Ukraine - Superthread

[Skysix]

who wants a bunch more sniveling self entitled clowns, we have enough down here already...

Truth

 

[Czech_pivo]

We don't want you.
Just your resources, as who wants a bunch more sniveling self entitles clown we have enough down here already...

You can have both.
Simply make us a new version of Puerto Rico. No new Senators and a one size fits all approach to Representatives to Congress, voila, it's done without a shot being fired. If you want to 'cut' Quebec out of the equation you can, makes them happy and the majority of the US happy as well (more 'Freedom fries' and less 'French fries'). That would also offer can 'escape' valve for all those self-righteous CDN's who still want to live in 'Canada' and not in the US, as long as they can learn french.

 

[Mills Bomb]

Explosions rock two Russian airbases far from Ukraine frontline

Russia confirms blasts at military facilities as Kyiv finds way to target long-range bombers

www.theguardian.com

If a couple Tu-95's were actually destroyed, that's basically an irreplaceable loss. And it effects nuclear deterrence. Let's cross our fingers they can't be repaired and the damage is extensive enough to make a couple more of them obsolete.

As far as I know, these are like the B52's in that you can't simply build more of them, or it would be EXTREMELY costly and difficult if possible.

 

[FJAG]

We don't want you.
Just your resources, as who wants a bunch more sniveling self entitles clown we have enough down here already...

Meh. You're just worried with Canada in, the Republicans won't even be able to get elected as dog catchers.

 

[daftandbarmy]

You can have both.
Simply make us a new version of Puerto Rico. No new Senators and a one size fits all approach to Representatives to Congress, voila, it's done without a shot being fired. If you want to 'cut' Quebec out of the equation you can, makes them happy and the majority of the US happy as well (more 'Freedom fries' and less 'French fries'). That would also offer can 'escape' valve for all those self-righteous CDN's who still want to live in 'Canada' and not in the US, as long as they can learn french.

Never forget: the US needs Canada as a place to exile all its second string football players, and thus drive greater competition amongst NFL players.

#footballgulagarchipelago

 

[Quirky]

And we never will. To reach that goal would be political suicide for any party within Canada.

Even if we significantly increased defence spending on equipment, it would just sit idle in hangars and warehouses because no one is joining.

 

[Furniture]

Even if we significantly increased defence spending on equipment, it would just sit idle in hangars and warehouses because no one is joining.

If we had kit we could likely get a few more people.

 

[KevinB]

Even if we significantly increased defence spending on equipment, it would just sit idle in hangars and warehouses because no one is joining.

If we had kit we could likely get a few more people.

It’s a vicious circle. No kit, no ‘sexy’ missions, no sexy missions, no recruits.
The GoC is thrilled.

 

[Kirkhill]

Explosions rock two Russian airbases far from Ukraine frontline

Russia confirms blasts at military facilities as Kyiv finds way to target long-range bombers

www.theguardian.com

If a couple Tu-95's were actually destroyed, that's basically an irreplaceable loss. And it effects nuclear deterrence. Let's cross our fingers they can't be repaired and the damage is extensive enough to make a couple more of them obsolete.

As far as I know, these are like the B52's in that you can't simply build more of them, or it would be EXTREMELY costly and difficult if possible.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1599876541848391680

We have the official version of the Ministry of Defense of Russia about today's events - the Ukrainian army with the help of Soviet unmanned reconnaissance aircraft Tu-141 'Strizh' (Swift), 1979 production, tried to attack military airfields in the Saratov district 1/3

and Ryazan. Old Soviet unmanned aerial vehicles calmly flew about 700 km. over Russian territory, and OPL noticed them only over airfields where strategic bombers designed to carry nuclear weapons were located. 2/3

RUS OPL successfully shot down all UAVs, but parts of the downed drones falling from the sky damaged strategic bombers and killed 3 soldiers. 3/3

Apparently the Russians shot down some of their drones on top of their aircraft - after the Ukrainians used them inappropriately.

Does the US still want to keep Long Range Missiles out of Ukrainian hands?

WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Altered Himars Rocket Launchers to Keep Ukraine From Firing Missiles Into Russia

The U.S. secretly modified the advanced Himars rocket launchers it gave Ukraine so they can’t be used to fire long-range missiles into Russia, U.S. officials said, a precaution the Biden administration says is necessary to reduce the risk of a wider war with Moscow.

www.wsj.com

 

[Kirkhill]

A Swedish tale from Bakhmut via Defmon

Svensk vid fronten: Avmagrade, fulla ryssar anfaller i Bakhmut

Förord: Hårda strider har under flera månader rasat kring staden Bakhmut i Ukraina. Det är ingen stor stad med ukrainska mått mätt – här bodde ca 70000 människor innan kriget bröt ut. Staden …

militardebatt-com.translate.goog

 

[daftandbarmy]

A Swedish tale from Bakhmut via Defmon

Svensk vid fronten: Avmagrade, fulla ryssar anfaller i Bakhmut

Förord: Hårda strider har under flera månader rasat kring staden Bakhmut i Ukraina. Det är ingen stor stad med ukrainska mått mätt – här bodde ca 70000 människor innan kriget bröt ut. Staden …

militardebatt-com.translate.goog

If only the UA had a few Machine Gun Battalions, like at Passchendaele

 

[RaceAddict]

Explosions rock two Russian airbases far from Ukraine frontline

Russia confirms blasts at military facilities as Kyiv finds way to target long-range bombers

www.theguardian.com

If a couple Tu-95's were actually destroyed, that's basically an irreplaceable loss. And it effects nuclear deterrence. Let's cross our fingers they can't be repaired and the damage is extensive enough to make a couple more of them obsolete.

