Admiral Beez
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If their drones and missiles are reliably intercepted, the Russians will need a new way to accomplish the same.
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If their drones and missiles are reliably intercepted, the Russians will need a new way to accomplish the same.Of course the Russians will be angry at the introduction of Patriot systems. This will prevent them from murdering more civilians.
Of course the Russians will be angry at the introduction of Patriot systems.
This will prevent them from murdering more civilians.
Interestingly the British have chosen a variant of the smoothbore 120mm Rheinmetall Rh-120 for the Challenger 3. I believe this is the first British tank without a rifle main gun, and might be the first smoothbore breech-loading cannon used by the British since the SBBL 32-pounder from 1882 was retired in 1927.British tanks used HESH rounds (squash head rounds) so rifling was ok.
HESH rounds have become less effective due to ERA and NERA protection over the years. A rifled barrelInterestingly the British have chosen a variant of the smoothbore 120mm Rheinmetall Rh-120 for the Challenger 3. I believe this is the first British tank without a rifle main gun, and might be the first smoothbore breech-loading cannon used by the British since the SBBL 32-pounder from 1882 was retired in 1927.
Presaumblt whatever MBT Ukraine fields postwar will be armed with a 120mm NATO equivalent main gun.
It will be a race between USA/EU/NATO and China to pick up the spoils and remnants of Russia's collapse. Once again the Great Game is centred on the 'Stans.Better to start planing even if it is still many years away or even if it never happens (nice read by the way).
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Agreed, this is most realistic scenario. Add here thousands of armed criminals demobilized/deserted from the current war, wandering across the whole landscape.Better to start planing even if it is still many years away or even if it never happens (nice read by the way).