Whatever.
Posted on 07/12/2022 3:29:45 AM PDT by lump in the melting pot
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Whatever.
Whatever his faults, and they certainly were many, when his term was up Obama stepped down and left. I think this proposal is actually quite good, and honest, because the word ‘president’ implies there is some other mechanism for the title-holder to relinquish power besides leaving the Kremlin feet-first.
That’ll last a few months.
1000 yards
Biden will one up him and announce he is “Tape Meausererer”.
They are finally catching on.
That's debatable.
And I remember the rwing conspirators saying Clinton wouldnt leave office, Bush wouldnt leave office, and Obama wouldnt leave office...
Morning Report - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine
an hour agoSource
Head of Chernivtsy regional administration says red alert in western regions of Ukraine due to Iskander launches from Belarus
an hour agoSource
Russian troops blocked exit from Melitopol to Zaporizhzhia
an hour agoSource
Russian army conducted 2 missile strikes at Schevchenkovsky district of Kharkiv tonight
an hour agoSource
Russian army shelled Zolochiv this morning
2 hours agoSource
At Pivdenny Buh direction Russian army shelled Stepova Dolyna, Lupareve, Nova Zoria, Novohryhorivka, Lyubomyrivka, Osokorivka, Olhyne, Velyka Kostromka, Karyerne, Ternivka, Poliana, Kyselivka, Pervomaiske, Schevchenkove, Posad-Pokrovske, Ukrainka and Prybuzke. Russian aviation conducted airstrike near Zarichne, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
2 hours agoSource
At Avdiivka, Kurakhove, Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions Russian army shelled Avdiivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Novoselivka, Opytne, Novobakhmutivka, Vuhledar, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhov, Stepove and Kamianske. Russian Su-25 aircraft conducted airstrike near Novoandriivka , - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
2 hours agoSource
At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Yakovlivka, Berestove, Pokrovske, Soledar, Bilohorivka, Vershyna, Novoluhanske, Kodema, Bakhmut and Vesela Dolyna. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes near Berestove, Bilohorivka and Vershyna, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
2 hours agoSource
Russian army shelled Starodubivka, Mayaky, Raihorodok, Siversk, Kryva Luka, Donetske, Verkhniokamyanske, Spirne. Russian aviation conducted airstrike near Serebrianka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
2 hours agoSource
Russian artillery and MLRS shelled Chepil, Velyka Komyshuvakha, Barvinkove, Dibrovne, Mazanivka, Bohorodychne and Adamivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
2 hours agoSource
At Sloviansk direction Russian army conducted assault actions near Mazanivka, Ivanivka and Dolyna, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
2 hours agoSource
Ukrainian military repelled Russian assault attempt near Dementiivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
2 hours agoSource
At Kharkiv direction Russian army shelled Kharkiv, Ruska Tyshky, Bezruky, Dementiivka, Lisne, Slatyne, Prudianka, Zolochiv with artillery and MLRS, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
2 hours agoSource
At Siversk direction Russian army shelled Starykove of Sumy region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
2 hours agoSource
Damage in Mykolaiv as result of Russian shelling
2 hours agoSource
Russian Foreign Ministry: Washington is putting the world on the brink of nuclear war
2 hours agoSource
Ammunition still exploding in Nova Kakhovka this morning
3 hours agoSource
Military equipment destroyed at school yard in Kadiivka, Luhansk region
3 hours agoSource
Mykolaiv was attacked by Russian missiles tonight - 2 hospitals and residential buildings destroyed
Sounds more impressive in the original German: Führer.
Regards,
Gotta hand it to the Russians, at least they are honest about their leaders.
https://www.imetatronink.com/2022/07/wunderwaffe-du-jour.html
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Wunderwaffe Du Jour
M-142 HIMARS MLRS
Several weeks ago the US tow-behind M-777 152mm howitzer was being touted as the “game-changer” that would remedy the misfortunes of war for Ukraine.
As I recall, a total of about 110 units were delivered, of which ~75% are now claimed to have been destroyed.
They have produced little discernible effect on the battlefield, except to demonstrate what should have already been obvious: Snake Island is just a target rock until a Russian flag flies over Odessa.
Now the M-142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system has replaced the M-777 as the wunderwaffe du jour. 8 units are claimed to have been delivered so far, of which Russia claims to have already destroyed 2. Recent reports say 4 more launchers will be delivered, along with 1000 rockets.
So, an even dozen total … or now just ten, as the case may be. With a thousand rockets in their quiver.
Ukrainian sources claim HIMARS has been used to destroy 20 Russian ammo dumps. Some of these claims are disputed, but for the moment we’ll assume they’re true.
There are almost certainly HUNDREDS of similar Russian ammo dumps dispersed throughout Ukraine. Ammo is not the sort of thing you pile all in one place, especially on an active battlefield.
