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Thanks.

@Battlefront.com I tried to make the shortcut but the command prompt will not open. I turned off Windows Defender but nothing changed.

And separatists were pretending to attack to, of course. Everyone was pretending. George Bush also did 9/11. (I'm keeping the photos in link form because they are graphic) http://community.battlefront.com/uploads/monthly_2016_12/EI-CH419_CT_UKR_P_20140527171958.jpg.6fa0bd4af44b192946f4db5812f6a984.jpg http://community.battlefront.com/uploads/monthly_2016_12/imgres.jpg.98880778d0011b603d491631e691cdd4.jpg http://community.battlefront.com/uploads/monthly_2016_12/384661508.jpg.7aa7dcdc94e324227f6aafbc6c077302.jpg http://community.battlefront.com/uploads/monthly_2016_12/in-photos-aftermath-of-donestk-airport-attack-1401306551.thumb.jpg.f73e5eceb3e397c18787bb4f9598da9f.jpg ^ "Scores of separatists never documented" If you're not convinced I can give you more. I like how you're the only one claiming this, even the most extreme separatist sources admit at least 40+ casualties, and those are the same sources that claim that the Ukrainians lost over 400 troops. Everyone agrees that this was not a good battle for the militants, except your conspiracy theories of course. Really? Some obscure and unnamed pilot reported by a tabloid magazine, hardly the Ukrainian president. Because super scary Ukrainian nationalists were coming to consume poor Russian babies before Russia decided a democracy that bordered Russia was not good and sent Girkin across the border to "start a rebellion". I thought the 'Ukraine will enslave the populace and make them sing the national anthem' meme was properly debunked at this point, but Russian propaganda is still going strong. Also, terrorism is not okay and Russia should stop funding it in neighboring countries. Early in the war separatists were a high percentage of locals and Russian paramilitaries (revival Cossacks) in DPR/LNR but their performance was shockingly horrendous so if the Russian government wanted to keep the "rebellion" alive they were going to have to change some things around. First, they began to disarm a majority of the revival Cossacks and some of the locals (that were not listening to orders/incompetent/just there to loot and take advantage of lawlessness). Second, they started bringing in better equipment like later generation T-72s, UAV, artillery, EW systems to replace the 'plausible deniability' equipment like the T-64s and BMD-2s which they stole from Crimea or pulled out of storage. Third, they began to fire artillery from the across the border to push the Ukrainian military out of border towns in order to open up supply lines to give the separatists steady supply of ammunition, and uniforms, and other goodies. Forth, Russian military counter-offensive. Local militants are absolute garbage. They need to at least say thank you to Putin for taking money from Russian pensioners and using to buy weapons in order to save the separatists from like 20 years in Ukrainian prison. What a kind man! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @VladimirTarasov You're in the Russian military right? Can you explain to me what a typical preparatory barrage looks like and for how long does it extend for? What area does it cover? @Haiduk How effective is artillery against infantry in trenches? Are trenches dug to Soviet standards? Are there any specific tactics for the placement of trenches? I think it's just the winter look that's giving you the Debaltsevo vibes. Also, the recent positions that the Ukrainians took are only 7 km from Debaltsevo.

I use Windows Defender which comes on Windows 10. How do I not run as administrator?

@Battlefront.com I am trying to license the CM:BS 4.0 upgrade after installing it and I found the 'Activate New Products - CMBS' but every time I try to open it flashes briefly and closes. I tried to run as administrator for both the game and the 'activate new products' and the red text on the game menu still appears. The program also looks like a command prompt and when I try to run as an administrator it says the publisher is Microsoft Windows.

I'm not denying it.

Not really. Currently Ukrainian troops are not surrounded and not in Debaltsevo either.

What do you mean?

