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The War in the Ukraine
- Thread starter SampanViking
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You probably saw that clip of ATACMS destroying an S400. Does it actually mean anything or is it another one of those optics videos.
So you will not have proficient pilots against trained veterans with better machineries, what can go wrong...
Specially if these are pilots that are originally trained in the unmodernized soviet equipment Ukraine had.
At some point, they can be more of a hindrance than actual help, though as you have to deviate resources and manpower to operate and maintain them, which given how different M2000's to F-16's doesn't seem like smart use of resources and its just asking for more logistical issues. Specially since the M2000's aren't the easiest fighters to maintain eitherBeats having nothing.
So, when are these Mirages coming ? Unless it's French that flying and maintaining it directly on Ukrainian soil i dont see it's coming this year.
So, when are these Mirages coming ? Unless it's French that flying and maintaining it directly on Ukrainian soil i dont see it's coming this year.
According to the rumour mill, Ukrainian pilots and engineers have been training on the Mirage 2000 for nearly 2 years.
Of note however is that the Mirage 2000-5 is pretty much a pure air-to-air fighter, unlike the F-16. There is little risk they will start using them against Russia. It can lob a single Storm Shadow/SCALP, but Ukraine already has that capability on the Su-24.
In terms of air-to-air armament, the Mirage 2000-5 can't match the Russian R-37M armed fighters. It does have a slight advantage over the F-16 because the MICA missile comes with an infrared seeker, allowing it to sneak up to the frontline without emitting from the radar. The electronic warfare package should also be way superior to the F-16.
My take: If actually delivered, these are intended by NATO for cruise missile defence, far from the frontline. This goes hand-in-hand with the pair of SAAB Erieyes. The Erieye was developed to detect American cruise missiles taking shortcuts through Sweden on the way to Russia, which is pretty close to what Ukraine is struggling with.
Lancet and Krasnopol takes out Ukrainian APC near Kleshcheevka.
Russian assault storming through Urozhayne.
Ukrainian warehouses gets FAB'ed in Kucherivka.
Two Ukrainian howitzers gets taken out by Lancets in Illinka by the 238th.
Lancet hits Ukrainian Akasya SPG near Sherestivka.
FABs arrive at Sadove.
A truly ghastly weapon. TOS burns Ukrainian positions in Pyatykhatky.
TOS arrives at Krasnogorovka.
Base of Ukrainian drone operators destroyed in Volchansk.
Leopard 2A5 taken out by artillery in Yevhenivka.
Base of Ukrainian base operators taken out by the 810rd Marine Brigade in Kherson.
Sudoplatov takes out another Maxxpro with FPV drone.
14 out of 31 Abrams have been confirmed destroyed.
Big fire with black smoke over Kiev points to a large fuel facility that was hit.
Ukrainian shelter taken out by FPV drone.
Lancet attacks a Ukrainian Su-25 in an airfield. Not a kill though, looks at least the aircraft would be damaged.
FABs working on Ukrainian positions.
Ukrainian ammo depots and warehouses attacked and destroyed in the Kupyansk front.
Russian assault storming through Urozhayne.
Ukrainian warehouses gets FAB'ed in Kucherivka.
Two Ukrainian howitzers gets taken out by Lancets in Illinka by the 238th.
Lancet hits Ukrainian Akasya SPG near Sherestivka.
FABs arrive at Sadove.
A truly ghastly weapon. TOS burns Ukrainian positions in Pyatykhatky.
TOS arrives at Krasnogorovka.
Base of Ukrainian drone operators destroyed in Volchansk.
Leopard 2A5 taken out by artillery in Yevhenivka.
Base of Ukrainian base operators taken out by the 810rd Marine Brigade in Kherson.
Sudoplatov takes out another Maxxpro with FPV drone.
14 out of 31 Abrams have been confirmed destroyed.
Big fire with black smoke over Kiev points to a large fuel facility that was hit.
Ukrainian shelter taken out by FPV drone.
Lancet attacks a Ukrainian Su-25 in an airfield. Not a kill though, looks at least the aircraft would be damaged.
FABs working on Ukrainian positions.
Ukrainian ammo depots and warehouses attacked and destroyed in the Kupyansk front.
The Russian army began using the latest 152-mm Malva howitzers in Ukraine. Technical information about the self-propelled gun 2S43 "Malva" in the link to the video in the comments to the video. It is worth noting that the Malva self-propelled gun plans to replace the gun with a longer-range one. The first footage from the Malva self-propelled gun in Ukraine on the BAZ-6610-027 Voshchina chassis, produced in Bryansk, was shown by correspondents Alexander Kots and Evgeniy Poddubny. We are publishing episodes of footage of the combat operation of the 2S43 Malva self-propelled gun in Ukraine.
Can someone explain what is happening above? The Bradley and BTR just seem to drive down a long straight road and blast eachother? Why would either side just keep driving straight into the enemy fire? It almost looks like a game of chicken.
EDIT: To make matters worse, it seems like the BTR driver has a bunch of passengers on the top of the vehicle whom are now likely all dead???
Bradley gets bombed by drone in Kalinovka, making it the 75th confirmed visual loss of the type. By the 200th Leningrad Brigade.
Starlinks getting bombed by Russian drones.
Another 155mm 2S22 Bogdana destroyed in the Kharkhiv region.
X-101 cruise missile confirmed with cluster payload.
Ukrainian Magura drone shot to pieces by machine gun fire from a helicopter.
False information about the destruction of the 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiment in the Kharkhiv front is debunked.
Abrams gets Krasnopoled from a MSTA-S. From the Siberian Association.
Polish PT-91 tank destroyed in the Zaporozhye region.
Ukrainian P-18 radar, probably struck by air launched X-35U missile.
Ukrainian D-30 howitzer in the Kharkhiv region destroyed by counterbattery.
Another Ukrainian D-30 howitzer taken out by Lancet in the Kharkhiv front.
Starlinks getting bombed by Russian drones.
Another 155mm 2S22 Bogdana destroyed in the Kharkhiv region.
X-101 cruise missile confirmed with cluster payload.
Ukrainian Magura drone shot to pieces by machine gun fire from a helicopter.
False information about the destruction of the 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiment in the Kharkhiv front is debunked.
Abrams gets Krasnopoled from a MSTA-S. From the Siberian Association.
Polish PT-91 tank destroyed in the Zaporozhye region.
Ukrainian P-18 radar, probably struck by air launched X-35U missile.
Ukrainian D-30 howitzer in the Kharkhiv region destroyed by counterbattery.
Another Ukrainian D-30 howitzer taken out by Lancet in the Kharkhiv front.
A couple of pages back we discussed Western and Russian military production. I found some figures for the US and figured I would post them here so people can refer to them in the future.
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