War in Ukraine, technical and military aspects only

[Josh]

Wait, is that T-62 still wearing the IR spotlight? I would think they would remove that.

[jmsaari]

Question for the artillery experts, how likely is this sort of firing to a) damage the weapon, b) send already the first round well off the mark? M777 being as light as it is I would imagine there's a real risk the gun is starting to move already before the round is clear of the barrel...

 

Edited December 5, 2023 by jmsaari

[bojan]

3 hours ago, Josh said:

Wait, is that T-62 still wearing the IR spotlight? I would think they would remove that.

Possibly as a regular white light source.

[Miner]

6 hours ago, bojan said:

Possibly as a regular white light source.

Also for illumination of wide area during cloudy nights. Shine it at the cloud and reflection lights up the area for NV equipment.

 

Use/non use also useful for deception

[Roman Alymov]

16 hours ago, Stefan Kotsch said:

There is the new Russian development CHISTYULIYA. Also something like VOLNOREZ.

Actually purchased from AliExpress:

As seasoned expert in Russian affairs, you surely know that condition for participating in tenders for Gov purchases in Russia is (often, not always) "Made in Russia only" for hardware bought. But Russia is ultracapitalist country, and there is a massive temptation for private companies (or de-facto private, since many companies who are un theory state-owned are acting as private one, for the sake of their management careers and bonuses) to buy something from China, re-label it as "Made in Russia" and sell it under state contract at x2-5-10 price (or just report "we are the first company in Russia to produce our local <something>" to higher bosses). That is what happening in all spheres  - from machine tools to nails. In addition, regular private consumers also prefer "old good Soviet/Russian" brands over Chineese products, so a lot of Made in China things are sold here under Soviet names (like "Kalibr" measurement tools) or just Russian names (like "Sputnik" flashlights). 

     But Russia is ultracapitalist country, and competitors are unhappy about someone winning the Gov tenders (or reaching higher positions in management) by tricks like this, so there are from time to time scandals like one with "Chistyulia" EW or "Dobrynia" FPV drones etc. That is how business is done here.

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Edited December 6, 2023 by ink

[JWB]

Gaz-66 Shishigas with improvised armor, including Kontakt-1 ERA bricks.

 

Hello ???  Is this a joke?

[Josh]

I bet the cassettes are empty and it is just improvised spaced armor. Probably not that effective, but far less suicidal.

[Yama]

44 minutes ago, JWB said:

Gaz-66 Shishigas with improvised armor, including Kontakt-1 ERA bricks.

 

Hello ???  Is this a joke?

Must be. GAZ doesn't need extra armour, it's sturdy enough as it is!

[Roman Alymov]

On 12/5/2023 at 8:24 PM, jmsaari said:

Question for the artillery experts, how likely is this sort of firing to a) damage the weapon, b) send already the first round well off the mark? M777 being as light as it is I would imagine there's a real risk the gun is starting to move already before the round is clear of the barrel...

 

Pro-Ukr video of M777 crew trying to solve the problem, demonstrating how hard it is to do on frozen ground

https://t.me/milinfolive/112106

[Josh]

On 12/5/2023 at 12:24 PM, jmsaari said:

Question for the artillery experts, how likely is this sort of firing to a) damage the weapon, b) send already the first round well off the mark? M777 being as light as it is I would imagine there's a real risk the gun is starting to move already before the round is clear of the barrel...

 

IF they are shooting something with terminal guidance, that probably doesn't matter. I can't imagine unguided rounds are accurate with that kind of travel though.

[alejandro_]

This article was quoted by many in the social media:

No, it’s the filters in the engines’ intakes. The filters keep dirt and debris from fouling and wrecking an M-1’s delicate—but powerful—engine. They require constant cleaning.

