Russia - threadbanned users in OP

When I see this, I'm all for interning every bloody russian!

You would think the Austrians would recognise that associating with Nazis might be a bad look...

That's fine, but my opinion remains.

Instead Abrams M1A1s, they are getting ancient T72s

Instead of Patriot, Iron Dome and Sky Sabre, they got a single S300. Poland got the Sky Sabre while Ukraine got short range Stingers, when what they really need is something that can intercept and down cruise missiles .

Instead of Mig-29s, they get Switchblades.

I am sick to death of hearing claims of 'All that Ukraine needs' and 'we will do everything necessary'. Neither is close to being true.

What is being supplied is great and very usefull, but it's not much bloody good in the face of 35 SU-34s incoming, and wave after wave of cruise missiles at 05:00 every morning.

Ukraine is working absolute wonders with what they are getting, but instead of magic wands they are being sent packs of toothpicks to fight Voldermort with.

I wonder how long it will be before either an actual or false flag terrorist attack takes place in a Russian city? I can't see those war crimes passing without spurring someone into picking up an AK-47 or home made bomb and going berserk.

And, those Switchblades are lethal in skilled hands. They're also cheeky little bast*rds you can hide in a rucksack. You want the Russians to be terrified of going near Ukraine infantry, if they have in their heads that half those troops might lob a remote controlled smart bomb at them at any moment.

They make it very easy- the more I see of them the more I see they are indeed very representative of their government and foreign policy behaviour.

I’ve a major issue with Russian visas to here and Europe tbh. Zero trust earned or indeed justified

TBF some of the kit is not practical for them, take the M1A1 Abrams. Their crews aren't trained on them, they don't have the ammo for them and thats before you looks at the mechanics and spare parts for them. The T-72s are something their crews and mechanics are familar with, they have plenty of ammo and a lifetime supply of Spare parts thanks to the Russian Child Rapist Army.

The Switchblades could be a very good addition to their arsenal but I have a sneaking suspicion that some of the MIG29's may be there already. I have a feeling that we aren't been told everything that is happening accurately 😉

The SAM situation isn't great alright. They have plenty of the low level MANPATS but the bigger systems are a problem, Again comes down to training and maintenance.

At end of the day there is no point in supplying them with weapons they can't use properly or maintain. I'd low them to get a few A10's because they'd cut the Russian Armour to pieces but their is scant chance of that happening.

Abram run on very specific gas like jet fuel and need an absolute catalogue of highly trained operators to keep them running and logistically to repair them..they are not the tank for this situation at all.

And can be argued the migs would not be ideal either due to the Russia sams. 1000 switch blades probably more valuable than ten migs.

The Abrams tank has a turbine engine; it’s a very different animal to anything Ukraine operates. The other significant difference is a 4-man crew with a trained loader; the soviet stuff has 3-man crews with no loader.

In saying that I would hope there is some sort of behind the scenes trying to figure out which NATO gear can be supplied in sufficient quantities over short enough timeframes to make a difference. Leopard 1 tanks have been mentioned most recently and they’re a bit closer to what Ukraine would be familiar with; although quantities and ammo could be problematic.

Found the following two pieces extremeny informative. So make up your own mind after viewing them. As a result of I having watched them , I cannot trust even ONE RUSSIAN - as a default situation. A better position to me in case I was proven right.

the two pieces are as follows(1) The CENTUARY of the Self

(2)http://gout.be/16Vg7yLx54

Looks like the siege of Mariupol is coming to an end, only because the defenders are running out of ammo.

May not be accurate.