Russian special military operation in Ukraine #40

Looks like someone has been using DU in Ukraine already and its use is measurable in the UK by the AWE.

Be stupid to add to that.

Abstract

Data covering the period November 2017 to November 2022 was obtained from the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston to find if there was an increase in Uranium associated with the Ukraine war. Results from 9 High Volume Air Samplers deployed onsite and offsite by AWE showed that there were significantly increased levels of Uranium in all 9 HVAS samplers beginning in February 2022 when the war began. The result has significant public health implications for the UK and Europe.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369170067_Uranium_weapons_being_employed_in_Ukraine_have_significantly_increased_Uranium_levels_in_the_air_in_the_UK

Is this true ? Either it is true or false .If false , then not our concern . If true , then either : One or another side used it , or both used it . In any case , it's use could not have been missed , as DU hit on Armour is very distinctive . Impossible for either side , not to have made a song and dance about it , for propaganda purposes , to say the least . Therefore this article not true . Tried to imply use by Russia , to justify present or future use by the Orcs . Good try !

These lancets have a forward pattern; so the warhead and its contents need to pass all the electronics in front before slicing through the intended target.

You are the first to notice that. All the designers and the officers testing the drone overlooked it. 
But seriously...
This is also true for a lot of air-to-ground missiles. The explosives are strong enough to get those weak electronics out of the way
to do their job. 

Some location in Sumy. 

Ammo depot being annihilated.

I don't understand this eternal talks about tank vs tank masturbation fest some people have.

The only scenario where such scenes would be fair game to discuss is, when there would be thousands on both sides trying to change the front line for their favor. The vast majority of tanks had their early grave through ATGM infantry teams and artillery. In the end it won't matter what tank is by what % better. Both Kornet and Krasnapol are atheists in that regard and will kill anything they hit.

Continue to circle jerk around about something that won't matter besides some possible isolated instances where it "might" happen.

Just posting this here first. I'm not sure what the most current Syria war thread is. US bases in Syria are under artillery attack supposedly. But I am skeptical of what this is. Right now I'd have to guess that this is some CIA rebel group attacking the US based and this will be the causes belle to either restart the Syria war or to start a wider war on Iran.

It does not make any sense for Iran to wake up this morning and decide to shell the US bases. But it does make sense the the US would want to cause things in the wake of the diplomatic reproachment with Iran and Saud.

Looks like Mr Iskander making a flying visit to the base of the 8th regiment of special operations forces (apparently their best) of Ukraine in Khmelnitsky.

https://t.me/CyberspecNews/25860

Backman " I'm not sure what the most current Syria war thread is. "

https://www.russiadefence.net/t8651p200-syrian-war-news-23

Werewolf wrote:


I don't understand this eternal talks about tank vs tank masturbation fest some people have.

Especially when there are less than 10 reported tank on tank kills (definetly there were more, but it’s shows how uncommon it is) 

With appearance of FPV drones (en masse on Russian side) I would be more interested in effects of FPV RPGs hitting western tanks in the rear of their massive turrets.

There was an attack on one base and it was just by a few drones in response we bombed Iran backed Iranian forces who did it, that's the situation.

Edit: There where follow up attacks but not at the sametime

Massive (one side was anyway) tank on tank battles did happen earlier in the war when the Ukrainians still had the largest mechanized army in Europe assembled at the time.
They just didn't get much mileage out of that army because the tiny Russian force that went in and crushed them was much more skilled and disciplined as a whole compared to their Ukrainian counterparts. Equipment didn't factor much since both sides used mostly Societ legacy gear with some modernized gear here and there.

As an infantry support vehicle, t-55 makes more sense. It's lighter and can be more mobile. Just need some average thermals and upgraded computer with kontakt-5 ERA.

Not expensive upgrades and the ammo and tanks are in storage for a reason... there is no reason to keep them if you are not going to use them.

And a 100mm HE shell packs a real punch in direct fire mode... you wouldn't notice a lot of difference from a 125mm round.

Fitting the tank with the same Kord mount with optics the T-90AM uses would make it rather potent against a range of softer targets too.

With a BDD armour upgrade and ERA on top and even with Drozd 2 fitted it would actually be a rather potent vehicle against any but the latest western or Ukrainian vehicles... a 100mm gun is good but not amazing.... there is a reason they went to 115mm and then 125mm.

But then missile armed versions would be rather potent too, and if enemy heavy tanks appear the T-55 can spot them for artillery attack or local ATGM forces with Kornet can engage at extended ranges.

The point is that four T-55s are going to be more useful in some roles and in some places than one T-90 for a similar price.

Sometimes of course the T-90 makes more sense, but one critical mistake the Germans made during WWII was stopping the production of the Panzer 4 to concentrate on production of Tigers and Panthers, which were superior, but the Panzer four could still do the job and when they stopped production of the 4 to make the newer tanks the troops on the front line got no tanks when continuing to produce the Panzer four would at least give them something.

I just wonder, seeing those lancets, how much of an obstruction those optics are in terms of reducing the effectiveness of the warhead. For air to air missiles they will explode in front of the target with an outward pattern. These lancets have a forward pattern; so the warhead and its contents need to pass all the electronics in front before slicing through the intended target.

With HE rounds I would agree, but these are HEAT rounds which actually benefit from standoff distance from the armour being attacked for the plasma beam to properly form before it strikes the target armour.

Missiles like Milan and TOW actually used standoff probes to allow the plasma beam to form before striking the enemy armour.

