancer.

[MengJiao]

Ukraine is claiming to have hit the frigate Admiral Makarov

https://www.the-sun.com/news/5278291/putin-flagship-makarov-fire-neptune-missile-snake-island/

   In some ways even more shocking than the hits on Moskva.  First of all, why do the Russians keep fooling around that island?  Second, that frigate (though about 1/3 the size of Moskva)
was supposedly a pretty up-to-date ship in terms of radars and electronics.  Theoretically, it should be able to defend itself pretty well against a few drones and rather ordinary antiship missiles.

[bobarossa]

Radar is still rotating.   At end of video  it looks like it is listing to starboard  (assuming we're looking at bow).

[Windigo]

Russian high tech kit with few exceptions appears to be underperforming. I suspect the tech is only partially at fault, but also it is not being utilized by servicemen lacking competence in the tech and not sufficiently doctrinally flexible.

I think the sea change we are seeing in western positions, showing much more public support to Ukraine, is due to nations calling Putin's nuclear bluff and the overall dismal performance of the Russian forces.

I believe that the Ukraine actions will soon be one of maneuver and the envelopment of Russian forces and their geopolitical position will be one of uniting all of the Ukraine.

[Gusington]

Underperforming = not performing at all?

[SirAndrewD]

Underperforming = not performing at all?

I've started watching all the war videos to the Benny Hill Theme.   It's strangely appropriate.

[Gusington]

^New Russian national anthem?

[GDS_Starfury]

oh boy!  putin certainly pissed off the wrong country. 
this is propaganda done right.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1513131559834079234