Thursday, January 26, 2023
Ukraine is getting alot of tanks...will loitering drones blunt a counteroffensive?
Have you looked at the terrain in Ukraine? It is almost perfect maneuver landscape (assuming the ground isn't muddy) and we could almost see a 2nd "Battle of Kursk" if the Ukrainians get their act together and fight the way the Pentagon is pushing. We've heard reports that T-14s are either in or near the battlespace so this big offensive/counteroffensive that everyone is predicting is gonna get interesting.An overview of the modern battle tanks for #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/YBFYnmrRiw
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 26, 2023
What will be of note is how maneuver warfare is conducted in an age of UAVs/Loitering Munitions and shit tons of anti-tank missiles.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Western reports parroting Ukraine’s propaganda belied by Kiev’s urgent call for better weapons as indications grow it is losing the war
via Asia Times
The delivery of tanks, advanced air defense systems and potentially long-range ground-launched bombs may be a response to Ukraine’s dire requests, but it also brings with it a new load of problems.
These hastily and urgently provided supplies indicate that all is not well in Kiev and that it is closer than ever to losing the war with Russia. These are not one-to-one replacements for equipment lost: Most of the delivered supplies aim to shift the fortunes of the war in favor of Ukraine.
At least one of the projected weapons, a 100-mile ground-launched long-range bomb known as ATACMS, also would shift the war from Ukrainian to Russian territory.
There is little doubt that putting this sort of weapon in Ukrainian hands will result in a bigger war in Europe. Russia will try to attack the transit centers for these supplies, most likely Poland, although retaliation could also conceivably include attacks on railroads and roadways in Germany.
The US decision to ship upgraded nuclear bombs to Europe also will convince the Russians that tactical nuclear war may be NATO’s response if Ukraine collapses. Compared with the US and NATO, Russia has a massive arsenal of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons.
Ukraine’s forces are falling back in the Donbas region and, if the retreat continues, will soon lose the strategic town of Bakhmut. The Russian wave, in the Pentagon’s view, is a sure thing and the US has asked Ukraine to abandon the area.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
BARAK Merkava V tank has been introduced into service with the Israeli army for field testing and to assess its capabilities.
The BARAK Merkava V tank has been introduced into service with the Israeli army for field testing and to assess its capabilities. pic.twitter.com/38qVld2j9R
— International Defence Analysis (@Defence_IDA) January 24, 2023
So much for nordic unity...
#Finland should consider joining #NATO without #Sweden, the country's foreign minister Pekka Haavisto said.https://t.co/f2eHrKUvS2
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 24, 2023
How did we devolve to a point where we care more about the criminal rather than their victims?
This guy gutted a man, spent two decades in prison, got released, did some more crimes, got briefly arrested, got released and then he raped and tortured a woman to death. https://t.co/bN6UcWkUNt
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 24, 2023
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