Posted on 08/18/2022 5:53:27 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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“Paying a monthly bonus for each child AFTER the 4th would be more effective.”
Not many women are going to have 10 kids.
So you are right.
Watching the video, it appears to be artillery corrected by the drone.
I'm wondering if the drone was a General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle.
My guess is that the Russian 2S5 Giatsint-S 152mm self propelled gun fired some rounds and then rapidly moved to what it thought was a safe location. UA counter battery radars sent the 2S5 Giatsint-S firing location to the drone and the drone was able to locate and follow the 2S5 Giatsint-S to its "safe" location.
Once the 2S5 Giatsint-S parked, the UA must have had artillery already in position to take it out. So they took it out with drone corrected artillery.
Regardless of how UA initially located the 2S5 Giatsint-S this is bad news for Russia.
Them RuZZian boys dying by the thousands every month got you down? Maybe drink some RuZZian vodka to ease the pain.
Probably a different drone.
“Technology concerns imperil Gray Eagle drone transfer to Ukraine”
“Kyiv desperately wants the capable unmanned weapons system. But the Pentagon worries that Moscow could steal key components.”
You’re a literal ghoul. Begone, ghoul.
1/ TASS: Executive director of Kurganmashzavod (KMZ) appears to have been asked by the Russian MOD to resume production of “earlier generation BMPs”, likely meaning BMP-2’s (overhauls and possibly new builds). Currently, they produce mainly BMP-3’s/BMD-4M’s. Possible explanation
2/ Original sources here: https://tass.ru/interviews/15445983?utm_source=google.com&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google.com&utm_referrer=google.com
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15453859
Obligatory caveat: Russian state media.
tass.ru
“Курганмашзавод” прорабатывает выпуск БМП ранних поколений - ТАСС
Цена на такие изделия будет значительно выше, чем на новые серийные машины, отметил исполнительный директор предприятия Петр Тюков
3/ Last run of new build BMP-2’s for Russian military was 2005-2006, last for export 2002. Spare parts production continued to maintain existing vehicles. Upgrade programs also existed, the most significant/successful being the BMP-2M.
4/ The BMP-2M includes the Berezhok module and generally the UTD-23 engine, improving firepower and mobility. Algeria purchased Berezhok module for its BMP-2’s starting in 2005. Russia began its procurement later 2017-2018, reaching operational status around 2020.
5/ KMZ however may be (possibly) be reluctant about devoting resources away from BMP-3 production for several reasons. Foremost, the cost of reopening large scale production of the BMP-2 or greatly expanding the 2M may be prohibitive.
6/ Quote from Petyr Tyukov “But one must understand that the price of such products will be much higher than for new mass-produced vehicles that are produced according to plan, such as the BMP-3 and BMD-4M.”
7/ Although the BMP-2 would be simpler and cheaper than the BMP-3 once production is set up, the matter of reestablishing the production line with the machinery and expertise needed is complex, time consuming, and costly.
8/ $ at play: The BMP-2 export market is primarily third world countries. Example: Yemen bought 188 BMP-2s for $40 million in 2005 ($58 million inflation adjusted). $308k per unit (assuming the cost did not include much in the way of support/spare parts).
9/ The BMP-3 has several wealthy operators, such as the UAE and Kuwait. Russia itself perhaps pays roughly $1.1 million per base BMP-3 based on state orders as of 2021. There’s also the spare parts; UAE pays $10-15 million annually for its ~600 BMP-3’s as of 2019.
10/ Russia’s MOD surely knows this and the BMP-3’s general superiority over the base BMP-2 (~100 BMP-2M’s in Russian service being approximately equal in combat value). This raises the question of why they might need more BMP-2’s than 3’s at this point.
@oryxspioenkop
data as a baseline suggests BMP-3 losses (~132, 20% of Russia’s existing BMP-3’s) may have been higher proportionally than BMP-2 losses (~400, 10-15% of Russia’s existing BMP-2’s). This could be due to a variety of factors of course.
12/ KMZ BMP-3 production maxed out at roughly 250 a year, both export and state defense contracts. Usually, it was less than this. Regardless, they may have the ability to replace most BMP-3 losses thus far, assuming
@oryxspioenkop
data is about 70% of all actual BMP-3 losses.
13/ But without restarting BMP-2 production, reactivating BMP-2’s from reserves, and increasing the pace of 2M upgrades, replacing BMP-2 losses may actually be more difficult that the BMP-3 with KMZ’s existing production set up.
14/ Why don’t Russian units simply upgrade to the BMP-3 after losing their BMP-2’s? There are (possibly) training/logistical constraints on that. A unit that previously used BMP-2’s would need some amount of training to transition.
“The precision of Ukrainian drone operators is unmatched. Right down the hatch destroying the Russian tank.”
“ Only Imperial Troops are so precise.” Obi-wan Kenobi.
“An ammunition depot is on fire in Belgorod RuZZia.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1560322642888081411
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1560325917993537537
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1560327186015522817
UA pledged to not use US arms to attack RuZZian soil. So I assume this was sabotage.
“Reported events tonight:
• Explosions at munitions depot, Timonovo, Belgorod
• Fire/explosions at Stary Oskol Airfield, Belgorod
• Explosions in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson
• Explosions/UAV shot down near Belbek airport, Crimea
• Air defence activity near Kerch strait, Crimea”
“There is also reportedly a fire in Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1560353028451999744
“ANNA News is saying that Russian air defenses are shooting at Ukrainian UAVs conducting reconnaissance on the Crimean bridge. “
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1560335629858344960
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