War in Ukraine, technical and military aspects only

[glenn239]

3 hours ago, TonyE said:

Two russian soldiers evading and fighting a drone (no fatalities or gore) :

 

Rifles look pretty useless for drone work.

[KV7]

Is there 5.45 mm ratshot ?

[glenn239]

At the 14:20 mark, a report that NATO is getting concerned that the Russians can and will nuke their satellites in orbit.  Probably one group in NATO using Captain Obvious to try to back down the fucktards that want to authorize JASSM strikes deep in Russia,

 

 

Edited September 10 by glenn239

[Mighty_Zuk]

2 hours ago, glenn239 said:

Russians can and will nuke their satellites in orbit.

wat

[Stefan Kotsch]

3 hours ago, glenn239 said:

At the 14:20 mark, a report that NATO is getting concerned that the Russians can and will nuke their satellites in orbit. 

Pretty funny when you look at who runs this channel and who is still hanging around on Telegram under 'Military Summary'.

Is this from the troll factory in St. Peterburg?

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Edited September 10 by Stefan Kotsch

[alejandro_]

Ukrainian military personnel have raised concerns about the shortage of spare parts for German weapons systems already delivered. According to Bild, a large portion of howitzers supplied by Germany, the Netherlands and Italy are currently out of service due to wear and tear.

Two Ukrainian artillery commanders, who have been using these howitzers in combat for nearly two years, described the spare parts situation as “catastrophic”. This includes German Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers.

“It’s a great system, but the wear and tear is severe. We reported the need to replace the gun barrels after some time... but replacements are slow, partly due to shortages,” one artilleryman said.

Bild reports that Germany is only supplying a limited number of barrels, focusing on urgent needs to restore some of Ukraine’s self-propelled howitzers. However, Ukrainian artillerymen stress that barrels aren’t the only issue – other components also require replacement, but bureaucratic delays have slowed procurement, with only certain parts authorized for use.

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukrainian_artillerymen_cant_use_german_pzh_2000_whats_the_problem-11805.html

[JWB]

Russian body armor.

 

[Stefan Kotsch]

25 minutes ago, JWB said:

Russian body armor.

Protection class BR4? This should actually protect against 5.45x39 type 7N10 at a firing range of 10 meters.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Класс_защиты_от_стрелкового_оружия

@
BR4 is probably only achieved if the plate is used together with a protective vest no less than BR1. That's what it says on the plate front. The good man certainly didn't take this into account when attempting to fire??

Edited September 10 by Stefan Kotsch

[glenn239]

1 hour ago, Mighty_Zuk said:

wat

EMP in orbit is much worse than in the atmosphere, apparently a few nukes in space can fry entire communications networks, and do so completely harmlessly in terms of direct casualties.

[seahawk]

5 minutes ago, glenn239 said:

EMP in orbit is much worse than in the atmosphere, apparently a few nukes in space can fry entire communications networks, and do so completely harmlessly in terms of direct casualties.

And would destroy the offensive capabilities of NATO.

[Stefan Kotsch]

3 minutes ago, seahawk said:

And would destroy the offensive capabilities of NATO.

And would destroy the offensive capabilities of Russia.

[seahawk]

1 minute ago, Stefan Kotsch said:

And would destroy the offensive capabilities of Russia.

Absolutely not. Russia does not need those capabilities.

[Josh]

4 hours ago, glenn239 said:

At the 14:20 mark, a report that NATO is getting concerned that the Russians can and will nuke their satellites in orbit.  Probably one group in NATO using Captain Obvious to try to back down the fucktards that want to authorize JASSM strikes deep in Russia,

 

 

Russia certainly can, but I think China would be immensely pissed. Given China’s role in supporting Russian economic and military needs, I think this would be the absolute least likely use of nuclear weapons.

[Josh]

1 hour ago, glenn239 said:

EMP in orbit is much worse than in the atmosphere, apparently a few nukes in space can fry entire communications networks, and do so completely harmlessly in terms of direct casualties.

