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Summarizing this war:
A tragedy for Ukraine.
A disaster for RuZZia.
A strategic win for the USA.
Himars: 38
M270B1: 14
M270: 6
LRU MLRS: 2
Currently these systems can accurately hit targets from 80 to 300km. Because they can operate over long distances, no system was lost in these 2 years.
https://twitter.com/Trotes936897/status/1721022080114725045
These operate well behind the FEBA where ruzzian counter-battery artillery can't hit.
https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1721167907835519208
Candidate for fav video of the day.
FTA: The “Pole-21” system, established in 2016, counters precision weapons and drones by creating an interference dome that disrupts signals from navigation satellites. As a result, precision-guided weapons lose their way and fail to fulfill their combat missions.
Very few western systems rely 100% on GPS. Most are GPS aided INS.
If INS disagrees with GPS, believe the INS.
Accuracy may go from 5 meters to 15 meters.
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1721185683107156390
It’s not very often the USA announces the arrival of an SSBN. Sending a message to the mullahs.
U.S. Central Command
On November 5, 2023, an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1721271207260033230
Remember when Russia used to sell Europe a lot of Natural Gas?
Putin is a Master Strategist (PIMS).
Europe’s Gas Storage Hits Record High (almost 100%)
By Irina Slav - Nov 05, 2023, https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Europes-Gas-Storage-Hits-Record-High-But-Winter-Worries-Persist.html
“Europe’s gas storage is nearly full, yet this may not be sufficient for winter needs, leading to continuous LNG imports and additional storage strategies including utilizing Ukraine’s facilities.
Germany and other EU members have inked long-term LNG supply contracts, stretching beyond the 2050 net-zero target.”
“reports emerged that Chevron was negotiating LNG deliveries for the European Union, looking at contract terms of 15 years.
The news followed three other long-term deals (each for 27 years) that European energy companies closed with Qatar, one of the world’s largest exporters of LNG, in the past month.
Germany has installed three floating LNG import terminals over the past year or so and is now working on three more. The EU, which has emerged as the biggest importer of U.S. LNG this year, recently boasted that gas storage is almost 100% full...
...Media reported this month that European countries were starting to store gas in Ukraine as their own storage caverns filled up with regasified LNG bought earlier this year. Close to 30 LNG tankers are now on their way to European ports and are due to arrive by the end of the month.”
The Guardian reports:
“Gaza was rocked by a series of huge explosions on Sunday evening and communications with the coastal strip were cut, as violence also escalated on Israel’s northern boundary with Lebanon.
The strikes on Gaza came as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) indicated that Israeli troops were planning to enter Gaza City in force perhaps within the next 48 hours, according to reports in Israeli media.”
