White2Golf

Appreciate the comments. Lurk Mode: Re-engaged.

I've got no horse in this race. As I read it, the poster did not intend to offer a "how UKR could have won".

It is a 47 post thread, so that is not practical here. Sorry.

My guess is trying to show the difference between strategy and tactics. I'm just curious what this audience thinks of the analysis, by itself.

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Appreciate all the assists on the translation. Apologies for not being more clear.

Dropping from hyperspace/lurking to affirm this statement here. Did a few joint patrols in Bosnia, early 2000's with some VDV guys riding BTR's. Oy Vey. They went back to our base for chow once. More than one of their dudes killed the clearing barrel coming in. Woof.

I know there are fun power supply issues putting APS on some existing vehicles. That is not a secret.

Has this even happened? Have we seen a properly supported and coordinated mechanized attack by RA forces? Or is it been just mobs of troops running down the road and shooting sometimes? Its entirely possible this has happened, but I do not recall seeing anything like that. Not even "after" videos of vehicles damaged/destroyed in what would have been a combat formation. (Wedge, V, Line, Echelon, etc...)

My very first impression of the Russian VDV guys we did a few patrols with in Bosnia was this.... Their NCO's were very "un-NCO" like. Also their BTR's were garbage. They flew this big flag from the lead BTR while we were running around, well, until it broke down about 15 km in. Apparently not much has changed.

Yes. We are laughing with you, not at you, promise.

As others have noted, the explosions seem fake. But I have seen that sort of UXO/Ordnance handling by, how shall we say, less than professional soldiers before. Most of near death experiences in the Army were from people handing stuff like this, poorly. Yikes. "You morons realize that thingy is supposed to explode, right? Maybe you want to handle it with care?" This is right up there with smoking around ammo, especially M256 main gun ammo.

If this is not in the next CMBS module, ill buy it anyway but won't be as happy. Ha.

When I think about this, I always end up wondering how they get AI to process "The Commanders Intent"? It is not always "occupy space x". I'm just a Sergeant, but for me that was the most important part of an order. Just love your insights, sir.

+1k to this. Doing anything in MOPP 4 is just freaking nuts. M1 turret is already cramped, now do the things in MOPP 4. UGH!

There were reports of an apparent red on red incident. Maybe this is a poor man's IFF? Would not help much if using thermals though.

Well, we can fight an M1 that is totally dead, zero power. The gunner's arm will get sore really, really fast cranking the turret around and you have zero fancy optics. But all the pointy things can still shoot that way. It's just difficult. I imagine Russian stuff can do that too.

Assuming they were crewed by people who know how to operate and (more importantly....) maintain them.

It was amazing to see that when the bureaucracy is removed, how fast things can happen. During my time in, when stuff you had been asking for suddenly shows up, all at once.... It's time to get your game face on. All that to say, I am happy to hear/see that the good stuff is getting to the friction points rapidly.

Even if they end up with this encirclement, who would have whom surrounded? Someone raised a couple of great points about this a few pages ago.

Two things that caught my eyes and ears. The cameraman was riding in what appears to be a civilian vehicle and the leader using what appears to be a civilian "walkie talkie"? I heard no "chirp" of it getting encrypted but maybe their stuff does not do that?

Center mass and a little low....

It was mentioned this doing this could trigger Article 5. Or maybe, like everything else the past week the Russians simply are not as good at stuff as we thought?

Not all of it, probably just one of it's ABCT's.

Could it be as simple as the conscripts do not know how to properly configure the radios for encrypted or frequency hopping traffic? Either way, if this is reality on a large scale... That's not good for them.