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CabooseRvB posted:This war kicked off towards the very end of Winter. I cannot fathom how brutal it will become if it lasts to this Winter. Isn't there usually another rasputitsa in the autumn? I seem to recall that being a factor in the lead up to Stalingrad until the ground froze.
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Will there be any tanks left by winter?
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Soul Dentist posted:Will there be any tanks left by winter? Probably not by t(h)anksgiving
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Soul Dentist posted:Will there be any tanks left by winter? If by ”tank” you mean a vehicle that at some point iin history was considered an MBT and has a (hopefully working) gun that can move under Its own power, propably. Still a ton of rusted down t55s available to pull from deep storage, and they could propably be scraped for parts to make working ones in 3-1 ratio by christmas if russia really tries. If you mean a tank with at least most of Its systems functioning, having at least a rudimentary night fighting capability and considered to meet at least Late 1980s USSR standards…
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https://twitter.com/Deergsdoom/status/1558890257197809670?t=iX9BJApWrprRbvEVj-MKiA&s=19 Good to see orb pondering is back
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Nick Soapdish posted:https://twitter.com/Deergsdoom/status/1558890257197809670?t=iX9BJApWrprRbvEVj-MKiA&s=19 They are not all accounted for, the lost seeing stones. Someone may be watching.
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That's not a seeing stone it's a spicy rock and Igor there is moments from being a pile of mush
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The zone is expanding
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I enlisted in the 80s stayed into the 90s and wound up getting deployed to Honduras, Panama, Kuwait, and Somalia! What's this Afghani-thingy? Isn't that where all the Soviets are? I say this with the utmost respect: Humbug Schoolbus so old, they remember when it was Operation Bomb Useless Jungle. From what you've shared, you had an interesting career. "No, jumping out of planes is too dangerous. Let me dive instead!"
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# ? Aug 15, 2022 23:51 |
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It depends on when the 'Rainy' Seasons are in Ukraine.Worldbank.org posted:Ukraine has a mostly temperate climate, with the exception of the Southern Coast of Crimea which has a subtropical Mediterranean climate. The country enjoys sufficient amount of sunshine and year-round rainfall, highly concentrated during the summer months (May to August). Rainfall is highly varied depending upon area of the country and seasonal variation patterns. The 'Rasputitsa' during the later stages of Op Barbarossa was just one of many, many other factors that led to the collapse of the German offensive leading into Russia (-cough- horse logistics trying to sustain a front line that spans from the Baltics to Crimea -cough-) Just by the quick glance of some basic climatology of the country, I don't think there would be massive tracts of frozen land or any of the major rivers freezing over thankfully. If that were true, then that gives the Russians additional options for crossing.
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Intro then excerpts as I decide, based on however I feel. From Friday, 12AUG. https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3127068/senior-military-official-holds-a-background-briefing/ Highlights: -US does not know who or how Saky Airfield was struck, but knows there was significant damage or destruction to multiple aircraft. Not we won't talk about it, flat out "do not know." -ATACMS were not used to strike Saky Airfield, because the US has never given Ukraine any ATACMS. -Russians have fired artillery from vicinity of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and has placed forces around it, but no expectation that Ukraine plans to strike the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant directly versus targeting Russian combat forces in vicinity of the power plant grounds. -SMO has no information on filtration camps -SMO chooses not to answer whether the war could be characterized as a stalemate, suggests the press ask Ukraine. (This is different from a few months ago, when the US rep said they would NOT call it a stalemate, because Russia was actively advancing and taking territory in the Donbas). -Cautious optimism about grain shipments, given recent shipment success without interruption -No evidence of Russia importing weapons from Syria, etc, other than open source reports of discussion about possible Iranian drone purchases -SMO declines to assess whether or not Ukraine is capable of carrying out a Kherson offensive (but says Ukraine has achieved a lot, often exceeding expectations) SMO Press Brief posted:SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIAL: Thanks, [Staff]. Hi, everybody, good afternoon. So 170th day of Russia's illegal and unprovoked large scale invasion of Ukraine. Let me just give you a quick rundown of what we're seeing from north to south on the battlefield in particular.
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madeintaipei posted:I say this with the utmost respect: Jump then dive! Then get sent to loving Somalia and get shot at by loving warlords!
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Speaking of old things becoming new again. https://twitter.com/OAlexanderDK/status/1559276015758839811
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$16K USD to have 10 kids? No thanks.
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golden bubble posted:Speaking of old things becoming new again. Gonna be a little late for Ukraine...
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CommieGIR posted:Gonna be a little late for Ukraine... Late for Ukraine war 2 but with all the material losses that need to be replaced means this set of new soldiers might be just in time for Ukraine war 3 in 2040.
