magnkarl Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Soon we'll see the T-34s.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2022 Reports coming in of another dead General, A General Simanov, killed at a command post near Izyum along with a lot of others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Awol Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 37 minutes ago, magnkarl said: Can someone tell Norway to deliver some of their goodies too please? I'm sure Ukraine would love a few NSM missiles to wipe out the Black Sea Fleet and avoid all the shelling from said ships. M113 seems for now to be the main APC platform chosen to equip the new units being formed in western Ukraine. It’s 1960’s vintage and much less capable than some made by Ukraine, eg. the BTR-4. I wonder if they’ll have the time and/or the remaining defence industrial base to modify at least some of them, otherwise they’ll not last long in any Ukrainian counter-offensive. You can see the broad strokes of how these new units will look now though, built around T72 variant MBTs, M113 APCs, and M777 artillery - the key capability. Not great but probably okay for the job if they can get enough of them. Ukraine has far more manpower mobilised and available than Russia, but that’s no good in attack without the platforms to fight from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 22 minutes ago, bickster said: Reports coming in of another dead General, A General Simanov, killed at a command post near Izyum along with a lot of others Errr… that’s the area Gerasimov was forward deployed to…!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Just now, Awol said: M113 seems for now to be the main APC platform chosen to equip the new units being formed in western Ukraine. It’s 1960’s vintage and much less capable than some made by Ukraine, eg. the BTR-4. I wonder if they’ll have the time and/or the remaining defence industrial base to modify at least some of them, otherwise they’ll not last long in any Ukrainian counter-offensive. You can see the broad strokes of how these new units will look now though, built around T72 variant MBTs, M113 APCs, and M777 artillery - the key capability. Not great but probably okay for the job if they can get enough of them. Ukraine has far more manpower mobilised and available than Russia, but that’s no good in attack without the platforms to fight from. Agreed. You can also hope that the APC's delivered are at least partly upgraded. They will be up against 1960's stuff, so hopefully they can at least provide shelter to UA's soft forces during transport. The key for UA will be to push into the rear of Russia's supply lines from Kharkiv, blow up the train line going into Kupyansk and then trade territory for Russian losses further South. If they can keep doing that for another few weeks I hope we can see some reversals, heavily supported by Western artillery pieces, drones and newly arrived MiG's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2022 Just now, Awol said: Errr… that’s the area Gerasimov was forward deployed to…!! Yepbut he's not being mentioned, the question was asked by many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, bickster said: Yepbut he's not being mentioned, the question was asked by many I'm sure he blew himself up like that warship. It can't be Ukrainian artillery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, magnkarl said: I'm sure he blew himself up like that warship. It can't be Ukrainian artillery. 11 Generals down now, roughly one every 6 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) This is one of the reasons why Ukraine is likely winning this war. The NLAW and Javelin are very good, but the Stugna has longer range, is remote controlled and can fire repeatedly after about 10 secs of reloading. Ukraine makes these themselves and they're more than capable enough to take out the T-80. Imagine trying to rush a UA position with the flanks having two of these squads 5km's apart hammering your APC's without you even seeing where they are. It also only costs 20.000 dollars to make. The javelin is 250.000. Edited April 30, 2022 by magnkarl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, bickster said: 11 Generals down now, roughly one every 6 days I'm quite sure you can buy a Russian General from the 7/11 now. Just like buying vodka. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, bickster said: 11 Generals down now, roughly one every 6 days Dude looks like a retired accountant going to a fancy dress party 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Awol said: Dude looks like a retired accountant going to a fancy dress party 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Word is, there could be quite a few spare tickets for this 9th May gig. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 30, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 hour ago, magnkarl said: Soon we'll see the T-34s.. Then the BT-7s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 10 hours ago, bickster said: I really don't see how this one has anything to do with Ukraine, its on an island in the Pacific north of Japan and the Kuril Islands More likely to be general Russian incompetence and lax H&S The Ukrainians had previously claimed some of their people were being sent out there to be put to work, so maybe it is connected? http://ukranews.com/en/news/843863-ukrainians-deported-to-russia-offered-employment-on-sakhalin-defense-ministry-main-intelligence Quote Ukrainians deported to Russia are offered employment, in particular, on Sakhalin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Then the BT-7s. Oryx has now confirmed that Russia's lost over 300 tanks to complete detonation, in Russian tanks there are 3 crewmen. That's 900 tankers killed in confirmed pictures alone due to the 'jack in the box' design flaw. It's a staggering number. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2022 Troop losses: This is suggesting even Ukraine’s estimates are somewhat short of the mark by approx 50% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 24 minutes ago, bickster said: Troop losses: This is suggesting even Ukraine’s estimates are somewhat short of the mark by approx 50% Quite astounding when Lavrov came out yesterday stating no private companies were operating in Ukraine for Russia. Also dismissing the fact they'd been flying in Syrians as bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 minute ago, avfc1982am said: Quite astounding when Lavrov came out yesterday stating no private companies were operating in Ukraine for Russia. Also dismissing the fact they'd been flying in Syrians as bs. There known dead Syrians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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