VladimirTarasov
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Since this is a armor topic, I was playing a QB and my RPG-7 gunner launched a thermobaric round at a humvee and the round hit directly onto the front hood over the engine. And he reversed out of there. Now of course I'm not angry because I still got a total victory, But that needs to be looked into. I have been noticing the humvee is extremely armored for its size and purpose. While at it, Up to what caliber can the up armored humvees stop?
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BTR, In wartime all T-72 and T-90 tanks are filled with 22 rounds in the auto loader only, It actually does help alot to do that.
Slysniper, I get what you are saying. Of course they don't have to give those information out. I was just wondering, I appreciate the long reply.
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Makes sense, I was hit in a non ERA covered location. Thanks for the info.
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I noticed we haven't had a topic dedicated to armor in CMBS so I decided it would be interesting to have discussions on it.
Today while playing a scenario I made, My T-90A was penetrated in the front hull by a RPG-7 VR warhead, Just where the front hull meets the front lower hull, I was wondering how much armor in RHA equivalent is modeled in game for the tanks. It really caught me off guard, My T-90A murdered a whole BTR-4E platoon but the dismounts avenged their comrades.
Also, How is the FCS and accuracy of tanks modeled? My T-90AM missed his first shot from 2.1 KM when he was stationary and in perfect condition. Although in the end result it didn't really matter since I got the kill. I'm not trying to criticize the game, I was just wondering how are things modeled and coded into the game. And what are the sources and stuff like that.
Also I've realised the M1A2 is more dangerous up close... I've had great results from 2 KM and above, Using T-90AMs against them.
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Absolutely agree with you. Who knows how it will play out. SAA is gaining territory, But ISIL is using that to their advantage attacking thin lines and faults. ISIL and the Assad opposition has the advantage in this one. I don't know how this mess will be solved.
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the RPG vs BTR video is absolutely amazing, Although the RPG gunner should have known better not to fire a second one.
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Steve about the manpads, They probably are in low numbers. But is is quite weird, They have advanced ATGMs but no manpads? Maybe their supplier or wherever they get their equipment (god knows) doesn't want to risk giving them it? I have seen quite a few videos in Syria involving manpads, But I haven't heard of a manpad incident against Russian sorties yet.
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Steve, Not going into our past arguments but I'll give you a point, You are right I shouldn't have discontinued our argument. But thing is I argue on many other forums and websites the same thing, And after a certain point I just felt like not doing so anymore. Apologies.
On to Syria though, As far as I know there hasn't been any issues with the operations, I'm still wondering if manpads were used against Russian sorties. And if I didn't reply to any points you made its because at the moment I am really busy and this will be a quick reply
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Steve,
If you take everything for word by word, Then I probably did say other exaggerations too. 90% would be the real figure. The reason I did not continue our Donbass conversation was because if I dismiss your sources, Then you will dismiss mine. There for we will just be spitting back and forth with no real outcome. My sources are videos of the conflict, statements from the MoD, Let us not forget about Syrian government news, As well as info from the rebel and terrorist groups.
It appears to me as if you think that the US government never lies? I'm sure Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq is perfect with democracy all over.. In Yugoslavia Croatians murdered thousands of Serbians, Yet when rogue groups of Serbians get revenge all the press gets directed over to the Serbs, NATO bombed civilian areas yet NO coverage what so ever was ever done. My friend who lived in Bosnia had a failed missile right outside his village, If it exploded his village was done(Also sent by our NATO brothers). This is a example and I don't want to start a whole new off topic.
And no Russia has not decreased its number of combat flights it has increased, In the past 3 days over 285 targets have been hit(actually from October 26th) It went from 60-70 sorties to 160 plus sorties, Now they are hitting 280 Plus targets. Here is a link on it:
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151026/1029124877/russian-warplanes-hit-285-terrorist-targets.h
The decrease in sorties wouldn't mean much either way if it was true, Because who says there is a certain range of sorties you need to do to be considered maintained, Or effective. The budget has allocated for 10,000 sorties minimum in Syria only.
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Nice story panzer, Always interesting to hear about stuff like that.
But until I can get a picture or event or better evidence that 1/3 of the Russian aircraft deployed are not flying because they don't have maintenance, Then I will not even take it serious. I understand your M1A2 SEPv2s didn't have spares, But that doesn't mean Russian jets dont have any spares in Syria.
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Why, because it does not reflect your understanding of the situation or the sources you are reading.
All commentary on military situations not received directly from folks on the ground and part of the action is suspect. Propaganda is practiced by all sides in this Syrian mess. Obviously not every news release is 100% accurate. Numbers can be fudged to reflect any outcome that is desired. 150 sorties, etc. All a sortie means is that an aircraft was dispatched to strike a target. It may not necessarily have dropped its ordnance and just flew back to base for whatever reason. Those numbers reflect operational tallies for all air forces. Unless there is accurate battle damage assessments, or strikes are followed up by tangible positive results on the ground, they are just numbers.
The U.S., for example has been conducting air/ground attack operations in the Middle East and North Africa since the Fist Gulf War. That's nearly 25 years of experience, and America still hits wrong targets and over hypes its bombing results.
Quoting articles from various sources should not offend anyone IMO, they are not directed at other posters but provided as supporting documentation for a certain point of view. We are all adults here (I think) we can discuss these situations without taking offense at the drop of a hat.
Yeah it doesn't reflect my understanding nor anything that would make sense militarily speaking. I'm familiar with Russian logistics plans, If the operational readiness of all the aircraft deployed fell at below 70% Putin would shove something into the military chain of command really deep in. Russia has experience from 80s of operating in harsh conditions in Afghanistan. It makes no sense on why you would need 25 years of experience to have logistics and maintenance in check, Even if it mattered I'm sure the Syrian military could provide some experience and advice over to us.
