rocketman

https://twitter.com/anno1540/status/1762413281933709718?t=p1K73kamQpdNPgK7p9QpfQ&s=19
Singing the CV90s praises. The barracuda coating works. 
Western tech living up to the promises. 

Especailly interesting, knowing that Sweden is handing over 10 Stridsbåt 90 armored assault landing boats

... and 20 Gruppbåt

By the way Stridsbåt 90 was a specimen for Russian Raptor class and BK-16 class boats of different purpose - assault landing, patrol, anti-sabateur. Probably Sweden gave production license, or Russia bought a boat to develop own project on its base.  
 

I want to discuss that RU DOLBOYEBIZM  with formations of troops on a training ground within HIMARs range. I was reading the RU Nat conversations and came across an interesting comment. As usual, RU Nats were arguing that RU generals should be executed. Then one man added, "Don't make blind claims about generals. These formations are common. They [training ground officers] do it regularly, and not only for generals".
I began to wonder why they did it (if it was true). The explanation is actually rather simple: an AWOL problem. There is minimal transportation on the front lines, thus little opportunity to go AWOL. The training grounds are different. It is several dozens of kilometers behind the front line. There are many more possibilities for transportation, including civilian cars.
So, how do you know if somebody is missing? You regularly arrange soldiers in formation and count them. Why can't subordinate commanders count soldiers in small groups and report back to you? Because that is the RU army. Your subordinate commander is full of BS; they take bribes and declare that everyone is present. The only accurate method is to count soldiers oneself.
Dolboyoby. 

Bra jobbat Sverige! 🇸🇪

This is a gross miscalculation since other crucial aspects, such as RU political and economic issues, are excluded.
The so-called "partial mobilization" had severe political and economic implications. Russian government managed to temporally stabilize the situation by pledging that there would be no more mobilization. Any more mobilization efforts would be equivalent to playing Russian roulette. It could work for a while, but eventually it will inevitably blow your face off. Or it might blow your face right away.  
Simply put, the Russian government has a considerably smaller pool of people it can mobilize than Western experts believe. 

Wasp IIc carrier
- partly based on Aris' work on carriers for CMFI/CMBN

 

Wasp II carrier
- partly based on Aris' work on carriers for CMFI/CMBN

Churchill X LT

Comet I

you think they actually read?

exactly what I've been wondering.  So a pile of rubble once called Andiivka is lost?  As TheCapt says, it's doesn't give RU any more operational or strategic options.  Putin will act like they just won the war, like w Bakhmut.  Hold it while it makes attritional sense, fall back when that's no longer the case.  
And maybe the f--ing criminals in the US House of Reps could stop doing the bidding of Putin and send the gear that will make a difference.  We all saw Tucker Carlson in Moscow recently.  He was the public voice of these folks.  Tells me a lot.  
EU doing its part.  We need enough GOPers to do the right thing and override the Putin lackies -- there's not many of them.  This could all end if just a small minority of GOP house members did the right thing, right now.  I believe most of them very much want to do the right thing but think they'll be punished for it -- but that's why it's called courage.  The other choice is called cowardice.

Forbs article claims Russian Lancets attacks were significantly reduced since September 2023, presumably because of August explosion on Zagorovskiy optic&mechanical factory, which produced cameras for Lancets.

"A whale is a shark built to Admiralty specifications."
-Old Royal Navy saying.

Apparently this baby is finally leaving the delivery room. Should ease the pressure on GLMRS stocks.

Isn't it great that we live in a time where third-person plural possessive can spark social controversy?  

Using "their" in a sentence like that has been around for decades, possibly over a century.  Its not some new development. And not exactly on topic either.

There isn't a listing for the big maps I made for the DF module included anywhere, but I'll attach some images of each them here for some visual reference for people looking to use them for their own purposes. These were either chopped up for the campaigns, QB's, and for the Rethem scenario that I made. There's a good deal of territory that wasn't used, as well.
Rethem:

Cologne/Koln:

Heister:

Kleve/Materborn:

Remagen:

Kranenburg:

Erft Kanal:

Elsdorf:

One way to do it:
 

Croatian court rules to transfer seized yacht 'Royal Romance' belonging to Medvedchuk to Ukraine (odessa-journal.com)
Royal Romance, very nice name for a yacht Mr.Medvedchuk. Now she can be called more money for Ukraine. Don't think the Ukrainian Navy will be using her.
Also did find it kind of interesting that Ukraine has a government organization called ARMA, as this is a wargaming forum I doubt I need to explain why. 😄🇭🇷
arma.gov.ua

It’s most frequently used by frightened old white people who cannot properly shout, “Yo mama!” insults.

His stupid expression as the video featured image is the not-so-subtle indicator of pure tripeness.

Two locked threads related to that topic attest to that.
This thread needs to stay open, as it is the damn source for following this war on the internet.

Maybe they should make it illegal then to disrupt the electoral vote in Congress... oh wait..  🙃