It would be so symbolic if the Ukrainian counter offensive ground attack will start on June 6th. Denys said he was wrong predicting the counter offensive would start in the spring. For us in the US, summer doesn't start until June 20 th/21st. bt Disclaimer. I am employee of a company who's hardware...
Jump to postForgot to note, back in 1990 when this document was created the idea of dragons teeth or obstacles other than ditches was not gamed against? They did not see dragon teeth in Gulf War 1. But really, it seems to me the dragon teeth was mean for the fast movers like Strykers and Bradley's. The breachi...
Jump to postThe following article is mainly about the use of (satellite guided?) glide bombs by the Russians but it alludes briefly to the "glide bombs" (I understand JDAMs) supplied by the USA to Ukraine. It states that: Ukrainian pilots also have a few dozen glide bombs provided by the United State...
Jump to postsuch a big explosion from what was presumably a single 30mm round, but of course, that was the explosive warhead of the naval drone going off. I Typically there are multiple rounds not visible in between the tracer rounds. bt Right, but running the video at reduced speed, I didn't see any other imp...
Jump to postUpdate on the drone attack on the intel ship; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp9cBjavGZA That's an unusually clear clip, and very dramatic. It's almost unnatural to see such a big explosion from what was presumably a single 30mm round, but of course, that was the explosive warhead of the naval dro...
Jump to postDeciding to stick with Bakhmut was I suspect a much debated position in the Ukrainian high command, the harsh reality of war and with the enemy operations on their soil, it was not like in WW2 when the Western Allies, could spend both extended periods, doing a lot of training out of enemy reach bef...
Jump to postI'm posting rather long fair-use excerpts to try to encourage reading a very good article from The New Yorker, written by a reporter and photographer who spent time at the front in March. They visited the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade south of Bakhmut. One of the realities of the current phase of...
Jump to postThe following is highly speculative, but it is very juicy speculation, and besides, it's Friday, so why not: https://twitter.com/OAlexanderDK/status/1659650361907355657?cxt=HHwWkoCxjcDNoYguAAAA Quick summary: a presumed Storm Shadow strike near Mariupol today might have been targeting Russian Minist...
Jump to postthere is now a 66% chance that the planet’s temperature will climb above 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels for at least one year That's odd to focus on a single year like that. The climate goes through multi-year cycles, which is why climatologists focus on multi-year avera...
Jump to postThere was an attempted Russian missile attack against Kiev the past night but according to Ukraine all missiles were shot down by Ukrainian defence. Ukraine's Air Force intercepted 18 missiles launched by Russia at the country overnight, a senior Ukrainian general said on Telegram Tuesday. .... 6 K...
Jump to postThank you for your comments. FYI, here are the first 4 tweets that you can't see. They are basically providing his assumptions for manning the defense lines. https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1655630066577989645 Thanks for posting the hidden tweets. It appears the information he is using relates ...
Jump to postA Twitter thread demonstrating with some basic metrics why it's not possible for Russia to defend efficiently 800km frontline. They basically don't have enough manpower nor enough heavy weapons to do this all along the front. https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1655630066577989645 On the other hand...
Jump to postThe third oil depot in just a few days caught fire last night, near Krasnodar in Russia. https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/05/04/another-russian-fuel-facility-on-fire-after-alleged-drone-attack/ Attacking all these fuel depot in the vicinity of Crimea. Anyone still doubt the target for the counter o...
Jump to postSeparately, if an airline wants to place a new order (not NTUs), how long will it take to get delivery of a brand new 787-9? (Meaning, obviously there would have to be a production slot for it). 6 months, 1 year, 2 years? One thing Calhoun said in the earnings call, in response to a question about ...
Jump to post>banning the use of locomotive engines more than 23 years old But why? Most locomotive engines should be good for much linger than that Such ruke would not just increase waste, it'd increase cost and encourage freights be moved via other means instead Your car can also be "good for much longer...
Jump to postHopefully this is the right thread for a question and answer about 787 future production from Boeing's 2023 Q1 earnings call transcript. See page 10, the question from the Bernstein analyst. https://s2.q4cdn.com/661678649/files/doc_financials/2023/q1/1Q23-Earnings-Call-Transcript.pdf The topic of in...