Yes, but it would indiscriminately affect all satellites in LEO and likely create a Kessler syndrome event, since thousands of satellites suddenly would by under no active control. Basically it instantly would destroy the entire global economy and potentially end space flight as we know it. Xi is likely not going to be amused, or any part of BRICS for that matter.

[Josh]

1 hour ago, Stefan Kotsch said:

And would destroy the offensive capabilities of Russia.

And China. In fact the PLARF is almost wholely dependent on several hundred remote sensing satellites for dynamic  targeting. China’s primary anti ship ISR capability for tracking ships is negated.

Edited September 10 by Josh

[Josh]

1 hour ago, seahawk said:

Absolutely not. Russia does not need those capabilities.

Probably true; Russias on orbit assets are minuscule compared to China or the US, probably by an order of magnitude.

[alejandro_]

1 hour ago, Stefan Kotsch said:

Protection class BR4? This should actually protect against 5.45x39 type 7N10 at a firing range of 10 meters.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Класс_защиты_от_стрелкового_оружия

@
BR4 is probably only achieved if the plate is used together with a protective vest no less than BR1. That's what it says on the plate front. The good man certainly didn't take this into account when attempting to fire??

A few days the Russian press did publish an article about employees of a company called "Piket", accused of supplying low quality vests to Russian Army. It does not seem to be the same company though.

https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/21749903

[Mighty_Zuk]

2 hours ago, glenn239 said:

EMP in orbit is much worse than in the atmosphere, apparently a few nukes in space can fry entire communications networks, and do so completely harmlessly in terms of direct casualties.

I know what an EMP is.

I'm just flabbergasted by the notion that this would be shrugged off as just another drop in the ocean of terrorism.

[Josh]

11 minutes ago, Mighty_Zuk said:

I know what an EMP is.

I'm just flabbergasted by the notion that this would be shrugged off as just another drop in the ocean of terrorism.

Technically the effects of a LEO nuclear blast are not EMP. The effect is caused by charged particles getting caught in the earth’s electromagnetic field and dramatically increasing the radiation in the Van Alan belt for period of weeks or months. What makes the event so deadly is that it would linger so long and most every satellite with  any inclination would pass through the effected area (many satellites have in LEO have a very north-south leaning inclination that inevitably take across every part of the world). Russia could literally launch such a weapon over their own territory and the vast majority of satellites would pass through it (notable exceptions: navigation satellites in MEO and comms sats in GEO, Molniya orbits).

And no, such an event would not be tolerated by anyone in the world except perhaps Bestest Korea.

Edited September 10 by Josh

[glenn239]

4 hours ago, Josh said:

Russia certainly can, but I think China would be immensely pissed. Given China’s role in supporting Russian economic and military needs, I think this would be the absolute least likely use of nuclear weapons.

I've got no clue what the Chinese think of the scenario of deep range NATO weapon strikes in Russia, and neither do you.

[glenn239]

3 hours ago, Mighty_Zuk said:

I'm just flabbergasted by the notion that this would be shrugged off as just another drop in the ocean of terrorism.

I don't think the Democrats want a nuclear war before November - Trump might get elected.

Edited September 10 by glenn239

[Roman Alymov]

Current situation on Kursk region border, note pro-Ukr supply dependent on only two paved roads (one reportedly cut yesterday)

[ink]

4 hours ago, Roman Alymov said:

Current situation on Kursk region border, note pro-Ukr supply dependent on only two paved roads (one reportedly cut yesterday)

What's the weather like?

[Stuart Galbraith]

On 9/9/2024 at 11:19 PM, Yama said:

ATACMS maybe? Most trees are still upright, so it's a submunition shot of some kind. Or could be just good ol' regular rocket arty submunitions.

Ive heard claims this was the Ukrainian 'Dragon' drones, but the damage looks a little excessive from just a fire.

[Stuart Galbraith]

19 hours ago, Mighty_Zuk said:

wat

Its not going to happen, because Russia will end up destroying all their satellites too.