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15 | 3.71% |
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115 | 28.47% |
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67 | 16.58% |
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94 | 23.27% |
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14 | 3.47% |
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87 | 21.53% |
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Endman posted:Tens of thousands of Ukrainian lives spent in the mud to get two mostly fake Scandinavian countries with fewer people in them than most US states into the North Atlantic Buying poo poo from America Alliance its a good thing America produces so much stuff, right?
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Apr 3, 2023 11:38
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gradenko_2000 posted:its a good thing America produces so much stuff, right? yeah there are a surprising number of orc NFTs
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Apr 3, 2023 11:42
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gradenko_2000 posted:its a good thing America produces so much stuff, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z98Rr8zCsA
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Apr 3, 2023 11:46
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gradenko_2000 posted:its a good thing America produces so much stuff, right? The F-35 is a surprisingly versatile vehicle! Take the kids to school! Take grandma down the shops! But not if it’s raining
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Apr 3, 2023 12:00
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Chillgamesh posted:imo Elden Ring is better than any of the Souls games, 2 is the best Souls game, and Sekiro is better than all of them. I haven't played Bloodborne because console exclusive lol Bloodborne and Demon's Souls are the best of them all
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Apr 3, 2023 13:22
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Al-Saqr posted:sweden and denmark are real countries its norway and finland who arent i assure you: none of us are real countries
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Apr 3, 2023 13:27
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supersnowman posted:Let's see if I get this right. I think that's right, it's cut off on the libgen version and my paper copy is at work. It's a very intuitive illustration, and I find the distinct art style really adds to it. Endman posted:Which books are these from because I need it in my life Osprey British Artillery 1914-19: Heavy Artillery Osprey 42cm “Big Bertha” and German Siege Artillery Of World War I e: Their artillery books are pretty good, though there are still a lot missing IMO (Soviet artillery, Austro-Hungarian, Italian, AT and AA for the same, they have a single book covering mortars, etc. ). Their Artillery Tactics of World War I book was fantastic and deserves a sequel, as does World War II Infantry Fire Support Tactics (covers infantry guns and mortars). I really like how their art style has stepped up in recent years. Frosted Flake has issued a correction as of 13:45 on Apr 3, 2023 |
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Apr 3, 2023 13:39
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Chamale posted:That's how canister shot worked, yes. But there was also shrapnel shot, which used a variable timer called a Bormann fuze. The powder inside burns at a steady rate, so there are time increments marked on it. The gunner would punch a hole in the metal fuze to expose the powder, and if it was timed right, the shell would fragment in midair just before reaching the enemy line.  It worked about 75% of the time, which is pretty remarkable (and more than the GPS unit on Excalibur, for comparison to current technology).
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Apr 3, 2023 13:50
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So Rybar is claiming the Russians are taking out deployed m777s 35km from the frontline, I am somewhat credulous since the only ammo they could use at this range are going to be Excaliburs and probably red bagged ones at that. It is also part of a broader claim that a couple dozen of m777s and similar systems have been taken out in the last few weeks and Ukrainian fire has seriously dropped off.
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Apr 3, 2023 13:53
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Ardennes posted:So Rybar is claiming the Russians are taking out deployed m777s 35km from the frontline, I am somewhat credulous since the only ammo they could use at this range are going to be Excaliburs and probably red bagged ones at that. It is also part of a broader claim that a couple dozen of m777s and similar systems have been taken out in the last few weeks and Ukrainian fire has seriously dropped off. It would be an really conservative and inefficient use of them, since there's a lot you can't do at the very end of your engagement envelope like that. A change in temperature or weather would be enough that you can't provide fire on a target if it was right on the edge of your range in ideal conditions, that sort of thing. I think it suits both the Russians and Ukrainians to cite that impressive maximum range figure though. It makes the Russian achievement seem that much more impressive, and for Ukraine it ideally shows their extreme range and technological sophistication etc.
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Apr 3, 2023 13:58
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News are saying the 8,000 donated 155mm shells come out to about 1½ day of fire missions. Slava scandi.
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Apr 3, 2023 14:14
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Frosted Flake posted:It would be an really conservative and inefficient use of them, since there's a lot you can't do at the very end of your engagement envelope like that. A change in temperature or weather would be enough that you can't provide fire on a target if it was right on the edge of your range in ideal conditions, that sort of thing. I think it suits both the Russians and Ukrainians to cite that impressive maximum range figure though. It makes the Russian achievement seem that much more impressive, and for Ukraine it ideally shows their extreme range and technological sophistication etc. It would also mean the overall fire rate on the Ukrainian side would be very low wouldn’t it since you very well may be talking about the Ukrainians using very expensive ammo in single guns or pairs with a significant amount of maneuver?
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Apr 3, 2023 14:15
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i mean, as long as they can find the gun i don't think russia lacks weapons with the range to take it out
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Apr 3, 2023 14:15
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Ardennes posted:So Rybar is claiming the Russians are taking out deployed m777s 35km from the frontline, I am somewhat credulous since the only ammo they could use at this range are going to be Excaliburs and probably red bagged ones at that. It is also part of a broader claim that a couple dozen of m777s and similar systems have been taken out in the last few weeks and Ukrainian fire has seriously dropped off. I don't know about the 35km claim but the videos of Lancet attack on 155mm artillery of all types are a daily occurrence on Telegram.
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Apr 3, 2023 14:21
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Cerebral Bore posted:i mean, as long as they can find the gun i don't think russia lacks weapons with the range to take it out Yeah, it seems like Lancet drones are still very effective in terms of artillery hunting.
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Apr 3, 2023 14:21
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isnt finding and destroying artillery a normal part of warfare using drones and aviation? what makes this situation unique?
