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Orthanc6 posted:A projectile reusable up to 8 times, and even comes back the very next day. I would consider a pissed-off cat inside the cramped quarters of a MBT to be a very definite ending to combat effectiveness.
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orange juche posted:In the East and South it's pretty flat and not very muddy, very unlike around Kyiv. Remember that Russia has done pretty well at holding ground in the south, if they add 50k troops to the mix and can cut the roads supporting the Ukrainian forces out there, then they can really put them in a bad spot, since Ukraine will not have the resources to break out their units that might get caught in an encirclement like that, it's kind of one of the worst nightmare scenarios for Ukrainian general staff I think. Nobody seems to have kept count of losses by theatre, but given the number of dead and abandoned vehicles sporting a Z (i.e southern theatre markings), it's a stretch to say Russia is doing well in the south. They seem to be having massive problems delivering stuff to the front and I'm sceptical whether they can actually supply the eastern encirclement pundits have been predicting for over a month now. The Russian performance is even more mind-boggling when you realize that Mariupol is a three-hour drive from Rostov-on-Don, the HQ of the southern military district. Russia has a lot of bases and depots in the region, yet the Russian army still hasn't completely captured a city that is practically on their doorstep.
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Jasper Tin Neck posted:Nobody seems to have kept count of losses by theatre, but given the number of dead and abandoned vehicles sporting a Z (i.e southern theatre markings), it's a stretch to say Russia is doing well in the south. They seem to be having massive problems delivering stuff to the front and I'm sceptical whether they can actually supply the eastern encirclement pundits have been predicting for over a month now. Not to mention, a city with a pre-war population of 400,000. Kyiv was what, 3.5 million? And Kharkiv was 2+.
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IPCRESS posted:And I think the UK holds the record for lowest altitude attained with an F-35B, but that's out of scope. Didn't the US Navy get the lowest F-35 altitude a couple months ago?
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Grand Fromage posted:Didn't the US Navy get the lowest F-35 altitude a couple months ago? It was a tie
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That Works posted:It was a tie Not many groups get to claim negative altitude, although it was eventually returned to zero.
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Icon Of Sin posted:You can only ever tie the record for lowest flight AGL what about ASL? Negative ASL is possible ya know.
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I have to imagine there was a nickname contest in that wardroom for the pilot. I’m partial to Bubbles, but Das Boot has a ring to it
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GD_American posted:I have to imagine there was a nickname contest in that wardroom for the pilot. Aquaman, Nemo, Brick.
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The Mighty Sploosh.
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Did we cover Zelensky shitcanning two generals today?quote:Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stripped two generals of their rank for what he said was their failure to live up to their oath of allegiance.
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bees everywhere posted:You should read "Chickenhawk" if you haven't already. Chickenhawk isn’t by the guy who flew with his dad in Vietnam is it? I remember reading a memoir by a pilot who flew casevac in vietnam but I can’t remember which book it was
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Loving the two blue pincers coming together north of Kyiv.
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Murgos posted:Loving the two blue pincers coming together north of Kyiv. Stronk Russian Daddy Vova Putin is going to pull a double secret pincer move on those pincers any minute now.
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Arcella posted:Chickenhawk isn’t by the guy who flew with his dad in Vietnam is it? I remember reading a memoir by a pilot who flew casevac in vietnam but I can’t remember which book it was I don't remember anything about his dad so that's probably a different book. Chickenhawk was by an Air Cav slick pilot so he was like a taxi for air assault troops, he was flying one of the transport Hueys at that battle in the Mel Gibson movie.
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Murgos posted:Loving the two blue pincers coming together north of Kyiv. They aren't going to connect, that's all swamp. The blob in the middle there is already in trouble, just one pontoon bridge to supply them since Ivankiv was recaptured.
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Any thoughts on what the equipment might be that’s being described (excluding obvious stuff). https://twitter.com/paulmcleary/status/1510048726940803075?s=21&t=QVFOLirR4oKwBVXrEdZh8w
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wins32767 posted:They aren't going to connect, that's all swamp. The blob in the middle there is already in trouble, just one pontoon bridge to supply them since Ivankiv was recaptured. Just to be clear, the blob in the middle probably doesn't contain any organized Russians. They all left last night. Only some stragglers left.
