Taranis

Probably propaganda : "Russian Ministry of Defence claims destroying 2 HIMARS launchers at Malotaranivka in Donetsk region and 2 warehouses with ammunition" https://t.me/rian_ru/169999 "Russian Defense Ministry: Russian missile attack destroyed 2 US-supplied HIMARS launchers and 2 ammunition depots near Malotaranovka in the DPR"

With all the Russian warehouses blowing up, it's all going to add to their strain. We'll just have to wait a little longer to feel the effects. "Ammunition warehouse of Russian forces exploded at Yakovlivka village in Donetsk region"↓ "Fire at Schehlovka in Donetsk"↓ "Fire at Hryhorivka/Hvardeiyka in Donetsk"↓ "Explosion of warehouse with ammunition in Snizhne"↓

↓ A sum up video for May fightings (to remember or to come back to in the future)

"Ukrainian platoon commander Mariia rests in a trench at a position in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, July 2, 2022. EFREM LUKATSKY / AP"

They boast of having CAESARs but we still haven't seen any photos or videos of them. It's funny how the narrative evolved, at the beginning it was "We captured 'cause we are strong!" and now it's "The Ukrainians are corrupt, we bought some...". There's a hell of a difference between buying vehicles and capturing them. Ridiculous !

"A Su-25 fighter jet fires rockets during a mission at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, July 2, 2022. RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / AP"

Great info especially about equipment and units. I don't have any more likes so thank you!

Yes it's .50cal M2 Browning. Tripods, round pods and rail for horizontal shooting adjustment are characteristic

The CAESAR is also known to be able to fire it. There are only rumors but I haven't seen any evidence so far of a possible delivery. And then from what I know, it's a very rare shell in the French army's stocks.

I agree with you. And then if the Russians had captured a CAESAR, we would have pictures of it everywhere! I don't see how they could have gotten so deep into the lines to capture one and come away with it intact. It's not the kind of piece that hangs out on the front line. As a reminder, the CAESARs are assigned to an artillery brigade, so not at all something in the front line.

Interesting thank you. Since the Russians are not able to produce good thermal sights for their tanks and microchips I don't see how they could do better

(Recorded 20th June 2022)

I guess according to the Russian government, it's because Russia is launching another special military operation against global warming

Ukrainian army fully controls Potyomkyne village in Kherson region https://t.me/UkraineNow/14102

Also confirmed by Russian Ministry of Defense : https://t.me/rian_ru/169290 BE CARREFUL PROPAGANDA ↓

"This video clip released on June 29, 2022 by the Russian Defense Ministry press service shows a Russian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter ejecting flares during a mission in Ukraine. RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY/ AP"

Explosion reported at airbase in Kursk https://t.me/mig41/18786 "Kursk governor Starovoit claims Ukrainian drone shot down east to Kursk at 22:17 local time"

