Haiduk Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 False Russian refueling point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiduk Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 UKR jet drone (ersatz-cruise missile) with a speed 432 km/h. The range is unknown. Passed tests today 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan/california Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, hcrof said: What about one of these: https://www.oxfordplastics.com/en-gb/products/road-plates-and-trench-covers?creative=691002070264&keyword=road plate&matchtype=p&network=g&device=m&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwte-vBhBFEiwAQSv_xe3vbGdg50Rqi9Uihv0Sm1aYi4058J_7THowlj6MwRzeDoB-LTA_YxoCUbUQAvD_BwE It certainly won't stop a bullet (bullets are really good at penetrating stuff!) but will support enough soil to do so and is super quick to install. But it would remain a niche use case since wood is cheaper and less flammable... It is sort of a sign that the standard colors are yellow and blue. Certainly it would be excellent for the walls and roof of a position with some sandbags/dirt over the top. Whether it makes any sense cost wise is a another question. I am guessing the troops would appreciate the inherent water proofing though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 2 hours ago, The_Capt said: I am pretty sure this sentiment has been expressed every time in history a disruptive technology hit the battlefield. “Damn gunpowder/cannon/muskets/rifles/machineguns/baloons/aircraft/tanks etc, war is hard enough why can’t things just go back to the way they were?” The good news is that I am not sure we have hit a change in the nature of warfare yet…maybe…. Character shifts we can deal with. We are still reeling from the last nature shift back in 1945. Another one so soon could break us. No way, never! Oh wait I was just watching Shogun.... Not sure if you are old enough for this @The_Capt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLeftFlank Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 13 minutes ago, sburke said: Not sure if you are old enough for this @The_Capt Harumph! Richard Chamberlain: accept no substitutes! (he's dreamy) Fare thee well O ye Barbary merchants.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, Haiduk said: False Russian refueling point Russians are showing this? That's rather stupid. I mean, I'm not surprised, but still. That's a lot of effort for a one time decoy. Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinophile Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) Interesting. Edited March 21 by Kinophile 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinophile Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 10 minutes ago, LongLeftFlank said: Harumph! Richard Chamberlain: accept no substitutes! (he's dreamy) Fare thee well O ye Barbary merchants.... OT, but I know one of the DPs from the new version. It's done a really good job. He spoke very highly of the creative process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masc Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 That's a lot of troops, where are they supposed to come from? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maciej Zwolinski Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, Haiduk said: Day cadres from this place - UKR operators laugh over Russian driver, who sits near the pound and probably thinks how much money HQ will grab from him for sunken vehicle and how much strong he will be fu....d. "Oh BTR of the lake, tell me your wisdom: how to get the hell out of here?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan/california Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, Maciej Zwolinski said: "Oh BTR of the lake, tell me your wisdom: how to get the hell out of here?" I don't think he liked the answer... He would try to surrender if he had any sense. Better to be the butt of a Ukrainian joke than the butt of a Russian rifle, which I am pretty sure he is going to get if the platoon/company commander catches up with him. Edited March 22 by dan/california 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Capt Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 3 hours ago, sburke said: No way, never! Oh wait I was just watching Shogun.... Not sure if you are old enough for this @The_Capt I am old enough to have watched the original. This one is much better so there may be hope for humanity yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisl Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 hours ago, Battlefront.com said: Russians are showing this? That's rather stupid. I mean, I'm not surprised, but still. That's a lot of effort for a one time decoy. Steve They're trying to show off their abilities so they can get set-dressing jobs in Hollywood and get out of Ukraine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinophile Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Yup. I hope it's "not good" for you in the most totally "not good" way possible. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Artkin Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 hours ago, masc said: That's a lot of troops, where are they supposed to come from? 7 Division 8 brigade armies? Throwback to 1942 (It didn't work) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLeftFlank Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Adam Tooze devotes most of his latest Chartbook piece to Kamil Galeev's work on detailing Russian dependence on Western (EU) machine tooling. Great signal boost for Kamil! https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-270-how-russia-makes-missiles Edited March 22 by LongLeftFlank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolus Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Great news after another night of Russian bombardment... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesmonkey Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 19 minutes ago, Carolus said: Great news after another night of Russian bombardment... I think this part of the news article says it all: Quote The US objections come as Biden faces a tough re-election battle this year with petrol prices on the rise, increasing almost 15 per cent this year to around $3.50 a gallon. “Nothing terrifies a sitting American president more than a surge in pump prices during an election year,” said Bob McNally, president of consultancy Rapidan Energy and a former White House energy adviser. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesmonkey Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I'm guessing this joint statement from the three Russian volunteer forces means the current operation is concluded: https://t.me/russvolcorps/934 Quote Joint statement of the Russian Volunteer Corps, the Legion “Freedom of Russia” and the Siberian Battalion on the results of a limited military operation in the Belgorod and Kursk regions. Our liberation movement once again demonstrated the strength and power of the spirit and weapons of the Russian volunteer and the weakness of the Putin regime. Together with our comrades, we proved to the whole world that Putin is losing control over the situation more and more every day and is no longer able to protect even the borders of his own country. The Russian militia liberated two settlements from the Putin regime in a few days. Putin’s army lost a huge amount of equipment and over a thousand of its soldiers, whom they threw in panic to be slaughtered under our guns. But as a result, even at a critical moment for his power - the days of the presidential elections, Putin’s entire army was unable to resist us. The Kremlin failed to hold elections in areas where real war was taking place. Citizens of the Belgorod and Kursk regions did not go to the polling stations under the bombs of Putin's aircraft and artillery fire. No one in their right mind will be able to claim after this that Putin was “elected” legally. Vladimir Putin has lost the remnants of his legitimacy, power is slipping from his hands. He controls fewer and fewer processes in Russia, Russians see this and more and more compatriots are joining our ranks. Soon we will go to other cities. We call on Russians from all countries to join us and fight together against the Putin dictatorship. Only with arms in hand, being together, we will definitely win and create a new Russia: a strong, peaceful and respected country, of which there is no shame in being a citizen. Our fight continues! There will be new victories! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesmonkey Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinophile Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Aaannnd... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maciej Zwolinski Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 7 hours ago, dan/california said: I don't think he liked the answer... He would try to surrender if he had any sense. Better to be the butt of a Ukrainian joke than the butt of a Russian rifle, which I am pretty sure he is going to get if the platoon/company commander catches up with him. On a more serious note, one of the few things which could explain this refusal to surrender which sometimes borders on madness is the belief that Russia will eventually win and all prisoners will be repatriated like von Pannwitz' Cossacks and will meet a similar fate to the repatriated von Pannwitz Cossacks. That, or those particular soldiers who refuse to surrender are guilty of attrocities and are afraid of Ukrainian revenge more than anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzermartin Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Deleted (Already posted ) Edited March 22 by panzermartin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Maciej Zwolinski said: refusal to surrender which sometimes borders on madness To add, there are now 50 videos from drones filming russians end themselfs, I think 4 new videos just the last 7 days. The frequency has been increasing steadily. ---- Also first filmed instance of an african/cuban mercenary receiving his paycheck for early retirement And while this human garbage comes to kill for riches Anastasia, a medical officer, gave her life trying to pull a wounded comrade from the 67th ombr to safety. Edited March 22 by Kraft 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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