The War in the Ukraine

tacoburger said:

Hundreds are easily possible. We're not trying to engage cruise missiles or FPV swarms here. WW2 flak cannons can do the job. For reference, 6000 soviet era Shilkas were built.

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Yeah and not all of them deployed as you need backups, spare part sources, exports. and systems used for training new crews. Those are still manned. and not all of them can be online at all times.

Let's say S-400... they have like maybe 48 hours autonomy on their own gas turbine or diesel generator before needing to refuel.

and then crewing. Like something like Pantsyr requires at least 3 crws.. so 6000 Pantsyr needs 18000 crews. That's almost like 2 Division by itself.

tacoburger said:

It's really not that easy to scale laser power up. It's not like simply making a gun caliber bigger.

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to down aircraft target tho.. Megawatt class laser has been devised.

tacoburger said:

I'm not an expert on radar or anything, but I know that small aircraft like the Cessna can be picked up by airport radars.

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You should ask how high and what distance tho.

tacoburger said:

Or you know, Russia can intercept them at the border, before they cross hundreds of kilometers into Russia. The border that should be heavily monitored and covered by thousand of different radar systems already, being an active warzone and whatnot.... Failing that, placing AA at critical infrastructure sites, or sending a fighter to intercept in their multi-hour journey into Russia would work., this planes are flying in at 150km/hr, they're not reaching their targets within minutes.

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Earth is not such a cooperative master unfortunately. Especially for ground based radar. Hell Even NATO failed to react on Ukrainian drone crossing it.

Like have you ever see radar coverage diagram tho ? Here is an example. This is Moscow for simething like Pantsyr. This is for altitude coverage 50 m then 100 m and 500 then 1000.

Notice the coverage Gap there. That's because of land contour.

Footage of the work of Russian electronic warfare in Ukraine. The video shows how the operation of electronic warfare affects the control of Ukrainian FPV drones. It is unknown what electronic warfare systems were used by the Russian army and what models of FPV drones were used by Ukrainian operators. The shooting took place in the Kharkov region. The video is taken from drone signal intercepts and captured data.

Where all these ammo are going to land.... hoping they have fused ammo and they are not going all over the place in the city...

Insane destruction of a Ukrainian UAV over the port of Novorossiysk:

Kharkov is really near Russian border. It's easy for Russians to supply but difficult for Ukrainians to supply all the way from western Ukraine. The new Russian satellites and drones are spotting a lot of targets. Ukraine is losing a lot of artillery assets in Kharkov. Of course, for Russians, this is all part of the plan.

For Russians, the strategy is to drag this out for 50 more years. By then, Zelensky is 96 years old. Zelensky would have no choice but to pass power to his son. At that point, Zelensky will expose himself as dictator. Ukrainian army will abandon Zelensky en mass.

Russian flag raised over the northern part of Volchansk.


A SCALP-EP nailed by a Russian SAM over Lugansk. The previous one that hit a civilian area might have been another shot down.


Lancet strike on Akasya SPG, Kharkhiv region.


Lancet strike on D-30 howitzer, Kharkhiv region. Note how much the Ukrainians are desperately pouring in artillery firepower in that region. But the Russians are decimating artillery units like this was a trap all along.


Ukrainian DRG hit by Kornet ATGM. Zaporozhye region by the Viking Squad of Spetznaz.


Another Ukrainian SPG gets hit by a Lancet.


Russian missile takes out an ST-68U air defense radar in the Sumy region. This could either be an X-31P HARM or an X-35U antiship missile. Chances are it's the anti-ship missile that's used.


Looks like a Grad or Vampire MLRS. Must be with a full package when the Lancet hit given the immensity of the explosion. Kharkhiv region.


Blackout in Odessa.


Two Ukrainian T-72 hit by Lancet in the Kharkhiv region. The northern front of the Kharkhiv region has become a Lancet kill fest.


Russians dropped incendiaries over Ukrainian positions in Liptsy.


Russian artillery hitting railway station in Sumy region.


Russian soldier manages to dodge seven FPV drones, four caught in footage.


Tulips in action in Chasiv Yar. These have a devastating effect in urban combat.


Lancet takes out a T-64BV. Allegedly the source claims this is a Project 53 Lancet, making this the first kill of it's kind.


FPV drone takes out a Ukrainian mortar site.


Counterbattery from the 72nd Brigade of the 3rd Donetsk Army takes out a Ukrainian 120mm mortar in Kleshcheevka area.


Massed NARS strike from an Su-25 using 122mm S-13 rockets.


Building occupied by Ukrainian troops, hit by Krasnopol, lased by Orlan-30.


LMUR strike at a former school building used by Ukrainian troops. There were two strikes on the building.


Lancet takes out a Ukrainian transport in the Volchansk area.


Another Krasnopol strike on a building used by Ukrainian forces, this by the 238th Brigade.


Ukrainian tank hit by FPV drones near Verbove.


Su-34 dumps an ODAB-1500 at a Ukrainian command center in Chasiv Yar.


Bilohorivka has fallen to the Russians. Holding this site for far too long has been a mighty valiant effort for the AFU.

tacoburger said:

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WingLoong Please Give Us a Loan. The WingLoong Please Give Us a Loan will not succeed where the Storm Shadows and ATACMS failed. The Russians have been pounding Ukraine with missiles and drones non stop for years now, what is the WingLoong Please Give Us a Loan going to do? absolutely nothing.

Atomicfrog said:

Where all these ammo are going to land.... hoping they have fused ammo and they are not going all over the place in the city...

Insane destruction of a Ukrainian UAV over the port of Novorossiysk:

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AA ammo, especially ammo used close to nearby infrastructure, should have timed fuses to prevent inadvertent damage to nearby infrastructure and personnel. Also, in this instance, given how flat most of the trajectory are, most of the ammo will splash down safely in the water long before it gets close to the buildings on the other side of the harbour.

Report by The Daily Beast about an epidemic of drunk or drugged Ukranian soldiers on several points along the frontlines to the point of situations where drunk soldiers have killed other soldiers, civilians and animals in "blind range" or by driving drunk. It puts Kostyantynivka as an example where soldiers wander around drunk and dead dogs line the streets.

A couple of interviews mentions a soldier killing two civilians and police officer in Lyman while drunk and another mentioned how a soldier in Kharkiv killed two other soldiers and a dog. Drugs are also present, in the form of MDMA and amphetamines, with one soldier explaining he would take 500mg of amphetamines daily during rotations(fair to say, though, the dude admits to being an addict since 18 so in this case is not specific to the war).