Russian special military operation in Ukraine #36

For unpopular decisions (Kherson) , a deputy is appointed chief. And for popular actions and victory, the boss himself is appointed. One thing is not clear, in the new position, what additional functions does the boss get, which he did not have before?

How long does it take to train crews on Leopards and Challangers? MOnths? Years? My guess is that NATO is just sending these tanks to evaluate their performance against the Russian military. Hopefully the Russians destroy them in a manner that gives NATO no insight whatsoever. Heavy artillery, air strike etc.

SeigSoloyvov Today at 12:00 pm

Lawls, that shitty gun is more than ad

FP wrote:This should be investigated, but if it turns out he was in proper uniform/identification then he did nothing wrong ultimately. He demanded them to surrender but they wouldn't let go of their weapons.

So the Ukrainian "77th Airborne Assault Brigade" was formed in the UK in November, trained by British special forces in Devon, deployed to the theater in late December and was completely annihilated by mid-January.

Just wow. What was the point?

mnztr wrote:How long does it take to train crews on Leopards and Challangers? MOnths? Years? My guess is that NATO is just sending these tanks to evaluate their performance against the Russian military. Hopefully the Russians destroy them in a manner that gives NATO no insight whatsoever. Heavy artillery, air strike etc.

I don't want to dampen the mood. But here's another example of Russia respecting the rules of war too much. wrote:

Gas turbines are good for generating electricity, but not great for moving big heavy vehicles that stop and start a lot. In a tank every time you move you normally want to move at the fastest speed from a to b, which is terrible for a gas turbine in terms of fuel consumption. For a power generation source a gas turbine is perfect... small and compact and when run at a fuel efficient rpm it can be very fuel efficient... they are commonly used on tanks and large vehicles and aircraft as auxiliary power supplies (APUs)... on a tank a tiny gas turbine will generate the electricity to run all the electronics and the heat it generates can heat the crew compartment too, as well as heat up and keep warm the main vehicle engine... whether that is a diesel on a T-72K or a T-80, which means even in the coldest temperatures the main engines can be started very quickly. A tiny gas turbine engine uses a fraction of the fuel the main engine uses, whether it is a diesel or a gas turbine and has a smaller heat signature of the main engine so saving fuel and keeping warm, while keeping electronics and equipment going so you can keep the main gun stabilised and the gun pointed and the optics on ready to fire and ready to start the main engine and drive away immediately, but with enough fuel to keep warm and ready to go for a couple of days. As the power demands for MBTs increases... more so with electric armour potential and of course EM weapons, a gas turbine becomes almost necessary for tank power supply, but by then the propulsion will be all electric so the gas turbine can be run at fuel efficient speeds without torque issues with stopping and starting, which will make it more fuel efficient than a diesel. Wee way to go for that yet. wrote: