Ukraine

[FrazeeDK]

in an interview with the Bradley gunner he related he knew how to deal with the T90 from his playing video games.. He targeted the optics on the T90 and the HE rounds peppered the tank likely causing all optics, sights and vision periscopes to get shattered.. Once tech blinded the T90 commander would have one option, popping the hatch and peaking out. He certainly wasn't going to do that with 25mm HE round splattering his turret continuously. It demonstrates that Main Battle Tanks are vulnerable to Infantry fighting vehicles at short range. Had that T90 been standing off to its the max range of its 125mm main gun of around 4km he would have been out of range of the Bradley's 25mm..

[tamada]

That's fascinating. When I was living in the US, I recall a news story about how armed forces recruiters were all about encouraging the indolent, gaming youth to enlist. I think getting a free, top-of-the-line gaming box of your choice was one of the incentives. They recognised their fast reflexes developed from hours in darkened rooms, hunched over Nintendos, PlayStations and Xboxes, would be perfect for a new age of 'fast and furious' armed combat. A few, including myself, thought that being sh*t-hot at anything based on a Tom Clancy novel really wasn't a viable skill set. From the emergence of surgical drone strikes in Iraq or Yemen being piloted from a bunker in Nebraska, to Bradley gunners taking out the trash in Ukraine, I guess it has all come to fruition.

[FrazeeDK]

but, the episode shows that a tank moving forward into hostile territory always needs infantry support to screen them. The grunts with RPG's, ATGM's riding up in IFV's, dismounting and providing protection to the tanks. If they'd been out in the area the Bradley probably would have gotten hit or driven off quickly..

[tamada]

So the Russian are exhibiting limited basic combat skills and no fundamental tank strategy. Maybe a training issue or conscripts being rushed in to positions. Last week you were doing time in Lefortovo for grand theft auto, this week you're the driver of a T-90. Maybe they miss Wagner, no?

[tamada]

This just in... Germany rearranges the deckchairs

https://www.rt.com/news/593093-germany- ... -spelling/

[tamada]

So, the G7 professes their enduring support for Ukraine as the second anniversary of Russia's invasion passes.

Meanwhile...
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The drip feed...

[glalt]

Being part of a tank crew must be a super scary job. With all the kamikaze drones with pinpoint accuracy killing your sighting devices and being left blind leaves you helpless. Even dropping paint bombs would take a tank out of action.

[pipoz4444]

It runs for 37 minutes but worth listening to

Maybe some truth to some of it, about the Ukraine part




https://youtube.com/watch?v=t9VQld1hos8

[papafarang]

More money, more weapons, more men. Same end result. Adiós Ukraine, we're right behind you. You have a bright future just like we stood behind every one else in the last 50 years. Just list the people thrown under the bus. Starting with jumping on helicopter to get the hell out of Vietnam down to bodies falling off planes as we flee Afghanistan. What was zelensky thinking taking advice from Boris johnson. We just chucked 61$ billion at it,
But using PPP Russia will spend 370$ billion. Because Russia gets a lot more BANG for its buck, $500 drones taking out $10,000,000 tanks. So how long will this money last. The last 100 billion already gone ?. And what happens next, another 150 billion ? By the end 2026 Russia will have all the territory it wants and will simply dig in and continue killing as many Ukrainian soldiers untill Ukraine can send no more but it's children.
How sad it is we have the russian money that should be held to rebuild Ukraine, but it's being taken by us to sell weapons we produce just for profit for ourselves, how about a windfall tax on defence suppliers. Oh well all very sad but very predictable

[Aardvark]

Russia could end it all today by simply going home ...

[Laan Yaa Mo]

This astute observation seems to be correct one.