Posted on 01/21/2023 7:49:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
And Moldova's unification with Romania?
COMPROMISED? This hirsute young politico is Olaf Scholz. In the 80’s, Scholz was a self-identified Marxist. The DDR (East Germany) then regarded him as an ‘important ally in the struggle against NATO’. Scholz is now the principal stumbling block to providing armor to Ukraine.
@clashreport
Finland will send its biggest (12th) military aid to Ukraine, worth more than 400 million euros.
The equipment that’ll be sent will not be revealed for security reasons.
@KyivIndependent 3h
Voice of America: Reznikov ‘very satisfied’ over Ramstein summit.
Some military aid was announced behind closed doors at the Ramstein summit held on Jan. 20, an outcome Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov called “very inspiring” in comments to the Voice of America on Jan. 21.
The equipment that’ll be sent will not be revealed for security reasons.
I love surprises.
I wish she would purchase 1000 GLSDBs for the Finnish Army with a provision from US Government that any or all could be shipped to Ukraine.
The equipment that’ll be sent will not be revealed for security reasons.
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Just saying but ...
Finland tanks:
Leopard 2A4: 139
Leopard 2A6: 100
The vast majority of the 2A4 tanks were acquired used from Germany between 2002 and 2004; more were purchased in 2009.
Some of the existing Leopard 2A4’s are equipped with Israeli made Urdan mine rollers.
Fire-control systems of all vehicles will be upgraded between 2022 and 2026.
Since none but test models exist, it might take a while.
“Ukraine confirms Russian offensive attempts in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.”
“In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, over 25 settlements came under artillery fire during the past 24 hours, the General Staff added.
On Jan. 21, Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops had attempted to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.”
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1616870199604531200
Only 20 today?
You’ll have to post fake news to yourself a lot more if you want to catch up in the voting for “troll of the month”..
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looks that the long awaited winter offensive may have started.
Wagner PMC liberated Klishevka yesterday.
Now advancing toward Chassis Yar to cut off that last supply road into bakmut.
new breakthru’s on Zapporiza line captured 4 towns.
yesterday update from DPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mU1vK5e_vo
Remember a story of a captured Russian tank driver in WW2 he said he was driving a bus in Moscow a week earlier. So I guess you are correct lol
Is it crank, cranked or cranky so confusing
Thing about static defenses is that you have Roman them all to be remotely effective but the assaulting group Only has to penetrate one area and the rest is worthless
Russians like defense in depth but do they have the manpower and the skill level to do that
I think most mobiks will surrender or run
We will see, but tossup between sand trenches in Crimea and the baby dragons teeth set on the ground with handles to move them or just drive over as videos have shown
The M26 rocket motors and GBU-39 exist in significant quantity. I doubt the electro-mechanical interface is particularly complex or difficult to manufacture. It was developed and tested a decade ago. Normally it would take time to go through contracting and procurement, but this case isn't "normal". Also, the President of Saab announced in October that a GLSDB purchase contract was "imminent", so it's already been a few months...
GLSDB needs a launch customer. Boeing and SAAB are not going to go "at risk".
SDB is a fielded munition. The rocket motor comes from a fielded munition. Development and fielding the GLSDB can be shortened by leveraging the technical data from the SDB and the rocket motor.
PDR and CDR could be combined. Same for DT&E and OT&E.
I hate to repeat myself, this all depends of finding a launch customer.
Right?
Maybe they will order them in secret, so they hit the battlefield unexpectedly.
Surprise!
I suspect if there is a delay, it will be due to interference by Lockheed Martin, who makes both the M142 HIMARS that would launch the GLSDB and the GMLRS/GMLRS-ER rockets that the GLSDB would be directly competing with.
On This Day in 2021, European Court of Human Rights found Russia guilty of ethnic cleansing of Georgian civilians in 2008 war & widespread, deliberate:
-Killing of civilians
-Torture
-Burnings
-Evictions (i.e."crimes against humanity").
Imagine EU leaders knowing this & still appeasing us
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