And I get what you are saying, But this is the internet people can get offended easily, I Just didn't want to be that guy
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God bless them
great humor from army boys all around the world. Respect to them -
Panzer, No offense to you, That duffelblog just made me cry of laughter. Was that guy serious?
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Thats gotta be a joke, If the article was written when Russian air strikes were first sent into operation, I would have agreed because the base capacity was low, And the facilities were not set up yet. But the article being written just yesterday makes me feel as if it has a political bias to it. Of course, I wouldn't want to offend you in anyway. Every news has its bias and I'm not calling your source any names or anything. But the airstrikes have tripled actually. Capacity is at 150 plus air strikes daily(the base in latakia), Just because there are that amount of aircraft deployed doesn't mean all of them will be deployed at once. It would just add to the air space clutter, Or it just is not needed.
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Really? Its gonna take a lot more than a week mate.
Edit: unless we're thinking of different things, just realised maybe you were thinking about a particular situation on the ground not the whole mess
I meant to see if the Syrian counter offensives are a success or not.
From what I've read Vladimir the Syrian sands have not been kind to Russian aircraft, I believe that that and Russia's inexperience in expeditionary actions such as this are to blame for the readiness/logistical issues.
Inexperience? I don't think so. And would you be kind enough to send me some links? I mean I'm gonna check these articles but I want to also read the ones you were.
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Russian logistics are 100% in order. Supplies are flying in or shipped in. There hasn't been a supply shortage nor malfunction yet. SAA lost ground in certain areas where the line was thin, Gains are being made in key areas although not as large as need it be. Once they deal with their biggest problems I'm sure they will focus on other areas. SAA is having troubles because some country near by (cough* Saudi Arabia) has gaven more then dozens of ATGMs to them, They(FSA, Or ISIL) are so trigger happy they are wasting ATGMs on earth movers. But this isn't a problem, Overall SAA will have success. And in this success FSA and ISIL will exploit weaknesses and take advantage. It appears to me FSA and ISIL are informed and up to date of SAA positions, Almost like someone is providing them info. Maybe a corrupt officer. According to a few Russian sources in the last 3 days around 285 targets have been striked. And the Russian air force will now be focusing on Daesh convoys and supply routes.
This air campaign will work to a certain extent, Without some motor rifle lads deployed this may take a while. I have had some disappointment in terms of SAA's recent failure, recapturing then losing a small town to rebel groups. That is how Urban warfare is, You make one mistake and the enemy has control of a key area. And especially when you are fighting against dozens of groups, With thousands of members. It still is unclear who will win in terms of territorial gain, I'd say give it one more week.
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Is the Hind usually used in a much more close-in approach, in contrast to the AH-64 stand off methods?
I know the Apache certainly can and does come in hard and low, but I'm curious how much stand-off capability the Hind has?
I'm assuming the US helos have much better optics/thermals, which allows them to stay back that bit more, where must the Hinds close in fast to ensure on-target CAS, eg VERY close air support.
US helos only have better optics/thermals when it comes to old helis, Such as the MI-24P. But the MI-35, MI-28, KA-52 all have thermals and advanced optics. Keep in mind the MI-24Ps only have static 30 mm guns.
In the news lately; Russians are having maintenance and logistics problems in Syria.
Not that there is any evidence that their arrival was having any major effect on the civil war.
I'm sorry which news is this from?
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Turkey's military isn't a joke, They could give hell to ISIL but they'd rather handle their Kurdish problems. Turkey being a NATO member and being directly next to the action they should indeed be fighting against ISIL fully, A US/Turkish partnership would be enough to handle ISIL working together with Assad and FSA but sadly politics make stuff like that look childish. Back to the topic though, (I know I just said something political and am now switching onto topic but you know, Sometimes I cant help it)
MI-24s are great, I still see potential in them for years to come. In Afghanistan, Helicopters would come back shot with dozens of bullets from .50 caliber weapons. There was a helicopter that was hit by a stinger, Luckily he was hit in a non-vital area he made it back home. As far as I know stingers are more powerful then Strelas or older model Iglas, So countermeasures like flares will do, Keep in mind old soviet manpads are not fire and forget. I started to see why using MI-24Ps with static 30mm is better for these situations. MI-24P pilots come flying onto their target how CAS jets do, It is more accurate and more effective per building or static targets. I think that the Russian air force is good with the MI-24s at the moment.
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To be fair, I would also pray to god if my enemy just cluster shelled my comrades. And Ottoman Empire and Jihadis are 2 very different things, I wouldn't compare them by religion or what ever you are comparing them with. Islam is a very peaceful religion, Blame the idiots who use the name of Islam not Islam its self because I wouldn't say the crusades were a good thing either.
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That's a cluster munition alright, Sucks to be those guys.
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Yeah, Every US squad is issued a thermal optic for some reason, Our boys are left with regular NVG.
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John Kettler what do you need translated?
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I feel overwhelmed don't know how to write back
but guys either way, Let's hope Assad wins this one. I don't want alcohol to be illegal in Syria -
Sburke, I worded it wrong, You are correct actually. I meant they both have a goal of taking out the current government in charge in Syria.
I never get luck in QBs or Scenarios, My RPG teams are sniped before they can even aim. 
but guys either way, Let's hope Assad wins this one. I don't want alcohol to be illegal in Syria
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Interesting images thanks for sharing Wieking.
John Kettler that is some good info, Yes that is exactly what I thought the hummer should have been, It should have simply not exist any more. Same goes for any vehicle of its class be it a Tigr.