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Posted: 10/27/2021 8:27:29 PM EDT
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This is now the active "shit News links, thanks to BerettaGuy: Originally Posted By BerettaGuy: LINKS TO UKRAINIAN NEWS SOURCES IN ENGLISH Kyiv Post Ukrainian News UKRInform EUROMAIDEN PRESS New Voice of Ukraine Kyiv Independent Ukraine World InterFax Ukraine UATV Ukrainian Journal Official Website of the President of Ukraine Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Save these links. I can't post all the headlines like I've done in the past - too much news and too often. Please @ me with additional stuff to be added here. I don't currently have time to properly curate this thread otherwise. New news link c/o berettaguy: Ukrainian Pravda https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/ Stop fake, anti - disinformation site: https://www.stopfake.org/en/main/ |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 1:49:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: If the Ukes are getting a Patriot Battery for every Launcher that gets wrecked, their Air Defenses are definitely getting an upgrade! Having said that, having spent a large portion of a military career in the Air Defense Artillery business (primarily on the SHORAD side), the military truism that "there will never be enough Air Defense" will become even more pronounced in the Battlefield Drone era. Look how many casualties we took from Missiles, Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars during the 1st Gulf War and Iraqi Freedom, when the Coalition had overwhelming Air Superiority to Air Dominance. Adding to this military problem is the fact that a Superiority that western armies have enjoyed for a long time (if somewhat understated) is Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority/Dominance, which is probably as important as Air Superiority/Dominance in modern war. In order to combat drones (especially swarms) at the operational/strategic level, we will have to deny the enemy use of large portions of the EM spectrum. This will likely also constrict and otherwise limit (if not outright prevent) our use of the same spectrum. UAS make almost total air supremacy as we knew in AFG/Iraq improbable, and combatting these systems through EW may hobble a large part of our spectrum dominance. Regardless of the outcome of this war, we will regret not giving Ukraine the stuff to end this war quickly, as Drone Warfare has likely advanced two decades in the slightly over two years this war has been going on. The "in-theater" flight school in Iraq I helped set up for training troops on RAVENs towards the end of the "00s" now seems pretty dated, like we've gone from the equivalent of the Signal Corps Wright Flyer to the Hellcats and B25 Mitchells of the small UAS world in around 15 years.  Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By ServusVeritatis: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: This is the way.
So a long delayed replacement for the one lost….. That won’t be there (Germany hopes) until the war is over. They did not lose one in Ukraine. They lost 2 launchers that were being moved between systems. Not the entire system. You can add or delete the launchers to a system as needed. What would have hurt is if the Radar and operations center was destroyed, then you can say a Patriot system was destroyed. https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c9f06f0af8715201a57927556fa634e2 You really don't want these to get destroyed, but the launching stations can be supplied in numbers easily. You can spread these out miles apart, and have decoys and even fake Patriot emitters to fool Russian anti radiation missiles away from the main set. Germany is saying the new system will be supplied immediately, which means there was training in place for additional Ukrainian units to work with the system. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-01-11/fig5-9.gif This doesn't change the fact that I believe these should have been given to Ukraine in greater numbers at the outset if they were available. The next step is giving Ukraine enough cruise missiles that are allowed to hit Russian territory. Or at least give them some of the parts needed to make their own cruise missiles to play the foolish diplomatic games of only Ukrainian weapons are allowed to strike Russian territory. If the Ukes are getting a Patriot Battery for every Launcher that gets wrecked, their Air Defenses are definitely getting an upgrade! Having said that, having spent a large portion of a military career in the Air Defense Artillery business (primarily on the SHORAD side), the military truism that "there will never be enough Air Defense" will become even more pronounced in the Battlefield Drone era. Look how many casualties we took from Missiles, Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars during the 1st Gulf War and Iraqi Freedom, when the Coalition had overwhelming Air Superiority to Air Dominance. Adding to this military problem is the fact that a Superiority that western armies have enjoyed for a long time (if somewhat understated) is Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority/Dominance, which is probably as important as Air Superiority/Dominance in modern war. In order to combat drones (especially swarms) at the