If I am not mistaken that is an F15, which Germany does not have. And the missile below could be anything.
You are right, in the article it says: A South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jet flying with a Taurus long-range air-to-surface missile during an exercise.If I am not mistaken that is an F15, which Germany does not have. And the missile below could be anything.
A concern for Western militaries is that the longer this drags on the more Russia learn. They've gone from being a total joke at the start to quite capable in some areas, and every time we use Western equipment against them they learn a little bit more about how it works. A breakthrough needs to come.
From reports of the last weeks and months it becomes clear, that only those seemingly endless minefields are stopping big advances. Everything else Ukraine is able to handle pretty well. Yes Russia learns how to operate drones better and they stopped throwing columns forward, but on the other hand their artillery became very quiet in comparison to 2022. I'm pretty sure only those minefields hold their entire southern front together.
From reports of the last weeks and months it becomes clear, that only those seemingly endless minefields are stopping big advances. Everything else Ukraine is able to handle pretty well. Yes Russia learns how to operate drones better and they stopped throwing columns forward, but on the other hand their artillery became very quiet in comparison to 2022. I'm pretty sure only those minefields hold their entire southern front together.
He‘s a regular Republican, an asshole but not a complete raging lunatic.Optics wise, and based on a very limited number of sound bites I’ve seen (posted on here) he seems to be one of the very, very few republicans who has not gone completely insane. I may be wrong of course.
I'm not sure that's true at all. I'd wager any professional army could do what they're doing now if they had the numbers (and probably vice versa for Ukraine) because it's simply modern day trench warfare but with them having the advantage of having more soldiers, artillery and airpower. I don't really see how they could mess this situation up unless UA either gets way more artillery delivered and can start to out gun them (unlikely) or can establish air control (which seems even more unlikely). I know there's been a lot of media spin and positivity but realistically what can UA do apart from what it's doing and maybe after years they will be able to reshape the frontline in their favour.A concern for Western militaries is that the longer this drags on the more Russia learn. They've gone from being a total joke at the start to quite capable in some areas, and every time we use Western equipment against them they learn a little bit more about how it works. A breakthrough needs to come.
I'm not sure that's true at all. I'd wager any professional army could do what they're doing now if they had the numbers (and probably vice versa for Ukraine) because it's simply modern day trench warfare but with them having the advantage of having more soldiers, artillery and airpower. I don't really see how they could mess this situation up unless UA either gets way more artillery delivered and can start to out gun them (unlikely) or can establish air control (which seems even more unlikely). I know there's been a lot of media spin and positivity but realistically what can UA do apart from what it's doing and maybe after years they will be able to reshape the frontline in their favour.
Are they? Most reports seem to suggest the western arms they don’t have an answer for, the issue is there’s not enough.I don't mean in the context of the Ukraine war but a potential future conflict with Nato. They are learning how to neutralise a chunk of the Western military arsenal.
Are they? Most reports seem to suggest the western arms they don’t have an answer for, the issue is there’s not enough.
I'm by no means going to pretend to be an expert but couldn't they do all this pre war? Re tanks, I don't think there's anything special about western MBTs other than they are higher quality and will have better armour, reliability, weapons etc. but if you hit it with an anti tank missile or mine it'll still be fecked. I do think the drone expertise is valuable for sure and I guess all warfare is valuable experience to a point but I am not sure it gives a huge insight into NATO unless it's just a very basic level because UA has only been NATO trained in recent memory and hadn't used half the stuff they're using now until a year ago or less.They are now jamming our missile guidance systems, figuring out how to overwhelm air defences, and have learned how to effectively target our armour. Small stuff but it adds up, although we will also be learning a lot about them.
I'm by no means going to pretend to be an expert but couldn't they do all this pre war? Re tanks, I don't think there's anything special about western MBTs other than they are higher quality and will have better armour, reliability, weapons etc. but if you hit it with an anti tank missile or mine it'll still be fecked. I do think the drone expertise is valuable for sure and I guess all warfare is valuable experience to a point but I am not sure it gives a huge insight into NATO unless it's just a very basic level because UA has only been NATO trained in recent memory and hadn't used half the stuff they're using now until a year ago or less.
They knew some but there is no substitute for combat experience, its decades since theyve been up against modern Western kit. For example the missiles, they now know the flight profiles and how and when to jam them, before it was just theory. A modern tank is immune to anti tank weapons from certain directions but now we've seen how they behave and how to defeat them in a real fight. Its all valuable intelligence for both sides.
Have I missed some info about the missiles? Storm shadows have been continuously slamming into key targets all over Crimea the last week or so.
What is this based on? Russia can't alter the accuracy of an enemy missile, they can try and stop it (which they don't seem to be able to do well yet) or they can just move their high value target s further back (which is what they have done)I don't know about the storm shadow, it might be too new to the battlefield. The jdam bombs and himars rockets are becoming more and more ineffective now. They still work but they're not hitting with any accuracy.
While I do generally agree, I have to ask: which modern tanks? Ukraine did not receive any truly modern models.They knew some but there is no substitute for combat experience, its decades since theyve been up against modern Western kit. For example the missiles, they now know the flight profiles and how and when to jam them, before it was just theory. A modern tank is immune to anti tank weapons from certain directions but now we've seen how they behave and how to defeat them in a real fight. Its all valuable intelligence for both sides.
For examply jamming the GPS signal to misdirect it is effective electronic warfare that receives exactly that result.What is this based on? Russia can't alter the accuracy of an enemy missile
My understanding is in any war you have to keep changing the software in a missile because the enemy will constantly be updating theirs to combat it? Like a computer virus versus anti virus software. Or are you saying they have been highly successful doing it? I might have missed something but hadn't seen any news of that kind.For examply jamming the GPS signal to misdirect it is effective electronic warfare that receives exactly that result.
What is this based on? Russia can't alter the accuracy of an enemy missile, they can try and stop it (which they don't seem to be able to do well yet) or they can just move their high value target s further back (which is what they have done)
Really doubt it if they don't get support from the 'West' for 'years'.I'm not sure that's true at all. I'd wager any professional army could do what they're doing now if they had the numbers (and probably vice versa for Ukraine) because it's simply modern day trench warfare but with them having the advantage of having more soldiers, artillery and airpower. I don't really see how they could mess this situation up unless UA either gets way more artillery delivered and can start to out gun them (unlikely) or can establish air control (which seems even more unlikely). I know there's been a lot of media spin and positivity but realistically what can UA do apart from what it's doing and maybe after years they will be able to reshape the frontline in their favour.
While I do generally agree, I have to ask: which modern tanks? Ukraine did not receive any truly modern models.
As I said, not the most modern stuff. The A6 was introduced in 2001. Since then the Bundeswehr bought these versions:They have a small number of Leopard 2A6s.
Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, attributed the attack to the infamous hacking group known as Sandworm, working on behalf of the Russia’s military intelligence agency. The SBU said it was able to stop the operation during the planning phase.