If an Abrams’ four-person crew neglects to clean its tank’s filters every 12 hours or so, it might so badly damage the engine that the battalion has no choice but to remove the engine, and potentially the transmission, and ship it away for a lengthy overhaul.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/30/the-biggest-problem-with-ukraines-m-1-tanks-they-dont-like-staying-dirty/?sh=5dd01da51f6b

First generations M1s did have to regularly remove and clean the filters, but from M1A1 AIM self cleaning filters were availble. According to a veteran crew member who served in a M1A1 AIM and was deployed in Iraq, he never had to do it.

https://alejandro-8en.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-former-us-army-abrams-tanker-kindly.html

[Yama]

1 hour ago, alejandro_ said:

This article was quoted by many in the social media:

No, it’s the filters in the engines’ intakes. The filters keep dirt and debris from fouling and wrecking an M-1’s delicate—but powerful—engine. They require constant cleaning.

If an Abrams’ four-person crew neglects to clean its tank’s filters every 12 hours or so, it might so badly damage the engine that the battalion has no choice but to remove the engine, and potentially the transmission, and ship it away for a lengthy overhaul.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/30/the-biggest-problem-with-ukraines-m-1-tanks-they-dont-like-staying-dirty/?sh=5dd01da51f6b

First generations M1s did have to regularly remove and clean the filters, but from M1A1 AIM self cleaning filters were availble. According to a veteran crew member who served in a M1A1 AIM and was deployed in Iraq, he never had to do it.

https://alejandro-8en.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-former-us-army-abrams-tanker-kindly.html

Axe, and his ilk, have a tendency to build mountains of molehills, and problems can easily become magnified. It's a business, after all.

That said, Eastern Front dust is worse than desert dust, because it's moist and sticks to everything. This was noted particularly with aero engines during WW2.

[Strannik]

UMPK UI for Su-34

 

 

Edited December 7, 2023 by Strannik

[TonyE]

Russian soldiers inspecting a Leo2A4 west of Rabotino/Robotyne, with interior shots:

 

[Yama]

9 minutes ago, TonyE said:

Russian soldiers inspecting a Leo2A4 west of Rabotino/Robotyne, with interior shots:

 

Shots heard, so frontline must be very close: recovery at this point seems unlikely. Interior appears to have suffered some damage at least, maybe partly burned?

[Ssnake]

Yeah, doesn't look too good. There's been at least a limited internal fire.

[Yama]

Supposedly it's the same tank which was seen earlier getting hit by FPV drones and two anti-tank missiles. Surprised it doesn't look worse after that, maybe Leo2 isn't as bad as people say 

[Soldier36]

Russian pilots began to be massively trained in the use of glide bombs. Previously, we talked about the FAB-500 M-62 and KAB 1500 glide bombs; now they are the main strike weapons of Russian aviation, the link to the video is in the comments to the video. Using the wing and rudders, the module installed on the FAB bomb allows you to adjust the flight path to the bomb target and makes it highly accurate. Russia has a colossal number of FAB bombs weighing 250, 500 and 1500 kilograms, so apparently mass training of pilots has begun. To train pilots, a batch of Su-34 bombers was transferred to one of the training centers of the Russian Air Force, which will be used for training pilots. At the same time, the software of the Su-34 aircraft is being finalized, which will make it possible to drop bombs from all types of aircraft maneuvers.

 

[Roman Alymov]

Pro-Rus tank repair crew about field upgrades of T-72, to deal with new threats like anti-hull landmines and FPV drones

https://t.me/milinfolive/112202

[Roman Alymov]

14 hours ago, Yama said:

Interior appears to have suffered some damage at least, maybe partly burned?

Not "partly" - the person filming is saying it is "burned to ashes", with dead crew member inside "totally burned" and driver's hatch jammed. So seems like it is write-off.

https://t.me/Sladkov_plus/9265

14 hours ago, Yama said:

Shots heard, so frontline must be very close: recovery at this point seems unlikely.

Taking into consideration this Leopard is standing at location far more acessable than Bradley near Avdeevka was, it is questionable. Anyway, the voice on the video said they will try to switch in to neutral gear - probably to make it ready for towing.

[Roman Alymov]

2 hours ago, Yama said:

Supposedly it's the same tank which was seen earlier getting hit by FPV drones and two anti-tank missiles. Surprised it doesn't look worse after that, maybe Leo2 isn't as bad as people say 

Yes it is https://t.me/boris_rozhin/105885

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