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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    6 minutes ago, sross112 said:

    Ran across this article about Spain sending more M113s to Ukraine. Seems from recent videos that they are being used a lot and now that they have had them for awhile one would hope more would be found and sent. As prolific as the Gavin was you'd think there should be quite a few that could be brought out of storage from around the world.

    https://en.topwar.ru/199968-ispanija-pristupila-k-otpravke-na-ukrainu-partii-snjatyh-s-konservacii-bronetransporterov-m113.html

    edit: I believe the vast majority of straight APCs were taken out of service quite awhile ago but there were so many AA, AT, command and other specialized vehicles you'd think some of them would start appearing.

    Please don't ever call a 113 a Gavin again. Speaking as a former mech infantryman, no one EVER in the history of the track called it that except for some random internet guy.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    2 hours ago, Vet 0369 said:

    Have to disagree. The plastic will retain the moisture from your sweat and will saturate your socks and make things much worse. You want materials that are permeable and let moisture escape. That include changing your socks. When we were in freezing conditions, I’d have my men remove their boots during a rest stop so I could inspect their feet for condition. Of course, that would mostly go by the wayside in combat situations. I seriously doubt many Russian NCOs have any interest in trying to take care of the men though.

    This former infantry NCO agrees.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    2 minutes ago, Battlefront.com said:

    First concert I ever when to was Signals tour.  My dad took me and he enjoyed it.  Eons later he was the one that told me that Niel Peart died.  Greatest drummer of all time and Geddy Lee was the greatest ever guest on Bob and Doug's The Great White North show.

    And just to remain on topic a little bit, the genuine relationships that we nations in the West have with each other is our greatest strength.  We squabble all the time, and there are genuine sore spots, but for the most part we value our connections more than we don't.  Russia, on the other hand, has no genuine relationships with anybody.  They might be feared, they might be sucked up to for favors, but Russia neighbors would undoubtedly universally choose a different neighbor if they could.

    We're seeing that come around in this war in some surprising ways.  Kazakhstan, in particular, has really blown me away by its actions.  Even though Russia had just intervened to put down a large scale domestic problem, they immediately made it known that they weren't siding with Russian in its war with Ukraine.  In fact, their early actions were stronger and more resolute than Georgia's!  Which was another surprise.

    Even Belarus has been interesting to watch.  Lukashenko has somehow managed to hold onto power with Russia's help, yet not give Putin full military cooperation.  Lukashenko might not be a friend of Ukraine and the West, but it's pretty clear he's no friend of Putin's either.

    As I said earlier, I feel very lucky to have Canada along my border.  Not just because of Poutine, Unibroue, Rush, and Corner Gas (shout out to Letterkenny too), but because they're just nice people.  The great exchange rate for Americans isn't a bad thing either :D

    Steve

    Once again since I can't give you a like directly, 👍👍👍🥃

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    2 minutes ago, Battlefront.com said:

    I did address it and, in fact, defended Germany on this point.  The degree of mechanical logistics that are necessary to keep MBTs and IFVs in action has increased with every generation.  Expecting Ukraine can go from Soviet era stuff to the top-of-the-line equipment overnight while fighting a high intensity war is not smart.  This is why I have advocated, from the start, supplying Ukraine with things they are most familiar with and incrementally improving from there.  Personally, I do not think Ukraine is ready to support Leo2 and Abrams.  I'd have that be top of the ToDo List for when this war is over.

    Steve

    I 100% agree. It can take a few weeks to train a tank or IFV crew, and in the case of IFVs, Ukraine has plenty of battle hardened infantry to be dismounts. BUT it can take months to train the mechanics and techs to keep the things running. If the US and/or EU had provided them on February 24th, they'd still be only coming on line around now.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    1 minute ago, Battlefront.com said:

    Sadly, that was predictable. 

    I think the US should give Ukraine ATACAMS with a restriction to limit it to targeting Russian utilities, tit for tat.  Russia knocks out a power station, Ukraine knocks out two on Russian soil.

    Steve

    Since I can't give you a "Like" directly, I'll give you one from here 👍.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    1 minute ago, Vet 0369 said:

    This! It really doesn’t matter what your other assets are, be they armor, artillery, air, drone, or space based surveillance, eventually, “someone” has to go in and dig the enemy out of their positions. That “someone” is the Grunt. Even if the position is identified by aerial or space surveillance and the armor or artillery reduce the position to rubble, or air drops a MOAB thermobaric  bomb that kills everyone in the enemy position, it’s still the infantrymen who has to clear, occupy, and defend that position. All the others do are to make the infantryman’s job safer or easier (MOAB), or more difficult (arty reducing the position to rubble with fanatic defenders such as Azov). I’ve served in both the USMC Air Wing and the Infantry, and know the strengths and weaknesses of both. I’d also take more infantry in a heartbeat.