operational/strategic level, we will have to deny the enemy use of large portions of the EM spectrum. This will likely also constrict and otherwise limit (if not outright prevent) our use of the same spectrum. UAS make almost total air supremacy as we knew in AFG/Iraq improbable, and combatting these systems through EW may hobble a large part of our spectrum dominance. Regardless of the outcome of this war, we will regret not giving Ukraine the stuff to end this war quickly, as Drone Warfare has likely advanced two decades in the slightly over two years this war has been going on. The "in-theater" flight school in Iraq I helped set up for training troops on RAVENs towards the end of the "00s" now seems pretty dated, like we've gone from the equivalent of the Signal Corps Wright Flyer to the Hellcats and B25 Mitchells of the small UAS world in around 15 years. To clarify, the Ukrinians have lost 2 to 3 of mobile missile launchers from a German Patriot battery that was hit by an Iksandr-M ballistic missile The Germans are supplying 2 additional Patriot launchers, presumably to addres those losses for that Patriot system and another complete Patriot battery is being supplied with all that implies, radar, multiple launchers etc. Now if two more Patriot complete systems become available onto what they have and are getting, it could help alot. Which is basically what you said, they are getting complete batteries on top of the partial system losses at this rate. But they need the ability to destroy the Russian missile attacks as well. Otherwise it would be a wasted effort. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 2:43:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: To clarify, the Ukrinians have lost 2 to 3 of mobile missile launchers from a German Patriot battery that was hit by an Iksandr-M ballistic missile The Germans are supplying 2 additional Patriot launchers, presumably to addres those losses for that Patriot system and another complete Patriot battery is being supplied with all that implies, radar, multiple launchers etc. Now if two more Patriot complete systems become available onto what they have and are getting, it could help alot. Which is basically what you said, they are getting complete batteries on top of the partial system losses at this rate. But they need the ability to destroy the Russian missile attacks as well. Otherwise it would be a wasted effort. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By ServusVeritatis: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: This is the way.
So a long delayed replacement for the one lost….. That won’t be there (Germany hopes) until the war is over. They did not lose one in Ukraine. They lost 2 launchers that were being moved between systems. Not the entire system. You can add or delete the launchers to a system as needed. What would have hurt is if the Radar and operations center was destroyed, then you can say a Patriot system was destroyed. https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c9f06f0af8715201a57927556fa634e2 You really don't want these to get destroyed, but the launching stations can be supplied in numbers easily. You can spread these out miles apart, and have decoys and even fake Patriot emitters to fool Russian anti radiation missiles away from the main set. Germany is saying the new system will be supplied immediately, which means there was training in place for additional Ukrainian units to work with the system. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-01-11/fig5-9.gif This doesn't change the fact that I believe these should have been given to Ukraine in greater numbers at the outset if they were available. The next step is giving Ukraine enough cruise missiles that are allowed to hit Russian territory. Or at least give them some of the parts needed to make their own cruise missiles to play the foolish diplomatic games of only Ukrainian weapons are allowed to strike Russian territory. If the Ukes are getting a Patriot Battery for every Launcher that gets wrecked, their Air Defenses are definitely getting an upgrade! Having said that, having spent a large portion of a military career in the Air Defense Artillery business (primarily on the SHORAD side), the military truism that "there will never be enough Air Defense" will become even more pronounced in the Battlefield Drone era. Look how many casualties we took from Missiles, Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars during the 1st Gulf War and Iraqi Freedom, when the Coalition had overwhelming Air Superiority to Air Dominance. Adding to this military problem is the fact that a Superiority that western armies have enjoyed for a long time (if somewhat understated) is Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority/Dominance, which is probably as important as Air Superiority/Dominance in modern war. In order to combat drones (especially swarms) at the operational/strategic level, we will have to deny the enemy use of large portions of the EM spectrum. This will likely also constrict and otherwise limit (if not outright prevent) our use of the same spectrum. UAS make almost total air supremacy as we knew in AFG/Iraq improbable, and combatting these systems through EW may hobble a large part of our spectrum dominance. Regardless of the outcome of this war, we will regret not giving Ukraine the stuff to end this