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Posted: 11/11/2022 5:58:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mokerr: https://i.redd.it/7yto1frsb7z91.jpg e: perhaps I'm fucking retarded, but when they say the "right" bank of the Dnipro, do they mean east or west? Again: per World wide agreement, the sides of a river are ALWAYS labeled, as seen downstream. Imagine the flow direction of the river, looking DOWN stream, and right is right bank and left is left bank. This is ALWAYS! The right bank may be north bank, east bank, ... whatever - look downstream and Right" is "Right" and "Left" is "left bank" Hermann |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:00:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fadedsun: West. Look down stream, right is west left is east. In THIS exact case. This is only ONE example. This is how you confuse people. Read my post above. Hermann |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:01:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Interesting if true.
The Iranians are not stupid people. Their leaders may be tone deaf, but they're not stupid. Providing a few things is a token. If Russia wins, Iran helped. If they lose, Iran only provided weapons "before the war" (uh-huh...  ).
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:02:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:03:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CharlieR: No, its a good idea. You open the gates up a little to get the reservoir down. Right before an attack you stop the flow completely. The river dries up; if it gets down to a foot or two the infantry could walk across and they could get combat power across, say in a night attack, without needing boats. You'd still need to lay on bridges but its not a bad idea. As anotehr poster said, I dont know if its environmentally possible; youd have to look at the watershed and where the water comes from. The only flaw is if the Russians have the ability to destroy the dam with airpower while you plan on walking across. Then you have this sort of "Force 10 from Navarone" remake. It would be less risky to use boats as the primary but that's a hair away from suicidal. Im not gonna lie, I just. dont. see it. That river has an Omaha Beach/Pickett's charge vibe to me. I think its no mans land. Dnieper river near Kherson Looking west toward Kherson Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CharlieR: Originally Posted By governmentman: The idea was drop the reservoir in advance so it would have capacity to take up the flow for an extended period once the dam flow was shut off. Again, probably an idiotic idea, but I couldn't find an immediate flaw. The point others made about depth of freezing needed for heavy equipment is probably the Achilles heel. The other tributaries is another good point. So its a terrible idea. sorry for the derail. No, its a good idea. You open the gates up a little to get the reservoir down. Right before an attack you stop the flow completely. The river dries up; if it gets down to a foot or two the infantry could walk across and they could get combat power across, say in a night attack, without needing boats. You'd still need to lay on bridges but its not a bad idea. As anotehr poster said, I dont know if its environmentally possible; youd have to look at the watershed and where the water comes from. The only flaw is if the Russians have the ability to destroy the dam with airpower while you plan on walking across. Then you have this sort of "Force 10 from Navarone" remake. It would be less risky to use boats as the primary but that's a hair away from suicidal. Im not gonna lie, I just. dont. see it. That river has an Omaha Beach/Pickett's charge vibe to me. I think its no mans land. Dnieper river near Kherson Looking west toward Kherson The mud depth is probably measured in meters. Not sure how far up the river is brackish. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:03:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brahm: I thought the water from the reservoir was used to cool the nuclear reactor. Exactly. THANKS for your post! Seems not everybody gets this! If the dam is broken, reservoir emptied, river water level will be several meters lower than reseroir level now. And with no provision for that, there will be no cooling of spent elements. See Fukushima. Hermann |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:08:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lokifox: The mud depth is probably measured in meters. Not sure how far up the river is brackish. About every 10 years or so due to drought or maintenance the water level drops to almost the pre dammed level. It would take months for the mud to dry enough to walk on, much less drive tanks. It is sort of cool though, the towns that were flooded are still mostly intact to some degree. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:09:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOne of my favorite videos of this whole war.
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:14:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lokifox: The Iranians are not stupid people. Their leaders may be tone deaf, but they're not stupid. Providing a few things is a token. If Russia wins, Iran helped. If they lose, Iran only provided weapons "before the war" (uh-huh... ).Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lokifox: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Interesting if true.
The Iranians are not stupid people. Their leaders may be tone deaf, but they're not stupid. Providing a few things is a token. If Russia wins, Iran helped. If they lose, Iran only provided weapons "before the war" (uh-huh... ).Lol. Always assume Iran is doing exactly the opposite of what they say. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:19:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kncook: Lol. Always assume Iran is doing exactly the opposite of what they say. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kncook: Originally Posted By lokifox: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Interesting if true.
