ThePhantom

Sure, but like @purpheart23 was pointing out, all I'd like to see is some oversight as well about where this money is going (as with any spending bill that comes up before Congress). It doesn't really matter to me in the long run if it was a conservative, liberal, or a senator of any other political stripe making the point. Politicians are going to be politicians and thus will always grandstand to one extent or the other, but it doesn't necessarily mean that the point they are making is a bad one.

No I can't, but I never argued that. Nowhere in any post that I made to I say I don't want to assist Ukraine in defeating Russia. Because I do, I just keep getting pigeon holed into defending my stance and inferred that I have some particular liking to a particular political side, I don't, I despise all politicians. All I want is accountability to the people of the United States for where our money is spent, regardless of who pays for it, it's coming out of our coffers and it should be measured. After the last two money pits of conflicts we've been vested in I think it's the least we should ask for. All my opinion of course.

Minefields with wings/legs/guns...what could possibly go wrong?

I know a lot of things, but I wouldn't want anyone to question their beliefs.  Besides, this thread should be about Ukraine not the US and it's probably best to keep it that way.

Uh, no we didn't. 

Steve, I think you are being sarcastic so prolly ignore what I'm about to say...
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Otherwise... this is pure history revisionism by WOKE elements of our society.  We may not like this history (whether we are leftwing or rightwing) but by your reasoning we should knock down/deface practically every monument erected over our civilization's history.  Why, because practically every person who has lived until very recently has been some sort of racist.  (and many still alive are some sort of racist, just misinformed/unenlightened, but may still be good people).  You can't go around defacing historical sites because you disagree with their politics.  That's happened throughout history and is disgusting.  We would have no history if you burned every temple or book, knocked down every statue because you don't agree with some segment of that belief.  And as for the USA (or any country) naming a ship or a base after a US historical figure, it can't.  Why? Because by your reasoning, none of them are perfect by today's standards.
:RANT ENDS
This thread is really not the place to discuss this anyway.  If you disagree with me Steve, I would be glad to discuss this using your PM system.  Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are trying to say.

@ThePhantom The Kieme mod folder containing specifically the Russian MT-LMB vehicles is in my dropbox here. Please confirm once you've grabbed it and then I can remove.

Some frontline news:
Mariupol. After a time of next ultimatum has gone Russians hammered Azovstal with FAB-3000 from Tu-22M3 and heavy artillery (maybe 2S4 240 mm siege mortars too). Azov command made a statement the plant territory almost all ruined, they try to take out survived people, dead and wounded from ruins. Russians at this moment don't advance forward. About 1000 civilaians hide in plant undergrounds   
Zaporizhzhia axix: Russians throughout the day desparately attacked our troops in Huliaypole area to establish better conditions to the entering in the battle rest of forces, but hadn't sucess.
Velyka Novosilka axis (JTO south): Russians decided outflank our troops west from this settlement and to breakthrough between Huliaypole and Velyka Novosilka. They advanced from Liubymivka to the line of ponds and the dam near Temyrivka village
JTO: Russians could take Maryinka under own control, but our forces after regrouping counter-atatcked and retaken the settlement. In Rubizhne all attempts of enemy to move further where repelled. Now Russians and separs control about half of the city. Calshes around Kreminna.
Kherson oblast: Russians launched attack on the north of Kherson oblast to take back positions, lost in previuous weeks, but hadn't success
Kharkiv oblast: multiple attempts of small armored battlegroups to infiltrate through our positions and find the hole in our defense - no success.     

Why is she wearing her dad's shirt?
I guess sanctions are hitting harder than we thought.

Same here, I came here for war discussion, pretty sure will end up playing the game

So I guess the work on every CM title has just stopped so we can pretend we're defense analysts now? 

I have read everything in this thread from one crackhead schizoposting about crisis actors and ancient alien bullsh*t to several of you speculating about the possible deployments of WMD's and other such nonsense. 

Can we please get back to creating more content for the game? 

To be honest, if I had one of those launchers in my hands, I most likely would like to shoot it. Preferably in a relative safe environment.

Looks more like a day at the paintball centre.  Thankfully no-one seemed to be returning fire.  Perhaps set up for the camera, who knows?

