CitizenVectron Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Jesus fuck, Russia. Blyat'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 allegedly Ukraine managed to strike Russian planes on the ground, possibly with drones. Edit - there were attacks there for sure: Edit 2 - helicopters, likely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Russia: "Yes, please evacuate, we give our word for your safety. We are the good guys." Also Russia: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Jesus fuck, Russia. Blyat'. Smert' Rosiya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I wonder if they need the "ceasefire" to refuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, SuperSpreader said: I wonder if they need the "ceasefire" to refuel. This is 100% what it is. With the forces and supplies currently inside Ukraine, Russia has little hope of achieving their goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SuperSpreader Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: I hope Ze is Russia's Fidel and lives a very long and happy life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Imagine losing a warship to MLRS, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 So at this point how difficult would it be for Europe to get the German nuclear reactors back online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: So at this point how difficult would it be for Europe to get the German nuclear reactors back online? Very difficult. My understanding that they're well into the decommissioning phase and it could take a few years to get them back online if the decision is reversed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 That damn German efficiency 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Nixon racking up another W here. If not for watergate he’d be a top 10 all time president. But there’s no way we’d have a Nixon as president if he wasn’t the weird paranoid guy who green lit the watergate break in even though he won in a landslide 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 What’s up with the Ghost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, Mercury33 said: What’s up with the Ghost? It was a nice "urban legend" while it lasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 This is so very bloody brazen and cynical that I ALMOST gotta respect it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, Mercury33 said: What’s up with the Ghost? Urban legend, yes. But Ukraine's Air Force is still extant. I don't know if they fly missions so much now, but it hasn't been destroyed. And if we can turn the screws on Poland enough to give their MiG-29s to Ukraine, then it'll be a nice revitalization. But Ukraine's real strength is that they have such a robust and well dispersed SAM network. I say network... it isn't all patched into each other. It's just a lot of singular systems that are capable of acting independently all throughout the country. That's why so many of these Russian planes keep getting shot down. That and Russia keeps dropping dumb bombs on targets, meaning they fly lower and slower. I've even seen MANPADS claimed as being responsible for several Russian fast jet losses. In short, The Ghost was the friends we made along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 The leaked "FSB Memo" (note: I really don't put much stock in its overall veracity) alluded to this in its opening paragraphs: Ukraine war 'catastrophic for global food' WWW.BBC.COM One of the world's biggest fertiliser firms says the conflict could deliver a shock to food supplies. Quote The war in Ukraine will deliver a shock to the global supply and cost of food, the boss of one of the world's biggest fertiliser companies has said. Yara International, which operates in more than 60 countries, buys considerable amounts of essential raw materials from Russia. Fertiliser prices were already high due to soaring wholesale gas prices. Yara's boss, Svein Tore Holsether, has warned the situation could get even tougher. "Things are changing by the hour," he told the BBC. "We were already in a difficult situation before the war... and now it's additional disruption to the supply chains and we're getting close to the most important part of this season for the Northern hemisphere, where a lot of fertiliser needs to move on and that will quite likely be impacted." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 OH MY GOD ARMORED TRAIN. I REPEAT: ARMORED. TRAIN. The Russians are going to lose so fucking bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, CayceG said: OH MY GOD ARMORED TRAIN. I REPEAT: ARMORED. TRAIN. The Russians are going to lose so fucking bad Just.. blow up the track ahead of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Israeli ex-SOF operators have arrived in Kyiv. South Korean ex-UDT/SEAL operators are on their way @thewhyteboar @Keyser_Soze 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Thanks Merkel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 38 minutes ago, Mercury33 said: What’s up with the Ghost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Ukrainians are apparently using tiny electric drones that can autonomously drop up to 3 bombs (3kg total) up to 30 miles away. Apparently 60 successful missions so far. It was developed in Ukraine after 2014 in order to remotely strike stationary Russian targets without detection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Looks like Ukraine might have been truthful about their strike on a Russian ship: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Ukrainians are apparently using tiny electric drones that can autonomously drop up to 3 bombs (3kg total) up to 30 miles away. Apparently 60 successful missions so far. It was developed in Ukraine after 2014 in order to remotely strike stationary Russian targets without detection. This type of development is what will really change warfare imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: This type of development is what will really change warfare imo This conflict has illustrated two things very clearly to me: (1) The age of the armored warfare is probably/definitely dead and buried due to light infantry carrying MANPATS. (2) The age of helicopter-borne air assault warfare is probably/definitely dead and buried due to light infantry carrying MANPADS. In essence, the light infantryman has essentially reclaimed their role as the primary battlefield element. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5timechamp Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This conflict has illustrated two things very clearly to me: (1) The age of the armored warfare is probably/definitely dead and buried due to light infantry carrying MANPATS. (2) The age of helicopter-borne air assault warfare is probably/definitely dead and buried due to light infantry carrying MANPADS. In essence, the light infantryman has essentially reclaimed their role as the primary battlefield element. Drones, Air-strikes wipe out dismounts… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, 5timechamp said: Drones, Air-strikes wipe out dismounts… Yes, those are the counters to dismounted/light infantry (as well as armor!) However, light infantry can disperse relatively quickly which makes effective targeting by air assets more challenging. If the infantry stays bunched together to make them easy pickings for air assets, then that's their problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaljedi Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This conflict has illustrated two things very clearly to me: (1) The age of the armored warfare is probably/definitely dead and buried due to light infantry carrying MANPATS. (2) The age of helicopter-borne air assault warfare is probably/definitely dead and buried due to light infantry carrying MANPADS. In essence, the light infantryman has essentially reclaimed their role as the primary battlefield element. It probably helps when you have infantry moving with your armor and aren't just sending a column of vehicles up the road unsupported. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 14 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Yes, those are the counters to dismounted/light infantry (as well as armor!) However, light infantry can disperse relatively quickly which makes effective targeting by air assets more challenging. If the infantry stays bunched together to make them easy pickings for air assets, then that's their problem Hence why the Army might ditch 5.56 weapons for these. with this computer assisted optic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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