Russian invasion of Ukraine

[D Angelo Barksdale]

15 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

16 minutes ago, Slim Charles. said:

We need a greener arms industry. One that does not simply pay lip service to their carbon footprint. I'm putting Rayethon on notice, reusable weapons of mass destruction now.

What about a giant fucking laser in the sky?

As long as its not tested on animals beforehand.

[D Angelo Barksdale]

11 minutes ago, ICTChris said:

At the very least use biodgradable drones when you are blowing up thousands of barrels of aviation fuel.  Do better Ukrainian Air Force.

It's a start. Single use plastics have no place on today's modern battlefield. What sort of example are we showing future generations here ?

[welshbairn]

I hope at least they've switched to unleaded bullets these days.

[ICTChris]

Igor Girkin is back, posting an update after time spent on the frontlines.

 

[TxRover]

8 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

Doesn't that defeat the purpose a wee bit? I thought smart missiles and drones etc were made to negate the need for people on the ground.

(Keep in mind, I didn't know tanks, and other things that look a bit like tanks, needed people walking beside them.)

The catch is that GPS isn’t completely reliable, the Russians have been spoofing GPS for years, so they can’t rely solely upon it for guidance to hit targets. INS is self contained, but not accurate enough for point targets. Ideally, especially for striking targets that move (like aircraft and such on an airbase), you have a person or drone capable of illuminating the target with a laser or guiding the weapon in via pictures. Due to lag, using video for long-range attacks is difficult, so a person near the target is also preferred.

[Sergeant Wilson]

2 hours ago, TxRover said:

 a person near the target is also preferred.

I nominate @LongTimeLurker.

[TxRover]

3 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

I nominate @LongTimeLurker.

Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT.

[LongTimeLurker]

3 hours ago, ICTChris said:

Igor Girkin is back, posting an update after time spent on the frontlines.

This reply sums up what is happening very well:

The time for Vlad to invade was 2014 on the pretext that the coup against Yanukovych was illegal. Instead he waited until there was a new Ukrainian leader in power from the Russophone east and south rather than a leader backed primarily by "Banderastan".

[Cairn Terrier]

Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT.

Squeeze them all into a Ford Ka with a target on the roof, job’s a good ‘un.

[TxRover]

5 minutes ago, Cairn Terrier said:

Squeeze them all into a Ford Ka with a target on the roof, job’s a good ‘un.

Nah, audio-homing warhead…

[Billy Jean King]

Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT.

Human shield ?

[TxRover]

1 hour ago, Billy Jean King said:

2 hours ago, TxRover said:

Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT.

Human shield ?

Human, unsure…

Shield, unlikely…

Chum, perhaps.

[Shandon Par]

13 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

Doesn't that defeat the purpose a wee bit? I thought smart missiles and drones etc were made to negate the need for people on the ground.

(Keep in mind, I didn't know tanks, and other things that look a bit like tanks, needed people walking beside them.)

When my grandpa first got a car, a man with a red flag had to walk along in front of him waving pedestrians out of the way. 

[Sergeant Wilson]

2 minutes ago, Shandon Par said:

When my grandpa first got a car, a man with a red flag had to walk along in front of him waving pedestrians out of the way. 

You could still do with him 

[LongTimeLurker]

Scheisse taschen:

 

[Jacksgranda]

14 hours ago, Billy Jean King said:

15 hours ago, TxRover said:

Nah, Oaksoft, Dawson Park Boy or VT.

Human shield ?

Not human, no.

[LongTimeLurker]

Guess a lot of Poland's reaction on the Patriots was posturing though and it probably actually facilitated this, which may or may not have been what made Vlad's most recent missile strike this week a bit of a damp squib:

 

[TxRover]

3 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Guess a lot of Poland's reaction on the Patriots was posturing though and it probably actually facilitated this, which may or may not have been what made Vlad's most recent missile strike this week a bit of a damp squib:

 

That would be up to 20 S-125SC upgraded versions of the older Soviet S-125. Low and extremely low altitude optimized, multiple angle capable, Polish developed version of the older Russian system. Deployed in 1999, and using much better electronics due to Polish contacts with the West during the 90’s.

[Tight minge]

48 minutes ago, TxRover said:

That would be up to 20 S-125SC upgraded versions of the older Soviet S-125. Low and extremely low altitude optimized, multiple angle capable, Polish developed version of the older Russian system. Deployed in 1999, and using much better electronics due to Polish contacts with the West during the 90’s.

That’s a tank, isn’t it

[Cosmic Joe]

8 minutes ago, Tight John McVeigh is a tit said:

That’s a tank, isn’t it