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RF forces retreated completely south and west of Summy"
RF forces retreated completely south and west of Summy"
Ukrainian War Developments
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correct in a guerrilla warfare just like Hezbollah did Israel in 2006
This war is quite something, I'd have to tell ya. At zero hour, everyone thought it would be like the Gulf War. A week in, it resembled WWII. And now a month in, it's starting to look like WWI. Time truly flew backwards this time around.
On a seperate note, didn't US provide real time intel to India during 2020 stand-off? Didn't seem to really give India much advantage at all. Why did it matter so much this time around?
On a seperate note, didn't US provide real time intel to India during 2020 stand-off? Didn't seem to really give India much advantage at all. Why did it matter so much this time around?
The Copium Zone has decided to go ham with the war crimes claim on Bucha. But it seems they don't trust the info too much as the article isn't penned by any of the usual suspects but by a weekend editor with just 5 articles to his name in the site, all since March, and who mostly talks about...sports on twitter....
And applies the Nathan Russer method of satellite image (mis)identification
And to think I believe this dude had integrity and was smart
But anglos gotta anglo.
And applies the Nathan Russer method of satellite image (mis)identification
And to think I believe this dude had integrity and was smart
But anglos gotta anglo.
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90% agreed. I mean they should 100% keep developing new domestic weapons but they need to scale back. For example their Admiral class frigates (Gorshkov and Grigorovich) and subs (Borei, Yasen, Lada) are very successful, being built on time, on budget, and at least frigates are being used in Ukraine. But Lider is vaporware right now. If they could scale back their ambitions, focusing their domestic development in their strengths, and purchase what they can't make from China, it'd be 100% better than trying everything solo with a ~2 trillion GDP.
If I were Russian high command I'd discontinue Lider R&D, scrap or sell the Kuznetzov and when it comes time, retire the Slavas and Kirovs within 5 years and stick to a frigate/sub navy for bastion defense. I'd import 075 LHDs to aid in that and put Russian helicopters on them. For air I'd cancel PAK-DA, keep PAK-FA at low procurement rates, and buy into J-35. Make sure that existing Tu-22/95/160 are usable and flyable rather than wasting money on pie in the sky projects. For ground forces, the T-14 has been an abysmal failure despite specs while low key Krasnopol and Ka-52 are MVPs. Allocate funding accordingly.
Basically stick to the strengths, and prioritize the most important stuff.
If this was WW1, the 2020 standoff was like a battle between the Cro Magnons and Neaderthals, given that it was literally fought with sticks and stones. (And thank goodness for that agreement, as it undoubtedly saved many lives). Not sure what value US satellite intelligence would've provided in that case.
But yeah, this war has shown that Russian logistics, intelligence, satellites and command & control is far inferior to the Americans, and that US training, intelligence, and hardware support even without direct intervention is extremely powerful.
once Turks and Israelis leaves. import depended cities cannot be sustained. it is just tall buildings with no one to pay utilities.
DJI drones are used by Chechens to hunt down the Nazis in Mariupol
It takes long time to certify military product on Russian standards now. thats why you see slow procurement of new systems.
Russia is both budget and current account surplus. it has no complusion of reducing R&D on new projects.
Even the small Su-75 is designed for 2900km range on internal fuel
The S-70 is like over 4000km combat radius.
I am not sure about PAK-DA role but the current speed of missiles they are developing. it is reasonable to assume that light weight UCAV airframe will not able to carry much.
Well better for them because it is clear that much of their equipment is obsolete such as armor, better to leave those t72/80/90 behind and focus on producing better protected vehicles and active defenses, Also what happened to the Russian infantry that terrorized the Nazis, now if they don't go in armored vehicles or trucks they don't want to walk anymore!! Walking into the woods and outflanking the enemy, but now it seems they don't want to get their boots dirty and want the comfort of pavement and roads without getting off anything with wheels or chains
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