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Rob has tattoos os Ex US army vet served in tours of Afghanistan and Iraqi
His buddy served 15 years on multiple combat tours
Rob got an Internet following for lots of other things
The United States Army was where Rob found his home as an 11 Bravo infantry man at the age of 19. Rob would serve the military for over 6 years, initially assigned to 1st and 30th as an infantryman. Rob was deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq, before deciding that being a sniper was his calling -- something that fit with Rob’s love of a challenge but didn’t fit with his “always moving” personality. Rob translated his physical movement for eye movement, and would go on to be a master sniper and lead a team through countless missions. The physical toll of the Army ultimately won out and Rob was medically discharged in 2014, three years after marrying his wife Sarah.
If its not your thing that's fine but he's given good accurate updates by obviously some intell people and I appreciate listening to his breakdowns as infantry men
What he says matches other updates from other pages but they take along time to be shown
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Latest updates 4 minutes ago
Watch "Ukraine Military Is Surrounded - Russian Invasion Is Coming" on YouTube
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From the Pentagon:
There are indications the Russians are readjusting and changing their tactics, but "that said, there has been in the last six days evidence of a certain risk averse behavior by the Russian military," the official said.
"Take the amphibious assault, for instance," the official said. "They put those troops ashore, a good 70 kilometers away from Mariupol, because they knew Mariupol was going to be defended, and they could put them ashore in an uncontested environment. And they still haven't reached Mariupol."
U.S. officials are seeing the same sort of activity in terms of in the air domain. "There's a certain risk averse behavior, they are not necessarily willing to take high risks with their own aircraft and their own pilots," the official said. "And of course, we're seeing that on the ground: The fairly slow and stodgy progress that they have made."
Some Russian units are surrendering without a fight. Others are made up of inadequately trained conscripts who have never been in combat before. "Some of them, we believe, weren't even told they were going to be in combat," he said.
The official said the Russians are not risk averse to causing civilian casualties
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Yeah with all the attack going on with its supply and logistics where are Russian forces so called Anti Drone weapons
I don't see any air dominance which is surprising
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So from the video link I posted it appears they are controlled by roads to a greater extent
Watch "Russian Invasion Takes Massive Blow From Ukraines Military - Ukraine War Update" on YouTube
So why invade now and not wait till better weather conditions to manoeuvre
In Syria I appreciate Russian experience there but they potentially had more room to manoeuvre there forces (Syria forces Wager group etc)
They do not have that here and appear to be bottlenecked and in face of severe Ukraine resistance
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Watch "Russian Invasion Takes Massive Blow From Ukraines Military - Ukraine War Update" on YouTube15 minutes ago, Sgt Joch said:
Without getting into the weeds on this, targeting civilian buildings in and of itself, is not a violation of the law of war, context matters.
deliberately targeting civilians is a war crime.
targeting civilian buildings occupied by enemy military units or accidentally hitting civilian buildings while targeting enemy units is not.
Amnesty International always takes an extreme view of this, they also accused U.S./UK/NATO of war crimes for doing similar acts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Watch the video I posted above
It explains alot of things along with the general fronts and Russian limited movement and civilian involvement
A supply depot was 300 m from the school they hit with cluster mutions
They obviously missed
Russian missiles are not as accurate as American
The situation is becoming more complex with civilians now becoming combatants and the more that do this may give the green light to Putin to do carpet bombing
The president asked his people to fight so the more that do they become combatants
I'm not sure how this effects being able to attack civilians if they are armed
It's interesting that inhabitants of one town as in the video link apparently stopping the Russian forces without force
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Watch "Russian Invasion Takes Massive Blow From Ukraines Military - Ukraine War Update" on YouTube
Both are ex military, having completed many combat tours
Great updates
Posted an hour ago
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7 minutes ago, Haiduk said:
The tower is standing. TV-broadcasting already partially restored.
