Not the cargo. Not the cargo…
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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77 mother effing years ago we dropped two new and unknown weapons on a country that was conscripting 14 year old boys and 70 year old men to fight the invaders to the death, in hopes that we would thus end a World War that directly or indirectly cost over 50 million deaths.
Even at that it was the Russian declaration of war and subsequent invasion that finally caused surrender. Had those things not happened my father would have been sent from Europe along with his company to fight. Estimates of dead GI’s the first 3 months?
100,000 plus.
The Japanese would have invaded on the west coast, but back then the sheer distance and supply chain difficulty made it nearly prohibitive. So they thought up a scheme to start fires over the vast northwest forests with “fire balloons” hoping to cause panic. Pure psychological warfare more than anything to cause fear.
Several fires were started but the government kept knowledge of it from getting out. When it wasn’t reported on by the American press, The Japanese thought the balloons must have failed to ignite and stopped sending them.
I hope that is true, but it seems like a lot of them are hitting their targets. Or, maybe they are just letting 'em fly blind. They have a ton of artillery going into civilian areas, too. F***** Russians.
And interestingly enough, not all of them by Stalin.
Although I’ve put comrade Colorado on ignore, great post.
Having spent nearly my entire career around M1s and Bradleys, and as an FCS 1SG supporting an FA Battalion, I can't possibly describe the frayed nerves I had watching this.
And I did it with a Leatherman!
Regarding this...I would be really nervous watching our Distro platoon deliver charges/rounds to the batteries we supported. And they did it incredibly safely. A single charge being dropped or thrown would have literally caused me to assault someone.
This crowd source map of the frontline shows pressure at Ivankiv and along the P02 highway that leads south across its bridge.
I don't know about invading Poland, or laying siege to Lviv. I think Putin is going to need Belarus to save the 35th Combined Arms Army.
I don't know about invading Poland, or laying siege to Lviv. I think Putin is going to need Belarus to save the 35th Combined Arms Army.
Yeah, I'd be killing someone. And I wouldn't be charged.
Story behind this photo from CNN: This little girl was in a car trying to escape her town and the Russians opened fire, shooting her in the face.
Good news is she’s up walking, but she lost part of her tongue, so she’ll need speech therapy.
Good news is she’s up walking, but she lost part of her tongue, so she’ll need speech therapy.
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To be fair no one could have anticipated that the explosive ammunition would explode.
Is the screeching at the end the guy who got his brains turned into scrambled eggs?
I was shocked they tossed that many without an explosion. I saw a round dropped one time, I nearly pissed myself...and I wasn't alone.
This crowd source map of the frontline shows pressure at Ivankiv and along the P02 highway that leads south across its bridge.
I don't know about invading Poland, or laying siege to Lviv. I think Putin is going to need Belarus to save the 35th Combined Arms Army.
Will Belarus, Russia’s key ally, join Putin’s war in Ukraine?
Analysts say President Lukashenko’s forces may spearhead the Russian advance on western Ukrainian regions.
Yeah, someone wasn't having a good day. Although, I don't think it was whoever was filming. I'm guessing the screaming was the result of losing body parts...or a face (which I've also seen before).
They're powder charges for artillery rounds. Many large caliber arty rounds have separate charges/projectiles.
This pic shows them.
If Belarus enters in the way the Russians want, which is in the west, they’ll be decimated. Ukraine and “volunteers” have had a month to prep those roads and battle fields.Will Belarus, Russia’s key ally, join Putin’s war in Ukraine?
Analysts say President Lukashenko’s forces may spearhead the Russian advance on western Ukrainian regions.www.aljazeera.com
I was wondering if perhaps the TB-2 angle was due to the firing of laser guided artillery with the TB-2 putting the laser on the target(s).
It sounds like even if Belarus comes across and tries to trap the Ukraine west pincer, you think that the Ukraine is anticipating that. I am really hoping Ukraine has the strength to fend off even more forces. (It would nice if Belarus would turn on their Russian occupiers.)
I wondered if it was like explosives placed underneath the hull by frogmen. One other tweet claimed the hit was by a surface to surface missile. I hadn't thought of the drone angle.
I think there is a decent chance a significant portion of Belarusian army would desert to Ukraine.
Even the lightest torpedo is close to 500lbs. The TB2 has a 300lb payload. I doubt a Bayraktar delivered the weapon.
Reports I've seen given the most credibility suggest ballistic missile:
OTR-21 Tochka is a Soviet tactical ballistic missile. Its GRAU designation is 9K79; its NATO reporting name is SS-21 Scarab. It is transported in a 9P129 vehicle and raised prior to launch. It uses an inertial guidance system. The OTR-21 forward deployment to East Germany began in 1981, replacing the earlier Luna-M series of unguided artillery rockets.
They have a cluster bomb warhead for these rockets as well. Best bet is that hit the docks/ships and started secondary fires that took out the Alligator.
JFC. Do you think the Japanese didn’t bomb US civilians out of the goodness of their hearts?
You really should stop digging.
This crowd source map of the frontline shows pressure at Ivankiv and along the P02 highway that leads south across its bridge.
I don't know about invading Poland, or laying siege to Lviv. I think Putin is going to need Belarus to save the 35th Combined Arms Army.
****’m I hope they starve. Not to death, just to surrendering.
I'm hoping stealth bomber.
Kherson airport getting worked.
Again.
Again.
along the Warsaw Highway. East of omaha
Thanks for posting this!
