Ukrainian War Developments
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ADATS was such a weapon, albeit vehicle-launched. Starstreak (a MANPADS) has some anti-armor capability but definitely not tanks.
"A demonstration was conducted in September 1999 that showed the missile being used against an , showing the missile's effectiveness as a surface-to-surface weapon. Each sub-munition dart travelling at 4,500 kilometres per hour (2,800 mph) has comparable to a shell from a .[] However, it lacks the armour penetration capabilities of a purpose-built or of a dual purpose missile (such as the ). "
With Starstreak it's more interesting than just secondary capability: they are moving to add Martlet capability to starstreak launchers.
That sounds too complicated. If it ever got that bad the whole of Ukraine would get a one way ticket to Siberia.
Just eliminate the establishment and key figures and create some denazification camps that all Ukrainian citizens need to go through. Demilitarise the whole region and Ukraine becomes a Belarus at worst.
Personally I think it'll be more like Chechnya, and the Ukrainian anger will be redirected west.
Lol, the British empire is dead.
That would be a different missile though.
As in you could either fire a Martlet at an armored vehicle or a Starstreak at an aircraft.
Russia uses resurrection spell, it was also super effective on equipment! 20 MLRS, 300 tanks, 30 fuel tanks, 500 arty and 50 AA also came back from the dead!!
An alliance is just an agreement made on paper. If Russia invades Latvia or a Baltic country and threatens a full nuclear response if anyone gets involved. Do you think Americans are all going to agree to die in a nuclear war for Latvia? They'll finally do what they've refused to do so far in this war and sit down with Putin and sort out a deal.
The only real alliance in the western world is the Anglo-US one, and maybe a Franco-German one.
Here's a chance for China to play Mr Nice Guy. China can organize delivery of humanitarian materials to cities currently under siege. Before I'm accused of being a bleeding heart idealist, here's some cold rational analysis:
Any western/Ukrainian humanitarian effort will be rightfully met with suspicion by the Russian, and they don't have the time/manpower to check every cargo for weapons or munition, hence the Russian will not let them through for sure. And the Russians themselves already have their logistics stretched to the limit and having trouble supply their own troops, let alone delivering food/medicine to civilians.
China come to the rescue, they can simply send supplies through Poland border towards the eastern cities. Russia can trust China to not slip in weapons so it will work. China can loudly say for all the West's so called support, it is Chinese supplies that actually reach those that need it the most. Foster good will from both sides of the war, set up for a better position to play mediator sometime down the line.... and eyeing postwar reconstruction contracts as well.
Any western/Ukrainian humanitarian effort will be rightfully met with suspicion by the Russian, and they don't have the time/manpower to check every cargo for weapons or munition, hence the Russian will not let them through for sure. And the Russians themselves already have their logistics stretched to the limit and having trouble supply their own troops, let alone delivering food/medicine to civilians.
China come to the rescue, they can simply send supplies through Poland border towards the eastern cities. Russia can trust China to not slip in weapons so it will work. China can loudly say for all the West's so called support, it is Chinese supplies that actually reach those that need it the most. Foster good will from both sides of the war, set up for a better position to play mediator sometime down the line.... and eyeing postwar reconstruction contracts as well.
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