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Are they still building new T-84s?

How hard would it be to install systems like the Trophy APS onto Ukrainian tanks (western or Soviet made)? A reliable hard kill system for anti-tank missiles (which are responsible for most tank KOs it seems) could be a pretty game changing thing if introduced in sufficient numbers. After all, maybe you guys have had different experiences in CMBS, but while playing that game I’d rather have 5 Bradleys with APS than 10 Bradleys without. Being able to move armour into contested terrain knowing that it is relatively safe against most threats could provide Ukraine with a huge advantage. Even if they couldn’t use it on all their systems, slap a reliable APS on all the tanks at the Schwerpunkt of their first major 2023 offensive and now you have much better odds of a breakthrough. Trophy in particular would be an excellent choice to send, as it’s got a very good track record at defeating almost every type of Russian made AT missile from RPGs to Kornets.

Oh let’s roll off a few: 1) Better integration of airpower (e.g. helicopter insertions) 2) More responsive AI that doesn’t need to be preprogrammed as extensively 3) Nicer graphics (tank turret throws would be f***ing cool!) Those would be at the top of my CMx3 wishlist

About time we moved on to the new engine. Hopefully Steve will confirm that for us soon!

Too hilarious to not share

According to the latest video from Denys Davidov it sounds like Ukraine will be getting the M2A2 ODS variant of the Bradley.

"We don’t leave our own behind" became "We don’t leave our weapons/gear behind"

One thing that was fascinating to read was how the Russians got spooked by the devastating outcome of their first attempt to enter the city and then just settled into siege mode after that, even though they were just up against basically armed civilians that could’ve probably been overwhelmed with a determined effort. In Combat Mission there’ve been a number of scenarios I’ve played where I gave up a scenario due to high losses, only to find afterwards that the enemy defence was far weaker than expected and probably ready to fold if the attack had been pressed! So here we have a great real-life example of how aggressive probing really is key for a competent army in order to take advantage of situations that might otherwise have been passed up.

Just checked the forecast for Melitopol. Though it’s still a ways out, it looks like Ukraine might finally get that cold snap it’s been waiting for. Anyone here have an idea of how many days of subzero temperatures it takes for the ground to freeze?

It’s good to see something like this where they make their intent pretty obvious.

Our friend Denys has that covered in the first couple minutes of his most recent update. Essentially, nothing new but he expects offensive activity in the next few days.

Looks like Ukraine‘s gonna have to wait for it’s winter counteroffensive. So far there doesn’t seem to be any weather cold enough to freeze the ground coming up in the near future. https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2022/12/27/2144024/-Ukraine-and-Europe-Weather-Update-Warm-Right-Into-January

Apparently Morocco has decided to support Ukraine in this war. Nothing wrong with another source of Soviet era tanks if true. According to the article Morocco will send over 90 T-72s, with a batch of 30 more to follow. https://www.military.africa/2022/12/morocco-choose-sides-supplies-t-72b-tanks-to-ukraine/

Still doesn’t beat their best recruitment video so far

Unless you’re in Saskatchewan of course (almost all fossil fuel power and more snow than you can handle)

Finally got round to making this video. Throughout this year the bravery and skill of the Ukrainian state and military against overwhelming odds has been nothing short of outstanding, and since this war also has so much quality combat footage that wasn’t even remotely possible to create in previous major wars I figured it would be awesome to make an action-packed tribute video for Ukraine’s defenders. Almost all the source material is combat footage since 24/02/2022. Some of the clips are super iconic and will be well known to all, while others are relatively unknown. I tried my best to include footage from throughout the year and featuring as many of Ukraine’s star performers as possible (biggest gripe is that I couldn’t make any reference to the Moskva sinking). Also, the whole Russian Z vs the Ukrainian + has been kinda fascinating to me, so clips that showed vehicles with those markings were preferred. Thanks to all the users here who’ve been sharing such footage since things kicked off (especially some of the less famous stuff). This thread has been the source of many of the clips that were used, in addition to just being an awesome way to keep up with war news in general. And, of course, a great big salute to all Ukrainians for not only standing your ground against the Russian beast, but also showing it can be pushed back. It’s nothing short of incredible, and history will remember your defiance.

100%. And if the metal shields are actually good at stopping small arms (short of HMG fire) then the gunner is no more exposed than his counterpart with a bipod MG.

Interesting little tidbit. To be honest I actually find it pretty funny that they’re doing it, and since Ukraine suffered quite a bit under Nazi rule they of all people should have the latitude to do this kinda thing if they really want. Only problem is that Ukraine remains quite dependent on international support, so to prevent that from being soured I’d personally caution against it. Guess we’ll have to leave it to the Ukrainian command structure to judge it as they see fit.

Right… do you have any posts/interviews where Ukrainian soldiers talk about that kinda thing? I’ve heard some people comment they’re just trolling the Russians, but haven’t seen any actual evidence that suggest that’s the case.

Does this video of Ukrainian vehicles seem a little sus to anyone else? It’s posted by a pro-Ukrainian source, yet the 4 vehicles have the following stuff on them (in order) 1. A skull flag (Totenkopf?!) 2. The Balkan cross 3. Two suspicious looking flags 4. The wolf‘s hook (Das Reich?!) To top it all off, some of the soldiers riding the vehicles are doing what looks a whole lot like a sieg heil. Now I’m not one to jump to hasty conclusions, but s*** like this looks like a veritable gold mine for people who like to believe the Russians are actually fighting Nazis.

Nice and thank-you! We all set to go by now??

Unfortunately, it looks like things aren’t gonna be so catastrophic for the Russians. For sure they’ve probably left stragglers and some pieces of heavier equipment left, but I doubt they would’ve blown the Dnipro bridges unless their units were almost all at least nominally across. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-has-completed-kherson-withdrawal-tass-2022-11-11/

I‘m sure this question has been answered already, but does Ukraine currently have the capability to manufacture more tanks and other AFVs of its own?