The Iranians are not stupid people. Their leaders may be tone deaf, but they're not stupid. Providing a few things is a token. If Russia wins, Iran helped. If they lose, Iran only provided weapons "before the war" (uh-huh... ).Lol. Always assume Iran is doing exactly the opposite of what they say. They are weirdly open in their intentions occasionally. eg: Their attack on al-Assad. You never know what is bullshit and what they are telling the truth about. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:22:47 PM EDT
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First Helicopter captured? |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:26:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CharlieR: No, its a good idea. You open the gates up a little to get the reservoir down. Right before an attack you stop the flow completely. The river dries up; if it gets down to a foot or two the infantry could walk across and they could get combat power across, say in a night attack, without needing boats. You'd still need to lay on bridges but its not a bad idea. As anotehr poster said, I dont know if its environmentally possible; youd have to look at the watershed and where the water comes from. The only flaw is if the Russians have the ability to destroy the dam with airpower while you plan on walking across. Then you have this sort of "Force 10 from Navarone" remake. It would be less risky to use boats as the primary but that's a hair away from suicidal. Im not gonna lie, I just. dont. see it. That river has an Omaha Beach/Pickett's charge vibe to me. I think its no mans land. Dnieper river near Kherson Looking west toward Kherson As soon as the Russians figure out that there's an attempted mass night infiltration attack across the now suspiciously low river they're call the nearest artillery battery (or air asset, or cruise missile) in range and say "Comrade Ivan, fire target AA001. Blow the dam" the Russians are clearly on the defensive in the south now and for the foreseeable future, they have nothing to lose by doing it. Failing blowing the dam, it's still an infantry attack unsupported by either armor (unless you take the time to build the bridges and end up losing any surprise) or close air support assets (unless Ukraine says fuck it we're accepting near 100% casualties on those) over a river bed. It's extremely vulnerable to counterattack and gives the Ukrainians a lot of the same issues the Russians had when they were on the west bank of the river but without the benefit of an urban battlespace to defend from. The Ukrainian casualties could be better spent elsewhere. Whether it's draining the river or conducting an opposed landing with boats or doing an air assault, anyway you slice it Ukraine attacking across the river is going to result in significantly higher casualties than a flanking maneuver by land would. Now what would be novel is doing air assaults or smaller landing options in direct support of a push down the eastern bank. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:30:48 PM EDT
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Kherson cat needs some vatnik tears to go with his Brandy:
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:42:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack67: Kherson cat needs some vatnik tears to go with his Brandy:
https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/556465/E16ABEE7-8B52-4E6E-862C-DEFA336D8750_jpe-2596601.JPG lol, he was so happy this morning when he geolocated Ukrainian forces a few miles from him this morning. 
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:43:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2022 6:58:44 PM EDT
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Verified account imposters on Twitter today.
The bottom was the real account. 
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:02:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Verified account imposters on Twitter today. The bottom was the real account. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhRStcIXgAAtlK5?format=jpg&name=small |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:03:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: Is the TQ incase of a paper cut? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: Originally Posted By AROKIE: Originally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: Originally Posted By Prime:
Gimli finds an abandoned orc position.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhNlyS1WAAINJdr?format=jpg&name=medium A 9 month war and her gear still looks new, impressive. Use scotchgard? shes been fighting since day one? shes frontline? or rear guard doing paper work? Is the TQ incase of a paper cut? Bad take considering most of arfcom keeps TQ's with them. Know your audience. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:06:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ryan_Ruck: M30, M31, whatever it takes. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ryan_Ruck: Originally Posted By fadedsun: Originally Posted By Circuits: M30A1 alternative warhead is the one that shreds troop concentrations. M31A1 unitary just goes "boom". Ooops, yeah it's the m30 not the m31. Close M30, M31, whatever it takes. I know I'm a few pages behind but, god damn, that's an A-1 quality comment. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:09:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: lol, he was so happy this morning when he geolocated Ukrainian forces a few miles from him this morning. I mist have missed that post; I will go back and look for it. One of the best people to follow; I respect him. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:10:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CenterMass762: I know I'm a few pages behind but, god damn, that's an A-1 quality comment. lol 
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:12:32 PM EDT
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At least 3 tacticians that have been correct in the past are saying this is the next step in 4 to 6 weeks.
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:13:34 PM EDT
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 Huge Blow For Russia Forces As It Abandons Key Ukrainian City Of Kherson |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:16:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Circuits: Any caliber decision is always a tradeoff between projectile size/capability and ammo supply, and resources consumed. If a 23mm will get the job done, then going to 25mm usually is contraindicated, because it consumes more resources for little or no improvement in performance, and at a cost of the amount of ammunition that can be produced and transported in the same volume and at the same cost in freight tonnage or fuel. The Russians decided on 23mm as their anti-aircraft cannon round of choice, and also use that round in their basic aircraft cannon, while the US/West decided on 20mm and for much the same reasons in both aircraft cannon and basic air defense. For whatever reason, the US/West like to go in increments of 5mm - so 20/25/30/35/40, while the combloc wasn't so hung up on round numbers, or perhaps had good operational reasons to select 23mm instead of 20 or 25. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Circuits: Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: That thing is a beast. Any SME opinions on the Russian 23mm? Why 23mm? Dont they have a 25mm or only 30MM? Any caliber decision is always a tradeoff between projectile size/capability and ammo supply, and resources consumed. If a 23mm will get the job done, then going to 25mm usually is contraindicated, because it consumes more resources for little or no improvement in performance, and at a cost of the amount of ammunition that can be produced and transported in the same volume and at the same cost in freight tonnage or fuel. The Russians decided on 23mm as their anti-aircraft cannon round of choice, and also use that round in their basic aircraft cannon, while the US/West decided on 20mm and for much the same reasons in both aircraft cannon and basic air defense. For whatever reason, the US/West like to go in increments of 5mm - so 20/25/30/35/40, while the combloc wasn't so hung up on round numbers, or perhaps had good operational reasons to select 23mm instead of 20 or 25. Russia has two 23mm cartridges in service, one that is comparable mostly to our 20mm and another that’s closer to a 25mm, but both are mostly just aircraft and antiaircraft calibers. I suspect they chose 23mm because the first cartridge was a necked up 14.5x114mm and that probably gave them the shoulder and ballistics they wanted. They also have their 30mm which falls between our 25 and 30mm in performance. Of all the Soviet/Russian calibers the only one I’m jealous of is 14.5x114mm and we would have done well to adopt either it, or the Air Forces .60 caliber or the FN 15.2mm that are similar. It’s a sweet spot of size and performance. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:20:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam: He wants to shut off the flow. let the river downstream of the dam dry up, and then cross when it freezes. I checked, the river doesn’t freeze hard enough to support military operations except light infantry and special operations. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:21:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By trapsh00ter99: Roger that, thank you. In a way, they have to use it how we would use air superiority? Yes, in the sense that strike missions you could y at tremendous expense you can fire with long range artillery at reduced cost. This is the future for armies that have a budget. Artillery is a much better replacement for aircraft than aircraft is for artillery. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:27:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:27:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ryan_Scott: I checked, the river doesn’t freeze hard enough to support military operations except light infantry and special operations. I figured that. The area where I live looks a lot like that area from satellite views. I bet the weather is pretty close, too. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:27:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: At least 3 tacticians that have been correct in the past are saying this is the next step in 4 to 6 weeks.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhUYfjMUAAMGawu?format=jpg&name=large That's pretty much what we were tossing around in the summer, here. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:31:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: At least 3 tacticians that have been correct in the past are saying this is the next step in 4 to 6 weeks.
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:31:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By vahog: That's pretty much what we were tossing around in the summer, here. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By vahog: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: At least 3 tacticians that have been correct in the past are saying this is the next step in 4 to 6 weeks.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhUYfjMUAAMGawu?format=jpg&name=large That's pretty much what we were tossing around in the summer, here. Yep, there are some good tacticians here too.
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:37:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: That thing is a beast. Any SME opinions on the Russian 23mm? Why 23mm? Dont they have a 25mm or only 30MM? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: That thing is a beast. Any SME opinions on the Russian 23mm? Why 23mm? Dont they have a 25mm or only 30MM? Their 23mm is pretty close to the US 25mm, much more powerful then the US 20mm 20x102 = 100g @ 3,400fps 23x152 = 190g @ 3,200fps 25x137 = 184g @ 3,600fps |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:45:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Hard to say how long it will take, but probably not 5 years. Whatever Russian propaganda says, Russia is in a dire fucking situation and there’s no way they can last 5 years against Ukraine with NATO continuing to supply them. Which they will. The Russians can keep sending totally untrained mobiks to the slaughter, and Ukraine can keep slaughtering them. At some point the Russian army will collapse and/or mutiny. Within 5 years Russia will probably have a lot more to worry about that Ukraine. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Originally Posted By ad_nauseam: Originally Posted By MelGibsonEnthusiast: I still think the war is going to go on for a while, especially if Ukraine wants to push the Russians back to the pre-2014 boundaries (which I think they can and should). There's still a lot of fighting to be done to take back the rest of the south/Donbas and especially Crimea, which I think the Russians will fight tooth and nail for. The Ukrainians are going to win provided Western support continues, but the I think the Putin regime can and will throw bodies at them for quite some time still. That being said, I do concur that Russia's chances at coming away with ANYTHING resembling a victory are dying in Kherson. Yeah I expect it to last a few more years. At best, the pre-2022 borders could be restored in late 2023 but to restore the pre-2014 borders, that could take 5 years. Hard to say how long it will take, but probably not 5 years. Whatever Russian propaganda says, Russia is in a dire fucking situation and there’s no way they can last 5 years against Ukraine with NATO continuing to supply them. Which they will. The Russians can keep sending totally untrained mobiks to the slaughter, and Ukraine can keep slaughtering them. At some point the Russian army will collapse and/or mutiny. Within 5 years Russia will probably have a lot more to worry about that Ukraine. Agree: Russia surviving 5 years? Where? And with what?? Kherson controls nearly all the freshwater supply to Crimea, and when the cut it off from 2014 to 2022, life was tough in Crimea. The crappy Russian desalination plants never worked well. The UA managed to hit the Kerch bridge once: when they finally drop it, the Crim is mostly cut off. They won’t last 5 years under those conditions, and Sanctions already forced them to go begging; only North Korea and Iran will touch this mess (and everyone already hated them, so they had the least to lose). The Russian bloggers lament the lack of Russian precision weapons; that will get worse without chips or manufacturing capacity. Their brightest minds fleeing to - really anywhere - will compound their dismal demographic outlook. So: not 5 years. This ends much sooner. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:49:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CenterMass762: I know I'm a few pages behind but, god damn, that's an A-1 quality comment. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CenterMass762: Originally Posted By Ryan_Ruck: Originally Posted By fadedsun: Originally Posted By Circuits: M30A1 alternative warhead is the one that shreds troop concentrations. M31A1 unitary just goes "boom". Ooops, yeah it's the m30 not the m31. Close M30, M31, whatever it takes. I know I'm a few pages behind but, god damn, that's an A-1 quality comment. I may not be able to provide the detailed military insight some folks here have but I try.
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:52:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By spydercomonkey: Their 23mm is pretty close to the US 25mm, much more powerful then the US 20mm 20x102 = 100g @ 3,400fps 23x152 = 190g @ 3,200fps 25x137 = 184g @ 3,600fps Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By spydercomonkey: Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: That thing is a beast. Any SME opinions on the Russian 23mm? Why 23mm? Dont they have a 25mm or only 30MM? Their 23mm is pretty close to the US 25mm, much more powerful then the US 20mm 20x102 = 100g @ 3,400fps 23x152 = 190g @ 3,200fps 25x137 = 184g @ 3,600fps I heard a rumor that the Soviets used to see what caliber we made and make theirs a hair larger so they could (try) to fire our captured ammo if necessary. (Ignoring the issue of pressures) |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:57:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:58:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2022 7:58:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: I think from ChargingHandle: The Ukrainians have committed something like 100,000 troops to taking Kherson. Now that the force of 25,000 Russians have been forcefully evicted from Kherson and the bridges across the river destroyed, a huge chunk of those 100,000 Ukrainian troops will now also be freed up to be deployed to other sectors. If Russia sends most of those 25,000 to Bakhmut, I would imagine Ukraine could send 75,000 or so troops from the Kherson area to meet them. Russia isn't getting back across the river in the Kherson area, so there will no longer be any reason for Ukraine to keep such a large force tied down defending it. That´s what I wonder: IF there were 100.000 Ukrainians fighting on the west side of the Dnjepr, and onyl 25.000 Russians there, why was there no significant land gain for SIX weeks??? Hermann |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:00:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:03:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:06:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By vahog: That's pretty much what we were tossing around in the summer, here. Yep, we mapped that out early summer. In other news, for $250,000, you can crowdfund and name your own suicide drone boat. In before “Boaty McBoatface.