***Russian - Ukraine War Tactical and Strategic Updates*** [Warning on OP]

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In reply to Who?mikejones! • 1:14p, 3/19/22
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Agthatbuilds said:


That'll kill Russkies real good
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In reply to 74OA • 1:21p, 3/19/22
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I believe we can't even reimport Garands let alone fully functional M-14's
NO AMNESTY!

in order for democrats, liberals, progressives et al to continue their illogical belief systems they have to pretend not to know a lot of things; by pretending "not to know" there is no guilt, no actual connection to conscience. Denial of truth allows easier trespass.
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In reply to SPSAg05 • 1:29p, 3/19/22
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This video has been posted a few times on some other Twitter accounts and described as a pre-war training video. Everyone looking so calm tends to leave me the direction as well.
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1:47p, 3/19/22
Germany is isht



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In reply to Blackbeard94 • 1:57p, 3/19/22
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Red Pear Realty said:
Isn't the M14 full auto?


Yes
....and its not for the timid.
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In reply to Red Pear Realty • 2:02p, 3/19/22
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Isn't the M14 full auto?


But not very controllable. It climbs like crazy after the first round. This weapons choice might work for a marksman at 200-300 meters, but the rifle is heavy, not handy in urban movement and not well balanced. It is also incompatible with most of Ukrainian ammunition stocks. It would not be bad for covering the movement of a squad or fire team by a couple of marksmen over a few blocks or providing steady, aimed slow fire into an enemy position because the 7.62 NATO round does penetrate.
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2:03p, 3/19/22
Deepening fissures between Eastern and Western Europe it seems.

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In reply to Rossticus • 2:17p, 3/19/22
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Deepening fissures between Eastern and Western Europe it seems.

I'm wondering what the public opinion is in Germany and France. It seems that popular opinion is heavily pro-Ukrainian, but the elites in both countries are holding back support.
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2:56p, 3/19/22
Solid article from Fox News.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-failed-ukraine-invasion-former-nato-ambassador.amp
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In reply to Rossticus • 3:02p, 3/19/22
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Germany is saying the right things publicly, but almost tacitly supporting Russia with their actions. Still buying Russian gas, German banks are transacting with Russian counterparts off SWIFT, and the majority of German companies are still operating there. Remember that Germany initially held up removing Russia from swift and blocked Poland arms transfer to Ukraine earlier this year. Would they be neutral if this conflict spills over into Eastern Europe? Sure seems like it right now.
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In reply to snizzler22 • 3:25p, 3/19/22
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Germany is saying the right things publicly, but almost tacitly supporting Russia with their actions. Still buying Russian gas, German banks are transacting with Russian counterparts off SWIFT, and the majority of German companies are still operating there. Remember that Germany initially held up removing Russia from swift and blocked Poland arms transfer to Ukraine earlier this year. Would they be neutral if this conflict spills over into Eastern Europe? Sure seems like it right now.


These are the cracks in NATO that Putin intended to exploit. It seems he believed that they'd manifest much sooner and more noticeably. But the stress caused by divergent interests inherent in broad alliances is certainly forcing expansion of these fissures.

The result is distrust of Western Europe, who feel that they will be relatively insulted regardless of outcome, by the Eastern Flank, who see this war as an existential threat to their security both in the short and long term.
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In reply to Rossticus • 3:25p, 3/19/22
Rossticus said:
Deepening fissures between Eastern and Western Europe it seems.

Easy for eastern europe to be anxious when the western armies will provide the most tech and manpower, theres a reason western states do not want to enter this theatre
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In reply to ATX_AG_08 • 3:29p, 3/19/22
ATX_AG_08 said:
Plenty of discussion in this thread and I find it quite arbitrary.

Post something here and discuss it there just doesn't make much sense.


To help, I've found that you need to keep any discussions on this thread narrowly focused to strategic, tactical, military, weapons, etc. I learned this after a couple of bans resulting from posting broadly applicable comments that fell outside of these boundaries.

Staff has actually become much more reserved with the 3 day ban hammer over the past 1-2 weeks and instead just deletes posts which aren't gross violations, which I greatly appreciate. Hope this helps.
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3:41p, 3/19/22
Blue star for this guy, whoever he is.

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3:57p, 3/19/22
Russia expanding usage of thermobarics. Concerning considering their indiscriminate rocket attacks on civilian areas. Terrible, actually.

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In reply to Rossticus • 4:04p, 3/19/22
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Russia expanding usage of thermobarics. Concerning considering their indiscriminate rocket attacks on civilian areas. Terrible, actually.
Will be easy to spot the firing position with the fire and smoke around it after launch.
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In reply to aggiehawg • 4:05p, 3/19/22
Yup
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4:14p, 3/19/22









Fifteen men on the dead man's chest
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
But one man of her crew alive,
What put to sea with seventy-five.
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In reply to whytho987654 • 4:29p, 3/19/22
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Rossticus said:
Deepening fissures between Eastern and Western Europe it seems.

Easy for eastern europe to be anxious when the western armies will provide the most tech and manpower, theres a reason western states do not want to enter this theatre


That's the problem with joining alliances. Your interests aren't the only ones that matter. A threat to one has to be treated as a threat to all. We held them to it after 9/11 when we invoked article 5 so I'm sure they expect to be able to hold us to it in similar fashion.
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4:31p, 3/19/22
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Pic incorrectly shows Kherson airport.
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In reply to ATX_AG_08 • 4:35p, 3/19/22
If those guys didn't know well enough to disable ALL geolocation… just… unacceptable. Utter lack of professionalism and focus. Loose lips sink ships.
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Looks like the same tank.


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5:32p, 3/19/22
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I wonder if they've been given any kind of tactical training for nighttime raids and such, and if so, if they've been successful at them.

I've seen Russians with thermals/NV but I can't imagine them having them the same quantity or being well dispersed among different units.

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