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This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...

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Yep, I love to see the MLRS, artillery, and tank losses, as those are some of the primary ways that civilian areas are attacked. Only things that make me happier to see destroyed are aircraft, missile and other ammo stocks, and OFFICERS.
 
Gotta say with some of the video of drones dropping munitions in the trenches, the "immediate kill" factor doesn't seem very high.

Maybe I'm not being observant enough?
Maybe the grenades are like the German mine of WW2 designed only to wound, because the Krauts figured a wounded man would also take out the two men who would have to carry his stretcher.
Though Ukraine then goes after all 3 men anyway so maybe not:)
 
Gotta say with some of the video of drones dropping munitions in the trenches, the "immediate kill" factor doesn't seem very high.

Maybe I'm not being observant enough?
Concussed and shredded, just like a deer that doesn’t immediately go down they can move on a burst of adrenaline and survival instincts for a little bit. Although, I prefer it when deer get a clean death. Russians, not so much. Plus, those not killed out a big strain on other soldiers and medical services.
 
Of course, Hungary is holding out.

A growing number of country in Europe say they will arrest Putin if he crosses their borders.

Ireland, Croatia, Austria, and Germany said this week they arrest him, in line with an ICC warrant.

The likelihood this would happen is low, but the warrant is a further blow to Russia's reputation.

 
Of course, Hungary is holding out.

A growing number of country in Europe say they will arrest Putin if he crosses their borders.

Ireland, Croatia, Austria, and Germany said this week they arrest him, in line with an ICC warrant.

The likelihood this would happen is low, but the warrant is a further blow to Russia's reputation.

Pootie doing the perp walk would mean extreme viewership of any media.
 
Of course, Hungary is holding out.

A growing number of country in Europe say they will arrest Putin if he crosses their borders.

Ireland, Croatia, Austria, and Germany said this week they arrest him, in line with an ICC warrant.

The likelihood this would happen is low, but the warrant is a further blow to Russia's reputation.

I'm about ready to boot Hungary from NATO.
 
Gotta say with some of the video of drones dropping munitions in the trenches, the "immediate kill" factor doesn't seem very high.

Maybe I'm not being observant enough?

I’ve seen some (what appear to be) instant deaths due to the shock wave. I’m guessing the shrapnel from the small grenades is probably like BBs. So they do plenty of damage but not enough to cause instant death of the soldier.
 
I’ve seen some (what appear to be) instant deaths due to the shock wave. I’m guessing the shrapnel from the small grenades is probably like BBs. So they do plenty of damage but not enough to cause instant death of the soldier.
Keep in mind that shrapnel should behave much like light intensity over distances. The further away you are from the source, the lower probability you have to be hit. For light the intensity drops at a rate of 1 / the square of the distance because of the way that photons disperse. Probability of getting hit by shrapnel should behave the same way. The numbers below don’t show probability, they show proportional probability. Meaning at 5 feet you have a 4x higher chance of getting hit than at 10 feet and 9x higher chance than at 15 feet.

Distance1/d-squared
50.0400
100.0100
150.0044
200.0025
250.0016
300.0011

Long story short, for instant kills with grenades you need to be really close.
 
Whoa.....BIG day for tank kills!!!

Yeah, it's been a turkey shoot lately when its comes to Russian tanks.


On both March 19 and 21, the analysts at the Oryx blog identified at least one destroyed T-62, T-72, T-80 and T-90. The T-62 is the oldest Russian tank type in the Ukraine war. The T-90 is the newest.

That the Ukrainians are knocking out both the newest and oldest Russian tanks underscores the increasingly dire state of the Kremlin’s arsenal. The Russians are rushing into Ukraine every tank they can get their hands on—and the Ukrainians are wrecking them as fast as they arrive.


 
It is a horrible thing. But if there is one thing that we’ve learned throughout history, the only way to truly conquer when invading is to eliminate all semblance of the original culture if they don’t willingly give up. That‘s what made the mongols so effective. When they invaded they gave the defenders a choice, keep your culture and lives but pledge fealty to the Mongols, or be completely wiped from the face of the earth.
 
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