I don't think panzersaurkrautwerfer is talking about hospitals that are used as firing positions because in that case it is justified to target the hospital. The issue comes from bombing hospitals that are used for hospital-ing. Especially when Russia denies this: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2016/11/09/fact-checking-russias-claim-didnt-bomb-another-hospital-syria/

If you disagree with that statement why don't you provide some evidence. P.S. What's with the smiley faces?

[citation needed] A score is 20. Russians lost a lot more than 20, way more. Even the most extreme separatist sources do not deny this, only you. They conduct investigations and estimate casualties based on the scientific method. It's happened before except that time it got exposed by Ukrainian bloggers, soldiers, and volunteers. It's in the government's best interest to produce accurate information about casualties because it would not be in the spirit of the Maidan Revolution to deny facts. "open and democratic" = more goodies from America and EU (and other democracies around the world) "open and democratic" = larger likelihood of getting reelected "open and democratic" = contentedness among the population Ukrainian society is light-years away from perfect but the Russian government's attempt to use state-owned media to portray Ukraine as a grim, unforgiving, "Russophobic", and totalitarian state has failed spectacularly and hilariously. Russian news is considered entertainment in Ukraine, right after goose stepping, burning Russian language books, worshiping Stepan Bandera. Especially concerning losses of Russian troops in Ukraine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Another video from militant positions:

I actually thought that this was plausible because the use of landmines is a real problem in Ukraine. https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/lm_landmines_in_ukraine-technical_briefing_note_6april2015_final.pdf Supplying the separatists with land mines is one of the main destabilization strategies of the Kremlin. Even if Ukraine wins, they will be clearing mine fields and booby-trapped apartments for the next 20 years. Unlikely. Russia does this on a regular basis in Ukraine to develop and real-life test Russian EW capabilities and drones. Throwing meat at the enemy only leads to equipment losses (uniforms, radios, body armor and helmets, food packets, etc.) that Russian government provides with their own wallet and industry. In fact, the video Vlad posted had posted earlier showed the separatist Colonel dressed in Russian camouflage and Russian helmet (I was not able to 100% identify the body armor so I'm not going to make any claims about that) so it would be stupid to "test capabilities" of equipment that is produced to make separatists more efficient in combat.

Bellingcat report on cross-border shelling done by the Russian military in 2014: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2016/12/21/russian-artillery-strikes-against-ukraine/

America has spoken: https://osce.usmission.gov/2016-12-20-pc-statement-svitlodarsk/

That's a bit rude. <--- *accurate representation of Vlad's feels right now* Are those the casualties from the Ukrainian side? I don't know if you made it clear but has land changed hands at all? All the old lands of the Russian Tsardom, Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union (as well as Eastern Europe in general) have a long history of savage political violence and oppression, and because of this at the end of the day the citizens listen to the guys with the guns. When Girkin entered Sloviansk they were shouting "down with Ukrofascist Junta!" and the next day when Ukrainian forces took over they were "celebrating national unity" and "praying for the victims of the Holodomor". These people care very little for politics and just want to get by with food, water, electricity, and pension. "All political power comes from the barrel of a gun" - Mao Tse-Tung

The Russians want to destabilize Ukraine, Ukrainian politicians want reelection, and Ukrainian volunteers want to retake their land. It's funny to think a ceasefire will ever hold in this war. No offense but I do, and I get gems like "Ukrainian army crucifies little boy in Sloviansk for thinking in Russian" and "Eurofascists burn books written in Russian". OSCE is not biased. It is an independent observer that makes no claims and only records objective truth.

