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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

    Posted · Edited by Gpig

    What do you guys think of this radio commentary?

    Former British Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt tells #TimesRadio that President Zelensky should ‘start negotiating’ with Russia as ‘Russia is not going to lose this war.’

    YouTube clip

    He seems to be confident that Russian Forces will never be forced out by the Ukrainians, contrary to our general consenting views, herein.  He thinks the Ukrainians will never be strong enough.

    He doesn't seem to take into account the mobilization on the UA side, OR the equipment and material still coming/arriving from the West.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    7 minutes ago, Letter_from_Prague said:

    (Any plans for Mac version? Probably wouldn't be worth it since it's a custom engine.)

    I've been playing Combat Mission on a mac since 2000, you'll be happy to know.  (They make a version of the game for Windows/MAC)

    Edit:  Oh! And welcome to the thread  :D

     

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    37 minutes ago, Battlefront.com said:

    We haven't had a fun picture in a while, so here's one staring Russia's latest tank battalion to enter the war.  Apparently this was taken on a road march to the norther portion of their Kherson positions.  Anybody want to comment on what we see in this picture? :D

    Steve287236661_5686922474665203_3503645779095174835_n.jpg

    Hmmm . . . looks like it drove up on the guard-rail and got high-centred. Mobility kill? :D

    Edit: The driver rolling up on a well marked verge might have something to do with the 420 stencilled on the turret side

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    11 minutes ago, G.I. Joe said:

    I recall hearing that during World War II, it was often said that "the Canadians dress like the British, talk like the Americans and fight like no one else on Earth."

    There has always seemed to be a large amount of Canadian fans/players/contributors to Combat Mission. Seems to me it was partly because the Canadian forces were included in that very first CMBO game. Til Steve and Charles came along, I'd always had trouble finding wargames with Canadians on stage.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    1 hour ago, Battlefront.com said:

    As things stand right now, I don't see why we should be running around with our heads cut off or talking about the sky falling.  Especially when one starts to take note of the condition of both sides' forces

    I recognize its an emotional argument, but part of the reason I worry is because Russia is such a contemptable, murderous, corrupt, dishonest, unprincipled and immoral foe that I fervently hope and anticipate nothing good to happen for them. At the same time I hope for exceptionalism and unending successes to the Ukrainians battling for their lives and homeland.

    Any success for the Russians is too much. They deserve none. And it's frustrating when they do find some, here and there. That's war, of course.

    Hats off to those of you that can remain objective.

    Question. Haiduk reported on the unexpected/un-ordered retreat of a territorial defense unit that may have unhinged part of the front lines and allowed for the most recent Russian gains. What would happen to a unit in the UAF after pulling off a move like that? What size unit are we talking about? Battalion sized?

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    In all this discussion on the bridge crossings, I've missed what direction the Russians were attempting to cross in the pictures above..

    Are the photos oriented as North being top of picture?

    Based on the big strat maps, the Russians would have been trying to cross the river from North West to South East. (left to right, in the images above). But the tanks and wrecks all seem to be pointed south in the pictures, as if having crossed from top to bottom in the pics.

    Assuming(!) the top right bank of the river is East, wouldn't the tanks be pointed / driving in that direction (bottom to top)?

    Any help?

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    6 minutes ago, panzermartin said:

    There are no Stalin monuments in Berlin. Just Soviet army ones. While not a cemetery It's sort of a memorial for the dead. We have soviet monuments for the fallen here as well. They were vandalized with Ukrainian symbols and graffiti. 

    I expect that if us Canadians went ahead and initiated an unjust, illegal and war-crime-filled attack on, er . . . Greenland(?).  Then I wouldn't be surprised if Canadian War Memorials throughout the world (Holland, Hong Kong, Korea etc.) were defaced with Polar Bear graffiti.

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    14 minutes ago, Fernando said:

    It is called "Cognitive dissonance". It is really common and explains that denial.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

    The antidote to Cognitive Dissonance (it would seem to me), is having some humility and introspection. The ability to say, "hmmm, how did I screw up, here?"  And, "I screwed up."

    Seems to be lacking in a lot of people on this planet.

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    The Scottish Corridor Thread

    in CM Normandy Maps and Mods

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    @Paper Tiger Just wanted to pop in here and give my thanks to the author of The Scottish Corridor campaign.

    having a hell of a good time. Finding the computer A.I. plans quite crafty and unpredictable, which is a feat in itself.

    Lately, as I drift of to sleep at night, I'm thinking about how I could have done better by that lonely platoon leader. Or which way I should plan my attack on the morrow.

    Cheers!
    Gpig

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    23 minutes ago, akd said:

    Here is a longer YouTube clip for the T-72B3M hitting a mine in Mariupol.  Can pretty clearly see a TM-62 mine in the path of the left track in the view from the camera on the tank right before it fires its gun.  Then it reverses straight back unspooling the left track before turning sideways, probably immobilized, at which point the crew bails.

     

    woah! Good eyes, akd!  

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    From the BBC

    Explosions reported in Kyiv

    Several loud explosions have been heard in Kyiv in the past few minutes.

    Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko wrote on Twitter that she heard three explosions "one after the other".

    "The air raid warning has been on for an hour. Most likely #putin gone livid because of the #Moskva sinking," she added, referring to the reported sinking of a Russian warship.

    One eyewitness told a BBC correspondent that the explosions took place in the south-west of the Ukrainian capital.

    Explosions have also been reported in the southern city of Kherson, according to Ukrainian media.

    It comes after Russia threatened on Wednesday to strike Ukraine's command centres after claiming that Ukraine had attacked Russian territory.

     
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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    5 minutes ago, Huba said:

    This is super hard to achieve though, even with cruise missiles. 

    Some days there was info about Ukrainian run ship that ran as part of convoy to Rostov on Don, and tried to make a run to Mariupol, ultimately failing though. I wonder how viable would be to have the same ship loaded with explosives to just ram and destroy the crossing under the Kerch bridge. Probalby not that possible, especially after the mentioned attempt alarmed the Russian side. It is a fascinating scenario though.

    Perhaps an Operation Chariot 😉

    St Nazaire Raid WWII

     

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

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    30 minutes ago, Aragorn2002 said:

    I wonder about that sometimes. All these uniforms look the same too. It must be very confusing in combat. 

     

    That kind of confusion must be rampant, even in the most professional armies. 

    Reminds me of my very first combat training, 1986. Up ahead out of sight, the front of our infantry column gets ambushed in the woods. The rest of us on alert in all directions, see some soldiers running through the woods. Me excitedly plinking away them (using blanks) until my CPL smacks me on the helmet. "Those are you're guys, idiot!"

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