Mandy Lifeboats Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 This day in 1941, begin of the Siege of Sevastopol. The German 11th Army encircled the vast fortress of Sevastopol launching massive combined air, artillery and land attacks against the heavily defended positions until it finally fell in July 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: Doubtful. The shot count dictates when the barrel requires servicing. If they have been inflating the figures it means they lost the equipment from service too early. Once it's reached its shot count it becomes inaccurate and potentially dangerous to the crew. Yeah, that's what i mean. It would be a gradual wearing and loss of accuracy over time, if you want your sponsor to service it sooner and get it back to you like new again it would be an advantage to wind the shot clock forward a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, LondonLax said: Yeah, that's what i mean. It would be a gradual wearing and loss of accuracy over time, if you want your sponsor to service it sooner and get it back to you like new again it would be an advantage to wind the shot clock forward a bit. I see what you mean now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2022 Today is a sad day. After 39? Known attacks, the ISW has today confirmed that Russia has finally withdrawn from Chornobaivka The joke is finally over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Interesting animation showing the territorial changes since 2014. Russia still hold far too much despite Ukraine’s recent resurgence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, bickster said: Today is a sad day. After 39? Known attacks, the ISW has today confirmed that Russia has finally withdrawn from Chornobaivka The joke is finally over Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted October 30, 2022 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2022 33 minutes ago, Tayls said: Eh? The short version There used to be an airfield in Chornobaivka just outside Kherson At the start of the war the Russians parked some aircraft there, Ukraine blew them all up. A couple of weeks later the Russians parked some helicopters there, Ukraine blew them all up. They stopped parking aircraft there BUT they kept parking ordnance there and stockpiled ammo there and Ukraine just kept blowing it up. They turned it into a Command Post (more than once) guess what... It became a meme, that Ukrainian Artilery men could just total the airfield at Chornobaivka in their sleep. The Russians never seemed to learn their lesson and in the end it was attacked a total of 39 times, same place, same result. It was like a sacrifice to the Gods. At one stage it was happening almost daily. Most of this was pre-HIMARS which kinda ruined the fun because then the Russians knew it was way too close to the front But anyway, today satellite imagery shows that the Russians have completely left the site (its a suburb 10km North East of Kherson) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 7 hours ago, PussEKatt said: What is the name of that book ? Im into WW II and would like to read it. It's called Target Tirpitz by Patrick Bishop. It's a right good read too, hope you enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 2 hours ago, bickster said: The short version There used to be an airfield in Chornobaivka just outside Kherson At the start of the war the Russians parked some aircraft there, Ukraine blew them all up. A couple of weeks later the Russians parked some helicopters there, Ukraine blew them all up. They stopped parking aircraft there BUT they kept parking ordnance there and stockpiled ammo there and Ukraine just kept blowing it up. They turned it into a Command Post (more than once) guess what... It became a meme, that Ukrainian Artilery men could just total the airfield at Chornobaivka in their sleep. The Russians never seemed to learn their lesson and in the end it was attacked a total of 39 times, same place, same result. It was like a sacrifice to the Gods. At one stage it was happening almost daily. Most of this was pre-HIMARS which kinda ruined the fun because then the Russians knew it was way too close to the front But anyway, today satellite imagery shows that the Russians have completely left the site (its a suburb 10km North East of Kherson) Oh blimey. I knew about an airfield that RU kept reusing, but didn’t realise it was located there. Does it mean that UA has retaken that territory now though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 31, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 31, 2022 9 hours ago, Tayls said: Does it mean that UA has retaken that territory now though? Not that has been announced but it probably does indicate they are getting close, hence the Russians leving the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Mandy Lifeboats Posted October 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2022 UK denies developing killer drones despite damning photographic evidence. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2022 So there's your explanation for the bridge going bye bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Another bad news day for Russia (if true) “Ukraine chooses pilots to train on F15/F16” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I’d love to see how Russia planes would perform against the F15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2022 12 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: I’d love to see how Russia planes would perform against the F15. They're going to have to strap more than one satnav to the dashboard that's for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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magnkarl Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Yesterday Russia lost a reported 500 men for 1 kilometer of ground north of Pisky, which they later withdrew from. There's very graphic videos of Ukraine just lobbing mortar rounds at assembly points and taking out 10+ Wagerites and Russian soldiers per shot. I have no idea why Russia keeps wanting to control a wasteland when they're close to losing their only valid supply lines in the North.. At this point most of Ukraine's artillerymen will be so good at targetting the land around them that they probably won't even have to look at where they're aiming. It's the Mannerheim Line all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 17 hours ago, Straggler said: It's called Target Tirpitz by Patrick Bishop. It's a right good read too, hope you enjoy it Thanks for that,I will definately get that book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 So Russia fighting back by taking out energy around the country with missiles. How come they suddenly have all these missiles they haven't used before? How bad is it for Ukraine seeing winter is coming. Will they be able to get power and heating up and running everywhere before the cold weather sets in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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