I think it has to do with dislodging Ukraine from Svitlodarsk. The town could be used as a staging area for Ukrainian forces to retake Debaltsevo, then from there roll up the flank on, Vuhlehirsk, Yasinuvataya, and finally, Donetsk. The infamous Ukrainian airmobile "Raid". It's an easy bypass to the heavily fortified Troitska-Avdiivka-Maryinka Line. And coupled with an assault on Novoazovsk this maneuvre could be a war-ending decisive blow. The Russian Army is pretty much always involved. It's difficult to prove without pictures, though. It's best not assume for now.

http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/290011?download=true On the 16th and the 17th militants push within small arms range and attempt to take outlying positions occupied by Ukrainian troops, Russians are supported with illegal artillery (122mm). Heavy firefight ensued. Ukrainians resisted the assault/probe with direct fire heavy weapons (HMG and SPG) and small arms. Attack likely failed due to good Ukrainian LOS on roads and fields to the south of Svitlodarsk. On the 18th Ukraine responded to the attack with a mass violation of Minsk protocol by firing almost a 1000 rounds of 122mm at the separatists and even rolling tanks into the firefight. Separatists were working from nearby Debaltsevo (likely staging area of the attack, a lot of activity here) with BM-21 Grad, ZU-23, and BMP-2. In terms of casualties, the numbers are mixed but the general consensus is that the engagement went favorably for Ukrainian troops. Everything I've just stated is supported by dates, weapons, and locations recorded by a reliable independent observer. No propaganda. Attack happened. The question is: why?

If ATGMs fail, give the Russian tanks a good broadside. 68-pounder guns have been proven very effective against the frontal arc of a T-90 during the American Civil War and near misses are capable of destroying the external sub-systems tbh.

Apache uses 30x113 mm while A-10 uses standard 30x173 mm cannon round. Not the same caliber.

There are far more advanced things being developed for counter-UAV capabilities... http://breakingdefense.com/2016/09/counter-drone-exercise-black-dart-expands-moves-to-eglin-afb/ Nets don't seem very practical in a modern war because you would have to be able to move immense amount of nets with the fighting force and cover it from 360 degrees and prevent UAVs from flying under it or over it. Even in a border security type application it would not be a practical solution.

If you're interested in this sort of content the Russian government owns a TV channel (well the Russian government owns all the TV channels but that's beside the point) called Zvezda that has a youtube channel with these videos and military documentaries on the latest Russian equipment. https://www.youtube.com/user/tvZvezda/videos There is a similar channel that is basically the Ukrainian version (not sure if it's state-owned) and it's called Ukrainian Military TV. https://www.youtube.com/user/ctrsTVua/videos

I suppose that the destruction in the nose is because the shell lands nose first. What do the scaled numbers on the left side mean?

Mkay. So it is less effective than HE but it would make sense to add a moral mechanic to White Phosphorus. I'll have to implement the lethal smokescreen tactic in my gameplay because it sounds like you can blind the enemy and attrite them at the same time. Have you just tried this for just WWII titles and not CMBS? It sounds like you could blind suspected ATGM positions and kill them if you're lucky. Have you tried it against buildings?

I don't know. White phosphorus has to ways of causing casualties: the incendiary effect and the chemical effect. For the incendiary effect "Incandescent particles of WP may produce extensive burns. Phosphorus burns on the skin are deep and painful; a firm eschar is produced and is surrounded by vesiculation. The burns usually are multiple, deep, and variable in size. The solid in the eye produces severe injury. The particles continue to burn unless deprived of atmospheric oxygen. Contact with these particles can cause local burns. These weapons are particularly nasty because white phosphorus continues to burn until it disappears. If service members are hit by pieces of white phosphorus, it could burn right down to the bone" (Global Security). Furthermore, the chemical weapon aspects of it can cause "irritation of the eyes and the respiratory tract; abdominal pain, nausea, and jaundice; anemia, cachexia, pain, and loosening of teeth, excessive salivation, and pain and swelling of the jaw; skin and eye burns. Phossy jaw must be differentiated from other forms of osteomyelitis. With phossy jaw, a sequestrum forms in the bone and is released from weeks to months later; the sequestra are light in weight, yellow to brown, osteoporotic, and decalcified, whereas sequestra from acute staphylococcal osteomyelitis are sharp, white spicules of bone, dense and well calcified" (Global Security). They can also encompass quite an area burn structures used by the enemy: