The Americans said they would train 5000 on the Bradleys this includes operations and maintenance
Tough lady.
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More of the good stuff.
Nothing special just another observation drone ,most of the new ones are intelligence gathering and one small quadcopter, along with the switch blades
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Good read, and the longer this goes on Im thinking the US will tell Ukraine to leave Crimea with the Russians whilst they remove themselves completely from the rest of Ukraine and leave no more claims to Donbas etc.
This too coupled with strong security guarantees (Ukraine into NATO at some point) and perhaps a "peacekeeping" presence at border regions.
Having said that, if Ukraine absolutely clatter the hell out of Russia militarily to the point of collapse, and if Ukraine have enough offensive weaponry stockpiled they may ignore US pressure to submit Crimea for good to russia and may go after it full force. This is the point where it gets dangerous for everyone and the reason the US see Crimea as a red line.
Range of 440km.
Nice.
Oh 650 trained already. They are flying through.
I comply agree wrt to the Bradley's. I'm sure the Ukrainian's will put them to good use!
Abrams won't arrive till possibly next year and the number of leopards arriving anytime soon doesn't seem to be many.
The leopards may suit Ukraine more, but the numbers being pledged (now that Germany granted export approval) doesn't seem all that much.
I think this is a very likely scenario.
The orcs are exhausting their forces by throwing them in human wave attacks against the strongly held Ukrainian positions.
200k orcs are now dead with a multiple of dead either wounded, prisoner or missing.
When the Ukrainians decide to counter with the new NATO toys it's going to lead to a slaughter and orc collapse again.
In Iraq and desert storm bradleys destroyed more armour than the abrams tanks
If used right in combined arms and manuever warfare it most likely will shine
I believe the first 650ish Ukranians have finished their training on the bradley. And another 650 are currently underway.
They really are an absolutely vicious vehicle. I honestly think these things will outshine the Leopards/Challengers/Abrams/Marders etc....... by themselves.
I read his IT article on the invasion of Georgia and how the Ru army is reorganising. If Ru did as Coonan said it did ttheen judging by the way Ru is operating in Ukr for the past year it must have ditched its new strategy taken on board after the Georgia operation and REVERTED BACK TO WHAT IT’S TRADITIONAL STYLE .
I doubt. Very much if Ru ever changed its Special Operations strategy after Georgia. It’s just Coonan letting on that he is an expert on all these matters I always suspected him as a bluffer - riding on his army experience. I don’t think that he was ever directly involved in a war -though was involved as a peace keeper between warring factions - now lads , that’s enough for today - we will have none of that!!!!!!
I'm reading a lot of stalemate talk but i think it's inaccurate and more helpful to Russia than Ukraine. Russia have been pushing hard and burning through resources in an attempt to make some kind of tangible progress, while Ukraine have largely been holding back and waiting for units to complete training on new platforms and for equipment and improved weather to arrive.
Russia already seem to be struggling badly with logistics due to the range and precision of HIMARS launchers, and if Ukraine get the ability to hit targets further out (which they might already have) then Russia's main logistical hubs in occupied territory will become prime targets.
A single breakthrough by Ukraine near Kreminna allows them to get behind the Russian defensive line and could see a collapse on the scale we saw last summer. A breakthrough near Melitopol splits the Russian supply line in two and puts the supply lines from Crimea in range, allowing them to starve out the entire southern occupied territory, which in turn allows them to starve out Crimea.
The west is doing its best to gear up for a longer war of attrition, as it seemingly takes a long time to get military production up and running, but the opportunity for Ukraine to end things quickly is there if they can get enough hardware over the next month or two and launch another spring offensive.
Nance spent time with the foreign legion fighting in Ukraine
You're obviously looking for a "yes" answer which I'm not going to give you, because I suspect you well know that it's a lot more complicated than that in reality.
Bits of info in this article as to why the Leopard 2 would be preferable to the Abrams from the supply side.
My memory is far from perfect but I think so. A nice addition to whatever drones Australia announced sending yesterday.
But.
While it's nice to look at all these aid packages and think wow, there is this minute, a unit in Bakhmut trying to raise funds for €4000-€5,400 commercially available DJI or Autel thermal imaging drone, despite 90 odd such being sent to the area 2-3 weeks ago. The attrition rate is probably severe. Another unit is trying to raise funds for 10 thermal sights because of the night time street fighting. So just keep that in mind lest anyone thinks these small handfulls of stuff are game changers, or sufficient.
It's not like the Ukrainians will be launching a huge offensive with tanks they'll use them to crush pockets of orcs bit by bit, dig in and repeat. They'll be used sparingly in a combined arms effort to be sure.
Went back the past few pages and couldn't see this posted. Apologies if it's a report.
I know they have had the switchblades already are the others new ones they will be getting for the first time?
So let us suppose the Ukrainian military are a bunch of clueless idiots who don't know all that. If you gave them that list and they still said send us every Abrams you can spare, what would be your reply if it was up to you whether the tanks were sent; or not?
Has there been any update on training on the Bradley's? I did see some obscure pic on Twitter a week or so ago, but nothing official RE training.
I know France is due to deliver their light tank/IFV in the next few days.
🇺🇦 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny said that almost 100 thousand Ukrainians were mobilized in two days. Half of them are in the Terodefense Forces.
They got 20,000 applications to join some new assault units and 6,000 for some other unit.
More presies from uncle Joe too:
🔥🔥 The USA announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth $2 billion, the Pentagon said
The package will include:
📌 ammunition for HIMARS.
📌 155-mm shells.
📌 CyberLux K8, Switchblade 600, Altius-600 and Jump 20 drones.
📌 ammunition for reactive systems with laser guidance.
I did indeed read what you wrote. I know your not proposing a logistical nightmare, but the difficulties inherent in trying to provide the most efficient supply chain can't be avoided either. Here's the logistical challenge for just one model (the Abrams). Hard enough already IMO. Now throw in the differing needs of the Leopard 2 and the Challenger 2 on top of that. Quite daunting I think.
Give me a really big catapult and I'll show you where I would put it.
Leopard tanks from Poland arriving in Ukraine
Poland brings first Leopard tanks to Ukraine on first anniversary of war
Powerful video
Hitler's and Putin's speeches side by side.
Did you read what I wrote? If Ukraine are asking for something, they want it and know full well what it entails. I am not proposing a logistical nightmare, the Ukrainians are by asking for everything. 37% of Ukrainians who had jobs before the war, don't now. They have 25% unemployment and so they have the manpower to do logistics, turbine repairs, you name it. They make jet engines and missiles and drone boats and aircraft and keep old Soviet planes and stuff functioning. They can fix an Abraams.
Look, if the west were handing over 300-400 latest model, all same type Leopard 2s, then yes that would be better and easier all round, but since that's not happeneing, it's a case of whatever is available.
Just give them whatever they are asking for and let them handle it. They aren't idiots.
It's a very serious issue long-term.
All the cost of development makes any new military tech skyhigh on a cost per unit basis. The companies only make a profit selling to other countries, thus reducing the cost per unit.
It's not specific to Russia. Imagine the cost per unit of the F35's if the US was the only customer etc...
You can see the USA starting developing their new tank, I believe South Korea and probably Germany and China doing the same etc.... The Russians haven't even started mass production of the T14 and with no orders on the books, I very much doubt it ever will.
It might consider domestic issues to threaten harmony and what it considers its rightful place as global super power.
We'll end the China discussion, like Russia they may have other considerations, outside of what we consider advisable. History is often the story of "well we wouldn't have done that if we had a chance again".
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