Still, there is little doubt a few ammo dumps have been hit by the M-142. It does, after all, purport to be a highly accurate system.
But this fevered talk of a dozen six-shooter rocket systems appreciably affecting the outcome of this war, at this juncture? It’s an absurdity. It betrays a shocking lack of understanding of the basic mathematics of high-intensity conflict.
First of all, one must consider the Russian countermeasures, of which a further dispersion of ammo dumps is almost certain.
They will also now employ every means at their disposal to locate the units. It won’t be easy at first. These are small, highly mobile trucks. But it will become easier the more the units are used. They will expose themselves. Expect the Russian MoD to soon report having destroyed additional units.
In any case, there is no reason to conclude Russian ammunition stockpiles are dangerously depleted, or even that current production is falling meaningfully short of long-term sustainability requirements.
In short, it is pure delusion to believe a dozen HIMARS units will alter the trajectory of this war. Again: it is a six-shot highly mobile rocket system, with an extremely modest and finite ammunition stockpile.
If all 12 units fired just ONE salvo a day, they would exhaust over 1000 rockets in less than two weeks.
Some will be located and destroyed within days; most within weeks. Some of their ammo will be located and destroyed. Then what? Send more? If I recall correctly, the total US inventory is about 400 HIMARS units. ALL of them and more would be required to produce a meaningful impact in Ukraine.
The US military is not built nor equipped for protracted high-intensity conflict. Nor can it supply a depleted proxy army with the means to prosecute a protracted high-intensity conflict.
The Pentagon has already significantly depleted its inventories of ATGMs, MANPADs, and artillery pieces – all without appreciable effect.
Is it now the US strategy to disarm itself in a futile attempt to turn the tide in Ukraine?
Are they prepared to fight to the last Ukrainian AND the last pallet of American artillery ammunition?
If so, I suspect the Russian high command is more than willing for the US to continue on this path.
Posted by William Schryver at 6:36 PM
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Monday, July 11, 2022
Playing With Fire
HIMARS Strike at Alleged Russian Ammo Dump
Over the course of the past several weeks we have learned the following:
US intelligence operatives and special forces have been deployed in Ukraine throughout the ongoing war.
These US troops are directly involved in attacking Russian targets.
US-provided intelligence of various types, combined with US “hands-on” training and (almost certainly) even direct operation of US advanced weaponry, has resulted in:
the killing of Russian field commanders
(likely, but not certainly) the sinking of the Moskva
the terrorist-style attacks on Russian cities
recent attacks on Russian ammo depots
To emphasize: US military personnel are directly involved in battlefield strikes against Russian forces and terrorist strikes against Russian civilians.
There are rampant reports swirling on various Telegram channels that US personnel are actually operating the 12 HIMARS mobile rocket systems recently entered into the battlefield.
However you measure it, the indisputable fact remains that the hard power of the United States is being directly applied against Russians in a war – and that is something that has profound potential consequences – the flapping of butterfly wings that could very likely spawn hurricanes in their wake.
The leaders of the United States are, quite literally, playing with fire.
The Russians may have their shortcomings – that is up for debate – but backing down from a fight forced upon them offends every fiber of their national psyche.
Frankly, I believe it is already too late for the US to avoid the inevitable repercussions of what they have already done, and continue to do in Ukraine. What the Russians will do in response to this direct US involvement in the war – and when – remains to be seen. Putin is the most prudent and deliberate Russian leader in modern times.
But it should now be abundantly evident to everyone that when he chooses to act, he does so boldly and resolutely.
Last week, in brief comments, Putin said the following:
“Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. What can you say? Let them try.”
“We have heard many times that the West wants to fight us to the last Ukrainian. This is a tragedy for the Ukrainian people, but it seems that everything is heading towards this.”
“Everyone should know that, by and large, we haven’t started anything yet in earnest.”
Russia now understands it is at war with America. I am convinced they will, sooner than later, respond proportionately to US attacks upon them.
One likely development about which I have commented for weeks now is that, if/when Russia opts to act against US direct intervention in the Ukraine War – which has expanded in recent weeks – their most likely initial response will be to shoot down all the unmanned US ISR assets in the theater of battle. Platforms such as the RQ-4 Global Hawk, and possibly even military surveillance satellites.
If they do that, I would then expect them to immediately afterwards explicitly inform the US/NATO that they will shoot down any and all manned ISR assets in the theater of battle.
RQ-4 Global Hawk
And, by “theater of battle”, I include the air space of the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, Romania, and Poland.
Obviously this would be viewed in the west as a major escalation.
But, from the Russian viewpoint, the escalation has already occurred.
Posted by William Schryver at 7:10 PM
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Oi vey, more “predictions”........
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