war quickly, as Drone Warfare has likely advanced two decades in the slightly over two years this war has been going on. The "in-theater" flight school in Iraq I helped set up for training troops on RAVENs towards the end of the "00s" now seems pretty dated, like we've gone from the equivalent of the Signal Corps Wright Flyer to the Hellcats and B25 Mitchells of the small UAS world in around 15 years. To clarify, the Ukrinians have lost 2 to 3 of mobile missile launchers from a German Patriot battery that was hit by an Iksandr-M ballistic missile The Germans are supplying 2 additional Patriot launchers, presumably to addres those losses for that Patriot system and another complete Patriot battery is being supplied with all that implies, radar, multiple launchers etc. Now if two more Patriot complete systems become available onto what they have and are getting, it could help alot. Which is basically what you said, they are getting complete batteries on top of the partial system losses at this rate. But they need the ability to destroy the Russian missile attacks as well. Otherwise it would be a wasted effort. Concur. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 2:47:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Prime]
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    ❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Avdiivka direction 1pm, April 13, 2024 To the west of Avdiivka, Russian troops are advancing, developing success at the Umanske - Yasnobrodivka - Netailove line. In the area of Umanske, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing westward, with less than a kilometer to go to the outskirts of the settlement. In the fields between Tonenke and Vodyane, the Russian Armed Forces, under the cover of armored vehicles, advanced up to three kilometers wide and 2.8 kilometers deep, taking control of several forest belts east of Yasnobrodivka. In the Berdychy area, the Russian Armed Forces cleared the northern outskirts of the village, taking control of the remaining houses on Central Street. There are no significant changes in Semenivka: fighting continues in the central part of the village. On the northern flank, Russian troops are developing their offensive in the Novokalinove area. Over the past few days, control has been established over several forest belts on the southern outskirts of the village. 
⚔️ Battle for Bohdanivka: what is known at the moment 📍 Both public footage and direct participants in the battles in that area testify to the capture of the village by the enemy. As early as April 8, a video of the destruction of an enemy position 800 meters from the forest, which lies between the village and Chasov Yar, appeared on the "Khortytsy" OSUV channel. Later, footage emerged of the withdrawal of Ukrainian Defense Forces fighters from positions south of those where the damage described above took place. The events take place under heavy artillery fire. 🫤 And already yesterday, an attack on our BMP, which was hit at the turn to Kalynivka, was published. 
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Posted: 4/13/2024 2:52:35 PM EDT
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Feng Yujun, a professor at Peking University and Deputy Dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, believes that Russia’s defeat in the ongoing war with Ukraine is inevitable. In an analysis for The Economist, he outlined several reasons for this assessment. Yujun argues that Russia’s struggle in the war stems from its failure to recover from the significant deindustrialization it underwent after the collapse of the USSR. Additionally, he highlights the information cocoon surrounding Russian decision-making, particularly due to Putin’s prolonged tenure in power. Despite Russia’s nuclear capabilities, Yujun asserts that its eventual withdrawal from all occupied Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, is inevitable. He credits Ukraine’s resilience and unity in resisting Russian aggression for dispelling the myth of Russia’s military invincibility. Regarding China’s relationship with Russia, Yujun notes instability, influenced by recent events. China’s stance has shifted from unconditional support to a more traditional stance of non-alignment, non-confrontation, and non-targeting of third parties. Yujun suggests that without significant changes in Russia’s political system and ideology, the conflict may stagnate or escalate further. He warns against the possibility of a Korean-style ceasefire, as Russia continues to attack Ukrainian positions and infrastructure, potentially leading to more conflicts in the future. 
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Posted: 4/13/2024 2:53:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Prime]
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Despite the insane losses, the enemy is increasing its forces, attracting new units. To break through our defense, the Russian command uses its armored vehicles: tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.
The 47th separate mechanized brigade continues to maintain the designated borders, inflicting maximum losses on the enemy. The film shows the work of artillerymen of the 47th OMBr, who used the D-30 cannon to destroy a group of enemy infantry. Those who managed to survive for a moment were hunted by our FPV drones. Video later.
