I think as a bait any tank woud be good. Only requirement is to drive on its own.Question, is Russia fielding T-72A variants? I heard they do but given how much t72b is still left for refurbish I think it is unlikely.
Question, is Russia fielding T-72A variants? I heard they do but given how much t72b is still left for refurbish I think it is unlikely.
If it's true, they have waited way to long to do so... what a waste of human life if they are decimated.A lot of noise tonight; much originating from Kadyrov, that the Ukrainians have withdrawn from Severedonetsk or are trying to do so underfire. Hopefully we will get an official word on this sooner rather than later.
France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Olaf Scholz urged Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine and withdraw Russia's troops in a phone call Saturday with the Russian president, German officials said.
Conceptually, having your ships as a sitting duck taking ground-based anti-ship missiles, is a losing strategy.
Ships have a a limited anti-air missile capability. Ground anti-ship missiles might as well as be infinite. The West can keep sending hundreds of such missiles to Ukraine
I think Putin is making a strategic error. Its not enough for ships to passively defend against this new threat. Something needs to be done to stop this foreign inflow of weapons to Ukraine
I said from the first week of the "special military operation" that Russia's strategy was flawed because it gave the option for Western powers to arm Ukraine. 3 months in, and this mistake has still not been resolved by Putin.
Let's see what excuses he will spin when/if another Russian ship gets hit.