Scholz's request is more than reasonable.
It's the American's who need to get the finger out here. They have plenty of M1A1SA's which are older variants that use diesel and have recently been shipped to Morocco. The excuse that they are "complex" and that training would take time is bollocx. If Morocco can operate this variant, Ukraine can too.
Any sign of this announcement yet? Wouldn't mind some good news and two fingers to Scholz at the same time will do too.
What makes you think they aren't logical?
The are logical alright. They are just concerned with themselves only. It doesn't mean that they can make the wrong decision even by their own logic. But their logic is probably "sound" in terms of what they want i.e. protect or strengthen their own positions
Supposed push to Southwest of Bakhmut is alarming - although the extent of it isnt clear since it's based solely on Ukrainian MoD statements of "Attack repelled near town X". One persons version of "near" is very different to anothers. They may not be nearly as far west of the Donbass canal as per above.
They are complex, and the fuel efficiency is horrendous. Anyone can operate anything if given enough time/training. We'll see how it evolves
Their own individual positions perhaps, but the strategy is going to result in a very long term problem for everyone else in Russia.
They've pretty much now reversed their European relationship to one of being contained like during the Cold War.
It is planned to take 5 years for the US to train the Moroccans across to these tanks.
Latest package from the US.
By the end of this year, the number of Russin men between 17 and 25 will be near non-existent.
the death toll could be put at 220,000 before too long.
If everyday Russians knew the full extent of their crazy goon president I am pretty sure things would change on the ground.
Putin has reportedly ordered 21 mobile crematoriums from China in an attempt to hide how many Russian soldiers have died during the conflict in Ukraine. Kremlin is preparing for its losses to more than double to 220,000 by May.
No Russian soldier wants to be cremated on foreign soil. Those mobile crematoriums are straight up Nazi **** for getting rid of bodies, they had 13 in Mariupol.
The point is that they don't care. Invading Ukraine might have strengthened their own positions regardless of the outcome. And if it had worked, there might have been considerable upside for them personally.
The Ukrainians already know he has doubles.
I'm not surprised, 'considering' seems to be Pentagon speak for fat chance.
Europe needs it's own no-strings-attached arms industry.
I don't think it's just the fuel. It's also the weight of the tank and the logistic train is completely different than Soviet and leopard.
However, it would be similar to the challenger tanks being different to the soviet/leopards also. But that didn't stop the UK announcing them being given to Ukraine.
The US could easily announce they are sending a dozen Abrams (what ever version which would work best for Ukraine) but will require extensive training etc... Just drag it out but call Scholtz's bluff.
Has anyone tested that theory
Well they should start training any spare pilots Ukraine has, right now, so if they decide to, there won't be so much of a delay. Another way around this is it's well time for little blue men. Pilots retiring from foreign militaries and becoming instant yellow and blue citizens.
I'm not sure I agree ,about not going back ,
Piped gas is cheaper than LNG
And the German economy in particular NEEDS cheap gas for industrial use ..
The LNG facilities aren't going away , they're a back up , and necessary , they'll be subsidised .
But the moment they can Germany will be back buying cheap gas, it might have a "rebuild Ukraine tax " added to it , but only if it doesn't put the price too high ..
Well they have the rockets in abundance and tested, the glide bombs in abundance and tested, but it's the mechanism that binds the 2 that turns the rocket and bomb into a GLSDB that seems to be slowing it down.
I don't think they are in production as such.
Still not a good excuse, if there's a dozen built, send the dozen. Ukraine will put them to good use and just keep sending them as they are assembled.
Game changing weapons like that for Ukraine should be put on a war footing.
They (the West) need to stop using time as an excuse. We can't send X because it will take 6 months training.... 6 months later, ok we'll send X, but now you need the training etc...
More assassination plans or something else.
Wouldn't it be funny if the CIA offered it's condolences on the death of dictator Putrid, rather than waiting for Orc musical chairs games to run their course?
I'm sure they have
We've been hearing about Germany and tanks for months now. And that countries wish to send them. But the Germans keep saying they've no formal request - that's reported on Guardian site a day or so ago. Maybe they've changed overnight.
Even if the war head didn't go off , I'm sure the rocket fuel would go up in flames ,
The situation in Bakhmut continues to slowly deteriorate. It's clear that the Russians are trying to out flank the village of Klischiivka and the fortified heights to the west of it. The AFU morning report indicates they repulsed an attack in Ivaniske for the first time, which suggests there is a danger the Russians might be able to cut off the defenders at the heights and force a retreat.
It is interesting that Ukraine hasn't tried to launch a counter attack here in a long time. Almost like they had other priorities....
Did you intend to reply to another post? I was talking about battery powered drones, not tanks.
Wagner claim to have taken Klishchiivka itself, but no proof of that yet.
From satellite images and drone footage it looks like all around Klischiivka is heavily fortified and entrenched. NW and NE of Klishchiivka still have very strong fortifications so even if the town itself was taken, there is still a strong defensive position between it and the highway.
Although looking now at liveuamap, they map all of Klischiivka and most of land south of Ivaniske as Russian controlled. Wonder what the source for that is, havent seen any evidence yet. If true its a bad development, and Bakhmut is nearing encirclement.
It's not been mentioned much, but the Russians have also launched an attack in the Zaporizhzhia region. They have taken one small village, Lobkove.
Attack of the Russian Armed Forces on Zaporozhye through the eyes of crests. Almost without equipment and a crowd across the field (it’s not even visible that they abandoned the SD to remove minefields)
Who gave such commands should be castrated.
This Russian Z channel isn't happy though. It looks like the Russians are advancing through open fields on foot (presumably because the area is heavily mined).
Yikes. If this is true, then this is bad.
At this stage, they're like the Chair-O-Planes in the carnival, swinging faster and faster, higher and higher, but no one knows how to stop the machine...... but at some point, they will start to fly off the machine.
It wasn't an endorsement and I was drawing attention to one particular post, nothing else on that channel.
Yes its worrying.
Strange thing though is what that mappers' updates are based on. I was under the impression they (like most) updates maps primarily based on geolocated footage. Cant find any proof anywhere of those big gains south west of bakhmut, other than very large extrapolations from a Ukraine MoD statement.
Even the pro russians arent claiming gains to this extent bar taking klischiivka itself
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