Posted on 03/05/2023 5:37:16 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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The International Center for the Investigation of Crimes of the Russian Federation in The Hague will open in the summer. Prosecutor General Kostin reported this.
Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for March 6, 2023:
- Russian forces continue the encirclement of Bakhmut;
- Western media admits Russian operations around Bakhmut is exhausting Ukrainian forces and may diminish them ahead of an anticipated Ukrainian spring offensive;
- US announces another military assistance package for Ukraine with fewer items listed and absent of any specific quantities despite previous packages featuring such information;
-Ukraine has urgently asked the West for more artillery shells in particular, highlighting the inability for Western industry to match or exceed Russian military industrial output;
- German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall claims to be considering building a tank factory in Ukraine. Older articles claim only if approved by the German government and after the conflict is over, newer articles suggest the factory may be built sooner;
- Ukrainian pilots are in the US to assess their skills for potential training on US warplanes (likely the F-16);
- Training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s or other Western warplanes will admittedly take years, if F-16s arrive in Ukraine beforehand they will likely be Western operators posing as Ukrainian pilots;
“ gear for the US 3rd Armored Brigade only.”
Yes, I think that equipment is for the increased US troop presence in Europe, rather than for the Ukraine.
The Highway of Death was analyzed by the USAF - officially the A-10, contrary to popular belief, played only a minor role. Most vehicles were destroyed by F-16s, F15s and AC-160s.
We need our A-10, since they have not been made since 1984. No more are going to be built ever.
Afghan was a limited war. Ukraine war is not - its a small WWII war. You cannot compare the two wars, just as you cannot compare WWI with WWII.
SU-25s can be transferred from other former Soviet countries or from countries that bought them.
A-10s are only good in a limited war against light infantry, not in a WWII style war. Their tank busting days were over decades ago. Outside of Afghan, the A-10 is overrated by the public.
Loitering over a Ukraine battlefield is not possible - there are too many systems that would target them. No one uses planes, except in limited situations and specific attacks.
Good points but I wonder within your own comments you seem to be saying a-10s are obsolete so what are we holding on to them. When I was in Afghanistan I was colocated with an a-10 unit, one ANG unit covered all of Afghanistan
Also I think you missed my point about not going in alone. Russian air defenses have proved vulnerable, use 16s to take out radar and let a10s do their thing
If true that will be a game changer, himars are good but range is limited and payload small. Hit the rear supply depots and frontline troop concentrations with 1000-2000 lb guided bombs and Russians will not know what to do. Add to that some key infrastructure like rail hubs, bridges like Crimea bridge and the effect will be debilitating and demoralizing
One 2000lb bomb on kirtch bridge and it is down for months or years, let them fix and hit again
Besides nukes and that is a big besides, the Russians have no counter, they have thrown their lot in and what do they have to show, well maybe bakmut.
After that what a dozen more bakmuts, do they have anything left to exploit a break through. And if they do how do they supply that breakthrough, at least the Germans had the delusional idea that Antwerp would provide them with fuel to continue their offensive
Russian air defenses have proved vulnerable ...
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Then there are the plentiful Russian manpads ready to pop up from any trench.
A-10s ‘thing’ is tank busting against Russian forces in hr 70s and 80s. A job they never did, and as flight simulation have repeatedly proved, they are ill suited to do on a modern battlefield in a full scale war.
If they get F-16 or Eurofighters, then Su-25s can fill the same role.
We need our A-10s. Giving them away to be shot down is stupid, and a great drawdown in US WRE that cannot be replaced.
F-16s are still made and any loss can be replaced, not so with A-10s.
Will have to agree to disagree but to your su-25 point do you have any numbers for what is available to send to Ukraine?
Most likely, it was a 2000 pound JDAM.
I would interested in how the target coordinates were input into the JDAM.
Hopefully the MiGs have been modified to allow the pilots to input the coordinates while airborne.
My guess is that the target coordinates are input on the ground and the pilot flies to a pre-planned release point and manually pickles the JDAM.
No
Then how can you claim that there su-25s for Ukraine and there for a-10s unneeded
our military needs A-10s
they have su25s
Still confused, say they are no good for tank busting, will be shot out of sky with manpads, don’t know how many SU-25s are out there(maybe they can get a parallel manufacturing line in Belarus)
But we need them?
The A-10 is my opinion, added to the mix would be very effective
Just my 2 cents
The Su25 factory line closed decades ago, the tools etc are long gone. Belarus offer was show only. Also I believe I read that some parts of the plane were made in Ukraine.
Our troops need A-10s for smaller wars. Which will happen. If you are incapable of figuring this out, then there is no helping you - enough on this topic, please
The Belarus thing was a joke as was the idea that they could start the line up again. Didn’t mean to mean to piss you off. My personal experience with A-10s gives me a different perspective and yes I could be wrong. My affinity for the A-10 could very well cloud my judgement
The “no helping you” was unnecessary and a bit disappointing since I believe we have the same goals.
Yes the f-16 can handle the job and their are plenty of them out there. Last comment on this
Take care
PS: Ukraine does NOT want A-10s.
PSS lol
never said they did just my opinion
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