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I don't know, I read that and see "oh, so now serial rapists in Russia are going to feel their actions are justified because they're just doing their part to help the population crisis and make women 'millionaires'" because, well, HellWorld and all.
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CommieGIR posted:Gonna be a little late for Ukraine... I dunno, imagine if the U.S. had done similar for GWOT....
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BIG HEADLINE posted:I don't know, I read that and see "oh, so now serial rapists in Russia are going to feel their actions are justified because they're just doing their part to help the population crisis and make women 'millionaires'" because, well, HellWorld and all. On the other hand, Russia has better protection for abortion rights than half the United States does now.
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# ? Aug 16, 2022 05:26 |
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Isn't the abortion rate in Russia absurdly high? Like nearly double the next highest country high.
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E. Revenant posted:Late for Ukraine war 2 but with all the material losses that need to be replaced means this set of new soldiers might be just in time for Ukraine war 3 in 2040. The next generation of Ukrainian fertilizer.
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golden bubble posted:Speaking of old things becoming new again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Honour_of_the_German_Mother
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Did this get posted? https://i.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300663229/russian-security-blunder-allows-ukraine-to-destroy-base-of-wagner-mercenaries quote:Ukraine used US-supplied Himars to destroy the military headquarters of notorious Russian private military contractor Wagner, after a Russian state television reporter seemed to give away its location by posting photos online.
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You gotta admire the balls of not changing it to five kids or something. Did I stutter?? TEN kids.
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# ? Aug 16, 2022 10:21 |
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do they have to be alive concurrently or do ten just gotta be popped out straight to the front total https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brsI6z13Su8
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Jimmy Smuts posted:$16K USD to have 10 kids? No thanks. 1 million DOLLARS aint even worth it. Gotta have a reality TV grift. And a fundie cult that makes the daughters help raise the kids
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# ? Aug 16, 2022 13:26 |
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Ukraine has a new toy that wasn't announced. https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1559259073031409666
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Cythereal posted:Ukraine has a new toy that wasn't announced. Iv'e always considered them to be an underappreciated item in combat, though maybe actual troops think differently.
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Just Another Lurker posted:Iv'e always considered them to be an underappreciated item in combat, though maybe actual troops think differently. Especially the poor fucker(s) who drew the short straw for carrying the base plate.
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Especially the poor fucker(s) who drew the short straw for carrying the base plate. This is why we had them mounted in M113s.
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Just Another Lurker posted:Iv'e always considered them to be an underappreciated item in combat, though maybe actual troops think differently. Iirc mortars do wonders against troops in forested positions
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I spent my conscription in a 120mm mortar platoon, although ours were wheeled and towed behind small trucks. I also spent a couple of full days pushing/pulling that piece of poo poo up and down sandy hills in "familiarization" in summer in full combat gear. The ammo boxes for live grenades were heavy as gently caress, contained only two shells, and were to be hand-delivered at a run from 300m away on live fire drills for safety reasons. By me. What I'm saying is that the Finns may not be on Ukraine's side
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Especially the poor fucker(s) who drew the short straw for carrying the base plate. One of the shittiest short straws an infantryman can draw. It's the easiest way to spot the FNG or the unit fuckup.
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# ? Aug 16, 2022 16:55 |
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Can someone explain what the use case is for a giant mortar thats probably a pain in the rear end to carry around vs a smaller mortar or a howitzer
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# ? Aug 16, 2022 17:11 |
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Bigass mortar is still am order of magnitude less bulky than a howitzer, and a 120mm outranges the smaller mortars by a Good bit. So it is as close to ”in theory you dont Need a truck” combined with ”earthshattering kaboom” as you can get without backpack nukes.
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Defenestrategy posted:Can someone explain what the use case is for a giant mortar thats probably a pain in the rear end to carry around vs a smaller mortar or a howitzer On paper it's still "man portable" which some marketing department spent good money making flashy power points about. loving sucks for the actual people carrying it but that's not really much of a concern at the decision making level.
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# ? Aug 16, 2022 17:21 |
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Especially the poor fucker(s) who drew the short straw for carrying the base plate. It was the bipods i couldnt stand, but yeah im pretty sure i can trace my back problems to humping that goddamn weapon system
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Eason the Fifth posted:It was the bipods i couldnt stand, but yeah im pretty sure i can trace my back problems to humping that goddamn weapon system A.o.D. posted:One of the shittiest short straws an infantryman can draw. It's the easiest way to spot the FNG or the unit fuckup.
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Portable, easy to camouflage, high projectile arc, high rate of fire and importantly, cheap. Finland has like 700 heavy mortars in case of a special operation.
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