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:02:10 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:05:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:21:07 PM EDT
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Video in tweet showing lasers hitting the drones.
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:24:51 PM EDT
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  The Russians are disgusted at the poor quality of North Korean mortar shells. “Three layers of paint, a bent fuze resulting in the body is in shambles, fins covered with oily sludge”. “Guess where it will end up”. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:30:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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Ukrainian quick reloading setup for belt fed.
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:43:40 PM EDT
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❗Enemy resources report the activity of the Su-57 fighter of the Russian Aerospace Forces over the Black Sea.
Launch of Kh-69 missiles is possible. Informant https://t.me/infomil_live/5652 ❗ Su-57 was recorded over the waters of the Black Sea. It is a carrier of Kh-69 missiles. Do not ignore! https://t.me/eto_zp/49297 |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:43:57 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:47:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:48:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Ukrainian quick reloading setup for belt fed.
  Using a Russian PKM Belt Loader  |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:50:35 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Posted: 4/13/2024 3:53:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2024 4:08:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Ukrainian quick reloading setup for belt fed.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB3lRVBs42wlol, thanks, it was new to me.
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Posted: 4/13/2024 4:39:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Posted: 4/13/2024 5:23:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2024 6:07:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2024 6:10:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ServusVeritatis: So a long delayed replacement for the one lost….. That won’t be there (Germany hopes) until the war is over. Exactly. I never know if they are outright lying, or have good intentions that they just cannot back up with actions or materiel... |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 6:12:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: They did not lose one in Ukraine. They lost 2 launchers that were being moved between systems. Not the entire system. You can add or delete the launchers to a system as needed. What would have hurt is if the Radar and operations center was destroyed, then you can say a Patriot system was destroyed. https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c9f06f0af8715201a57927556fa634e2 You really don't want these to get destroyed, but the launching stations can be supplied in numbers easily. You can spread these out miles apart, and have decoys and even fake Patriot emitters to fool Russian anti radiation missiles away from the main set. Germany is saying the new system will be supplied immediately, which means there was training in place for additional Ukrainian units to work with the system. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-01-11/fig5-9.gif This doesn't change the fact that I believe these should have been given to Ukraine in greater numbers at the outset if they were available. The next step is giving Ukraine enough cruise missiles that are allowed to hit Russian territory. Or at least give them some of the parts needed to make their own cruise missiles to play the foolish diplomatic games of only Ukrainian weapons are allowed to strike Russian territory. This is a good post. Reassuring yet informative. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 6:36:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2024 6:42:49 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Posted: 4/13/2024 7:24:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime:
Must have been something critical if they used a Storm Shadow on it. Hard to tell at this point without digging through a bunch of smoldering rubble. For a fabrication facility, it sure seemed light on large presses and other oversize machine tools. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 7:29:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryIs the one they’re touting 3d printed? |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 7:47:09 PM EDT
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-Please stay on topic. If you want to discuss the attack on Israel, please go to another thread.
