Posted on 12/13/2022 7:02:10 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
@visegrad24 10h
President Macron has stated that an agreement has been reached on removing heavy weapons from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and that talks are now underway on the exact details.
@bayraktar_1love 4h
Great Britain provided a package of military aid to Ukraine in amount of £50 million.
In particular, 125 anti-aircraft guns and technology to counter Iranian-supplied drones, including dozens of radars and anti-drone electronic warfare capability.
@DefMon3
The UA general staff reported a strike on the RU 58th Combined Arms Armys command in Melitopol. Result unknown. The 58th has been in charge of the Zaporizhzhia front since the beginning of this invasion.
I wonder if they are breaking out some ancient stored BOFORS L/70's. Probably OK for drones. With a little modernization, could be very effective against drones and some limited use against cruise missiles. Too bad our SGT York SPAAG was such a dismal failure. We would have had hundreds, if not thousands in storage.
Putin still MIA today after surgery on Saturday.
Looks like a few local trolls may be finding a new home.
Putin MIA today after surgery on Saturday.
It was announced all SU-57s were being sent to the Far East to train and shake the ‘bugs’ out of them.
If they are later sent to Ukraine they will need armor to stop being shot down by a farmer with an AK-47 variant.
Most likely, the interceptions were made with NATO-supplied air defense systems.
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Others were shot down by farmers with AK-47s ...
Maybe the RuZZian trolls got drafted.
And on the way to Bakhmut where they will engage in human wave attacks.
We can always dream.
Putin MIA
...and he can stay that way!
Russia’s use of sustained artillery fires on entrenched Ukrainian troops in places like Bakhmut and Soledar is taking a toll that is being counted in the thousands. It appears that for every single Russian casualty there are 10 Ukrainians killed or wounded. Take a look at this letter notifying prospective patients who had planned elective surgery in Kiev to stay home (at link):
Scheduled hospital admissions have been halted in Kiev since 2 December on the orders of the Kiev administration. The reason is the huge number of wounded coming from Bakhmut.
According to an eyewitness, a journalist for the major Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, more than 100 seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers are being admitted to one hospital evacuation point alone.
And on the way to Bakhmut where they will engage in human wave attacks.
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They already are being used that way by the Wagner Group. Kill UA troops and die is their mission.
True! Every farmer needs a rifle, AK-47s will do.
As surface-to-air radars got better, primarily due to technology improvements, pilots flew lower and lower.
We are at the point where low and fast is no longer the answer.
So, what is the answer?
Glad you asked...Stealth is the answer.
Russia is only flying a limited number of sorties and only in contested airspace.
Russia does not have a stealth aircraft. Period. Full stop.
SU-57s have some stealth characteristics, but they are not truly stealthy.
Patriots, NASAMs, and HAWKs will easily shoot them down.
IMHO, Russia will not employ SU-57s in Ukraine. It would be too embarrassing if one got shot down.
In the picture below, note that the engines, up to the nozzles, are covered by aircraft skin.
However, in the picture below, the engine afterburner cans are not covered. Without a doubt, this impacts radar and IR stealth characteristics.
Looking at the pictures, there are also some important stealth features that are simply missing.
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