Jump to postInteresting video of a test of a wheeled kamikaze vehicle, which is simply armed with an anti-tank mine or two. https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1652042444844724224?cxt=HHwWgMCz7bj2ne0tAAAA As if Russia wasn't having enough trouble with land mines that can't do anything but sit there. Now Ukra...
Jump to postThe Russians are not using flame throwers like we normally mean in English, which would be an incindierary weapon. The TOS-1A, rather, is a rocket launcher that fires rockets with a fuel-air explosive or thermobaric warhead. The Russian term for a fuel air explosive translates literally as "fla...
Jump to postThis is funny. https://twitter.com/ArmchairCopelrd/status/1651550553917251584 Roughly 1 year ago, Michael Kofman, a civilian analyst (as in an actual professional analyst for an organization that consults for the DoD, not a social media analyst), shared a series of thoughts on Twitter after the Russ...
Jump to postDang, I don't want to have to go out of state to see old 567 and 645 powered dinosaurs. If you're thinking of museum copies, the rule specifically exempts "historic locomotives" that are "used solely for education, preservation, or historical experience." They are, however, limi...
Jump to postThe article raised a lot of questions for me, so I'm sharing some of the key information I found when I went looking for answers, starting with the actual proposed rule: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/barcu/regact/2022/locomotive22/fro.pdf The main provisions relate to the EPA-defined ti...
Jump to postTalking about the mid to dry: An interesting thread on Twitter about the mud and a possible “why” the counteroffensive hasn’t started yet: https://twitter.com/davidhelms570/status/1650851707348307970 This is timely. I had shared Mr. Helms' earlier thread last month, and was hoping for an update. As...
Jump to postLook who is at it again; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMD2cuIRxy8 "Not a single shot was made by the RU army", "treason in the Kremlin", troops are being wasted at a 5:1 rate -- hmmm... There's times like this when I wonder how much longer that guy will be alive. Maybe his bo...
Jump to posthttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/apr/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-thousands-evacuated-after-bomb-scare-in-russian-city-struck-by-own-forces#pinned-post Ukraine’s military reported to have set up positions on the eastern side of Dnipro near Kherson city Looks like they're preparing for reta...
Jump to postOccasionally, since sometimes I just want a small drink, and it's easier to lean over and drink directly from the tap instead of going to the cupboard for a glass, and then one less dish to wash. Based on the responses, it appears most posters have a different interpretation of the question than I d...
Jump to postRussia's deputy prime minister is visiting India. It is reported on an Indian aviation defence website (strongly nationalistic in nature) that he gave an unemployment rate of 3.7% in Russia, a historic low. Is that plausible? How could that be? when i was on vacation in Russia ten years ago the gui...
Jump to postI have one more link showing an interesting instance of a tank that was damaged by a much more capable weapon than in my previous post. Supposedly this tank took a hit from a Javelin missile, it penetrated, but the crew survived. I will discuss this one more, as it demonstrates several details affec...
Jump to postHere's an interesting video of a camera mounted on a Russian tank (possibly a T-80 based on engine sound) capturing it being hit by drone carrying some kind of munition. It is possibly a PG-7VL - one of the RPG-7 warhead options. There have been pictures released of Ukraine mounting those munitions ...
Jump to postRussian president Vladimir Putin has been urged to end the war in Ukraine by the head of the Wagner mercenary army deployed by the Kremlin. Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed Russia had taken a “fat chunk” of Ukrainian territory and said president Putin should tell the world Russia has achieved the aims of ...
Jump to postI agree. It's seems shocking that 1.25M people have a Top Secret security clearance on one hand. I'm not sure what a 20 something civilian contractor needs to know working at a military base that would equate to the same need to know as a full bird colonel walking the halls of the Pentagon. That pa...
Jump to postThe reserve officer frequently cited in reporting on Russia's failed offensive toward Vuledar, in addition to sharing details from captured manuals about Russia's shifting tactics as their equipment losses mount and their reliance on mobilized soldiers increases, has posted a thread about the Russia...
Jump to postRegarding the beheading, but also applicable to other videos of war crimes: https://twitter.com/OzKaterji/status/1645919326900457473 His thread is longer than what I am quoting. Don't share or watch it, please leave that to professionals & war crimes investigators. You have nothing to gain and e...
Jump to postThe Russians have somehow managed to hit a new low. I’ve just come across a video on Reddit, which I will not be linking to, that shows the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier by a Russian. I'm not eager to go digging for details, and there is no way I'm going to knowingly watch the video, but I read ...