As far as I know, these are like the B52's in that you can't simply build more of them, or it would be EXTREMELY costly and difficult if possible.

More on the attacks/incidents (including some video, geo-location referencing, etc):

Explosion Hits Engels-2 Airbase, Russia, Reportedly Damaging At Least Two Tu-95 Bombers

According to the first reports, at least two Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers were damaged in the attack. Engels-2 airbase, located in Saratov Oblast, some 400

theaviationist.com

Ukraine Modified Soviet-Era Jet Drones To Hit Bomber Bases, Russia Claims

The blasts at two bomber bases deep in Russia came only hours before Moscow launched its latest cruise missile barrage against Ukraine.

www.thedrive.com

 

[KevinB]

Does the US still want to keep Long Range Missiles out of Ukrainian hands?

WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Altered Himars Rocket Launchers to Keep Ukraine From Firing Missiles Into Russia

The U.S. secretly modified the advanced Himars rocket launchers it gave Ukraine so they can’t be used to fire long-range missiles into Russia, U.S. officials said, a precaution the Biden administration says is necessary to reduce the risk of a wider war with Moscow.

www.wsj.com

Seems highly unlikely, simply due to the nature of the launcher/missile pod that anything was actually altered.

 

[Skysix]

If only the UA had a few Machine Gun Battalions, like at Passchendaele

There us something to be said for a watercooled MG. Curious though, how many rounds until the barrel is shot out? 10k? 100k?

 

[daftandbarmy]

There us something to be said for a watercooled MG. Curious though, how many rounds until the barrel is shot out? 10k? 100k?

Vickers - 10 guns, 100 barrels, 1 million rounds....

The weapon had a reputation for great solidity and reliability. Ian V. Hogg, in Weapons & War Machines, describes an action that took place in August 1916, during which the British 100th Company of the Machine Gun Corps fired their ten Vickers guns to deliver sustained fire for twelve hours. Using 100 barrels, they fired a million rounds without breakdowns. "It was this absolute foolproof reliability which endeared the Vickers to every British soldier who ever fired one. It never broke down; it just kept on firing and came back for more."[15]

Vickers machine gun - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Skysix]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1599876541848391680

Apparently the Russians shot down some of their drones on top of their aircraft - after the Ukrainians used them inappropriately.

Does the US still want to keep Long Range Missiles out of Ukrainian hands?

WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Altered Himars Rocket Launchers to Keep Ukraine From Firing Missiles Into Russia

The U.S. secretly modified the advanced Himars rocket launchers it gave Ukraine so they can’t be used to fire long-range missiles into Russia, U.S. officials said, a precaution the Biden administration says is necessary to reduce the risk of a wider war with Moscow.

www.wsj.com

Doubt it. The only thing that could do that would be a software patch limiting the range of the targeting. Too easy to unpatch. More likely they just refused to supply long range rockets aka ATACMS. If the WSJ can get confused between a magazine and a clip, or an assault rifle and a machine gun, or a semiauto AR and a select fire M16 the accuracy of their report is equally suspect

 

[Skysix]

Vickers - 10 guns, 100 barrels, 1 million rounds....

The weapon had a reputation for great solidity and reliability. Ian V. Hogg, in Weapons & War Machines, describes an action that took place in August 1916, during which the British 100th Company of the Machine Gun Corps fired their ten Vickers guns to deliver sustained fire for twelve hours. Using 100 barrels, they fired a million rounds without breakdowns. "It was this absolute foolproof reliability which endeared the Vickers to every British soldier who ever fired one. It never broke down; it just kept on firing and came back for more."[15]

Vickers machine gun - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So 10k per barrel. Still very very good. And can use the cooling jacket to heat water for your tea!

 

[TacticalTea]

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[Eaglelord17]

There us something to be said for a watercooled MG. Curious though, how many rounds until the barrel is shot out? 10k? 100k?

Can be even longer than that. Apparently when they were being phased out in the 50s in the UK they had the armourers being trained put one up to spec and fire it for a week straight until they ran out of ammo, only changing barrels. Apparently it went through over 5 million rounds and at the end everything was still in spec. Insane sustained fire capabilities.

It is the same reason the Ukrainians are sometimes using the Maxim on the Eastern Front, it is the same gun as the vickers just not .303.

 

[NavyShooter]

The Maxim actually has the lock reversed compared to the Vickers. That's why most Maxims have a taller action/body than the Vickers.

Or something like that...(tucks away my inner gun-geek before I start spouting more off...)