Russian special military operation in Ukraine #8

Arrow wrote:https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1508518460405526530?t=69H2BKz1zxta3ppkNRKgwQ&s=19

I hope this is Bullshit.

flamming_python wrote:https://t.me/boris_rozhin/37471

T-72B Obr. 1989 takes a hit from an RPG from a building above in Mariupol, doesn't seem fazed at all

https://t.me/sheyhtamir/13786

Ukrainian territorial defense in the Cherkassy region abducts a priest from a church

par far wrote:TUCpeMaPJxE

GunshipDemocracy wrote:

flamming_python wrote:

A Mi-8 sent to evacuate their commanders was shot down on approach to Mariupol

What did they think was going to happen I wonder?

They're desperate not to be taken captive and exposed.

only pity that without commanders

ucmvulcan wrote:

diabetus wrote:A Ukrainian politician (Oleg Lyashko) today claimed that UA retook Irpen. Any word on what's happening there?

These are the same clowns that are telling everyone that they retook Kherson too.  Hell, give em enough vodka and they'll swear they are at the gates of Moscow and Petersburg.

magnumcromagnon wrote:

https://twitter.com/politblogme/status/1508446233194647556

https://twitter.com/politblogme/status/1508195928414605318

More than 50% of the French believe in Russia on a special operation




More than 50% of the French believe in at least one of Russia's arguments about a special operation to protect Donbass.

Such data was shown by a survey by Ifop, published on the website of the CNew TV channel.

“It turns out that 52% of respondents believe in at least one of the Russian theses about the reasons for conducting a special operation in Ukraine,” the channel’s website reports.

The poll showed that 28% of respondents believe that the Russian operation is supported by Russian-speaking Ukrainians who want to be free from persecution. 10% are convinced that Ukraine is currently ruled by a “junta” that has been infiltrated by neo-Nazis.

According to the survey, the most receptive to the speeches of Russian President Vladimir Putin are the supporters of the leader of the left-wing Invictus France party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and the journalist and leader of the Reconquista party, Eric Zemmour.

Earlier, on March 23, Twitter users from France criticized the speech of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before the French Parliament. In it, he called on French companies to leave the Russian market so as not to contribute to the special operation to protect Donbass.

Some users pointed out that such rhetoric of the leader of the republic would lead to dire consequences for Europe, Izvestia writes.

https://vpk-name.translate.goog/news/590457_bolee_50_francuzov_veryat_rossii_po_specoperacii.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US

ludovicense wrote:

ALAMO wrote:

Sujoy wrote:
Starstreak was offered to India. Failed user trials several times.

This whole "starstreak" hype is just the same insane as the previous one concerning Javs and NLAWS.
Just looking at it is enough to judge that it is complicated to both transport and operate.
Not sure if you are aware of it, how it works
Well, the operator's job is to follow the target and illuminate it with a laser beam till the missile hits.
Good luck mounting this whole structure on the dynamic battlefield
Or try to illuminate the target with the launcher on your shoulder only

They seem much more complicated to operate. It will hardly be effective against planes but if used well they can be potentially dangerous for helicopters.

Scorpius wrote:

God, this shit is too much for me.

flamming_python wrote:https://t.me/boris_rozhin/37471

T-72B Obr. 1989 takes a hit from an RPG from a building above in Mariupol, doesn't seem fazed at all

https://t.me/sheyhtamir/13786

Ukrainian territorial defense in the Cherkassy region abducts a priest from a church

Airbornewolf wrote:

flamming_python wrote:https://t.me/boris_rozhin/37471

T-72B Obr. 1989 takes a hit from an RPG from a building above in Mariupol, doesn't seem fazed at all

https://t.me/sheyhtamir/13786

Ukrainian territorial defense in the Cherkassy region abducts a priest from a church

The Nlaw smashes into the T-72B before it could arm itself.
Its just the rocket smashing the upper side of the tank with rocket engine combustion burning.

Its an safety feature in most AT weapons that they travel an minimum distance so you don't blow yourself or your team up by accidents.

Not to mention the angle of attack on the armor itself here is completely off for an successful AT hit.

Anyway, another good example that Infantry should accompany tanks.

Lets hope wannabe Nazi Panzersturm Amateur here is decomposing as we speak.

flamming_python wrote:https://t.me/boris_rozhin/37471

T-72B Obr. 1989 takes a hit from an RPG from a building above in Mariupol, doesn't seem fazed at all

https://t.me/sheyhtamir/13786

Ukrainian territorial defense in the Cherkassy region abducts a priest from a church

Big_Gazza wrote:

ludovicense wrote:

ALAMO wrote:

Sujoy wrote:
Starstreak was offered to India. Failed user trials several times.

This whole "starstreak" hype is just the same insane as the previous one concerning Javs and NLAWS.
Just looking at it is enough to judge that it is complicated to both transport and operate.
Not sure if you are aware of it, how it works
Well, the operator's job is to follow the target and illuminate it with a laser beam till the missile hits.
Good luck mounting this whole structure on the dynamic battlefield
Or try to illuminate the target with the launcher on your shoulder only

They seem much more complicated to operate. It will hardly be effective against planes but if used well they can be potentially dangerous for helicopters.

Maybe so, but they will no more/little more effective than the plethora of manpads that the orcs already have access to.  Another big yawn to over-hyped NATOstani responses.

flamming_python wrote:

Big_Gazza wrote:

ludovicense wrote:

ALAMO wrote:

Sujoy wrote:
Starstreak was offered to India. Failed user trials several times.

This whole "starstreak" hype is just the same insane as the previous one concerning Javs and NLAWS.
Just looking at it is enough to judge that it is complicated to both transport and operate.
Not sure if you are aware of it, how it works
Well, the operator's job is to follow the target and illuminate it with a laser beam till the missile hits.
Good luck mounting this whole structure on the dynamic battlefield
Or try to illuminate the target with the launcher on your shoulder only

They seem much more complicated to operate. It will hardly be effective against planes but if used well they can be potentially dangerous for helicopters.

Maybe so, but they will no more/little more effective than the plethora of manpads that the orcs already have access to.  Another big yawn to over-hyped NATOstani responses.

If they're beam-riding, then it only depends on the skill of the operator, and presumably there will be an FCS and tracking regime - they can't be jammed or spoofed like IR-guided and radar-guided missiles

So it's a dangerous system, but it's not particularly portable, more Rapier than MANPAD, and like others have pointed out - I'm not sure if pure kinetic damage will be enough to bring down a helicopter unless it happens to hit in the right place. Maybe there's something I'm missing.

Potentially Su-25s can be targeted as well