Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?
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Minimum range is stated as 20 metres. I'm guessing the warhead didn't have time to arm as it looks like a straight hit and bounce off in pieces. NLAW isn't an RPG but a precision weapon. Why didn't they just fire from further away? A shot from behind would have been great as not only would it have increased the distance but exposed the rear top of the tank making it even more vulnerable, not that NLAW wouldn't flatten it anyway.
Probably a very good reason 20 metres is the minimum distance and why the warhead doens't arm within that. Having seen the effects of the shaped charge I'm not sure I'd want to be within 20 metres of the blast from either a blast or debris pov.
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Operator Starsky reviews the video shared by @aim30 here earlier which claimed Ukrainian troops are shooting Russia POWs in the leg .. the review is good and points to various facts on the video along with the following instructions which indicate it could be a staged video .. ( where's the bleeding? why the "Ukrainian" soldiers do not all have blue arm tape to ID? no ID info / flags on uniforms .. )
Day 34: Debunking Russian Fakes
Day 34: Debunking Russian Fakes
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Link to a BBC article on same
Does video show Russian prisoners being shot?
Ukrainian authorities investigate a video apparently showing Russian PoWs being shot in the legs.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Besides Will Smith getting bitch slapped this was probably the biggest story on BBC news yesterday.
I don't know what to make of it. What about you guys?
I don't know what to make of it. What about you guys?
Roman Abramovich suffered 'suspected poisoning' at talks
The billionaire had sore eyes and peeling skin after attending Ukraine peace talks, sources say.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Update on previous post.
I'm still thinking WTF.
www.gbnews.uk
I'm still thinking WTF.
Roman Abramovich pictured at Ukraine-Russia peace talks after 'suspected poisoning'
Roman Abramovich has been pictured in Turkey having recovered from suspected poisoning during his attempts to aid peace talks over the war in Ukraine
www.gbnews.uk
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Russian Helicopters flying very low
Remind me not to ask Russia to Liberate my town ..
"Liberated Mariupol after fighting with Ukrainian neo-Nazis from the "Azov" battalion"
"Z force" needs more armor on the side .. what did they find laying around ..
Remind me not to ask Russia to Liberate my town ..
"Liberated Mariupol after fighting with Ukrainian neo-Nazis from the "Azov" battalion"
"Z force" needs more armor on the side .. what did they find laying around ..
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For those interested in the military hardware.. this is a useful twitter page:
Threadreader can be useful to follow some threads ..
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Threadreader can be useful to follow some threads ..
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come on, let's get real...
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U.S. sends 100 killer drones called Switchblades to Ukraine
This (always reliable) NBC story says some of the drones are capable of taking out tanks. If I were Putin I'd consider this as an act of war by the US against Russia. Am I thinking wrong?
This (always reliable) NBC story says some of the drones are capable of taking out tanks. If I were Putin I'd consider this as an act of war by the US against Russia. Am I thinking wrong?
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US, EU, NATO are already considered at war with Russia according to Putin .. the question is does it become a kinetic war with Russia vs EU, NATO, USA .. we hope not.
We all know weapons, ammo, supplies, cash to bail out Ukrainian debt, as well as critical intelligence info, are going to Ukraine from US, EU, and NATO countries .. as well as them "stealing" Russian money in banks ..
So. let's say the switch blade drones are 100% perfect in killing tanks .. and each one is fired .. that would be 100 tanks.
As it stands, Ukraine will have a challenge to retake territory from Russia, as much of what US, EU, and NATO are sending are better for a defensive system than offensive - and Ukraine may not have enough troops vs Russia as well as not having aircraft to dominate the skys .. so we're looking at a longer war of attrition.