.
Posted on 03/05/2024 9:03:35 AM PST by marcusmaximus
It’s reckless, if not insane, to deploy an open-top, unarmored all-terrain vehicle—in essence, a heavy-duty golf cart—in combat just a quarter mile from the front line.
But two years into Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, Russian commanders are at least reckless if not not insane. Apparently this weekend, a Russian unit—possibly the 488th Motor Rifle Regiment—attacked positions held by the Ukrainian 60th Mechanized Brigade in Yampolivka, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.
A Russian column including what appeared to be MT-LB armored tractors and at least one T-90 tank motored west toward Yampolivka. That itself wasn’t unusual. What was unusual was what else was in the assault group.
Several Desertcross 1000-3 ATVs. The Chinese-made Desertcross is an 85-horsepower ATV. It’s the kind of thing you’d find at a construction site or on a farm. It’s not the kind of thing you’d ride into battle, as it lacks armor and weaponry.
But as Russian vehicle losses exceeded 10,000 late last year, the Kremlin bought 2,100 Desertcrosses for $17,000 apiece—and shipped them off to Ukraine. While it makes sense for Russian regiments to use the ATVs as utility vehicles in rear areas, it doesn’t make sense to load them up with infantry and add them to assault groups.
That’s exactly what some callous Russian commander did this weekend. And with predictable results. As the assault group closed to within a quarter mile or so of the outermost Ukrainian positions, the 60th Brigade peppered the group with cluster shells then plucked at it with explosives-laden drones.
When the smoke cleared, the T-90 and several Desertcrosses lay wrecked among a lot of dead Russians.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Victoria Nuland Steps Down After Gateway Pundit Gonzalo Lira FOIA Request
She's running from Murder and RussiaGate!
“When the smoke cleared.....”
Marcus, dude, you smoked all the pot once more and then drank the bong water again today.
Classic idiocy on display with this posting.
You have out-zeepered yourself.
ZEEPER FOLLIES PINGLIST
PING!!!
They seem to be ‘good enough’ to keep taking territory from the Ukes!
.
.
Axe: "I'm a journalist, author and filmmaker based in Columbia, South Carolina." And "I make weird little movies and report the news at Forbes.com."
Have a gander at his "movies" info:
DAVID AXE | Writer & DirectorWeird.
By the way, I drove one of those marvelous "open-top, unarmored all-terrain vehicle" in my olive drab days, courtesy of LBJ.... Jeeps. The new ATVs don't tip quite so easily.
I want one of those, bad. I see them periodically on Govplanet.
>Axe: “I’m a journalist, author and filmmaker based in Columbia, South Carolina.” And “I make weird little movies and report the news at Forbes.com.”<
I checked out his YouTube page.
If Axe’s reporting is anything like the films he’s created, it’s awful.
My Dad made more interesting home movies and this was after he’d had too many beers.
When the Nazis did it, they called it Blitzkrieg.
“Insane”. Lol.
I accounted for this, its all they had there. Generally they were not assault vehicles, if you know why they were built it wasn’t for that purpose.
You’re fond of Russia. You should go there.
Mobility has advantages, especially while not under active fire.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.