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Marshal Prolapse posted:Any thoughts on what the equipment might be that’s being described (excluding obvious stuff). Well nonstandard machine guns could be stuff chambered in Warsaw pact calibers, or it could be things like automatic grenade launchers, or all of the above. Most of the stuff seems like force multiplier gear that will give Ukrainian squads operational advantages over their poorly equipped Russian counterparts, like the night vision gear and enhanced recon drones. A.o.D. fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Apr 2, 2022 |
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wins32767 posted:They aren't going to connect, that's all swamp. The blob in the middle there is already in trouble, just one pontoon bridge to supply them since Ivankiv was recaptured. Didn’t know that it was swamp but uh, if true, that’s still a pocket. Whatever Russian forces are still in that shaded area are in for a rough time. Murgos fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Apr 2, 2022 |
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wins32767 posted:They aren't going to connect, that's all swamp. The blob in the middle there is already in trouble, just one pontoon bridge to supply them since Ivankiv was recaptured. i would be very surprised if there is many troops in there at all. Its probably going to be abandoned and disabled equipment, plus a rearguard of expendable conscripts.
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Enjoy the KelTec Sub2000 Ukraine! https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/russia-ukraine-war-florida-gunmaker-donates-200k-in-weapons-to-ukraine That said it’s still a cool thing to do and anything helps…insert KelTec joke. That said US civilians in WWII donated tons of privately owned guns (Think it was done via the NRA) for UK invasion defense. In the end the UK didn’t need them for territorial defense units and not wanting to keep that many guns around for people living in England they dumped it in the sea after the war iirc.
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Who the hell needs a pistol caliber carbine in the Ukraine? Is their a lack of AKMS left over from the late 80's? lol, the Ukraine MoD even has a list of what they need. quote:The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade group for the American firearms industry, has posted a guide for partners looking to assist Ukraine. According to NSSF, Ukraine is requesting assistance from the U.S. firearm and ammunition industry in the form of donations of the following rifles, pistols, and ammunition: Wonder if they have a bigger need for 7.62X39 or 5.45x39. davecrazy fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Apr 2, 2022 |
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wins32767 posted:They aren't going to connect, that's all swamp. The blob in the middle there is already in trouble, just one pontoon bridge to supply them since Ivankiv was recaptured. "Attack through swamps, they wont expect it" is the "lure them into ____ and then set ______ on fire" of Eastern Europe.
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Marshal Prolapse posted:Enjoy the KelTec Sub2000 Ukraine! I have a 9mm sub2k and lol
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Just Another Lurker posted:Perun just did a one hour vid on reservists and irregulars in Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3fZQmMZ4kY if anyone is interested. This is from a few pages back, but watching a dominions youtuber with no credentials whatsoever turn into a popular war commentator has been one hell of a thing.
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Didn't see this posted yet. The US is going to facilitate the transfer of tanks and artillery from ex Warsaw pact countries to Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/us/politics/us-tanks-ukraine.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
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piL posted:"Attack through swamps, they wont expect it" is the "lure them into ____ and then set ______ on fire" of Eastern Europe. Francis Marion had his day already, but it’s been almost 250 years.
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send Ukraine the Keltec p50 so they have something cool to give to the MP to load their one box of 5.7 with
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Dance Officer posted:This is from a few pages back, but watching a dominions youtuber with no credentials whatsoever turn into a popular war commentator has been one hell of a thing. Yeah, no joke. I usually disregard youtube armchair generals entirely, but I went back and watched his first video on the war, and it's pretty clear that this sort of thing is his day job, while his video game stuff was just a hobby.
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sneakyfrog posted:ive never seen that particular cannon before and i would like to know more. It's basically peak Keltec. It's a pistol that shares magazines with the FN P90. I want to see a video of someone running one at a 3 gun comp.
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davecrazy posted:Who the hell needs a pistol caliber carbine in the Ukraine? Is their a lack of AKMS left over from the late 80's? I have a feeling that if you showed up with 10 million rounds of either they'd be very happy to accept. Shooting Blanks posted:It's basically peak Keltec. It's a pistol that shares magazines with the FN P90. I want to see a video of someone running one at a 3 gun comp. It looks like it has a fairly long barrel for a pistol, which is pretty important for that caliber. A.o.D. fucked around with this message at 12:38 on Apr 2, 2022 |
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yes because when you deplete your mag you can strangle them with it
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I'd like to point out that the envisioned usage case for the p90 was to equip security forces to be able to defend against spetznatz and VDV dropping behind NATO lines to destroy and/or seize things like oil depots and airports. The collapse of the Soviet Union made that scenario seem unlikely. Here we are in 2022 and every year is worse than the one before it.
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