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Tam

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Russian propaganda video gives credit to the old Soviet era D-20 howitzer. This has become an outstanding weapon for both sides. The video mentions a D-20 howitzer eliminating an M113 in one strike, congratulating the skill of the artilerymen, however, drone footage with blue targeting reticles are indicative of a Krasnopol strike with the Orlan lasing the target. This is typical of so many videos failing to credit Krasnopol usage.


A promotion video for the Nona-S self propelled mortar. There is growing appreciation to the use of self propelled mortars in this war, and Russia should continue to build new versions of it despite still having large unused reserves. 0.27 into the video shows a successful mortar strike against enemy vehicles.

 
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pmc

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I think they may testing combine S350 and S500. because only S-350 has this ability of 10m height interception but not necessary that far into distance of 150km. or they gave some rough estimate.
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For the first time in history, a Russian defense system shot down a Ukrainian warplane without human intervention​

During that, this system simultaneously used both the active and passive radar modes. In this way it increases The system's immunity to electronic jamming means, and its ability to detect and classify targets is enhanced.
The S-350 operates in close cooperation with longer-range systems, such as the S-300V4, S-400 and S-500, which are usually targeted by the enemy
The S-350 is designed to protect precious Russian systems from hostile missiles. One platform of the system can carry 12 missiles.
It should be noted that the operating range of the "9M96E2" missile, which is equipped with the "S-350", is 120 km. It can intercept flying targets at a speed of 4,800 meters per second.

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The Russian air defenses were able to hit a Ukrainian plane at a height of only 50 feet from a distance of 150 km, and the "Su-35" fighter was able to hit a Ukrainian plane from a distance of 177 km with an "R37" missiles
 

Stealthflanker

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Or both intercepts are done by aircrafts. Because 150 km are impossible from radar horizon standpoint even with 40m tall 40V6M mast.

If the intercepts are done via GBAD then some form of off-board targeting is necessary and Active Radar Homing missile should be used.
 

Tam

Brigadier
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Russian propaganda video gives credit to the old Soviet era D-20 howitzer. This has become an outstanding weapon for both sides. The video mentions a D-20 howitzer eliminating an M113 in one strike, congratulating the skill of the artilerymen, however, drone footage with blue targeting reticles are indicative of a Krasnopol strike with the Orlan lasing the target. This is typical of so many videos failing to credit Krasnopol usage.


A promotion video for the Nona-S self propelled mortar. There is growing appreciation to the use of self propelled mortars in this war, and Russia should continue to build new versions of it despite still having large unused reserves. 0.27 into the video shows a successful mortar strike against enemy vehicles.


I forgot to mention that both videos are related to the same event where the Russians launched massive artillery strikes across the Dniepr River. To add also, I won't discount that Russian mortars are using the laser guided Gran, which can give vehicles like the Nona S, an accurate first strike capability even against moving targets.
 

HighGround

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A lot of the concepts that the Russian military conceptualized between 2008-2022 have actually been proven entirely correct.

Russian national defense strategy correctly identified that the initial period of war will strongly define the rest of the war.

Russian concepts of recon-fire, have pretty much defined this conflict. Ironically, Russia was initially very poor at executing it, but they've gotten a lot better over time. In the absence of clear air superiority, ground based fires are the fallback. I'm unsure of what lessons RuAF are taking away from this conflict, but I hope that with the emergence of new systems like Mylta, and proliferation of guided artillery rounds, RuAF have learned that mobility, speed, and precision, will trump volume.
 
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