Stuart Galbraith Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, JWB said: Right, time to get the Rhomboids out of mothballs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, bojan said: Some interesting points, in particular inability to group larger forces due the constant UAV observation and quick reaction of artillery. https://mwi.usma.edu/the-russian-way-of-war-in-ukraine-a-military-approach-nine-decades-in-the-making/ That seems to be a major characteristic of this war after the first month or so - an inability to mass troops or supplies because UAV observation and artillery make massing anything incredibly dangerous. Technology seems to again be favoring less mobile type of warfare, at least for peer opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 30 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said: Right, time to get the Rhomboids out of mothballs... It was terrible error to ever put them in the mothballs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Once again we must rely on the Germans to bail us out. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Becker Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Stuart Galbraith said: Right, time to get the Rhomboids out of mothballs... TOG, TOG, TOG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laser Shark Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 @BansheeOne Embarrassingly, I forgot that Sweden and Germany are donating 12 IRIS-T SLS systems to Ukraine, though according to this source (citing Spiegel, but I couldn't find the original article) it seems they will not be mounted on BV 410s, but some other vehicle. I’m starting to suspect that it might end up being the ACSV G5. During Pistorius and Stoltenberg’s recent visit to FFG, the latter stated that they were preparing not only Leo 1A5s, Leo 1 AVLBs and Wisent 1s for Ukraine, but also anti-air vehicles. Around the same time, Norwegian media also started reporting that there had been delays in the ACSV programme due to the pandemics, 2021 floods, and now also the war in Ukraine, and that the planned serial production at Ritek in Levanger wouldn’t start before the turn of the year at the earliest. So, unless, FFG is also restoring Gepards or something – and I couldn’t find any sources that suggests they do – I don’t see what else it could be tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Becker Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Aren't we try to get Gepards from ... Jordan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 20 hours ago, Markus Becker said: TOG, TOG, TOG! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strannik Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Vikhr in-flight target change https://t.me/fighter_bomber/12868 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandeb48 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Does anyone know for sure what ammunition apdfs was supplied with the leopard 2 and amx-10C to ukraine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) DM33 and DM53 APFSDS for Leo 2 for sure. Edited June 23, 2023 by bojan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucklucky Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Curious for results. Edited June 23, 2023 by lucklucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn239 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, lucklucky said: Curious for results. Might be intended for use in large numbers in the next big push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn239 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Chinese military lessons drawn from Ukraine focus especially on HIMARS, https://eurasiantimes.com/china-russia-himars-beijing-picks-key-lessons-from-moscow-to-deflate-us-mlrs-expert-compares-it-to-mao-zedongs-tactics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandeb48 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 more about russian comm : https://topwar.ru/219980-samaja-kriticheskaja-problema-nashih-vooruzhennyh-sil-v-svo-svjaz.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Wagner members in Rostov, photo by Reuters. I haver never seen that AK-74 with that green finish... what is the guy with the cowboy hat using? https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-mutiny-wagner-prigozhin-1.6887226 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 2 hours ago, alejandro_ said: Wagner members in Rostov, photo by Reuters. I haver never seen that AK-74 with that green finish... Border guards "award" rifles. Quote what is the guy with the cowboy hat using?\ Some AR-15 derived rifle. IIRC ORSIS makes some, as does Lobaev Arms etc (but I think Lobaev one is 7.62x51). Or could be a capture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Files Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 No Merkavas for Ukraine. They are going to Cyprus. No Cypriot T80s for Ukraine. https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1672102658830655488 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 A series of five clips (they are in the reply section to the tweet) showing ukrainian infantry stuck in a minefield with wrecked vehicles nearby and a Bradley trying to extract them, this is not a very pleasant watch as several men lose their legs in the attempt: Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On the way Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Technically speaking, I think the Leo 2 has been shown up to be the poser I always suspected it was. The tank had never tasted combat until recently, when used by the Turks in Syria and now by the Ukrainians in their war. Unlike the Challenger 2 and M1, which proved themselves in Desert Storm, the Leo 2 had no such combat experience there. Now we see the Leo 2A4 as a fail in Syria being too easily disabled by RPGs. And if you use the A4 model as the baseline, then the A6 employed by Ukraine is not doing too much better either, being disabled by mines and ATGW. I hope the A7 and new upgrades are not the fakes that they might be. The things the Leo 2 has going for it are the proven 120mm gun, superior optics and night fighting capability. I think its protection is up for debate. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Files Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 29 minutes ago, TonyE said: A series of five clips (they are in the reply section to the tweet) showing ukrainian infantry stuck in a minefield with wrecked vehicles nearby and a Bradley trying to extract them, this is not a very pleasant watch as several men lose their legs in the attempt:   Moving too fast to even be trying Self Extraction. Unless I'm missing something, I'm not seeing any of the inch-worm/inch-worm probe/mark/crawl needed to get out of that little nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 15 minutes ago, On the way said: Technically speaking, I think the Leo 2 has been shown up to be the poser I always suspected it was. The tank had never tasted combat until recently, when used by the Turks in Syria and now by the Ukrainians in their war. Unlike the Challenger 2 and M1, which proved themselves in Desert Storm, the Leo 2 had no such combat experience there. Protection of A4 is not at the level of modern Abrams and Challenger 2, but it would not have mattered in GW1. Yes, there are some issues with the tank (ammunition in hull) but in Syria enemy fielded more advanced AT missiles and was capable of organising ambushes. Iraqi Army in 1991 was just collapsing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 43 minutes ago, X-Files said: No Merkavas for Ukraine. They are going to Cyprus. No Cypriot T80s for Ukraine. https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1672102658830655488 Bleh. Maybe donate the AMX-30's then...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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