He sent a video on Instagram showing a comms building exploding but the tower seemed fine as it wasn't targeted
Maybe they want that stuff left intact
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A few hours ago a guy I talk to in Ukraine Heinrich said Russian troops destroyed a TV tower in Kyiv. He said they plan to leave them without communications and Internet
He said 5 people died in the shelling and it feels like genocide
That's his opinion
He's not military just a non combatant civilian trying to get his family to safety
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So why did Russia go this hard out and lose everything?
The whole world is against it
Just to invade Ukraine
Doesn't make sense
If Russia is that screwed and Putins losing it what's stopping them from nuking Nato/US?
It's really concerning
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Latest updates
2 more video updates after this with position updates etc
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9 minutes ago, Battlefront.com said:
Can you please not post stuff like this? Random whatever, no link, not even a full thought about a point to your post. It isn't helpful to you understanding whatever you're trying to understand, and it certainly doesn't aid in anybody else's understanding.
Steve
I'm responding to John's post above
I have no idea what he's on about
There was lot of info in media about a plant exploding
US has stated
US official: Russian invasion of Ukraine risks release of dangerous pathogens - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Link is below scroll to highlight
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Ok
So I heard a bio weapons lab got hit
I wasn't aware of all this stuff going wuhan
So I'm kinda lost sorry
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I can see Steve thinking
Everyone wants a new Cmbs module
How do I do this, its a mess and doesn't make sense
Mission briefing
At at 11 am in clear daylight Drop all the newbies out of there planes
Just send all newbies and vets on a straight plot movement foward in a massive wave or single unit
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Alot of fabrication videos noted by some well know poster
Saying its an information war
Twitter link
https://twitter.com/w4rw4tcher/status/1498064933379919874?s=20&t=Nm76CYI2xISA60wrAxC6UQ
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With 16 ships now cut off in the Mediterranean I'm curious there response to Turkey
From the guardian UK
Turkey’s foreign ministry has signalled that it intends to block Russian warships from passing through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits that lead to the Black Sea, a shift in Turkey’s formerly neutral position where officials underlined alliances with both Russia and Ukraine.
“We came to the conclusion that the situation in Ukraine has turned into a war,” said Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. “We will apply the Montreux provisions transparently.”
Turkey controls both straits under the Montreux convention, granting it the power to block the passage of Russian and Ukrainian warships, providing they are not returning to their permanent bases in the Black Sea.
The convention means the straits can be blocked if a conflict meets the definition of a war.
The blocking will likely affect a number of Russian vessels currently in the Mediterranean Sea, including submarines and frigates, some of which belong to Black Sea fleets. A block means that Russian warships will not be able to transit the straits to either provide reinforcements to existing forces or to leave and return in order to assist forces in their invasion of Ukraine.
Turkish maritime analyst Yörük Isik pointed to satellite imagery showing at least 16 vessels in the Mediterranean. “What we see are 16 ships, some of them are Black Sea fleet ships. They might have some additional assets including replenishment tankers or small patrol crafts near Tartus but these are the most meaningful assets,” he said.
Çavuşoğlu’s remarks about the closure of the straits also signalled a shift in Turkish policy that until now has carefully tried to balance its Nato commitments and alliance with Ukraine in tandem with its energy and security dependency on Russia.
Turkey’s position has shifted rapidly over the weekend, including remarks earlier today from president Erdogan’s chief advisor Ibrahim Kalin, who said “we will continue our efforts to help the people of Ukraine and end bloodshed in this unjust and unlawful war.” Until now, Turkish officials had chosen their words carefully, primarily using terms such as “military operation.”
Turkey’s move to close the straits is a signal that its current foreign policy is prioritising Europe and its Nato commitments over its long-term ties to Russia.
“Turkey has a dependency on Russia, not only on energy like some European countries, but also their security situation. There must be fears within the authority that Russia could green-light an attack by the [Syrian] regime on Idlib,” said Sinan Ülgen, of the Turkish thinktank the Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies. He was referring to the province in northern Syria controlled by opposition forces including jihadists, with a Turkish presence to deter Russian and Syrian attacks.
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4 minutes ago, ASL Veteran said:
I have seen the video that you are referencing. It was posted in this thread, but this thread is moving so fast that it's hard to keep up. The Russian soldier jumped out of the truck after the truck stopped and appeared to be wounded. He still had his weapon with him (his assault rifle was clearly laying across his chest), and he was shot and killed while lying on his back as in 'taking cover'. No doubt the driver and anyone riding shotgun were killed through the windshield. He was not killed execution style as you seem to believe (for some reason) unless you think any soldier that is killed during wartime is a war crime. He was shot and killed while taking cover behind the truck. Afterwards someone walked towards where he was after the firing died down, but I don't recall anyone shooting him again at close range. He was clearly already dead by the time any other individual entered the video. They simply inspected the truck for loot - at least that's what I saw.
I never saw a weapon on him or that he did anything aggressive but if you saw that okay
The Ukrainian walked around the truck the Russian was clearly unable to fight no surrender just bam
He stood there looked at the guy for 5 seconds then shot
I was expecting him to be taken as a prisoner
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7 minutes ago, keas66 said:
I am unclear what the purpose of your post is ? Are you trying somehow to suggest that The Ukrainians are carrying out war crimes ? To what end ? To justify actions by the Russians ?
I'm just saying what I saw
Maybe that guy killed a civilian for no reason so someone shot him
Don't know
I'm just saying I saw it and twitter doesn't care
The driver of the vehicle crushing the car was he pissed on vodka. See to many of his mates killed?
So he ran over someone losing it
All I'm saying is there's some crazy stuff going on and social media content seems to have no limits at the moment
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So with negative economic political military impact on russia what is there to gain?
I don't see anything
There are no positive outcomes I can see
Putins now talking nuclear and with everything going downhill fast It's a concern he might use this as an option
Turkey is going to close off the Mediterranean passages
And it could cause whatever truce on idlib to fail in Syria
More escalations and a Nato country is involved With Turkey supporting those rebels
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I watched a Ukraine soldier or civilian. ( unclear who) kill an unarmed Russian soldier lying behind a truck
I found it quite disturbing as the unarmed Russian had been on the back of the truck he jumped off under fire cowering by the truck as the Ukrainian advance shooting at him from the side
Was filmed from a building above looking down
Very clear
I'm not trawling through the footage to find it, finding the # it was under but I've seen it was very clearly 2 days sgo
Another video a car passes by a Russian convoy destroyed
Bodies clothes are clean except shot to each head lined up. 2 Bodies behind each vehicle
There were other vehicles with bodies around vehicles in distance
Had to pause video to see
It happens in war but its unfortunately all over social media
Ive seen too much nasty stuff on there so just listening to reports and staying off all that
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58 minutes ago, Baneman said:
Given the amount of dis/mis-information floating around in this day and age, compared with when the GC was drafted, this actually prevents any wild claims of POW's being mistreated and/or "disappeared".
Yeah twitter has blatant murder killing of wounded or unarmed Russian soldiers, showing bodies lined up by vehicles with clean shots to the head all war crimes and no a peep
Ive seen no Russian footage
Weird times we are in
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Thanks for the information posted
This whole war is bizarre
My mate and me, being long term cm players and military history buffs cannot understand how Russia is not using airsupport / Air defenses or decent equipment and using weird tactics and running out of logistics
They are either incompetent or this is a tactical ruse
My thoughts on a ruse would be to use weak forces, lose them, appear incompetent, enemy feels confident and overextends and masses to attack you and you commit all your awesome units tech and cut them down / surround them
Putin is using this as a time to access his opponents capabilities
Russia has extensive experience in Syria war and they have done ok there , so I don't get what is going on in Ukraine
Just doesn't make sense
It has to be a ruse else Russian cmd are completely stuffed and this is the biggest incomprehensible useless command of an invasion force ever
I note loss of Chechen general which may have been intentional to inflame the Chechens
They are very good fighters
I note several country's in middle East use them as protection detail
Here are some links I watched for general overviews.
Ex us marine
Ex US? intelligence analyst and his team. Very interesting info but can take a while for updates
Weird times
Thanks for everyones comments
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As per the link
In the next decade, the Marine Corps will no longer operate tanks or have law enforcement battalions. It will also have three fewer infantry units and will shed about 7% of its overall force as the service prepares for a potential face-off with China.
The Marine Corps is cutting all military occupational specialties associated with tank battalions, law enforcement units and bridging companies, the service announced Monday. It's also reducing its number of infantry battalions from 24 to 21 and cutting tilt-rotor, attack and heavy-lift aviation squadrons. The changes are the result of a sweeping months-long review and war-gaming experiments that laid out the force the service will need by 2030. Commandant Gen. David Berger directed the review, which he has called his No. 1 priority as the service's top general.
"Developing a force that incorporates emerging technologies and a significant change to force structure within our current resource constraints will require the Marine Corps to become smaller and remove legacy capabilities," a news release announcing the changes states. By 2030, the Marine Corps will drop down to an end strength of 170,000 personnel. That's about 16,000 fewer leathernecks than it has today. Cost savings associated with trimming the ranks will pay for a 300% increase in rocket artillery capabilities, anti-ship missiles, unmanned systems and other high-tech equipment leaders say Marines will need to take on threats such as China or Russia.
"The Marine Corps is redesigning the 2030 force for naval expeditionary warfare in actively contested spaces," the announcement states.
Units and squadrons that will be deactivated under plan include:
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
264 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
462 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
469 Marine Wing Support Groups
27 and 37 8th Marine Regiment Headquarters Company.
The 8th Marine Regiment's other units -- 1/8 and 2/8 -- will be absorbed by other commands. Second Marines will take on 1/8, and 2/8 will go to the 6th Marine Regiment. Artillery cannon batteries will fall from 21 today to five. Amphibious vehicle companies will drop from six to four. The Hawaii-based Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, which flies AH-1Z and UH-1Y aircraft, will also be deactivated and relocated to Camp Pendleton, California, the release states. And plans to reactivate 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, as a precision rocket artillery system unit are also being scrapped. That unit's assigned batteries will instead realign under 10th Marines, according to the release. "The future Fleet Marine Force requires a transformation from a legacy force to a modernized force with new organic capabilities," it adds. "The FMF in 2030 will allow the Navy and Marine Corps to restore the strategic initiative and to define the future of maritime conflict by capitalizing on new capabilities to deter conflict and dominate inside the enemy's weapon engagement zone." Existing infantry units are going to get smaller and lighter, according to the plan, "to support naval expeditionary warfare, and built to facilitate distributed and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations.
What do you guys think about this?
I'm not in the US but it will affect many people and there jobs
Is this relevant to lose these tanks?
I thought it might be worthwhile to upgrade some and get rid of some to make way for new equipment -
Would Battlefront be able to make a title with China in a war?
Or would they be hacked and harassed
Not many game companies make games VS China as I think they may make there biggest sales in China so don't want to upset there biggest potential buyerYears ago Playing ARMA3 a Chinese Unit mod Developer was alleged harassed and warnings were put out not to put Chinese weapons in the game
This was on the forums of BI for ARMA
I think the same happened with ARMA2Alot of game companies are being restricted and controlled with there content
I know a programmer for Robolx games and China had blocked any games relating to zombie apocalypse, anything related to a mass disease, or civil war and unrest.
Its very controlling
How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
in Combat Mission Black Sea
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They are a bit goofy but I like the speedy info which so far has been good and quick ex infantry based comments