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Old Dutch army video about crossing tank ditches: Thread about tank ditches and how to make them: Same thread but unrolled for non-twitterers: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1684859272276967428.html

Question: how fast could the Russians lay new minefields? To be more precise: could the Russians 'just' built a new minefield behind a UA breakthrough (or suspected breakthrough)? Question2: how often can they do that? Is the number of Russian mines one of those infinities?

Russian proverb: everything is getting better. Today may not be as good as yesterday, but it is better than tomorrow!

Sorry, I'm not sure the whole thing had been posted already. I remember seeing only the end of it. Anyway, this situation is 100% accurately simulated by CM (I know, I tried too often): rush your IFV with 'fast' into an enemy position, dismount and then die. , di

First, I thought those were potatoes and wondering why they would film that...

I very much agree with what you said. I'd like to add that I'm missing one piece in effecting that change, and that is an offer from the West for a way back in to the international community for Russia. It may be offensive for some on this forum to talk about that and this point in time, but I'll take the risk. Under the assumption that there are some people in Russia who could form a - by western standards and morale - decent government, there is currently no way for them to get there. It would be easier to form such a movement if there was an offer from the West that Russia can come back if it retreats from Ukraine, pays reparations, etc... Without such an offer, there is no way out for the people of Russia than to stick with the Tsar. And it would be to the benefit of everyone if there was an alternative.

Leo 2A6 ran on a mine. The way the guys look, it's not serious.

Another M55S gets hit. Not clear, how many shells fell, and It's not sure the tank is really destroyed. The turret hatch is open, so (some) of the crew may have survived.

There is a precedent with a country not being completely in NATO: Germany. After the reunification, only the western parts were in NATO while the Soviets were still in the east. Only after they left, the Eastern Germany became part of NATO, too. No war at that time, of course. But has been done technically.

Even if they had to take it totally apart, it would be a good source of spare parts.

Russian artillery hits Ukrainian M-55S. Due to accuracy, probably Krasnopol. The hit may have been directly on the mantle, as the vehicle seems to be largely unscathed from the hit. Hopefully crew survived. But there is an internal fire at the end of the video, so the vehicle is lost.

As there is no parachute visible, it is not SMArt 155 round, so BONUS seems likely. Another hint is the music, which is definitely French

This is the technology behind it. It's actually quite simple. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsejet

Poland has the A4s and won't buy any in the future. Ukraine has (also) the A6, so I guess RM wouldn't like to share more trade secrets with Poland than necessary. Same story as with the PzH.

How effective is DPICM vs minefields (AT or AP)?

I don't think Germany developed its own FASCAM system. The only types I found are of US source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Anti-Armor_Mine_System and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_denial_artillery_munition. Maybe you are mixing it up with this shell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMArt_155

Yes and no. The Chinese can and will endure a lot of hardships and limitations to their personal freedom. But there is a breaking point and if that is reached the reaction can be quick and violent. That could be watched at the end of the covid restrictions: the Chinese had enough and went on the streets. A mob of angry people - that is the thing the CCP fears most. Thus, the restrictions ended abruptly. Another point is that the people expect economic improvements. The path must be up. No steeply but steadily. In this regard, the CCP has not exactly delivered in the last few years. The CCP may try to use Taiwan as a scapegoat for the current problems. Problem is the lackluster support from the population. I talked to (few, I have to admit) Chinese and the younger they are, the more disinterested they are in 'solving' Taiwan.

Mine defusing - I guess this is a wound up coil that unscrews the fuze from the mine with inertia. Very nifty design. Is that new or has it been around for longer?

Don't forget Germany: if there is another radioactive cloud from the East drifting here, the country will go nuts (again, if history repeats itself).

An interesting thing we will never know is what would have happened if the West had supported Ukraine with the same stuff in March '22 as it does in July '23. What kind of reaction would Russia have shown. Personally, I think the reaction would be the same as it is now - nothing (but talk). But: this kind of support would not have gone well in the public for fear of a Russian escalation (except for the Baltics & Poland of course). So even if it had made sense militarily, it was a political non-starter.

North Korea & China also have a border with Russia, so there's nothing to be done about stopping it. If they cared, they could just repaint the shells and no one would know - except for all those three letter agencies who know it already anyway.

Destroyed/damaged 2A6. Lots of black scorch marks, a blown track and part of the turret armor gone. Can anyone guess what happened here? The crew seems to have survived, which is the most important part.

Germany and Poland quarrel about a repair Hub for Leopards in Poland. A letter of intent exists for 2 months now, but political issues have so far stopped the project (text in German). Next Monday is a meeting between both ministers of defense. Seems to be the last chance to fix the issue before the NATO summit. https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/berlin-und-warschau-streiten-ueber-leopard-werkstatt-a-8a3e52c0-6772-470b-8008-0c1390fb23a7

We had this one a few pages ago and IIRC we were puzzled why it exploded that way. Here it is why: (apologies if we already had that)

Good to see that stuff gets salvaged.