    This former Army 11B totally agrees!

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    23 minutes ago, Battlefront.com said:

    HAH!  I was having the same thought reading Grigb's posts.  I was thinking "man, those Russians are gamey bastards!". 

    I think you're onto something.  Local commanders (on the Russian side in particular) are being asked to do things with inadequate resources necessary for traditional doctrine.  Yet the local commander is still expected to show results.  With fewer assets in hand, with little-to-no chance of reinforcements, it seems logical that decent commanders would start thing more like gamers (do what it takes to win) rather than officers (do what you were trained to do).

    Steve

    The steady attrition of field grade and staff rank officers that Sburke has been tracking may very well play into that.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

    Posted

    1 hour ago, YouWillOwnNothing said:

    And what if I'm not dumb enough to believe in Ghost of Kiev stories?

    Well, the Ukraine is the Hillary Clinton of countries. It’s a very uncool, hyped-up loser that commits atrocities, and the dumb masses of women and faggy men continue to support it despite the fact it is totally, obviously doomed.

    @Elvis. I  think this guy needs some attention.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    3 hours ago, Vet 0369 said:

    One of the most important observations of an NCO or Staff NCO has to be that complaining and grumbling are normal for any “good order” units. What you look for and pay attention to is when they stop complaining. That means that they’ve given up any hope of anything being changed. That’s when there’s trouble brewing and you have to correct the root causes.

    Or as we used to say in my infantry NCO days. If they're not complaining they're plotting.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    7 minutes ago, Taranis said:

    Thanks. I admit I read (too) quickly 😂. I have never heard in my unit that it is too complex a weapon (by NCO or even officer). The 155mm TRF-1 for example is more complex for me with its deployment system (setup with the help of a scooter or car motor). But like everything, everything is relative, and a matter of perspective. As some have noted however, the M777 was not deployed with all of its components so this may be a sign that it was deemed too complicated. I do not really know 😐

    I suspect the M777s deployed to Ukraine had the US digital comms gear removed because it's not compatible with current Ukrainian gear.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

    Posted · Edited by Splinty

    18 minutes ago, chuckdyke said:

    We see but it pays for us not to be reliant on the way in which the US citizens will vote. If it is true what you say about your media. The likes of Fox News should be held to account what journalism is all about.  

    Fox is the one that leans right, CNN and MSNBC lean just as hard left. Why is Fox the one you attack? I'm neither Democrat of Republican, but I do that see both sides of the political aisle and their supporting media outlets are incredibly biased and corrupt.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    2 minutes ago, chuckdyke said:

    The biggest weapon of the west is the English language. By learning it you understand the culture. {Once it was a second language for me). I was flabbergasted by the antics of the 46th president. Attacking the judiciary, the police by the government of which he was still the president. The US system is an adaption of the British Westminster system. To have a major party walking away from that system made you lose a lot of credibility. You may get away with it once but not a second time. See what happens at your next election. We see opposition to the Ukraine and NATO, foreign politics should be bipartisan, but it is not. 

    99% of that supposed opposition is media enhanced political rhetoric. A huge majority of Americans support Ukraine. American politicians from both parties recognize that.

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    Jack In The Box Effect - Russian Tanks

    in Combat Mission Cold War

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    On 4/30/2022 at 11:55 AM, Simcoe said:

    The same approach is probably more true than ever. How would an Abrams handle a javelin/NLAW? Would you be able to save the crew every time? If the crew survived would you be able to get them back to your lines?

    The Abrams would definitely be knocked out. But, because the ammunition is sealed in an armored compartment that has blast panels to direct any exploding ammo out of the tank and away from the crew, they have a much higher chance of getting out.  

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    4 minutes ago, BornGinger said:

     

    I'm pretty sure the Russians don't want to eradicate the whole Ukrainian people. The goal with their blowing up of buildings in Ukraine, murdering and raping the people and stealing from them is their way of trying to force to Ukrainians to stop the fighting. USA used exactly the same method in their war against Japan and Vietnam.

     

    Uh, no we didn't. 

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