CayceG Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 3 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Time to go back to full ballistic weaponry! A big ball of iron launched in a parabolic arc doesn't care about jamming! That would be area artillery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted Tuesday at 01:11 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 01:11 PM To Wade's previous point: Also Estonia is currently under a GPS blockade by Russia, preventing airlines from operating: The Black Sea is also currently experiencing this, causing major issues for commercial shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted Tuesday at 02:28 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 02:28 PM Russia attacked Odesa yesterday with cluster munitions, killing at least 4 people (and a dog) and injuring 30+. As a reminder, cluster munitions are banned against civilians, and their use is a war crime. Last night Ukraine struck the Dzhankoi airbase in occupied Crimea with 12+ ATACMS, targeting the base itself as well as S-300/400 emplacements. There are confirmation of hits, but no word yet on the extend of damage to Russian gear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted Tuesday at 02:31 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 02:31 PM A bunch of stuff coming out recently about Germany's far-right AfD party having pretty explicit ties to Russia. German army captain admits spying for Russia WWW.DW.COM The officer, with ties to the far-right AfD party, said he provided information to a Russian intelligence service out of fear of a nuclear escalation in Moscow's war in Ukraine. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted Tuesday at 02:46 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:46 PM 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: To Wade's previous point: This aligns with the briefing I attended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted Tuesday at 11:50 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:50 PM Gonna be awesome when battleships are a thing again. Hell they used drones to target Iraqi positions and to adjust fire, they practically pioneedered the tactics of this war over 30 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted Tuesday at 11:57 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:57 PM 6 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: Gonna be awesome when battleships are a thing again. Hell they used drones to target Iraqi positions and to adjust fire, they practically pioneedered the tactics of this war over 30 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted Friday at 03:09 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 03:09 PM Ukraine suffers while too many countries ‘sit on their hands’ WWW.THETIMES.CO.UK Ukraine’s commander of ground forces says end of the war will only be achieved by ‘isolation of Russia’ Ukraine says that FPV suicide drones now kill more soldiers (on both sides) than artillery or bullets. It looks like we've officially entered a new era of warfare. Quote “Drones kill more soldiers on both sides than anything else at present" Battle of Chasiv Yar begins: On the ground with Ukrainian forces defending city key to Russia’s plans KYIVINDEPENDENT.COM Editor’s note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first names and callsigns only. CHASIV YAR, DONETSK OBLAST – As he creeps between rubble-strewn garages near the central square of Chasiv Yar, the eyes and ears of the reconnaissance Quote What bothers the commander, 41-year-old Andrii “Yankee,” more are not the sounds of explosions but of propellers; those belonging to the hundreds of drones, enemy and friendly, constantly surveying the battlefield. Quote Under a lush canopy of spring foliage, six figures in pixel camouflage walk in single file along a makeshift forest track. Each of them carries a crucial component of kit typical to Ukrainian front-line positions: petrol for the generator, a pair of quadcopter drones, a crate full of 3D-printed bombs, and a slab of energy drinks. Quote One team uses a Chinese commercial drone to maintain a constant vision of the zero line in the destroyed village of Bohdanivka, while another carries out bombing missions on Russian forces with an FPV (first-person-view) drone. Usually associated with one-way “kamikaze” missions against enemy equipment and personnel, FPV drones can be also used to drop grenades and other custom-made munitions, allowing one drone to be used many more times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted Friday at 03:17 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:17 PM All the drone videos floating around on the internet show some fucked up stuff. Soldiers regularly getting blown to bits like it’s WWII again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted Friday at 03:44 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 03:44 PM Ukraine war: Kyiv can use British weapons inside Russia, says UK's David Cameron WWW.BBC.CO.UK UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron says it is up to Ukraine to decide how to use British arms. Excellent move, and hopefully one that paves the way for France and the US to do the same. I don't have any hope that Germany allows it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted yesterday at 02:21 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 02:21 AM To deal with the GPS jamming, the US is going to provide Ukraine with GPS-seeking bombs: JDAM-ER Winged Bombs With Seekers That Home In On GPS Jammers Headed To Ukraine WWW.TWZ.COM Plans to give Ukraine JDAM-ERs with new seekers come as Western precision-guided munitions are reportedly suffering from Russian GPS jamming. Not sure how useful this is considering Ukrainian bombers can't really even fly at the front line. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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