Doesn't look very professional.

So many of these videos strike me the same, especially this one. So much trash around positions and vehicles. Pretty indicative of the low professionalism and slack discipline of the RA. The position, construction and sighting of the defensive positions shows pretty low knowledge, training and experience. 
That was a good video documenting over half a BTG's worth of combat vehicles knocked out, but I think the most informative part is just being able to look over the positions. Shows a real lack of knowledge, skills and abilities. To me that is more of a reflection on a very poor quality NCO and officer cadre than on the troops themselves. I don't know if a good old USMC or USA First Sergeant would survive the stroke, heart attack or apoplexy that they would suffer if they rolled up on their troops occupying this dumpster fire.

please please please take a wrong right turn and enter Poland.  please please please.  That would be very short fight.  Poland is ready and able.

I was a NATO membership supporter even more than EU membership. But now I dissapointed in NATO, Turned out this is old scared bureaurocratic structure which can only fight in local conflicts with weak opponents like Libya, for example, but already not capable to withstand the own main opponent, for which it was created. Mainly not in military sence (though....), but in political. Not only because NATO officials scare "to escalate", but because Gemany, France, Italy - the countries, whose elites connected closely with Russian business (read "political elites") never allow Ukraine to be a member - neither NATO, and much likely EU. Many people here will tell me about NATO will fight in the case of Russian attack  on Baltic states, but I say - I doubt. 
There is a good if Ukraine become a full EU member for now, but... "Old Europe" is under great influence of "left-progressive" ideology, which never be accepted in Eastern Europe, especially in traditionally conservative Poland and Ukraine. Contradictions inside EU between Westrn and Eastern Europe memebers will be grow, like and probably in EU part of NATO
So, sooner or later we will need new military and political allince. UK+Poland+Baltic states+Ukraine ? Maybe.

The *not* part...

Freyberg,

Many thanks for this, having taken considerable flak lately, even for things far beyond the usual attacks!

Regards,

John Kettler

On a little side note about perceptions:  I have heard from so many folks my generation or older how soft and weak young people are today, they're pansies who can't stop staring at phones, blah blah blah.  Yet thousands of those pansies are lining up to recieve AK47s and will probably die in the hundreds over the next few days.  Every generation has the ability to be tough and brave, it just doesn't show until they are tested.  Like all those kids who signed up for the military after 9-11.  I salute all them all. 
Now if one person could just somehow find a way to put a bullet through Putin's face.  What a monster.  Threatening nukes, threatening Sweden & Finland, threatening everyone.  He is completely insane and out of control.  I hope the russian people rise up and their brave soldiers refuse to fire on the crowds.  Those soldiers are the only thing between Putin being in charge and Putin strung up on a lamppost. 
I guess I'm just upset seeing what is happening to the good people of Ukraine, minding their own business, living in an independent country w a lot of freedom & culture & history.

Interesting read.
Also a good reminder of why you should never shake a baby to console it, keep it quiet, etc.

The Youtube videos are multiplying out there.
 

It looked like he was trolling the vehicle he just knocked out. I had no idea this was a feature. BF never stops amazing me!

Israeli invasion of Lebanon as a crossover between Cold War and Shock Force modules 😉

Another small example 😎
Situation...a german rifle platoon supported by an HMG, a medium mortar and a Stummel halftrack.
Put all these units in one AI group and have them adance....the result will not be pretty !
On the other hand if the rifle platoon could be its own AI group (or even two) and the HMG, mortar and halftrack where placed in seperate AI groups...
- The mortarteam could provide indirect HE fire at the desired time and locations as the platoon advances...
- the HMG could be made to occupy good base of fire possitions and provide both suppretionfire (areafire) as well as engaging spotted enemies. And then move forward at desired times.
- simularely the Stummel could be held back and provide direct fire HE using both areafire as well as targeting spotted enemies...advancing carefully behind the infantry using shoot and scoot tactics...
The difference in AI performance between using one or multiple AI groups in the example above would be...night and day 😊
I realize that very few designes will ever put these units into one single AI group even now...but it kind of shows the difference between one and multiple groups