This is also true for a lot of air-to-ground missiles. The explosives are strong enough to get those weak electronics out of the way
to do their job.

The temperature and speed of the plasma of the HEAT warhead would melt through those electronics easily enough.

The plasma itself is made from superheated metal that is used in the cone of the HEAT warhead so it is heavy and hot and moving very fast... some circuit boards and glass wont matter.

Just posting this here first. I'm not sure what the most current Syria war thread is. US bases in Syria are under artillery attack supposedly.

They previously mentioned Russian aircraft "violating" the airspace of an illegal US base in Syria 25 times... sounds like Russia has decided that Americas illegal occupation in Syria needs some attention...

It does not make any sense for Iran to wake up this morning and decide to shell the US bases. But it does make sense the the US would want to cause things in the wake of the diplomatic reproachment with Iran and Saud.

I suspect Russian commanders have been given the green light there that the US forces are not there to help but are supporting the enemy and should be treated as such.

Some facts about DU from Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops of Russian Armed Forces:

Wagner dude: Are we in the wrong country? 

Bandit and Chuba joined forces.

Chronicle of the Special Military Operation for 24 Mar 2023

#Russia's Border Areas:

In the #Kursk region, the enemy terrorists continue to shell border settlements. Two houses and power lines were damaged in #Plyokhovo, with no civilian casualties.
In the village of Gordeyevka there are also no casualties or damage.

#Sumy Region:

The Su-35 fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces dropped more than ten FAB-500M62 guided bombs at enemy personnel bases in the village of Viri and Belopolye, #Sumy region. Dozens of Ukrainian militants were killed, over two hundred were injured.

#Starobelsk (#Svatovo) Direction:

The situation along the entire front line remains steadily tense, with both sides exchanging fire and sorties on the rear positions of reconnaissance groups

#Soledar (#Bakhmut) Direction:

Northwest of #Bakhmut, Wagner PMC assault squads continue to push through enemy defences in Orekhovo-Vasilyevka.

In #Bakhmut, Russian troops are fighting on the northern and southern outskirts of the city.
In the north, the Wagnerians continue advancing in the Selischensky district along Kolpakova Avenue, as well as in the adjacent.
In the centre, Russian units succeeded in forcing the Bakhmutka river and engaging in combat near a garage cooperative. "Vostokmash" shops.
In the south, a heavy assault on AFU positions in the area of Sobachevka, Budyonovka continues.Fighting is going on for the Avangard stadium.

Southwest of #Bakhmut, positional battles continue for enemy strongholds adjacent to the road to #Konstantinovka.

#Donetsk Direction:

The RF Armed Forces continue to expand their zone of control near #Novobakhmutovka north of #Avdeyevka, pushing the enemy further and further away from the liberated settlement.

In Addition, Russian servicemen managed to fully liberate the #Kamenka village northeast of #Avdeyevka.

Ukrainian terror formations shelled #Gorlovka from HIMARS MLRS. Several residential buildings were damaged and one was completely destroyed, with no casualties.

#Zaporozhye Direction (MAP):

The AFU command was planning to launch an offensive on the #Orekhov section on 23-24 March, but the RF Armed Forces, having revealed the enemy's plans, launched a massive strike on its positions.
At least 20 Ukrainian army facilities came under fire. The AFU lost several ammunition depots, equipment and at least a hundred men. The wounded were evacuated via #Zaliznichnoye to #Gulyaypole.

#Dnepropetrovsk Region:

Overnight, Russian troops launched a massive Geran-2 drone strike against Ukrainian army facilities in Krivoy Rog. Five devices are known to have reached their target, one has been shot down.


https://t.me/sitreports/6245

This problem is probably all over the place.

The Armed forces of Ukraine lost five tanks in Artemovsk due to German mines: details

Since the beginning of March, units of the 92nd and 67th mechanized brigades and the 4th and 17th tank brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost at least five tanks and seven armored vehicles during combat operations in the suburbs of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) due to the triggering of German AT-2, PARM-1 and PARM-2 anti-tank mines.

According to RT(@rt_russian), due to high losses in the engineering units of the armed forces of Ukraine, "mixed engineering groups" consisting of cadres and personnel of territorial defense brigades were engaged in planting AT-2 mines near the villages of Privolie, Golubovka and Vasyukovka.

Presumably, the roads in this direction were mined back in late February, but the command of the mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not receive mine maps in time due to the withdrawal of some units for rotation.

A similar situation developed further south, in the area of Dyleyevka and Ozaryanivka, 35 km south of Artemovsk (Bakhmut). In that direction, waiting for the Russian Armed Forces to break through, engineering units of the 28th Independent Mechanized Brigade mined five main roads at once with German PARM-1 and PARM-2 anti-tank mines. Due to heavy losses, the brigade's engineer units were taken out of action to restore combat readiness and to resupply and did not leave any data on the coordinates and type of mines planted.

Due to the withdrawal of units of the 28th Brigade of the Armed forces of Ukraine, tanks of the 4th AFU Tank Brigade, as well as armored vehicles M113, YPR-765 and Sisu Pasi of the 24th Mechanized Brigade began to explode on mines left in fields and near by roads.

As a result of these incidents, at least 20 Ukrainian servicemen were killed during the month and about 50 more were seriously wounded. According to preliminary data, more than 70% of all AFU units do not currently possess a unified minefield map around Artemovsk


https://t.me/Slavyangrad/38916

New batch of Lobaev rifles was delivered.

That last photo is like looking out over a green sea, flat to the horizon.