Well, the VAB from the Cold War is starting to become an aging vehicle, but it's the same for any BMP-1, YPR-765 or Leopard 1 that we can send. It's an APC and not an IFV so don't expect too many miracles. It will strengthen Ukrainian mobility while being protected. Given that the current big problem is Russian artillery, one of the characteristics of APCs is to provide theoretical mobility while being protected from artillery. I would say that its strengths are really its availability (it's not a difficult vehicle to produce, we have a lot of them), its versatility (as in my example in the previous post, we see that it's a mule that supports many versions, anti-tank, ambulance etc). It is a vehicle that is shorter than a BTR while remaining much more comfortable and easy to access (rear doors). For information the engine is in the middle of the vehicle and there is a small "tunnel" which allows to reach the front and the back of the vehicle but honestly with a bulletproof vest, ammunition etc it is not passable (without the latters is done quite easily). That said, it still allows you to pass ammunition boxes from front to back and vice versa. It is in line with the French doctrine of the Cold War: mobility! Its flaws, like many APCs, is its rather weak armor I think and weak armament depending on the version (the most common was the 12.7mm). There is also a 20mm cannon version but I have only rarely seen one in real life and I did not see any on the previous video. The cupolas present were standards accepting the 12.7mm (.50 cal) At the beginning of my military career, there were 2 types of regiments (US battalions equivalent) of artillery: those with AuF-1 (SPG) + 120mm RTF-1 mortar and those with TRF-1 (towed) + 120mm RTF-1 ( there was also 1 regiment with MLRS but let's move on). Some time later and when I arrived in the unit, all the regiments switched to CAESAR + 120mm RTF-1 (some also kept the TRF-1, for example the 35th RAP (Airborne)). So we see that around 2010-2011, a large quantity of AuF-1 were put in reserve so I think it holds together and it's not that old. I also remember having seen in maneuver (I will not specify the place ) many AMX-30s were in storage. During the same period the AMX-10P was replaced in the infantry regiments by having VBCI. For example, in Afghanistan, the 1st Riflemen in 2011-2012 no longer had AMX-10Ps but only VBCIs and VABs. Currently the 1st RInfanterie is replacing VABs with VBMR Griffons. All this shows that there is and will be stock. Concerning the AuF-2, I didn't know it too well and I don't remember that in unit there was a distinction made. Did some units only have it? I don't know but we were always talking about AuF-1. The AMX-10RC would be very interesting because of its firepower for its category (105mm on wheels!) but what was very effective during the Cold War is surely outdated now but good since we see the arrival of T-62s ...

VABs are/were everywhere (at least until I left) in the French army. Each unit has them from infantry (although the VBCI largely equipped the 1st RI) to artillery, via signals and engineers (even the gendarmerie!). In my case, it was the 120mm mortar towing vehicle but it was also used for orientation (for 120mm mortars), for transporting ammunitions but also for platoon command (mortar and CAESAR). I'm not surprised at all that there are a lot of them PS: However, it's not even worth thinking about its amphibious capability. I have NEVER seen a single VAB maintained for this. PS2 : In Afghanistan, sorts of small cells of ERA were added on the vehicle to improve the armour. So it's a possibility. Finally, in the video we see boxes that on the roof at the rear 3/4 of the vehicle. They are simply storage box to leave more room for the men inside. It is a practice that appeared towards Afghanistan because it was there the first time that I saw this practice.

Thank you Haiduk for this valuable informations and details.

New Jomini thread 11-27 June 2022:

↑ Interesting video on Ukrainian armored OOB and equipment used

"A military vehicle used to dig trenches, on the road between Seversk and Lyssytchansk, in the Donbass region, on June 26, 2022. BAGUS SARAGIH / AFP" "RAFAEL YAGHOBZADEH FOR “LE MONDE”"

France announces the dispatch of armored and armed transport vehicles to Ukraine Paris will send "significant quantities" of armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, announced the French Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu in an interview published Monday evening June 27. "To move quickly in areas under enemy fire, armies need armored vehicles," he said in an interview with Parisian-Today in France and broadcast on the daily's website. France will therefore “deliver, in significant quantities, transport vehicles of this type, VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindée = Armored Forward Vehicles), which are armed”, he adds. Mr. Lecornu also confirms the sending to Ukraine of six additional Caesar guns, the flagship of French artillery, beyond the twelve already deployed against the Russians. However, he does not give any details on the date scheduled for the dispatch of this additional reinforcement which had been announced by the Head of State Emmanuel Macron on June 16 during his visit to kyiv. As for the delivery of anti-ship missiles, requested by kyiv to "open breaches in this maritime blockade imposed by Russia and which deprives many countries of deliveries of cereals and raw materials", this "is part of the files examined" , adds the minister, without giving more details. Since the start of the military offensive launched by Moscow in Ukraine on February 24, Paris has delivered to kyiv, beyond Caesar cannons, Milan anti-tank missiles and even Mistral anti-aircraft missiles. In mid-April, Florence Parly, then Minister of the Armed Forces, had estimated the military equipment delivered by France to Ukraine at more than one hundred million euros.

"A residential area hit by a Russian missile, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 26, 2022. STRINGER / REUTERS"