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-is-crowdfunding-a-new-fleet-of-drone-boats-to-take-on-the-russian-navy-and-for-just-250-000-it-ll-let-people-name-one/ar-AA1412y3?li=BBnbcA1 |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:07:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:08:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Arminius: That´s what I wonder: IF there were 100.000 Ukrainians fighting on the west side of the Dnjepr, and onyl 25.000 Russians there, why was there no significant land gain for SIX weeks??? Hermann Because you want a 3-1 advantage when attacking a prepared defensive position and even then you're expecting the breaching element to be essentially destroyed. Positional warfare takes time and it's not like the Ukrainians were just going to zerg rush their troops into an urban fight. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:08:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:13:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ryan_Scott: Russia has two 23mm cartridges in service, one that is comparable mostly to our 20mm and another that’s closer to a 25mm, but both are mostly just aircraft and antiaircraft calibers. I suspect they chose 23mm because the first cartridge was a necked up 14.5x114mm and that probably gave them the shoulder and ballistics they wanted. They also have their 30mm which falls between our 25 and 30mm in performance. Of all the Soviet/Russian calibers the only one I’m jealous of is 14.5x114mm and we would have done well to adopt either it, or the Air Forces .60 caliber or the FN 15.2mm that are similar. It’s a sweet spot of size and performance. What is the BC's of these types of rounds? |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:18:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DASJUDEN: Because you want a 3-1 advantage when attacking a prepared defensive position and even then you're expecting the breaching element to be essentially destroyed. Positional warfare takes time and it's not like the Ukrainians were just going to zerg rush their troops into an urban fight. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DASJUDEN: Originally Posted By Arminius: That´s what I wonder: IF there were 100.000 Ukrainians fighting on the west side of the Dnjepr, and onyl 25.000 Russians there, why was there no significant land gain for SIX weeks??? Hermann Because you want a 3-1 advantage when attacking a prepared defensive position and even then you're expecting the breaching element to be essentially destroyed. Positional warfare takes time and it's not like the Ukrainians were just going to zerg rush their troops into an urban fight. They were still preparing the battlefield. Easing troops is what a dumb army does. Preparing the battlefield and conserving your troops until you are ready is what a smart army does. Ukraine could have thrown the 100,000 against the 25,000 and lost half of their army. Preparing the battlefield and attritting the enemy makes it so you can do this with 10% casualties. Keys is not to let the enemy dictate the plan and sometimes time is the enemy. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:21:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By scully: My battery fired 3500 shells. I’m guessing 10,000 for the battalion. And yes the sole copperhead round was fired at the onset of the “air war” at an observation tower. 90 copperhead rounds were fired during the first Gulf War |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:30:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tiberius: But they still haven’t picked up “Coach Red Pill” in Kharkiv…..I kinda wonder why, I’d have deported him months ago. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tiberius: Originally Posted By Easterner: Originally Posted By fadedsun: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: This is a new one dated for today. Hi ho Hi ho it's off to GD I go  Oh you.  Looks like there may be a lack of fresh material to spew.  https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/526834/IMG_20221111_001115_jpg-2595322.JPG But they still haven’t picked up “Coach Red Pill” in Kharkiv…..I kinda wonder why, I’d have deported him months ago. Maybe they’re feeding that twit disinformation knowing it’ll get passed back to Russia. |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:33:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Freiheit8472: I heard a rumor that the Soviets used to see what caliber we made and make theirs a hair larger so they could (try) to fire our captured ammo if necessary. (Ignoring the issue of pressures) Applies to 82 mm / 81 mm Mortars only. Low pressure rounds. Hermann |
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Posted: 11/11/2022 8:35:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Arminius: That s what I wonder: IF there were 100.000 Ukrainians fighting on the west side of the Dnjepr, and onyl 25.000 Russians there, why was there no significant land gain for SIX weeks??? Hermann And Ukraine called this a month or two ago. They knew what was going to happen. Why Leroy Jenkins in there and get thousands killed for no reason. |
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