The_MonkeyKing

I wonder did the Ruskies also blow up "the pontoon contraption" or is that the Ukrainians QK9jCzryCmAVipZH.mp4

RU infantry crossing with "the pontoon contraption"

the big ones blew:

Here it is from the point of view of the Humwee crew: https://old.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/yqz3hv/nucking_futs_turret_pov_antitank_mine_blast/ Humwee was designed with AT-mines in mind. Those pesky IEDs were the problem in middle east.

Grigin in going grimdark Might be a bloody night coming.

rumor mill:

All the troops that get out are going to have to be squished at some point, somewhere. It is a matter of deciding where it is the most efficient to do.

I am sure a retreat operation from a bridgehead is the thing to motivate the RUS troops to give all they got. Back against the wall so to say. But disaster can still strike. I am skeptical most troops would have gotten out already. Ukraine would(or should) have collapsed the fronts the moment RUS started pulling back in significant amounts. Or maybe that was what we saw when the Kherson front started moving a while back, but RUS managed to stabilize and hold.

I am having hard time seeing this as not a lost opportunity for the Ukrainians if most of the Russians get out. All the troops that get out are going to have to be squished at some point, somewhere. Now the odds would be nicely in Ukraine's favor.

If we compare this to Dunkirk in troops and the distances the distances are similar but the troops amounts are about 10% of that in Dunkirk. Timescale seems to be similar. Map of France overlaid:

https://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/The-War-in-Ukraine/091194 looks pretty bad.

If you ask me they have been pulling back for a long while now. Even the progress UKR made in north Kherson might be related to Russia having started to pull back. Worst case for UKR is all we are now seeing are just rearguard unit actions. Those unlucky ones.

Big if RUS managed to do it so orderly as it now seems.

and rumor mill starting up:

presumably the Russians blowing Bridges in their rear areas in Kherson left and right. Why for any other reason than imminent retreat? EDIT:

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/04/pentagon-will-pay-to-upgrade-dozens-of-soviet-era-tanks-for-ukraine-00065203 The Pentagon will pay for the Czech Republic to upgrade 45 Soviet-era T-72 tanks for use in Ukraine Meanwhile, the Netherlands will fund the refurbishment of another 45 Czech T-72 tanks The package also includes money to send 250 M1117 armored vehicles for the first time, as well as 40 riverine boats, and 1,100 Phoenix Ghost drones In another first, the latest U.S. aid package also includes funding to upgrade a number of American Hawk air defense missiles for use in Ukraine

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TIL I learned you can do this:

UKR is starting to get systems very comparable to Patriot. This system wins some and loses some compared to the Patriot. Also depending on the Patriot version Max range 120km "TLDR, The Franco-Italian system is a more mobile design which features a shorter-range missile that is geared for the interception of high-speed and highly-maneuverable targets. The American Patriot is a less-mobile system that has much greater emphasis on theater missile defense than its European counterpart. Its missile is larger, has a much more capable seeker, but isn’t quite as maneuverable. Due to the size of the PAC-2 missile, the American battery has a smaller capacity that is ready to be fired from get-go compared to the SAMP/T (32 PAC-2 vs. up to 48 for SAMP/T)." Link to a good comparison to Patrioit https://qr.ae/pvqka3

Site that visualizes the Oryx visually confirmed losses data. With constant updates: https://github.com/leedrake5/Russia-Ukraine some interesting examples:

Let me introduce you to French tank platoon (in armored formations): https://youtu.be/aKEBYcDj8Tw EDIT: and the company:

Ukr released footage of a presumed suicide sea drone hitting the new Black sea navy flagship in the side. Also a minesweeper

Properly a sweet time to add ATACMS to the play. Logistics have just adapted to HIMARS.

Here are some articles on the matter how Finland prepared for the Soviet unions collapse (and possible civil war ext.): translated links: https://www-iltalehti-fi.translate.goog/uutiset/a/2015010718982665?_x_tr_sl=fi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www-iltalehti-fi.translate.goog/uutiset/a/2015010718982671?_x_tr_sl=fi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp