Schmoly War

If I have several triggermen together with a bunch of IEDS at the setup phase, how do I know which triggerman belongs to a certain IED?

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John Kettler; Have you seen the numerous other videos showing drones dropping 40mm? There are several and no big booms are noticed. The one shown in this thread is the exception. My eyes tell me its real. I see no faking here.

It seems a bit odd to me that foxholes should be visible and therefore targetable before infantry is spotted there. Any logic behind this? Thoughts?

"What the ****, Satana" - Azov battalion does a good showing........ and Simon Ostrovsky escapes death yet again....

I havent received any email yet. I did receive PM though.

Im in! Its rare these ever gets off the first turns though. Just my experience. PM sent. schmolywar@gmail.com

Its live. The putinbots are going ape**** in the comments.

Should be interesting when the full version drops.

How much credence do you give this "interview"? Initially I thought he was captured and debriefed under pressure, but it seems he is actually making it on ukrainian television. When someone is open about "HQ and troops lived in separate realities" I tend to believe them. The "black as negroes" comment im not sure about, if he is making fun of the rumour or actually trying to confirm it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du-HxvAJVxo&feature=youtu.be

Alright, does one actually get the "precision" option though. I do not see one.

Well, I cannot get a target for it even 10 meters within any LOS from a spotter with a laser.

Yes. Even at the start of a mission the spotter cannot target with "precision".

I do not get the "precision" option in the artillery menu like I do with the US artillery round. Any reasons for this?

Yeah I dont buy it either of course, but Im curious to why the ukranians would even attempt to put such lofty claims forward. Do they draw exanples from other events? They pretty much lied or misrepresented what was going on the airport. We're not talking about a tactical retreat here. I think their bloggers and news people need a reality check.

Can anyone tell me the likelihood of a potential artillery provocateur from the russians in this case? I find it unlikely but there might have been real life cases in other events in history, I dunno. Oh and the servicemen here have their faces censored at 1:15 for some reason...

I am surprised there are not more cases of this since the battlefield is usually full of residual smoke and dust. There is also a video from last year where the separatists were clearing out a terminal throwing grenades into cellars and covering up the holes.

Finally something from Vice again. This one seems just about right given the videos from the last few days. https://news.vice.com/article/fighting-rages-in-donetsk-as-rebels-and-army-both-claim-control-of-airport?utm_source=vicenewsfb

Latest from Givi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGTygMhbf-0&list=PLY96rNvqGJm86-qhHan3CCjBVcX6XYeJm

Both sides can play the "they died storming the airport" game.

Exactly. The mindset and culture of reporting from both the ukrainian army and the separatists cannot be that different. After all, they are from the same region! There is little to no critical, skeptical or independent reporting from these people. The more nationalistic and patriotic someone is, the less I tend to believe them, and lets be honest, the area is litted with tribalism, religious fervour and hooliganism. Any side that uses artillery in its own country like Ukraine does to its cities, cannot have a healthy military leadership with psychological stability or understanding of human nature. That goes for all sides of course. That type of sickness also has to spread into their news reporting and make all kinds of biases and lies grow. It shouldn't take much analysis to realise that there isnt any mass assaults going on at the airport where dozens are dying in artillery crossfire. People are sniping each other with rifles, tanks and artillery and reporting that as attacks that keep failing, for propaganda or blatant misrepresentation purposes. Some truth comes out of course, its not all lies.

Ive been watching a number of videos from both sides now and the potential propaganda misuse is inevitable. The crux for me seems to be that both sides claim that the OTHER side is ATTACKING and failing, when they most likely are all dug in and just taking potshots at each other. The incessant claim of rebels storming and dying en masse I value little, as to me it seems most of the same characters pop up in the Motorola and Gily units, video after video, week after week. It would make sense to me that any participating russian unit would engage outside the airport itself, as getting wounded and trapped there would be too much of a propaganda prize for the ukrainians.

Source?

Curious, are there any available ukranian videos from the airport? Ive only seen separatists ones.