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Apr 3, 2023 14:22
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SplitSoul posted:News are saying the 8,000 donated 155mm shells come out to about 1½ day of fire missions. Slava scandi. Yeah, the estimation is around 7000 shells a day which would be the total for all caliber they are using. Depending on the size of their 155mm park, they might get a few days out of 8000 shells for those guns only.
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Apr 3, 2023 14:24
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https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1642862020382040064?s=20quote:2024 BRICS Summit to be held In the Russian city of Kazan — President Putin
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Apr 3, 2023 14:29
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supersnowman posted:I don't know about the 35km claim but the videos of Lancet attack on 155mm artillery of all types are a daily occurrence on Telegram. It does bring up the question of exactly how much Ukraine is shelling, and exactly what type of systems are they using. Perhaps even the honestly paltry amount of shells being sent from Nordic countries may not even that unreasonable if there aren’t guns to fire them. Basically, it is unclear what the “6-7k” of shells being fired a day means.
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Apr 3, 2023 14:29
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we should just call this the UN from now on
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Apr 3, 2023 14:31
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Al-Saqr posted:isnt finding and destroying artillery a normal part of warfare using drones and aviation? what makes this situation unique? The most common target for artillery, going back to the Seven Years War at least, is other artillery. This is even more true (traditionally) of 155mm guns. What makes this situation unique is mostly media related tbh. It's all wrapped up in narrative and counter narrative. e: This ties into Ardennes' earlier observation about single or paired roving guns. The Ukrainians are using a force preservation strategy. Russian resources tied up in hunting for those few targets can't be otherwise employed, so it's not the worst idea in the world. Frosted Flake has issued a correction as of 14:42 on Apr 3, 2023 |
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Apr 3, 2023 14:39
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https://twitter.com/MSN/status/1642885100735016967?s=20
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Apr 3, 2023 14:43
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Al-Saqr posted:isnt finding and destroying artillery a normal part of warfare using drones and aviation? what makes this situation unique? the 777s were gifted wunderwaffe
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Apr 3, 2023 14:44
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please tell us how much is left of that $70B after the lockheed and zelensky tax
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Apr 3, 2023 14:45
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gradenko_2000 posted:FF does your expertise go as far back as being able to tell us the merits of ACW-era rifled cannons (Parrots?) versus smoothbores (Napoleons?) In Ultimate general: civil war the Parrots have better range and damage but are rarer while the Napoleons are cheaper and can be massed.
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Apr 3, 2023 14:52
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US nuclear bomb may have been damaged in accident at Dutch base, report says lol how nonchalant the US is about its nukes
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Apr 3, 2023 14:54
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Jel Shaker posted:US nuclear bomb may have been damaged in accident at Dutch base, report says Im the guy with butterfingers who drops the nuclear bomb
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Apr 3, 2023 14:55
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Jel Shaker posted:US nuclear bomb may have been damaged in accident at Dutch base, report says you talk as if they are very chalant of them at home
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Apr 3, 2023 14:57
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bad news everyone the orcs have ponies now
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Apr 3, 2023 14:57
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are horses better in mud?
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Apr 3, 2023 14:59
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Jel Shaker posted:are horses better in mud? Which type of mud
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Apr 3, 2023 15:07
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Jel Shaker posted:are horses better in mud? Horses can drown in mud
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Apr 3, 2023 15:10
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Jel Shaker posted:are horses better in mud? To counter the mud, the Germans made organizational changes and improvements in transportation. One of the best methods for negotiating the rasputiza was the short, sturdy panje horses. In fact, “German mobility during the spring mud season, by contrast, depended to a great extent on peasant panje wagons.” The Soviets and the Germans used the one-horse panje wagon, which was light enough to ride over the mud without being stuck carrying small loads of 100–150 kilograms. These horses were indispensable, and no agency of the German military in the Soviet Union was without them, including the Luftwaffe. The Germans placed many transportation requirements on the “small native panje horses because only they could master the terrain … and panje horses could pull through practically anything.” Panje horses, however, despite their ability to negotiate mud, succumbed to the weights they hauled just like Western-bred horses. Historian Dennis Showalter wrote that when the Germans faced the rasputiza for the first time, the stress of “hauling guns and wagons through the mud” proved too much for their Western-bred horses, even more so for the smaller panje horses.36 Another historian, R. L. DiNardo, stated that when fully provisioned, the German 105mm artillery piece “weighed as much as 4 tons—[moving it was] a difficult task for six well-fed heavy draft horses. The standard German Army horse-drawn vehicle was made of steel, which also proved too heavy for the small panje horses.” - Mud: A Military History
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Apr 3, 2023 15:10
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gradenko_2000 posted:Horses can drown in mud too soon
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Apr 3, 2023 15:12
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The horses would be more useful at a petting zoo imo
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Apr 3, 2023 15:13
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https://twitter.com/pravda_eng/status/1642534464738799619 why would elon musk do this
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Apr 3, 2023 15:15
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Some Guy TT posted:bad news everyone Putin will stop at nothing to quench his thirst.
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Apr 3, 2023 15:15
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Some Guy TT posted:https://twitter.com/pravda_eng/status/1642534464738799619 how could elon made anyone with the blue-yellow flag almost always post dumb cringe on twitter
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Apr 3, 2023 15:17
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more like elon muscovite amirite?Some Guy TT posted:bad news everyone you're laughing now, but wait until you see how many cavalry buffs the tuvans have stacked
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Apr 3, 2023 15:22
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OctaMurk posted:The horses would be more useful at a petting zoo imo Your worried about fighting on the front but somehow are assigned to the pony platoon, a mobile petting zoo to boost morale.
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