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Posted: 4/13/2024 8:19:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Simple. We didn’t want to spook them. Set the hook nice and hard, then play them. When you’ve got a big fish on the hook, sometimes you let out line and sometimes you reel it in. It isn’t about just winching them onto the boat; you let the fish wear itself out first. We continue to play them and Russia continues to throw in “just that much more to win.” If the US attrits the heck out of Russian forces in Ukraine, but Russia still beats Ukraine, the US has just lost bigtime in the political sense. The loss of stature, credibility, and influence will dwarf any kind of limited conventional destruction of Russia's military. That's why I think the whole scenario as you describe it is nonsense. If that is an intentional "strategy," it's colossally dumb. The fact is, Russia is no less of a threat to the Baltics today than they were two years ago. And if they succeed in adding Ukraine's defense industrial base to their own, and a whole bunch of Ukrainians pissed off because the West didn't help them retain their independence, they become a vastly larger threat to NATO. Even with the alleged degradation they're suffering. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 8:55:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu: If the US attrits the heck out of Russian forces in Ukraine, but Russia still beats Ukraine, the US has just lost bigtime in the political sense. The loss of stature, credibility, and influence will dwarf any kind of limited conventional destruction of Russia's military. That's why I think the whole scenario as you describe it is nonsense. If that is an intentional "strategy," it's colossally dumb. The fact is, Russia is no less of a threat to the Baltics today than they were two years ago. And if they succeed in adding Ukraine's defense industrial base to their own, and a whole bunch of Ukrainians pissed off because the West didn't help them retain their independence, they become a vastly larger threat to NATO. Even with the alleged degradation they're suffering. Yes exactly. It has been pointed out that the size of the Russian army in Ukraine is now more than DOUBLE it's original invasion force. Yes they are much less modern and are running more T62's instead of T80's or whatever but they have mobilized and militarized, having accepted that they are in a long grueling war of attrition with the West instead of making excuses or trying to deny this reality. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:08:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:21:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:26:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Video in tweet showing lasers hitting the drones.
Heating up soft plastic (original DJI Phantom white plastic) isn't terribly difficult at short range. The units being fielded are a lot smaller and harder to detect (and a LOT more of them). Further, there are ways of defeating that kind of laser system that are quite inexpensive. It's going to be a cat-and-mouse game for a long time to come. At least we're working on systems instead of sitting around admiring the problem, which is the bureaucrat method. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:32:15 PM EDT
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Will Iran opening direct action against Israel reduce their drone exports to Russia? Or has Russia established enough native production to replace the loss of imported Shaheds?
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:34:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu: Will Iran opening direct action against Israel reduce their drone exports to Russia? Or has Russia established enough native production to replace the loss of imported Shaheds? I personally would call in sick tomorrow if I worked at the Iranian Shahed drone factory. It could have quite an effect. Iran won't want to give Russia any ballistic missiles or drones now because it would be for their own use, and if Israel deleted those sites and the manufacturing of them they won't be going to Russia to supply their war with Ukraine. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:41:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By planemaker: Heating up soft plastic (original DJI Phantom white plastic) isn't terribly difficult at short range. The units being fielded are a lot smaller and harder to detect (and a LOT more of them). Further, there are ways of defeating that kind of laser system that are quite inexpensive. It's going to be a cat-and-mouse game for a long time to come. At least we're working on systems instead of sitting around admiring the problem, which is the bureaucrat method. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By planemaker: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Video in tweet showing lasers hitting the drones.
Heating up soft plastic (original DJI Phantom white plastic) isn't terribly difficult at short range. The units being fielded are a lot smaller and harder to detect (and a LOT more of them). Further, there are ways of defeating that kind of laser system that are quite inexpensive. It's going to be a cat-and-mouse game for a long time to come. At least we're working on systems instead of sitting around admiring the problem, which is the bureaucrat method. No doubt the cat and mouse game will continue. I imagine there will be bigger 300kW systems with better radar and optical technology to just blast drones from much further distances and require much shorter dwell times on the target not too far from now. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 10:01:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Ukrainian quick reloading setup for belt fed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB3lRVBs42wI have the exact same one for my PKM. Made in the 1980s. |
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Posted: 4/13/2024 10:04:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2024 10:05:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Yes. The repercussions will be epic. The beginning of this war (2022) Russia was exposed as having an inept military. BUT (big BUT) they were likewise revealed to be highly aggressive and audacious in the use of force. Inept or not, they are fucking not afraid of using a military option. And not just using it to test the waters, see how things go, hope for the best....no, they have revealed themselves as unwilling or unable to stop regardless of the costs. We/Ukraine/whoever would have to kill a large proportion of the military aged males in Russia to get them to quit. And even more frightening, the collective West, and especially the USA, have been exposed as unwilling or unable to respond. The fastest, deadliest "gunfighter" in the West has been called out and backed down from the challenge. It doesn't matter how much more advanced or weapons tech. if we are literally afraid to use it against even a much weaker "peer" adversary. The end result is that from now on, we will have to keep backing down from challenges that are now guaranteed to come, or kill a shit load of now-emboldened enemies while taking losses ourselves. All that. Plus: China and other members of the Axis of Evil are surely viewing this as a teaching moment, and drawing conclusions. |
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Posted: 4/14/2024 7:07:37 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/14/2024 7:11:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/14/2024 7:26:21 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/14/2024 7:27:40 AM EDT
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losses regarding armored vehicles is taking its toll. This attack occurred in Robotyne and just as like the others in the last weeks, this one failed miserably, as well.  