Jump to postTwo items I wanted to share today: Bakhmut For those continuing to follow the situation in Bakhmut closely, I think the following translated post from a soldier in the city who goes by the handle "Bakhmut Demon" is worth the short as an additional perspective to add to the picture coming f...
Jump to postWestern special forces inside Ukraine, leak shows, a report from the BBC. I’m pretty sure I was flamed for making this assessment way, way up thread. If actually true I’m not the least bit surprised. Though it could be a ploy, and leaked disinformation. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-6524506...
Jump to postThe other factoid coming from the engagement was the unkrainian tank only had 23 rounds. For such a small engagement and they spent all their HE rounds. Wonder what the load out of sabot vs HE. I believe that is a normal full load - 22 in the autoloader and 1 in the breach. They can carry some extr...
Jump to postThat often grisly footage of the battle for the trench positions, is explained here by the unit that took part, the aims, tactics and constraints add context; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fifpgIJkxXA The subtitles work on this. Thank you for the tip about the sub-titles. They indicate the Russia...
Jump to postOn the turret flipping, it was noticed in the first Gulf War, same tanks, T-72’s, just that the shortness of the ground war, the absence of all the media and IT of today means it was little known outside of those in the campaign, their military and various intel and assessment organizations. Appare...
Jump to postNon driver myself. Would changing a wheel be covered in the user manual?. Yes. Instructions for changing and rotating tires are included in every car owners manual I have seen. However, some people forget to do the final tightening of the lug nuts with a torque wrench. Others may tighten them with ...
Jump to postWRT GLSDB. https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-launches-small-diameter-bomb-longer-range-himars-1790887 Russia said they shot 1 down. So my question is what happened with the rest of the Salvo? :scratchchin: As for the cost benefit equation. I wonder if the cost of the AA missile is more than cost of ...
Jump to postThis is one of those prudential moves that just doesn't feel right, but it is the less confrontational course of action. They destroyed US property worth $15+ million in international airspace. They present it as a matter of "forcing it to abandon its mission without resorting to weapons"...
Jump to postInteresting article about the "forever war" has an interesting analysis of the state of the RU military: “Russia simply does not have the offensive capabilities for a major offensive,” said US military expert Rob Lee. According to Lee, less than 10% of the Russian army in Ukraine is capab...
Jump to postThe fallout of the drone incident over the Black Sea: The US decision to fly its surveillance drones further south over the Black Sea after a Russian jet collided with a US drone earlier this month “definitely limits our ability to gather intelligence” related to the Ukraine war, a senior US milita...
Jump to postVintage wrote:Dramatic footage of Russian assault on a Ukrainian outpost being repelled by artillery fire.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1639342501059260416
The communications coordinator for the National Security Council had a delightfully pointed response during a press conference this week, to a question about Russia's comments about depleted uranium ammunition: Q: Does the Biden administration have any concern about the Brits sharing such ammo? if R...
Jump to postAway from numbers and wrecks, an up close and for the soldiers and BBC crew, personal report from the very front line. Stunning, shocking, brave; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtqDLsNa-c4 That was intense. I've only seen a handful of videos from journalists in areas where they might face signific...
Jump to postT-55 heading to Ukraine? Recall how some question the utility of M113 that the US sent? Maybe we should have pledge a boat load of M-60s. They would have gotten to the battlefield faster and would be able to deal with these T-55 effectively. T-55 really belongs in a museum. I guess having a tank is...
Jump to postI don't know exactly what the goal is, but Medvedev seems to have been assigned the role of Minister of Hyperbole. .... At the present, it seems like his role is mainly to be a loose cannon to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt about things Russia could in theory do, but in reality would worsen Ru...
Jump to postPolish Ambassador To France Says His Country Will Go To War With Russia If Ukraine Loses https://tsarizm.com/news/eastern-europe/2023/03/20/polish-ambassador-to-france-says-his-country-will-go-to-war-with-russia-if-ukraine-loses/ Jan Emeryk Rościszewski, Poland’s Ambassador to France, made the star...
Jump to postIn case you thought Russian aggression has its limits, think again: Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, has threatened to launch a missile strike against the International Criminal Court in The Hague , which had earlier issued an arrest warrant for Ru...
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