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Posted: 4/14/2024 7:28:46 AM EDT
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Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi says Russia set a goal of capturing Chasiv Yar by 9 May ("Victory Day" in Russia), in line with the future targets of reaching Kramatorks agglomeration (where Ukrainian Eastern HQ is located). Full message: "I worked in another, very important and dangerous direction. The enemy is also concentrating efforts to break through our defenses west of Bakhmut, to reach the Siverskyi Donets - Donbas canal, capture the settlement of Chasiv Yar, and create conditions for further advance to the Kramatorsk agglomeration. The implementation of the enemy's plans is hindered by the heroic defense of our brigades, which literally dug into the ground, holding back the enemy's daily attacks. Using numerical superiority and various motivational factors, including shootings [of their own], separate groups of enemy infantry reached the "Noviy" district, but were destroyed by FPV-kamikaze strikes and artillery fire. At the same time, the threat remains relevant, taking into account the fact that the higher Russian military leadership has set the task for its troops to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9. In order to respond adequately to the actions of the enemy and strengthen the defense of our troops in this direction, measures were taken to significantly strengthen the brigades with ammunition, drones, and EW devices. The main conclusion from the two-day work at the front is the need to improve the quality of training, including the moral and psychological component, to increase the number of high-tech unmanned systems of various purposes with trained operators, to improve the quality of conducting asymmetric operations in order to reduce the combat potential of the enemy. We continue to carry out organisational activities with an emphasis on increasing the efficiency of management, eliminating duplication, directing freed resources to support combat units and units. The main task of these measures is to increase the fighting capacity of our troops, save the lives of our soldiers, disrupt the enemy's plans, and ensure the preparation of reserves. The fight continues! Glory to Ukraine!" |
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Posted: 4/14/2024 7:32:11 AM EDT
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ISW assessment for April 13th.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-13-2024 |
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Posted: 4/14/2024 7:36:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/14/2024 7:42:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/14/2024 8:02:40 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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For us in Ukraine, in the third year of a full-scale war, it is not difficult to imagine what a night raid of 185 Shahed, 110 ballistic and 36 cruise missiles is like. But it is difficult for us to imagine that it is possible to shoot down all these targets without allowing them to reach the borders of Ukraine! The whole world has already seen the video on which two ballistic missiles fall in the south of Israel, in the Negev desert, over the horizon... Citizens in the West are interested in watching the news feed in the morning and feeling their own involvement in the victory of Good over Evil. Or to experience horror and sadness, learning from the news feed that at night Evil won somewhere again and became stronger! This sense of personal involvement in major world events gives meaning to personal existence for many in the West. It is a pity that citizens in the West do not really know that we have planes flying every night in Ukraine, how many are shot down, where and how many they fly to, and how many Ukrainians died in their houses and apartments last night. Rather, most of the citizens of the West know that nothing flies every night in Ukraine, and a trench war of the format of the First World War continues... It is necessary to cancel the ban on filming Putin's missile-shahad attacks on Ukrainian cities. This ban began to bring much more harm against the background of little benefit. Unfortunately, the ban on filming is to protect Ukrainian air defense sites, as well as military infrastructure because the Russian ability to find targets is pretty bad without getting help. The situation is not the same. Israel has F-35's and air superiority, and a networked integrated air and missile defense system most countries can only dream of. But eventually, Ukraine will get there and have similar setups. |
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Posted: 4/14/2024 8:05:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/14/2024 8:06:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/14/2024 8:14:44 AM EDT
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He then puts a spotlight on the Russian TV which paints an opposite picture to what he sees.   
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